there are bits of fall starting to make an apprearance.....

i could so live in a place where spring and fall were the only seasons.....

my studio is down in the basement....and i am so cut off from the outdoors.....in my dream home, i will have a studio above ground with plenty of windows so that i do not miss sights likes these.

i have been a busy girl in my studio and i am loving it.   so much so that yesterday i refused to crawl back in to bed while the beast was kicking my butt...i had the hubs help me downstairs so i could play.

i made a few more bird skulls...but i have been working on an art doll mostly.  the one i am assembling now is the practice model...the one i will keep for me.   a second one is being assembled to send to a fellow artist for a swap.

her front side

her backside....

i knew i wanted to make a 'cage' dress for the polymer clay doll...i have never done this before this evening.  for a few minutes i wanted to give up and quit, at least for the night, so i put the wire and tools down and worked on another project for a couple of minutes.  this gave me time to rethink my process of bringing all of these pieces of wire together to form the 'cage'.

wah-laaaaaaaaa!  taking that little break is all i needed.

here she is with her wings temporarily places on....i just could not wait to see what it would look like.  unfortunately the person i am to send my doll to lives in australia and i can not use feathers for her dolls wings....i am thinking of using some vintage millinery leaves in white.

while staring at her i wondered what she would look like wearing a mask....the hubs and my daughter like this version better.....i am still deciding.   i like them both. 

a few doo-dads wired to the cage.  this arty girls eyeballs were having a hard time staying focused by this point after 7 hours in my studio so this is the point  i left it before coming upstairs to go to bed...and an hour and a half later i am now trying to keep my wittle eyes open long enough to finish this quick post. 

my husband and oldest son can decide to go to sleep and *poof* within minutes they are asleep...for me and my oldest and youngest, going to sleep is a process of winding down.  

i am not completely wound down, but i am one tired girl, and just right on time.  4:30 am is about my bedtime.

i threw up my mini photo studio so that i could cover up some of the background clutter so you could see her details a bit better.

i will post pics when she is all done tomorrow.   this girl is going to tuck herself in to bed before she face plants in to the keyboard.....

mwah!

Getting ready for our fall 2011 collection....

just wanted to pop in quickly.  i have got lots to say and most of it will have to wait until we get out fall collection of scarves and other lovlies completed and added to the etsy shop.

i, for one, can not wait for fall.   i am not a hot weather girl and never have been.  with that said, i am not looking forward to winter.  not a cold weather girl either, but after the motor for the  fan on our air conditioning pooped out on us yesterday in the early afternoon, on a record breaking hot day i would so love to make a snow angel or two buck necked!

 at least there is lots of copper wiring in the deceased fan motor to salvage for my schtuff. 

so thankful the hubs was able to make the repairs, saving us a bundle.  the air has been back on again for about 2 hours and the temperature is finally down from 97 to 95 degrees. 

steph has been busy working as an after school teacher/care provider at the local elementary school so i am flying solo with the etsy shop for a bit while she adjusts to a new life schedule and the demands of her new job.  i am so proud of her!  we fully expected her to come home after the first week threatening to have her tubes tied!   i am hoping though we can get bunches done this weekend. 

my finger is getting back to normal after my weeding/gardening incident.  it is amazing just how icky and painful a splinter rammed half way down your nail bed can be.   it is also amazing just how much you use the ring finger on your non-dominate hand.  note to self:  buy gardening gloves that fit before pulling weeds again.  i will also spare you all of any photo-show-n-tell of that....ewwwie. 

i worked on part of our etsy photo collage to introduce our fall collection today....

thankfully i had plenty of fall photos to choose from in last years albums.


the rest of these photos were taken quickly with my camera on my phone quickly between loads in the wash just to show some of the colors......

i can not wait to show off the oh-so-beautiful designs created by using the new shibori methods.   they are time consuming, but the end results are worth every bit of time and effort. 


these photos are not the best...once we have had a chance to do some proper photographing i will let you all sneak a peek before we list to etsy!  shhhh!

 this photo is just a peek at some of the effect from 2 of the shibori methods......i loves it, alot.

one of the many colors my hands have been during this process.  i have been coordinating my outfits with the days hand color.  since this arty girl does not get out of the house often, when i do, i love to play dress-up and be pretty! 

the only time i get strange looks is when i have worked with so many colors that my hands and nails just look filthy dirty.....most people seem to understand i have undertaken some form of arty endeavor, and have even asked me what i have been doing,  but for those very few that like to give the oh-so-obvious disgusted stare....that's when you smell your hands and say out loud....thank goodness the smell is almost gone..... hehe....

i am off to go try to do something arty now that the house is starting to cool down.  there is nothing like having a hot flash and being in a hot hot hot house!  speaking of hot flashes....maybe i need to go find something sweet and something salty to offer to the pms monster that seems to be firing off this latest round of hot flashes! 

be back soon....smooches to ya.