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I am hitting some sort of mid life epiphany (almost 40!). I realize that I have been living in a bubble and I am trying to come out of it a little bit. I work in a major urban hospital full-time and my husband is a stay at home dad to our two wonderful children (Daniel age 6 and Amelia age 4). I absolutely love my life and all the richness of it and look forward to learning new things, meeting new people and taking new adventures.

Girls just hang'n

Girls just hang'n

Joyce Ann

Joyce Ann
A birthday Annie for my mom

Jenny and dolly

Jenny and dolly
This is the first doll I have ever sold. A co-worker asked me to make a doll for her daughter's nineth birthday. Normally I am not a big fan of selling my stuff. I always have fun making dolls, and it was fun to make some money too.

Prim Annie for Amelia

Prim Annie for Amelia
I made this Annie using a pattern I bought through www.raggedyoldannies.com - I absolutely love her! Amelia loves her too. Amelia named her "raggy". I know I have essentially three pictures of the same doll - but hey I think she is too cute for one picture.

Catalina and Camelia w/ bunny

Catalina and Camelia w/ bunny
I made these two dolls for sisters (friends of my daughter) who celebrated their birthday not too long ago (Feb. 08). The eyes are painted - first time I have done this - because one of the girls just turned 2 and I didn't want to use button eyes. The outfits are not coffee stained - because I knew the girls would appreciate the pure pinkness. I made two bunnies - and I completely changed the nose on this bunny after I took the picture - I will post an updated bunny picture. The doll and bunny pattern is from Sweet Meadow Farms. I am making a set of these dolls for myself - complete with grubby-pink-coffee-stained outfits. I really like the painted eyes, but this picture doesn't capture how cool they truly are.

Bunny friends

Bunny friends

Close up of Camelia and a bunny

Close up of Camelia and a bunny

Catalina and her bunny

Catalina and her bunny

Bunches of love

Bunches of love

Green fairy

Green fairy
This is before I added all the beads to her wings

Birthday Fairy

Birthday Fairy

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Christmas Stars

The stars I have pictured here are the Christmas gifts that I made for my co-workers. Each card has something written on the back and the "hook" is a beaded wire I strung through the card so that it could be hung on a tree or just hung on a tack. I made at least 20 of these and they were very well received. I know my pictures are not the greatest - my camera is about five years old. The card is water color paper cut in the shape of a star, I used artist chalk to cover the star with color then painted it with Modge Podge and then generously covered the glue with art glitter. Next I adhered a nice sticker in the middle, added some ribbon or other fibers and attached a beaded wire at the top. I loved making these.

Piku and Googoo

"Piku" and Googoo" were so named by my daughter Amelia. They are both funky rag dolls made by me using a free pattern posted by Missy Ballance at http://www.missyballance.typepad.com/ where I also got the pattern for the bears I did as well. Missy has some great ideas, wonderful teddy bears and a great spirit. Check out her spot.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

I have been looking through other people's sites and getting so inspired! I love the art, the sentiment, the stories, the art, the pictures, the adventures, and the art. My goodness we are a bunch of grand creators let loose in the world to uplift, inspire and to add our own uniqueness to this vast and glorious earth.

I have a confession. I never really thought of myself as an artist. Yeah sure I enjoyed learning to create things here and there - but not true art. It started to change for me about 12 years ago when I led an art therapy group for women in recovery from chemical dependency. I began to witness the transforming power of art in these women's lives and the lives of their children. The way the women would take a hold of a given project and pour their soul into it. It started to rub off on me. I began to explore all sorts of creative outlets. I still not sure I would call myself an "artist" - but the lines are more blurry for me on that one. No, I know that I am a creator. The power of art is such that I am learning that just like a lump of clay or a skeen of yarn - I can mold and build and form my life into something creative, funky, inspiring and fantastic. And that's fun.

I am posting here for a number of reasons, some of which I know consciously and some are deep and hidden. I am naturally an introvert and using this format feels safer than dealing with people face to face (yikes!). I have been so inspired by other creations done by countless other wonderful creators that I wanted to contribute my own piece into the community. I am hoping that I can tap into a growing and evolving community of people who can share ideas, inspiration and heartache as we each build and celebrate our life paths.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy my artwork and please feel free to write me.

peace, joy and yummy food-

Angie

Pink & green together

Pink & green together
Some thing funky is happening to Ribbits lips

Blue and Yellow Bunny

Blue and Yellow Bunny
Button eyes - not for baby

Bears and Bunnies

Bears and Bunnies
These cuties are also made from a free pattern I got from Missy Ballance (see Amelia's Googoo)

Lil' Ginger

Lil' Ginger
Idea borrowed from Missy Ballance doll we bought at a craft fair last Decmember

Little party animals

Little party animals
My daughter gave these little guys out as party favors at her fourth birthday party