Starting a new piece....

I love that I work in Fantasy art.....what the heck are those things on her eyes?  Who knows! :) I work in Fantasy art!

A Birthday present for Bella...

Turning 10 yr old is a very special occasion.....

# 4 grand daughter, Bella Bleu turns 10 on March 15th.....

and this little Fae will fly over the sea to be with her on her special day.

Happy Birthday Isobella Bleu!

Autumn's Angel

Almost ready to take flight....

She's almost done....tomorrow I'll finish her wings made of French journal pages.....

Iron base with embellishments....

Bottom of gown......

Working on an angel....

I was asked to create an autumn angel for Fire Mountain Gems, for use in one of their ads.....

I buy a lot of my beads and embellishments from them and this time picked out wonderful pieces in greens and bronze and purples.....

plus using some antique tarnished gold laces.....

It's fun to watch her take flight....

busy day in the studio....

One of the things that I love so much about being here in Hawaii is that I'm in the studio all day long....everyday. Here are two new art dolls I've sculpted.  Firemountain Gems has asked me to create a piece for them to use in an ad so the larger head will be for them.....and the other darker head is going to be a Hawaiian Goddess of the sea...

 

I'm going to be putting my work in a new gallery at the Outrigger Hotel in Waikiki.  It's called the Kuloko Gallery. I am making lots of sea and mana pods with tempered glass for them. 

I'm also going to make the Hawaiian Goddess of the ocean.  Here she is ready for the next step.....that's going to be a wave behind her....

 I'm also working on a Hawaiian angel.....I can't wait for tomorrow so I can head back to creating!

Doll Artistry Magazine

I'm happy to share that one of my art dolls is on the cover of the premiere edition of Doll Artistry Magazine.  This is a brand new magazine out of the UK.  I'm not sure if it's available in stores or just through order on their website.  There's a nice three page article on my work with lots of photos too.

Treasure hunting....

I LOVE the Alameda Swap Meet!!  It's HUGE and fabulous!!  A fun fun! day of treasure hunting!

Found this darling bird aviary for my new studio.  Something that I had no idea that I needed...but had to have!  Photo is of my daughter, Ashley.....

My new favorite color...Geige!

This swap meet is a great place to find inspiration.  Love this cement wing!!

The best part of the day is coming home to lay out and share the eclectic groups of finds....

Wonderful rusted metal leaves, clock faces, French letters, icons....

A Madonna picture made with bamboo strips....

Beautiful lace and beaded sleeves from an antique gown, Buddhist icons, metal drawer pulls....

My first two finds of the day...and my favorites....a gold glass orb and a funky hand carved wooden rabbit...

Ohhh...and I LOVE the color and shape of this glass hand!

Fun torso that I will cover with French letters...and a beautiful beaded top that will end up being used for a artdoll costume.

This was a cool idea...it is the back of a refrigerator and will look great on the wall to display photos, using magnets.

Ahhhhh....and my new aviary.....in my studio ....repainted Greige!...and soon to hold seven finches or parakeets ( does anyone have any thoughts on which birds are best to choose??)....each one chosen by a granddaugther.....so their songs will fill my heart while I create :)  Life is good!

      

Looking back.....

 

 I was recently interviewed for an article.  I really enjoy the process of answering questions about my artwork and my career, over the past 35 years because all those years offer me a perspective on my journey.   Looking back I see how my inspirations came in cycles.  I put together some collages of some of those cycles.  The first collage of  photos shows my 'Relationship" pieces. 
Faeries and tiny faes.

 The "Goddess" series showed up with "hardscape" costumes created with shards of abalone or mosaic pieces.  The faces of these pieces were always painted a soft white and were very theatrical.

 My first pieces stood between 3 - 5 ft. tall.  Deer Prince, Mythical figures, Father Christmas and Angels.  These pieces had sculpted heads, hands and feet and the bodies were wire and cloth.

 Rabbits have played a large part in my artwork.  Rabbit Princes created with gourds, fabric, paint, wire and clay.

 The use of antique silk velvets was replaced by sea glass mosaics when we moved to Hawaii.

Autumn, Winter, Summer and Spring Trees created from gourds, with little faes within.

And lately my passion lies with the wall pieces of tempered glass over hidden Reiki symbols.
I wonder what lies next.................