Mixed Media Elephant Art Paper Mache Sculpture

"How much do I love you?" Elephant asks.
"This much," Elephant exclaims.

When you were little were you one of those kids that wanted an elephant? I was. I told my mom I wanted a monkey, too. (She was secretly horrified, but didn't show it.) Those were just a few of the many things that I remember asking for. My mom calmy thought it impossible to keep them as pets. It didn't stop me from dreaming and wondering about them. If a horse could pull a wagon surely an elephant could do just as good or better. No?

I've created an elephant, not any elephant, but Elephant Love! You see it's telling us how much it love's you. It was made by my own two hands with a wire underbody for support and then paper mache, gesso, paint, antique wash and varnish in that order. It took a few days dry...while I thought of other elephants.

For more information and pictures view it here. You could be the keeper of this elephant. (Your Mom won't mind at all.)

Sushi Girl Mixed Media Folk Art

We've eaten sushi twice in the last few days and it was delicious. Last night after salmon and avocado rolls I came home and with my recylced paper made this 5 x 7 altered art painting. (I painted her as full as I felt.)

Around here we have quite a few sushi bars and they are all doing well, none have had to close down due to lack of business. Do you like the wasabi sauce? I do because it heats it up a few notches and clears up anything that is wrong with your head. The thin ginger is tangy too for a treat.

Up for sale on ebay now.

Swedish White Transformation Decorating

Everyone's castaways find new life in someone else's hands.

I came home with a few things to spin a little white swedish or norwegian whites on.

The metal plates were 1.50 each the cast iron bookend was 1.00 and the bendwood chair was 2.50! Cheap enough to make the fairies dance in the moonlight. I used a slightly metalic white champagne over the tins and iron to add to the magic when we're outdoors in candlelight. A little extra shimmer!

I'm using the bookend as a paperweight. It's holding down the seeds I need to plant. The tins look great standing up in front of plain vases. The chair is unfinished yet, but do check back to see what we've accomplished while our white westie keeps check on everything here and I am painting.

Stop on over at Faded Charm Cottage, White Wednesday party, for more lovely white creations.

We did have a dark, dungeon moment the other day when my son accidently spilled soda on the computer keyboard and we thought fried the electrical. It did short it out and shut it down. We quickly unplugged it and sat looking rather horrified. After googling how to save it we let it dry for 1 1/2 days and then tried to restart it...to our delight it started up again.......horray!

Daily Painting Hats Mrs. Rabbit and Mrs. Snowman Altered Folk Art

Hats off to 2010! Happy New Year! What do alot of people do on New Year's Day...go shopping. We did. All art supplies and some food treats. We had to walk off the sweet holiday food from the last two weeks. I think we'll be walking for along time yet.

This is Mrs. Rabbit and Mrs. Snowman in the painting above. If you've ever wondered what Mrs. Snowman's wife looked like here she is. What do they do when the weather warms a bit? They leave, too, and go shopping...for hats. We had a spiff of snow yesterday and I got the background colors from outside. The coats are soft and muted colors so that their faces shine out above them. For sale now on ebay.