The Fat Finch

Please take a moment to visit my new sponsor, The Fat Finch-Roberta Beyer's wonderful shop for all things birdie! She carries everything you need for serious birding, whether its feeders, birdbaths, books or food to bird-related home-goods, paper, toys and kids, jewelry and gifts. I especially love her colorful bird giftwrap paper and everything Charlie Harper. Thanks Roberta!

Dayna Thacker

I have long admired the work of Dayna Thacker. I was fortunate to know her during my time at SCAD and also took classes from her husband, printmaker Rich Gere. She is an artist after my own heart, however the found objects in her work are handled with much more precision and and care than I could ever generate. This exquisiteness paired with her thoughtful and storied content combine to intrigue me every time I see her work. Here is a sampling from several series of Dayna's work. You can see them in their entirety on her website. xo

Birth of a Prophet
8"x8", paper, acrylic paint, objects, nails & string on panel, 2007

Waiting for Godot
8"x8", paper, acrylic paint, objects, nails & string on panel, 2007

A Good Example
8"x8", paper, acrylic paint, objects, nails & string on panel, 2007

John Barleycorn Must Die
8"x8", paper, acrylic paint, objects, nails & string on panel, 2007

Check and Balance
12'x19' (variable), found objects, sticks, rosemary twigs, string, 2006

Check and Balance
12'x19' (variable), found objects, sticks, rosemary twigs, string, 2006

Ego as Architecture, Portrait #4 (zebra)
24"x18", collaged paper, graphite and pastel on panel, 2008

Ego as Architecture, Portrait #12 (honeybee)
28"x22", collaged paper, graphite and pastel on panel, 2009

Ego as Architecture, Portrait #7 (giraffe)
24"x32", collaged paper, graphite and pastel on panel, 2008

sohomode

I love the new fifties inspired tea dresses by Louise Hadley of Sohomode. She uses terrific vintage cotton fabric and each comes with an adorable striped cinch belt. I love her kids line- Sohokids, too! xo

tea dress

tea dress

tea dress

bloomin pencil skirt

tree coral girls playdress

sweet matilda girls dress

Workshop this weekend!

If you are near Greenville, SC this weekend I invite you to join me at Flatiron Studios for an easy-peasy workshop in mixed-media mache! I'll be demonstrating and providing everything you need to create your own woodland still life like the ones below. The class is only $45 and we will meet from 10am-12pm this Saturday, May 16. Email Teresa Roche of Art and Light Gallery at teresawr@gmail.com to sign up. See you soon! xo

happy mother's day

I love and miss you mom! xo

Mary Cassatt's Under the Horse Chestnut Tree
drypoint and aquatint print, 1898.

Weekend in Charleston..

I want to thank you for visiting me here and also those of you who have signed up as followers! I truly appreciate your support and the comments you take time to leave-thank you! My sweet mister is taking me to Charleston for the weekend for a belated birthday mini-holiday. I hope you have a relaxing weekend and a very Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms! xo

Battery Park, Charleston, SC
image from Dolcemente111 Flickr Album

SCAD Alumni Tour of Homes

If you're in Savannah this weekend, don't forget the SCAD Alumni Tour of Homes! You can still purchase tickets Friday and Saturday at shopSCAD.

I'm really bummed I'm going to miss this one. There are so many incredible folks on the tour-Liz Demos of @Home to name one! More information here. xo

Silhouette Animation by Lotte Reiniger

Here are two bed-time stories for you! Created in the 1950s by German artist, Lotte Reiniger entirely from cut paper silhouettes with movable parts that were filmed with stop-animation. Discovered via Le Ramoneur de Bourg. Thinking about all the work involved is enough to make me sleepy! xo