Anne's Tree

My dear Aunt Anne passed away this past Saturday of lung cancer.  She was both extremely talented and stubbornly ornery.  Her art quilts were a sight to behold, if you did indeed get a chance to see them. She hid them away as fast as she worked on them.  Like me, her artwork was "not quite finished, not yet good enough."  We shared a type of fear of showing things off.  But she believed in me.  Whenever I showed her a piece I had been working on, she'd always say something in a feisty possesive tone like, "That one is miiine!".  Well, the painting above truly was hers.  It hangs above the mantle in my aunt and uncle's living room and I'd like to think this first of my tree ladies watched over her and kept her at peace during my aunt's last days...at least I hope it did.

My aunt had quit smoking many years ago, but I guess it just wasn't soon enough.  I have a love/hate relationship with smoking.  I dearly love so many of my friends and family that smoke...but I truly hate it.  I don't judge anyone that smokes (I have my own bad habits)...but I do wish they would take a moment to reconsider.
Aunt Anne, you will be remembered fondly.

Morning To Evening

I know I know...I can't believe it either, I finally "finished" a painting.  I have a supply hoarding problem, but I'm making myself get over it and push more texture and quit letting my ideas get all crusty and gather dust.  I used glass and metal beads and a good bit of resin and slickies.  You can hang it in all four directions and allow it to mean all kinds of things.  For me, its the morning, the day and the evening of your life.  Its your connections to family, to nature, to the earth and sky...the sun and moon. Embrace it all and celebrate before and until the sun finally sets for good.

You want it, don't you?? Well, too bad...it's already sold:).

Cave Painting

Just was messing around with textures and the idea of primitive forms. Buy the sucker here: http://www.rarebirdart.etsy.com/

Yoga Blocks

12x12 self standing, stacking or hanging wood panel boxes featuring my favorite form of torture.  I hock my wares of enlightenment here: http://www.rarebirdart.etsy.com/

Princess Tiny Feet

I painted these super special for my purty little friend, Stephanie (aka Princess Tiny Feet).

The designs on these are quite similar to the works I do on canvas...I'm really wanting to do more of these that are completely my own original designs...I don't mind doing Disney characters and whatnot because I come up with new ways to represent them and design the layout, but I feel a bit guilty:

Sidenote: Steph's getting married to Chris in April...CONGRATS!!