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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Oct 12, 2010 |
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Most of my art pieces start with a “muse”. The story of this muse is that I went to a vintage car show with my husband (actually I went to the car show so I could go to the car swap meet) and found the inside of a vintage steering wheel (the muse). Lucy took…

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Best Stressed

Sep 12, 2010 |
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11″ high – vent is 5″ wide Class with Debra Fritts started on a Monday. By Wednesday my latent artist talent and pent up emotions were flying high. Tuesday evening this dress had arms and the beginning of a neck and head. I woke up Wednesday morning and knew that the head and neck had…

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Quiznos Tray

Sep 12, 2010 | Comments Off on Quiznos Tray
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When we first got a Quizno’s sandwich shop in Marietta they put their salads in cool triangle shaped black plastic take out containers. How can you throw something like that away? At any rate… I couldn’t. The unit is made of foam core. Strips were taken out of the center of the back and the side…

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Quilt Rack

Aug 12, 2010 | Comments Off on Quilt Rack
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What was a quilt rack is now a deposit for memories (and holds a role of craft paper). My darling daughter gave me a yellow ceramic pitcher and glasses for Christmas and gave me permission to break them up for my mosaic – my jumping off point. The muscle man in the middle is the…

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Hoonie

Feb 12, 2010 | Comments Off on Hoonie
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I took an online sculpting class from Marilyn Radzat at thatcreativeplace.com. This is my version of a hoonie. He helps other Hoonies get their wings. Height: 4″ Polymer Clay: Premo Sculpy Paint: Acrylic Shell: From Fisher Island, Florida Body: Not jointed Feathers: Molted feathers from my parakeet Herm (Herm is a combination of Him and Her…

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Fairy Book

Feb 12, 2010 |
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I got an iPod Nano for Christmas and couldn’t possible throw such a cool box away. The Nano box was turned into this fairy book. The inside and out were covered with brown paper. Inside Left: Stamped acetate with a vintage picture behind it, moss, acetate butterfly and real postage stamp. Inside Right: a vintage picture was…

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Perpetual Calendar

Dec 12, 2009 |
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Office Maxine

Nov 18, 2009 |
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As featured in 1000 Jewelry Inspirations: Beads, Baubles, Danglesand Chains by Sandra Salamony

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Sylvia on the Beach

Aug 21, 2009 |
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Happenstance: coincidence, chance, fluke Sylvia On The Beach (20″ tall) was a beautiful fluke. First – At least two years prior to making Sylvia I found a unique vase at a garage sale for $2. It was a hollowed out limb of some sort. It had a velvet bottom and contained dried stems with shells…

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Jack the Purple Cat

May 12, 2009 |
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This was a fun pattern. Not necessarily easy. The body parts are stuffed extremely hard. I’ve made several versions with interesting pattern combinations. Jack sits on his own. Original Pattern Designer: Julie McCullough (Cat Dancer) 26″ Tall Fabric: Lightweight corduroy Face: Painted with acrylics Eyes: Plastic eyes Hair: Feathers Beading: Random pattern of seed beads.…

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