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Feelin' fab...and a little anxious!

6/30/2016

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I am feelin' FAB that my #FelineFabJLG series is all done...but gotta be honest, I'm a little anxious because; 
  • I am not quite sure what I want to do for my July series...still narrowing it down.
  • I am hoping that I will sell some pieces because I really wanted to give some of that to the local animal shelter...I have a few pending sales (originals)...hopefully more once I get these scanned and up on my Fine Art America shop.  (this is literally something that is an afterhought when I make work- 'cept for this month, because I want to help the kitties)
  • I am teaching at the Armory next week- a fashion themed camp (yasssss!) I always get nervous even though I done camps there for few years, but its more nervous-excited!
  • ...and did I mention I'm not sure what to do for July?  Yikes! Stay tuned. 
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#FelineFabJLG -June 21-25th

6/26/2016

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#FBF, June 2014, BARBIE!!

6/24/2016

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I just posted a fun slideshow on IG and FB and just in case folks were interested in seeing the images MUCH SLOWER (like...you can actually SEE them!) I am posting a link to the images below, as well as a fun booklet/trip down memory lane I created when I made the series...and a general link to that month in my blog, just in case!

June 2014, 'Barbie' series

​June 2014 Blog

'My Barbies'
...literally, I had these when I was a kid...pics, comments...dried up tears 'cause I wish I still had them- ALL!



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​Happy Friday!
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June 15-20 art from #FelineFabJLG series!

6/20/2016

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Find your inner MUSE!

6/18/2016

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Link to my FAEA Summer Workshop


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FAEA Summer Workshops...join me!

6/14/2016

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https://faea.org/FAEAApps/Conference/Register/
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Studio RE-Organization

6/13/2016

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I love to organize things.  Like...really LOVE it.  I am constantly thinking of ways to re-organize my classroom, my home studio- MY LIFE to make it more efficient and visually calming.  I love organizing closets, don't get me started.  So much so that I volunteer to organize my friends' closets- for real. (JESS, LET ME IN THAT CLOSET!!) I really find joy in re-ordering a space to make it neater, more functional and bonus if I can do it on a budget, which is always a goal of mine.

Looking back on it, I know that my love for organization comes from the way I grew up. Things were kind of crazy sometimes, much of my early childhood it was just me and mom.  We stayed in all kinds of places, single wide trailers, with friends, in apartments...we didn't always have money- we really never did. Mom made sure that I had everything I needed, I was always fed and my clothes were matched...but we struggled.   The house I lived in when I was in high school was a small rental house with no central heating and air.  We just didn't always have nice things, so I learned from an early age that I could improve my surroundings by cleaning and re-organizing.  If I had a dollar for every time I 're-decorated' or moved things around when mom was at work, so excited to show her every single little change that I had made...then I could have bought us nicer things, nicer places to live.  I wish I could have done that for my mom.

In many ways I think in my mind I identified with Pollyanna and Shirley Temple's character from the Little Princess.  Both characters always super positive in the face of adversity, relying on their enthusiasm and creativity, their imaginations to make the best out of any situation.  It's funny how you realize these things later in life. I still find so much joy in my small cleaning and organization projects.  My mom is all the way up in North Carolina, so now I drag John in to see 'come see what I did'
.  He knows how much I love it, and it is my way of creating calm, finding peace, staying in tune with my inner Pollyanna, my inner Sara.
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 My first summer project for the past few years has been organizing my studio space (seriously, its a 'thing'.  Here is another blog post about when I first set this space up!).  There were already pockets of sanity, but not enough, and it was just too chaotic and visually over stimulating.  I needed to calm it down.  And of course, maximizing the space is always a goal.
So, here is what I started with (top)​and the final product (bottom);
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This is what the space looks like if I pull out one of my hidden table for extra work space.  I have two hidden :)
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And here are some detailed pics with a little more information;
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It feels like a much more calm, organized place.  

​Much of the items I already had, I just moved them around.  The other items I bought with coupons when possible.  The nice thing is that more of the storage/furniture items could be used somewhere else, like in a closet, or even in my classroom  if I need a change.  I am always thinking about ho
w to better use items that I already have.  I am excited about my summer creating in this re-vamped space.

...and Mackie, well...he's excited about sleeping in the warm sunny spots.  So I guess that means it really IS a calm, relaxed space!

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#Orlando

6/12/2016

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In memory of the Pulse Nightclub shooting victims in Orlando, Florida.

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”
-Maya Angelou
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June 9-11 art and some exciting news!

6/11/2016

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So, I am going to start on a (personal)​ high note...
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Coming soon (but not TOO soon, I gotta get ready!) ...my art to an awesome venue!!
On Friday John and I traveled down south to Sunrise, Florida to view the venue where I will have five-year retrospective of my daily art making...that will be happening in late 2016. (yay!!!!)

I have known about this for a couple of months now, pinching myself...but it's real.  I worked with this amazing man named Daniel a couple of years ago and he moved on to work for the City of Sunrise into a position to book artists and entertainers- and I am his first artist booking!  


THANK YOU so much, Daniel...I seriously CANNOT wait!!  
More to come o...but in the mea
ntime- look at the spac
e!!!!!
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Often times my daily art pieces will have little bits of what is happening in my life.  The past few days are no exception, as shown in the images below.  Let's see...it was raining cats (and cats!)...I made a piece to show my excitement for my show in Sunrise...and then the last piece, I was kinda daydreaming, feeling a little lazy.
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Daily art from June 9-11, 2016 #FelineFabJLG
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June 1-8th

6/8/2016

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Been holding out on posting my first images in the series because I keep going back into them, adding more values...a pattern, a whisker, more details...anyway, here they are;
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Not going to write much more for today...but I do want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY in heaven, Amy.  I don't care if you would have been 38 or 83, I won't ever forget to wish you happy birthday.
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