some festive presidential items/images of mine from my shop.
Above are some photos I took on the fourth of July. The day was spent at my parents, making shrimp kebobs and toasting marshmallows (in between the rain), talking, and fireworks. I’m not usually one for them. They bore me. Normally I see them on t.v. or far away with me seated with millions (okay not that many but lots of people! hordes of them! think of ‘rush hour on the subway’ type of crowds). This time my sister noticed a sound in the backyard when she was dropping off some bottles for recycling cause she’s all ‘green’ like that. Al Gore would be so proud.
We all came outside and saw an impromptu fireworks show for almost 20 minutes. They were close by and shot over the house right in front of us. The patterns are my favorite thing about them. The sky was a rich midnight blue color.
The last 2 photos were of my fourth of July and bastille day shoes with some pins of mine for added amusement. And the other image is from a day of hiking in Fairmount Park with my brother and his very sweet dog (never barks people!) Bruce.
Another brother of mine graduated from high school recently
Here he is, my youngest bro, with my parents’ dog Hoss man. His name is actually Hoss but you just have to add the ‘man’ to it just to add the chill factor. Hoss is very cool like that. Except if you’re the mail man who’s a fan of pepper spray, but that is another story.
I’ve been working on many things. I plan on having a big shop update in early August. Stay tuned for more details. And yes, my comments are still not working, but you can email me if you like.
I’m back from Brooklyn and Maryland (near DC) shows a little waterlogged, sunburnt and tired, but happy. And, I cannot see my desk at this moment. It was wonderful meeting everyone! The Facial Hair Presidents were honored to see so much love before the 32 other guys show up later this summer. (hint hint)
My studio is in need of organization. That is an understatement. So, like Michael and Jane Banks I will listen to Mary Poppins and begin to clean. Only thing is, my studio drawers don’t want to open when I point to them and my paintbrushes fail to magically congregate in my owl container. I have to do the ‘old school’ method and pick up everything by hand. Orders are being mailed and some items I had created for the shows will be added to the shop. Then I will take a break from new items for my shop and work on a writing/illustrating project. As much as I love illustrating odes to pop culture, I like to balance it out with my own stories. I’ll show some work here soon.
At the post office I noticed a whole section on Sinatra. Stamps, bags and more. I thought of some of his songs and found this video. The first verse with the ant who moved rubber trees isn’t included but the kids still rock the song.
This was a painting I did of my former favorite coffee/tea mug. “Former”, because it soon fell of my countertop the next day. It was a good cup. Never complained. Brightened my mornings*. I tried glue but nothing worked. The head of the horse**, which was the handle, broke off and wouldn’t hold.
I have a new mug but it is not quite the same. It’ll take time I’m sure.
cheers.
*’morning person’ is not in my genetic makeup.
**it was all very Godfather-like although I haven’t really watched the movies. I tried.
I needed to add some turquoise to lighten some dark blue paint and it formed a heart. Ahhh, how sweet, no? A lovely color combo too.
In front of my studio desk is this framed record album from the Gene Wilder movie version. The record is playable (not many scratches), and I do listen to it every once in awhile.
I’ll post some photos of my studio space every Wednesday for the fun of it. Next week, stay tuned for that!
