it took me a couple of days to unload the car after the last show...but at last I did so...now I've parked the car for a bit while I get busy and make more pieces for the next show...had to put away my much love orange&black...time to think all things glitter and holiday....and besides the car needed a rest!...back to work...ONWARD!...
I had the best of plans to take all sorts of photos at the show in Los Altos yesterday...but that went away with the first customer of the day and it just never stopped...so no photos but tons of fun and some really nice people who make it a habit to attend the show...it was great to meet and chat and I'll be back in the spring...think I may need that much time to recover!...
so now it's time to put away all things black and orange and begin to think about that other holiday that keeps us all busy...you know the one!...
so for now I'll just add something from my sun cotton collection....
yes I'm off on the road again..this time it's "The Country Antique Show" in
Altos...lots of new goodies to take and so many friends to see...so car is loaded like Santa's sleigh...up and gone bright and early...hope to see you there...this is one of the oldest and best show for Folk Art and Antiques...so I am very proud to be one of the artists there...
and now a peek at some of what I'm taking...and of course my new fun more spun cotton...enjoy....
above are some very wild veggies from my? garden....
and here a Vitorian Pine Cone Santa...little keep box and another strange veggie...wonder what makes them grow like this?....
this post by the way is being done on the fly...you couldn't have guessed that?...I almost have one foot out the door...so off to it...see you!....
for anyone wondering where I have been or did I just leave poor bloggy alone again?...you should know this is not only a wonderful time of year..it is also my very busy time of the year...Halloween and Christmas are when we put up the best best of our holiday pieces...and this keeps me busy making some of those decorations...every year something new....and this also means shows...4 last month so far I'm holding at one this month....but what a show...it's Roses and Rust in Anderson Ca....so I will be up and gone bright and early Saturday Oct. 8th to be part of this wonderful gathering...
here I offer for you some of the pieces that will be going along with me...I've been working away to have something new and hopefully great for the market...not only will I have my much loved paper-mache...I will also be bringing along some of my new spun cotton pieces...so now a sneak peek...enjoy!....
group photos with the cat taking up most of the shot....
I admit I really like this guy...he's made using tree branches for his arms....with his mask on it gives new meaning to..stick-um-up!...
spun cotton pieces...so many to show and so little time to do all of this in!...
so that's it for now..hope you enjoy seeing what I'm up to and now off to pack...Roses and Rust here I come....have to check to see what road tunes to take along!...
a wonderful day spent at "Frolic"...Chico weather was perfect...Frolic looked beautiful...the vendors were the best....and the customers came for fun and treasures.....so rather than bore with stories of the day I will just post here some photos I took....enjoy!
a perfect place to begin...
a bit like going through the looking glass...
to find amazing treasures....
and still more treasures....
and outside...hum..who's that hamming it up for the camera?....
some of the goodies to be had....
and these have been some of my offerings from the land of papier-mache...
for now that's all as the day calls and I must get back to work...I have more photos to share and will post them soon...have a good day folks...and next time don't miss "Frolic" in Chico....a really wonderful way to spend a Fall day....
what is Labor Day...is it the last gasp of summer vacation before heading back to school?...is it our last chance for one more "long" weekend before summer end?...is it a backyard BBQ with family and friends?...for me this is the weekend when I know I have to finish outdoor jobs to ready our house for winter...so it really is labor day....a rush to clean and seal decks so the winter rains won't do damage to them...a quick check on things the will need to be put away someplace dry and out of the rain that will come as it always does way before I'm ready....along the way I remember past labor days...some spent on vacation and some with my brother rushing to finish up work on our parents house before we went back to school...I find this to be a very touching time of year really...as I put away Summer and get ready for Fall....so now with this Labor Day's jobs done I can go back to my "paper-world" and look forward to all the Fall shows that some crazy person...me!..booked themself into in the next couple of months....house done...sort of...on to all things paper now...
I toss in this photo of MT. Lassen as one Labor Day many moons ago my parents took me camping up there...my Dad drove around trying to find snow for me....and he did...I did what any kid would do...made a snowball and tossed it at him!...thanks Popz!...
my "MARROTE"....
antique cotton for her over-skirt...small ribbon rosette detail...
I love dolls!...I always have!...and I've been very lucky in that my dear Momz made sure that when we moved all my "babies" were packed in my toy box and made the move with us....no matter what type of doll..dollar dolls traveled right along with my more valuable dolls...the more the merrier!...so maybe it's really no surprise that I enjoy making dolls...be they pumpkin heads or snowball...or spooky...or Santa..or bunny...coming up with new ideas is always fun...but no matter what wild ideas are cooking away in my brain I always come back to dolls that look like dolls should?...sweet and innocent.
Antique dolls of all kinds are among my all time favorites...when I'm making a doll I try very hard to capture the "feel" of old dolls...one of my favorites is the "Marrote"...at any doll show I am always drawn to them...perhaps it's the mechanics of the piece...I'm not sure...I just know they amaze me...each and every one I see....
so here is my offering to the world of "Marrotes"...she is all dressed in pink...her over-skirt is made from a piece of antique polished cotton fabric...she has a hat made of wool felt...and she has a tummy full of jingle bells....I guess you would really have to call her a "shaker" doll
as unlike a "Marrote" that you spin to make noise mine you have to shake...and that's my latest....yes I know I should be working on pumpkin heads right now..but this little one just had to be made!...now back to pumpkins!...
