Something to see....

"Don't Badger Me"
Oils, acrylics, resin clay, glass eyes,feathers, and a found tail.

This piece will be available at my upcoming show,Beautiful Monstrocities at 323 East Gallery in Royal Oak,MI.

Sneaky Peek..

Here are a few images of some work in progress for Beautiful Monstrosities. I still have ways to go but it's been getting really exciting..


This is a fawn head I am doing that is inspired by the Bradford Sweets Poisoning. Since sugar was so expensive candy makers would often use "daft", made sometimes of limestone or plaster of paris, mixed with sugar, they accidentally used arsenic this time and poisoned over 200 people with their tainted Humbugs.



Here are a couple of the ghosties I made to go along with one of Audrey's paintings.



Here are two bunny busts.

Show Dress

SO the intense countdown to "Beautiful Monstrosities" has offically begun. While I am quickly trying to catch up to my show partner, Audrey Pongracz, I have let my thoughts drift from sewing ghosts and giant maggot bodies to "What am I going to wear?".
Our show has a very strong theme. I can't go walking in there in my Target sundress and heels and expect to fit in with my own art.
SO.. through some research and happy accidents on Tumblr I have found the pefect dress. Sadly the dresses I have found to be perfect are all the way in Japan. But thankfully I know a very talented dressmaker who will be able to whip up this beauty just for me. :)



Here is the dress in full. Since we were crazy and decided to have our show in the heart of summer I will be having the dress made with short sleeves. This dress is shown with a petticoat underneath. A petticoat is a bit much for me so I will opt out, and just let the skirt fall as it will like. :)



Here's a detail shot of the neck. *sigh* I swear I should have been born in 1890.



Another detail of the skirt.

I can't wait!!!

ice daggers and motivation....

I went to walk the pup this morning and I spotted this ginormous icicle on the edge of my house! I couldn't believe it.



As I walked down the front steps I spotted a whole row of them!!



Mother Nature also decided to dump about 6 more inches on us this weekend. Thankfully I made it home from my errands on Saturday just as the first flakes started to fall.



The other day my good artist friend, Audrey sent me a wonderful link to this helpful artist site called, ARTONOMY. It has really made me think even more about how much work it takes to be a successful artist. The best thing is the creator speaks to us unsavy computer users so I even understand! I signed up for her daily newsletters and they really have helped me stay on track and set goals. Hopefully I can get my self together to be able to promote and successfully sell my work by my July show!!

New Years Resolutions...

Sadly I have not kept up on this blog!! One of my few new years resolutions for 2011 is to promote myself more. I opened this blog for just that and keeping up with it seems to be placed in the back of my mind, if at all. I just purchased a new pink lap top that I can carry with myself everywhere so hopefully the ease of always having a computer will help keep this blog fresh and updated.

Coming up this year... Beautiful Monstrocities. A two lady show featuring myself and the amazing Audrey Pongracz. Sadly while Audrey is busy producing painting after painting, my own work is always last on my to do list. Managing a art gallery as well as a job teaching fitness classes runs me down and coming home to get right back into the studio seems tough to do. But another of my few resolutions was to make making art a large priority in my life.

Well my followers, let's hope I stick with these resolutions. If I do... you'll be in for real treat.