Feeling Fabulous, Dahling!

Behind on creating this week & planned on playing tag today. Then I was given this wonderful award x2.

Special thanks to talented artists Queenbe & Nancy Lefko who were kind enough to give it to moi.

Right now I'm blushing & waving a fan like Blanche Dubois "Oh look, we have created enchantment"

Please visit their Fabulous blogs & see what they are up to. Try to pop by their award recipients while you're there ... c'mon now, just tickle those links ... you know you want to ...just a little ...

hmm... hmm.. hmmm... ahh, you're back...

This is where I list 5 things I'm "into" right now:

1. Etsy & the ongoing conversations in the Collage/ Mixed Media Forum
2. Free music downloads on Amazon
3. Gathering, creating & altering gizmos: Astrolabes, pocket watches, toys & gadgets
4. trying to make sense of the scrapyard that is my home office/studio (see #3)
5. Samurai Champloo - some people veg to reality TV; I do anime

Now I pass the torch onto 5 more FAB bloggers:
1. Starrydeborah
2. SuAnn's Journey
3. Paper mischief
4. La Donna Paper cutting
5. Lemon Drop Pie

And a final thought from Miss Dubois:
I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people.
May you find your magic today & make your world simply FABULOUS!

Put It On Paper!

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein

You have amazing ideas! It is time to write them down...

Pop by the Big Blank Book Sale at ArtSnark.etsy.com!

I've altered the covers of various journals/sketchbooks . They are all $8 or less plus free shipping. I will be adding more as I finish them. Just click on any of the images for more details
Nighttime is really the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone else is asleep.
- Catherine O'Hara

The secret of life is in art - Oscar Wilde

Random Thoughts Tuesday

Ugg- Brain foggy..... Do you ever find that you're more awake when you tumble out of bed than 3 -4 hours later? (insert every mother's lecture about eating a proper breakfast here)

My random shuffle is doing better than I am at this today- Last 5 songs 1st to last have been

Tank - Cowboy Bebop soundtrack
Stealing the Pinch - David Holmes
D is for Drums - They Must Be Giants
Once again around the Dance floor - KD Lang
Evacuate - Boxer Rebellion

Hmm....Put Down the Duckie (Ernie & Hoots the Owl) just kicked in... gotta love Party Shuffle

While wasting time I don't really have searching for a link to David Holmes, I tripped into rhapsody.com - Haven't snooped around much yet but it gave me a nice clear rendition of Stealing the Pinch to share ( tho the last link takes you to all of Holmes' music)

...more coffee...ahh...much better

OK...here's the KD Lang song on rhapsody (link not exact but will lead you in the right direction)

If you've bothered following all this, you're slacking off as badly as I am & you need one of THESE .....what? were you expecting a personal assistant? You (and I ) wish!

You may notice I'm having some troubles with the whole time-management- resolution- thing.

But I Loooove Random thoughts Tuesday! And teeny tiny text

.....if you need a little more anarchy, go visit the Un-Mom warning rated pg-13 for real-life language today ;-D

Monday's Muse - Free Use Images

I love free stuff! Especially images. Sometimes having that little jump-start can make all the difference between making a new piece & slacking off. Couldn't sleep in the wee hours today & in a bit of a dark mood, so I popped over to Outsider-artists.net. A great site, it features the work of some of my favorite artists & much has a lightly-dark edge (I'm such an oxymoron - ha). I "met" some of these creative ladies online last year through zne & have the good fortune to own a few pieces (for daily inspiration).

They also have a page of vintage images for anyone to use here. As well as a visitors' gallery page to display your creations that they've inspired. So, I found a lovely vintage lady & twisted her to suit my dark needs....muhahaha....

The Priestess ACEO is in my etsy shop .

Continuing on the theme of free images, I received a message from the talented artist Barbara Moustafa (also 1st encountered thru zne). She transformed the watches I posted last week into the wonderful digital collage Time Fractured. You can view it in her deviantART gallery here. Enjoy more of Barbara's art at her blog & etsy shop. She also has pieces on the Outsider-Artists visitor gallery.

And here is my image to share with all who want it. An old London postcard from my collection:

Hope you find your muse today!

Catherine Earnshaw ACEO

Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living! You said I killed you--haunt me, then! -Heathcliff

This is the 1st art card I made (about a year ago). It was my "gateway drug" that returned me to my creation-addiction after a 5 yr dry spell. I've finally decided to part with Catherine. She's available now in my etsy shop.

Part 2 of the classic Wuthering Heights is on PBS tonight. This latest incarnation is presented by Masterpiece Classics.

Illustration Friday - Climbing

You cannot learn to fly by flying. First you must learn to walk, and to run, and to climb, and to dance.
- Friedrich NietzcheThis drawing for Illustration Friday is available in my Etsy shop.

Special thanks to the talented Nancy Lefko for introducing me to Illustration Friday through her blog. Click here to see Nancy's wonderful Climbing collage

Danger Will Robinson! Retro Robots,Poladroids & Pocketwatches!

My Random Tuesday is so arbitrary I'm writing it Wednesday!

Did you ever watch the old TV show Lost in Space?

Publicity photo © CBS

I used to race home to catch the reruns after school. Man, I loved that show. Dr Smith & the Robot were my favorites. Found out today that Bob May, the guy inside the robot suit (remember those crazy arms waving all over the place), just passed away. If you'd like to know more about Mr May, click here © CBS via Photofest

If you're craving your own B-9 robot ( and have 24k just lying around), these are very cool. Or you could build your own with help from these guys

I was obsessed with obituaries as a kid. Why? Just always like reading them, I guess. Though I don't seek obits out anymore, I seem to stumble onto them lately. Guess I'm old enough now that I get an "ending of an era" kind of feeling. I dunno....

Subject(ive) shift: Thanks to fabulous artist Melissa Nucera over at JanuaryWish.com . She blogged about Poladroid last week. Love it! Download the free software here to turn back the clock on your new pics & give them that cool 70s flair. Be patient tho, cuz they take a few minutes to "develop"- just like the real thing.

I highly recommend Melissa's wonderful etsy shop This years girl when you get a minute.

Our time traveling continues: I'm going through my "collections" (or piles or crap - all depends on who you ask). Decided to start scanning before destashing - Hey! At least hoarding images takes up less space! Here are a couple of pocket watch scans for your use. Now I don't really know what I'm doing, so if you can't access them or they're to fuzzy or something, please let me know & I'll try to fix