a few of my winter projects.................

this "soap in a coat" (see below) happened in palm desert of all places to do something so cozy. i was with my dear cousins on a girls trip + we got crafty, of course... these are the best little treats. a soap wrapped in a ready to go wash cloth. the suds are amazing and the wool is so fun to work with.

click me to see how 2 make your soap cozy!

here's the best place in denver to buy roving wool for your projectiness! FANCY TIGER

it's not the most clear image- but, you must know that the silly man on my little peachish badge here is a fave from the wonderful little folk art project i did with my dear friend + business mate- kim... we spent hours devouring vintage children's books and making custom folk art jewels with our finds. This lil number was just never destined to go up for sale- he's a vintage illustration of a butcher- which makes my infatuation with his image immensely funny- as i've been a vegi for nearly 30 anos.

i'm planning to make more for a few shows in march... stay tuned.

p & t finished

late nights wrapped in poignant & tuggy painting

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at first, i stayed up to clean the kitchen....

then i stayed up to paint.

now i have a piece called poignant and tuggy. 

i've tried to document the process (see above)... this piece happened so fast. its amazing what inspiration can do. its so good because i was invited to do a show in march... i'm thrilled to have a new project.

but, what i want to share right now is how lovely it is to have music for company. thank you to radio head tonight... and the rush of feeling i get when i hear your in rainbows magic. weird fishes makes my stomach want to flip & gives me the chills.

tilt:

*cake

*netflix

*parties

*chartreuse

*made up words like tuggy or biggish or peanutbuttersandwichish

*facebook

*bounce houses

*shepard fairey's propaganda posters 

*eka pada rajakapotasana, aka mermaid pose

*frosting, especially butter cream doctored up with pomegranate molasses

*the enchanting twilight series! 

*love

*sleep

so that's it for tonight- i'll go put my head to bed. 

silly bone

okay. 

i'm procrastinating. so i wanted to share this funny funny wedding idea.

 its so silly... i saw it on a wedding blog i found through my sweet + talented friend kara's blog.... (you know how the chain of surfing the web can be- it just sucks you in!!! like a mustash. ew!) and the mustashes are extra funny to me today after i answered my random question on my blogger profile. if you think this is silly like me, then look at ange thielk's etsy page. she makes hilarious custom beards. here's a pic of our seven year old, T, wearing a stash, too. he was four years old in this shot. i'm going to go read him a story now. we're enjoying the tale of desperaux. night y'all.

  

 these silly crocheted stashes are from an adorable blog i just found- (several moments after this entry was originally written) the things i saw on this lovely little page made me swoon... (not hard being that tomorrow is valentine's day and i am functioning on 3 hours of sleep after pouring my heart out to all i adore- who's address i keep!) be sure to check out: Wunderkammer!

oooooh nine!

happy O-nine! here's new inspiration for some lovely art: i found this today in the new york times. but first, can i just say, my goodness!!!!? what in God's green earth is this amazing man, jeff scher??? is he really a human- well the answer is obvious- yes-indeedily-do! there would be no other way he could capture the human heart and love in such sentimental ways.... 

please take a look at this article and play the clip: you won't remember this either by jeff scher + enjoy. oooooooooooooooh, i heart jeff scher & his amazing works. but, of course you can you see why. his amazing way with subjects, color, music, composition, line & movement, the way he captures the familiar and sneaks sweet surprises into the film. i dream of having a wall of his works. for the love- tulips makes me swoon.

okay... so back to 2009 and how nice it is to have that fresh start..... here's a tilt of lizzie's 2009 resolutions.... which my 5 year old, lulu, told me today "means promises, momma"... 

*be more present with people in face to face encounters

*stay in better touch with my old friends

*sketch more

*abstract more + get super free with my new pieces- a.k.a.- let go 

*list more of my works on etsy and promote them

*create just for the sake of creating... no deadlines- just good old creative energy shining out my windows

*try to love doing the laundry like my amazingly positive momma (aka- super nana, says little julio)

*find my silly bone more often

*make more lists that are crazy fun + easy to check off

*take an art class in a new media

*go make dinner 

here's a painting that makes me think of resolutions (or as lulu reminded me; promises)

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i promise. painted november 2008.

sharing little treasures

had to post this silly pic of the boys with a nice gnome friend....

also- my cousin sent me this (see link below) today: its fun to pass along little treasures from the world-wide-web as little treats to say- i love you- and this one is so fun... i love trying to name the artists as the slide show plays......
click: women in art



merry merry..........................

some things i like today: (well, really a list of things i like everyday!)
* yarn ball bouquets -christmastime magic -colorful * party pails covered in vintage images and glitter!
* plastic junk jewels
* kelly corrigan's, the middle place

-this yarn ball bouquet from a painting i did for the sweetest family... it makes me long for a day spent with a needle and some fiber arts (i keep a basket under my bed-side table of sewing projects- and always imagine a day when i might have time to work on them- last month i did get to work on embroidering a lovely flower on my yoga towel... see next photo)........ i adore the quiet days of christmas break...

... and i adore the magic of this season.

our kiddos are so excited to have a visit from santa. we have been reading eloise at christmastime today and now the kids have built a fort behind the christmas tree in the front room/art studio. its so sweet- except when lulu comes running into the kitchen yelling: " mom- julian just poked my bum bum with a screw driver!" my goodness- how did he get a screw driver in the 1st place? speaking of santa... this next pic is of one of the 200 little party pails my friend kim & i made for christmas and to sell at the sweet william holiday market. we had about 60 different images and every single one was a different color. it was color heaven for me. and the glitter was abundant (which is another slice of heaven). then- see the last pic... its of some of the playful badges we whipped up out of some lovely etsy finds... its all plastic and just as affordable as it comes. we got so into making these that we bought more supplies the day before our market- thinking we'd have all sorts of time to create more while we were there. no such chance- but oooooooooooh the fun we had creating new little goodies for christmas! i wish some of them had not sold. its been days since i've had a chance to pick up a paint brush- but, my word, this is a completely new and addictive creative outlet.
uh-oh!

and the last thing on my "tilt" for today: reading great books!!!!!!! that's all. i gobbled up kelly corrigan's book: the middle place yesterday and its so worth picking up- okay?

merry chrismas................
xoxo,
l i z z i e

p.s. my amazing momma found pete!