Meet the boys!

good morning. thursday already. I really want to move on to some of my new projects but

thought you would like to meet my grandsons and my son danny. danny lives in Sante Fe, which is where I go to get 'unblocked and inspired'. And thats nathaniel, nikolai and brandon...as you can see Dairy Queen always is a hit!!

I also have sent you a picture of my pumpkin ..I drizzled the paint down the sides and then, drizzled resin over...added the mask just because...always seems we can't quit...I painted the plate with alcohol inks ( lesson from trish) and even covered the leaves with resin. I love working with resin and once i make some..I feel i have to use it all up. I purchase the resin in the blue box from Micheals..easy stuff.

Would love to hear your experiences with resin..especially your first time!

Cheers!

ANGEL BOX

GOOD MORNING. THIS IS MY DAY OUT...WEDNESDAYS THE HOSPICE NURSE COMES TO WATCH MOM...

MOM SAYS ' JUDY WHY ARE YOU SO SWEET? I SAY BECAUSE I AM YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOU ARE MY MOTHER.....SHE SAYS ' OH I LIKE THAT IDEA..THAT IS PERFECT'.

ANYWAY. I AM SENDING A PICTURE OF A ' TRY IT AND SEE'. I WANT TO DO A PEAR..BOX..I HAVE A METAL PEAR I WANTED TO USE FOR THE LID OPENER. SO BEFORE I RUIN THIS BOX ( I KNOW..SUPPOSE TO JUST TRY) I DECIDED TO FIND SOMETHING HEAVY AND GLUE IT TO A SMALLER BOX AND SEE IF IT WOULD HOLD..AND IF THE LID WOULD OPEN...SO I PUT THIS VERY HEAVY ANGEL FIGURE ON A SMALLER BOX..AND WHALLA!!!!! ITS PERFECT. OPENS..CLOSES...STAYS PUT!!!

SO I WILL SHOW YOU THE PEAR BOX WHEN ITS FINISHED AND I DECIDED TO EMBELLISH THIS BOX WITH THE ANGEL AS A ' LOVE LETTERS ' BOX...I HAVE ALSO PUT UP THE PICTURE OF THE PINK ( GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT) BOX I GAVE TO THE FAMILY OF THE POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY THAT LEFT 4 DAUGHTERS..I MADE THE HEART OUT OF PAPER MACHE..AND THE PAPER IS HAND MADE WHICH I PURCHASED FROM THE PAPER STUDIO BEFORE THEY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

I WANT TO THANK TRISH AND KIM AGAIN FOR HELPING ME PUT UP THIS BLOG SO I CAN SHARE ALL THESE PICTURES AND MY MOTHER..WITH ALL OF YOU!

Mollie would llike to say hi. As you can see in my profile picture that was mom and myself down at the beach in san diego.

mom doesn't get there anymore, but she is still part of our home and of 'awingandapear'....

so meet mollie..who is 94.

my guest

Good Monday Morning...

well i have a guest in my home..mom. somedays mom doesn't know she is a guest..mom doesn't know what she is or where...this morning mom says ' who sat on my arm..its crushed'. this is 5 minutes after waking up. I think...we all need to be grateful for each morning we wake up and see the sun coming thru the window, know where we are, and get out of bed with gusto...!!!

ONE OF THE MIDDLE...

I DECIDE..ONE MORE. TO SHOW YOU THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM.

I HAVE A LARGE 45 X 60 TABLE IN THE MIDDLE WITH CANVAS AT ONE END

WHERE I PAINT ( SAVE CANVAS LATER FOR COLLAGES). MY EMBOSSING AT THE

OTHER END, AND FABRIC MEASURING COVER IN THE MIDDLE...WITH A LIGHT ETC.

UNDER IS A RED TABLE WITH NARROW DRAWERS FOR MY STAMPS ETC.

THE OTHER PICTURE SHOWS A TALL..DARK CABINET. ITS MY GREATEST 'FIND'. A NARROW 'PIE' TURNTABLE CABINET I FOUND IN A THRIFT SHOP, GOES ROUND AND ROUND..AND MY BRUSH CABINET WITH MY ' BUST' OF RIBBONS.

SO NOW FOR SURE. THIS IS IT.

OH YEAH...I DO HAVE A TV..ITS THAT BLACK SPOT IN THE FORMER PICTURE OF THE

CORNER...CUTE LITTLE FLAT SCREEN...I LIKE TO WATCH HGTV! SOMETIMES THE

VIEW...SOMETIMES JUST MUSIC...

Q. WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO WHILE WORKING IN YOUR STUDIO?

LAST OF THE STUDIO....

WELL ITS TIME TO FINISH THIS AND GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN..

SO HERE ARE 5 PICTURES...2..BEFORE AND AFTERS...AND 1 OF THE INBETWEEN..AND YES I DID FIND THE REMOTE

so where did the small little shelves go? on a totally different wall..as you enter the studio. the small wall was perfect for these shelves.

this endeavor took 5 days to empty the studio and put in the new storage cabinets etc..and 1 month..to put back all the stuff!!!! we are out of the 'organize studio' business..for a long time!!!

time to get to work!

more studio to come..but there is more to life then my studio

I forgot to tell you I have a small shop in San Diego...so next time I will send you some

pictures of the furniture in my booth called ' Eclectics' that I paint...Eclectics was 'before AU..and before studio..and before lots of things...but it was the beginning of this journey into the land of Mixed Media Art.