harvest

this painting and many others from my new series can be viewed at Silky Jones on the commons. what a great place to hang my larger works of art, and while you are there you can sit with them for a while. they are a bit more evocative. although you see the bird playing guitar, there are many layers of intent. this piece is about patience , mastery and becoming.....

grand elephant soul

really this title needs to be in french- l' ame d' e`le`phant. oh dear, it's a little butchered because i have no idea how to put those french marks in. But, it is very important for a deep unknown reason, this painting is french. from now on, my paintings will come with a sweet little back story revealing  a  bit more of  the spirit intended.
i do love this  (french)elephant and it's meaning. i can't tell you everything now. i want to keep it's mystery.
come see me at the artist market at the farmers market- booth #80 this friday july 29th from 2-8. the painting will be there. bon jour!

art furniture

this is a  now a new fresh small oak table...the image is wood burned and the paint is more absorbed in, rather than painted. i was gifted some pieces of furnishings to recycle. you can see it at ITHACAmade. more is in the works. what i love about this table is i solved a problem....the deep gap of two halves of the table now are a benefit to the design. what ever it is you are looking for- if you put it on the cat table, you will always find it. that is the best selling point, and of course the amazing price.

more cardboard art

this is another piece of cardboard for gallery night , this friday!. there will also be a bunch of flying remnants. this particular piece is about two feet square , so it's like a tray and all of my cardboard art fits within for easy transport. it can hang on the wall and you may also use it as a shelf, for a few light tidbits. i did try making a lifesize cardboard character to sit at the desk, but had a few technical difficulties. like what? well it just looked like a piece of cardboard that folds, propped up. it really bothered me so i had to recycle her. but i have ideas.............

cardboard art

more cardboard please. this coming gallery night (fri. may 6th) at ithacamade i will be featuring recycled cardboard characters. the image shown is a newscaster. wouldn't it be great to own your own newscaster, something very charming about cut-out cardboard. just got a great idea to make him lifesize and have him bend and sitting at the breakfast table. stay tuned.....more characters to come.

real

this photo was sent to me by shannon, the new owner of the cardboard man flying above her bed. originally the cardboard man was just a window display, now he has a new life as "ART" !  below is a photo of him in his former life.  i feel like the cardboard man is now "real", like in the velveteen man (rabbit). funny how art can make you feel real, present and transformed.

tuesdays

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it is tuesday. i am at my shop on tuesdays - ithacamade.com  so this is the place to find my work, and sometimes me... it's a long day so i suggest you get a cup of coffee at gimme and come visit. i like mine with cream, but not too light. i will be filling the place up within the next couple of weeks with some fun furnishings. it helps to feel like spring if you are out walking carrying a cup of coffee and try not to over dress, although everyone i see is zipped up right to the neck. i did have two wonderful customers in today that spent a long time looking at everything....they said "it's hard to leave" (all the art).