new progress

It's the most gorgeous day here in Athens!! temps in the 60's and the sky couldn't get more blue-r! This kind of weather always makes me feel so good about life lol! makes me smile for no reason, gives me hope, positive vibes and inspiration!  plus " sweet home alabama" is playing on the radio!
 I'm in love with my sculpture although it's coming along real slow. the drying times are driving me mad and I keep adding all these elements... it's taking more time than I anticipated.

The skirt part is fabric dipped in wood glue! kind of messy but the result is more than I had hoped for. It made the fabric SO stiff and unbendable. so many possibilities with this technique!! I want to fabric mache everything in my house now!! lol

there she is again! i'm sure she knows i'm abt to take a picture!!

silly stuff

Just want to post this pic, real quick. I must get serious today and work on my  "eternal love.." sculpture. The deadline is not that far away!  but I must tell you, this art of silliness class, is getting me up early every morning! lol

the art of silliness

Be optimistic
don't you be a grumpy
when the road gets bumpy
just smile
smile and be happy



Now that I'm all done with my website and other serious business stuff  I really need a break!!  I am taking my first on line art course the art of silliness. This session is now closed but Carla will be offering it again in May.

Thank you Carla for the inspiration and for making me laugh so much!!

my website

I finally did it! I have a website ! yay!! did it all on my own. hope you all take a look and let me know how you like it.

eternal love..part two

'' eternal love..'' is more complex and challenging than I planned! I don't want to give details yet as not to give away the finished idea! I'm now working on the bottom part of the mannequin. I was planning on using chicken wire to make the body longer, but the store was out so I had to substitute with thin wire. The next step is one I'm really excited about. I will be using fabric instead of newsprint to finish the body. This will also reinforce it. I've been researching on different ways to paper mache and found this to be super exiting!!

I've been working on this little painting as well.

 I usually don't like to work on several projects at the same time, but with paper mache you have to wait for each layer to dry completely before continuing. and waiting around is not me!  I had bought this two inch deep frame and this is what I made...

I love working on smaller paintings. This one is 8.5'' x 8.5''.

eternal love...

I've been invited to participate in a most interesting and exiting exhibition this spring. " Homo Sapiens in love"  The show will be at Booze Cooperativa, here in Athens. I will post more on this most fascinating space. It's a very old building in the heart of Athens that has been converted into a bar, cafe, theatre, art space! I was in awe when I first walked in there!
''Eternal Love" is my first art creation for 2011. It's going to take several weeks to complete due to its complexity and the fact that each layer of paper mache has to dry, before adding the subsequent layers. I felt like a kid playing in a sandbox, while digging out the hole in the doll's chest! it was hard to stop!

hi daisy! lol

new year, new beginings

If only that were true..to erase everything and start all over again. Every little thing, every moment in our lives makes our experiences in life. who we are, where we are headed.. 2010 was a very intense year for me, both good, amazing and.. challenging.
 I recently bought Kelly Rae's e book and she mentions about a Buddhist belief that when several things start going wrong, it's because something bigger and greater is trying to get itself born!! I started crying when I read this.. It expresses me completely! How we need to find positives when everything goes wrong. Don't take me wrong. I am a  most positive person, my friends turn to me to cheer them up, but when one bad thing happens after another.... I start thinking and questioning "what's going on here"? this can't be, how much emotional beating can a person take?  It's because something bigger is getting born, that's why, dummy! Don't you get it? Nothing is easy in life!
So this is how I will bring in the New Year.. preparing for this...birth. Allowing myself to  feel down, burnt out and depressed but only for a little bit, because it will make way for inspiration and creativity in my world!

These area few of my key words for 2011..create, soar, surprise myself, courage, follow my dream, and most of all, be happy!!
Happy New Year my friend and thank you for being there for me and for your support. It means the world to me!!