Today I get to take Smeagol back to the vet, where I am hoping they will spare him the humiliation of the dreaded Elizabethan collar ( Read more... )

I've been making necklaces this past week. The painting inspiration decided to wane just as I bought more gessoboard (which is fine, because I have nine 5x7 pieces waiting for me), and I was sort of at a loss for what to do. I had bought some antique skeleton keys and antique bisque doll arms, as they lured me with their possibilities, and I could ( Read more... )

Having a Birthday Sale in my Etsy shop until midnight tonight. All paintings are on sale.

For those of you who don't follow my Twitter and Facebook, there are new things in my etsy shop. A necklace made of yarn and bones and an antique skeleton key, among other bits, is the newest listing.

Just listed the new painting in my etsy shop.

So. Mr. Migraine came a-knocking. Mr. Migraine decided I did not need to see my little sister and her child. So... As it was progressing from lack of coordination and misuse of words to a fork in the eye, I decided to paint a little painting.
( Here it is. )

Based on a doll I made 3 years ago, this is Raven Red who will be up in my etsy shop later.

Been working on a paperclay doll commission, but during drying times I've been painting. I've just listed the newest of the paintings in my Etsy shop. I almost didn't list the raven painting, which is based on 3 raven dolls I made a few years back, for which greygirlbeast wrote an accompanying poem, a copy printed for sale with each doll. What a mess of a ( Read more... )

Missing my dreads a bit, though they were terrible in the heat ( Read more... )

This has always been my favorite Patti Smith song. This live version feels especially like an incantation to me.

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