ThaNk You, Thank YOu, tHank YoU!!

This past week I have been the lucky recipient of quite a bit of "found art" or things that people didn't want to throw away but thought I could put to good use. It started with Lynne who gave me these fine pieces of fringe at last weeks studio night...

 ...then Ronna asked me at the docent meeting if I would like these earrings that are missing their mate...

 ...at the Gypsy Gallery Show...Emmy asked if I could use these monopoly pieces...

...on Saturday went on a hike and found the key... and Leo found the antlers and asked if I would like them and Kim carried them out for me in her backpack!

 ...but it doesn't end there, I get home and this baby doll is sitting in my living room! courtesy of Nancy! Wow, thanks all!

Tonight was Studio em night. Sue came to visit, drink wine and pet the dogs. :)

 Marianne busy at work on her dolphin mixed media piece, and she gave me a 16 x 20 frame I spied up in her "attic" Thank you! I needed it for a piece that was entered in a show but I mistakenly framed the wrong piece (different size)

My mixed media collage "17 postcards from Peru" that I had messed up and Marianne told me I could remove some the acrylic paint layers by using rubbing alcohol, which worked  and then I added a few more layers of color in select areas.

Poor Halle the cone dog who broke her foot while we where on our girls hiking/art weekend 3 weeks ago. 

Thanks all for a great week!

Treasure Hunting in San Antonio

Well I was 2 weeks in San Antonio with my dad. He was not expected to live more than 2-3 days when I arrived but he is one tough old man and beat the pneumonia. I was fortunate to be there for the big move into a Nursing home and things are stable for now. Of course I got sick for the first time in 3 years from the stress and germs and little sleep one gets from sleeping in the hospital.

I did get to go out a couple times while there. My cousin Nancy and her family came down from NJ and we went to a Mercado were I picked up these cute hand made charms. Now to think what to do with them.
I stayed with my sister Dana who lives in a small town in the Hill Country and while waiting for her son to take his guitar lesson we went into an Antique Store and I found this mixture of items just waiting for a project on the letter "D"...
Nothing is glued down but this is the general idea I came up with, I also have some old dominoes and a vintage picture of children playing dominoes that also fit with the letter theme.
While I was thinking about D's...I found these cute little ducks in my collection and thought they would fit great in this little drawer. "Ducks in a Drawer?"

A Place for Everything

I bought this little shadow box/dollhouse cabinet at Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store. I had all the little dolls and toys from my mom's childhood, my childhood and my girls. First I collaged and antiqued the cabinet(it was a pepto-bismol pink), then I added all the 3-D figures and beads using "liquid nails" It also has a Plexiglas cover to keep out the dust.