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Do you like Omar Rayyan?

Posted in faerie, illustration, tagged , , , , on August 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »

‘Cause if you do I’m about to make your day.

He has a new book in the works. And it’s a poem dear to my heart.

Goblin Market - Omar Rayyan

Yes, indeedy: Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti. It’s on Kickstarter so go back it already!

I can’t remember where I first saw Omar’s work but it was likely either Spectrum or Cricket magazine. I do remember that it was love at first sight. He has a print of Alice and the Griffin playing chess in his Etsy shop that I just love — if only I could find the wall space. Oh, the curse of the itty little house. Ok, so I could likely shoe horn it in somewhere — the large is only 13 x 19 inches, but just now I defo can’t afford it and getting it framed too. It will have to be a “do it later” project for now.

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Mixed Media Art Challenge

Posted in figurative art, sculpture, tagged , on August 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hey, here’s something fun to do. Go here to Blick’s art contest for mixed media. Look at the entries. Then vote, hopefully for my bestest buddies piece:

phoenix - arlene navarro

OK, so I’m very biased but Arlene made this beautiful floating Phoenix which I like the best.

A few FAQs about Arlene and her work. She lives in Los Angeles, her pieces all have an ethereal cirque look, some are more fantastical, some more art deco, she is a friend of Blythe (so am I — finally), she is sweet and kind and very funny. Go here to see more of her work.

Got to dash, ugly thunderstorm rolling in. TTFN

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Song from my childhood

Posted in faerie, illustration, inspiration, poem, tagged , , , , , on August 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wow. This is something I hadn’t heard in ages, but once upon a time was pretty much the soundtrack for my life. . . Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary.

puff magic dragon record

I went to the Muddy Color blog as I do most days and there it was a whole big lovely post by Donato about this great old song. Read the post, click play and if you’re like me you’ll put your head down and sing along. Hooray! I remembered most all the words.

Many, many thanks to Donato for loving Puff and for telling people that you have to keep your dream dragons alive. And yes, I still have the battered 45 from when I was just little.

Much love and some more pictures of Puff.

puff the magic dragon

puff magic dragon

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Still in Fairy Tale Land

Posted in altered art, ephemera, inspiration, vintage toy, tagged , , , , , on August 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

This week I’m visiting with Little Red Riding Hood courtesy of Agence Eureka. If you are not familiar with that totally awesome blog you should click the link and check it out. It is emphera heaven!

chaperon2.0

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This particular entry is a Toy Theatre. How cool is that?

chaperon3.0

And here is a diagram showing how to put it together. You’ll need some cardboard to make the box that serves as a surround, cereal or cracker boxes will work. Use a wire or a bamboo skewer as a handle for the figures. Or pipe cleaners or whatever else you have handy. Remember the important thing is to Have Some Fun!

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