Happy Summer Solstice!!!! And Happy Father’s Day!!!

Ξ June 21st, 2009 | → 2 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |

sidescroll1.jpgSo I am keeping it short today, since todays is Father day, my hubs first one, and it is also the Summer Solstice! HAPPY SOLSTICE EVERYONE!!! took-some Black Mamba pics but have not had the chance to upload them yet, I will tomorrow. What I am showing you is the work in progress for the upcoming art show I am in , a homage to Frida Kahlo show. The idea behind my piece is the pain and suffering she endured and how her paintings were her solace her “medicine” to get her thru all the torture she endured till her death.   I am building a wall covered in cloud wallpaper, clouds being a symbol she used repeatedly as an emotional backdrop, and inserted in the center of this wall is an old medicine cabinet I salvaged from Urban Ore, a very cool scrap yard for artist here in the bay area. Inside this cabinet are glass bottles with corks, waxed with dark beeswax and scented with spices that at first are pleasing then a little sickening on purpose , the tags represent her internal struggle, these tags around the bottles are made with aged paper from smoked tea and images from antique medical devices and procedures,  and on the other side of the tags I hand wrote excerpts form her diaries , detailing her journey thru all her numerous medical operations and her physical as well as her emotional suffering . Inside the bottles are collage renditions of her paintings , the beauty she displayed to us all on the outside, these renditions are as “3D’ as I could get in a tiny confined space. Below are a few examples. I am dividing my time currently between the art piece and the Moona Rock-a-Billy sale, I appreciate all your patience, and why I had to keep the TAt big this time. You “old school” moona customers must remember I used to have a lot more art shows every year , then I have time for now, so please bare with me. The piece HAS to be done next week so after that I will be dedicating 100% of my time to getting your orders out to you. Blessings ~moonahandflatside.jpgsidebysidehair.jpg  yellowbotsideright.jpg yellowbotfront.jpg yellowdetail.jpg bottlemockup.jpg 

 

Pics and update

Ξ June 10th, 2009 | → 6 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |

swwaterliyls1.jpgSorry I have been so quite lately, I have been splitting my time between making moona and making my art piece for the show in July. I saw on the forums you have been patiently awaiting a blog update:)I am almost done with the pieces for the show and will post pics of it when I am. I am so anxious to finish, because a- its due in a few weeks and B- I want to dedicate my day 100% to making Moona and get your orders out pronto. I have also taken a few new pics of the Sea Witch soap and Neptune’s Cove. I will keep taking pictures and loading them as time allows of the new stuff. Not all of it, because I like to also surprise you a bit. I will also try to answer any unanswered emails tonight as well. So the pics - I can see from the Sea Witch  loaves, why I love making soap so much. It reminds me of a Monet’s water Lilly painting. I hate to cut it up , but I did. The pics  are of the bottom of the soap whole,  before I slice it, hand stamp it , add the little mica shmoots ( yes I looked it up and that is correct :)) , and then  wrap and label them. swmonet1.jpgswbackcu1.jpg swback.jpg The next two pics are the side of the loaf before cutting, and I just realized I didn’t take a photo of it finished, and the front view where it looks like an ocean wave, I will later:) I really miss painting…. swwave1.jpg swocean2.jpg   Now onto Neptune’s Cove, I had fun with this batch. I wanted it to be watery  and moss like but still kind of a fifties’ vibe so not too earthy looking, so I went for a earthy hue in a translucent kind of lounge light- it that makes any sense at all. What do you think? ncside1.jpg   nccornercu.jpgncsidedown.jpgI played the Bamboo Lounge song   used on the preview site the whole time I made the batches , in hopes to keep in theme:) 

 

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