trash~

today begins my three day weekend of art fun (my 9th non-consecutive year) at the Santa Fe Recycled Art Show. artists from around the country come to our small city and show their trashy best. it is an amazing feast for the eyes and such an eye opening experience to see what we really can do with castoffs. plastic bags, bike chain, old jewelry bits, cutting room floor scraps, paper bags, newspaper, found metal objects from along the river banks, bottle glass...all those bottle caps from the beers and bars...the metal from cars stuck in the arroyos or at the junker...the list of components is as amazing as the creativity.

buyers also come from all over the country. this show has really turned some heads and people come to shop, explore and get ideas.
children (young and old) come for the trashy make-and-take. always inspiring to see what a young artist has created from the scraps of life. you should see their proud faces! many of our local industries drop off cuttings or misprints that would go into the trash and the kids eat it up. my eliza gave me a bucket full of pop top tops. those will go in the make and take. a large eerie canopy that is ripped will also go in for the cutting and altering. seriously, this show is awesome!
tonight is the fashion show. i have seen this show go from three items to hundreds of extremely brilliant creations that are sought after by collectors. the founder of trash fashion in our neck of the woods, nancy judd, is an awesome force commissioned repeatedly by company's to showcase their efforts through fashion. unbelievable!
here are her 2009 garments made from the voting brochures, pamphlets and other obama ~get out the vote~ materials that would have been tossed after the election for which she worked. the jacket is all handwoven, cut and sewn from paper. it is now in the Smithsonian.

my buddy rick makes amazing artwork from scrap paper and plastic bags. he molds it, folds it, crushes, scrunches and holds it steady with a mix of materials to create beautiful artwork. his work is on display at pasqual's if your in town and the show isn't. he was even once commissioned to do a whole wedding with his paper and plastic bag flower creations. truly a deary.

here's to a trashy weekend of glorious righteous fun! cheers y'all.

it started out innocently enough~

he said "do you want a southern gentleman?" and i said, "you betcha" so into the coffee went the bourbon and baileys. then came the pancakes and bacon. what a way to start the day! especially when one acquires a stupid head cold...bleh!
a sari silk wrapped bracelet that has been sitting inside my head. we found the medallion in the parking lot of the local k-mart. here is is all listed  fresh.

so, i haven't listed in a long time. skulley here with numinosity drops. i came home feeling quite a bit sick yesterday and in-between naps i created. felt good to be back in the studio.

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this is my fav. been sitting on the bench for a bit waiting to be fulfilled. a buddy of mine gifted me some porcelain doll arms. one was broken yet cried out to be loved. loved she is.

more numiosity love and bike part adornment.

then i made this little christmas doll for the recycled art show. i always make at least one doll, but this year there are two. this beauty and my little pin. they sell well, so i don't know why i make so few. weirdo me! <3

i usually give her a name and write it across the patch, but can't think of one. still waiting for a sign. cheers y'all!

inspiration and goodies~

i was thinking last night about all of the lovely little bits that inspire me and make me smile. all because i scored some porcelain doll arms for pennies and immediately went to work.
today i decided to share some of those bits that inspire. funny though, how wandering around and looking at all my humble little collection spots and then looking around my house simply reminded  me that i surround myself with what inspires and makes me smile. ~my family, the screaming angel on the wall, the storyteller, my sewing machine, a bowl of raspberries fresh from the garden, the bees in the bee balm...all sources of inspiration and feel goods. but i'm gonna share anyway, even though i was reminded that we all surround ourselves with what makes us feel good and if we don't, maybe we should rethink.

ah, a collection of purple bottles. many of them i found on hikes and some i purchased because they are so cool! they started out clear and turned purple as they were exposed to the sun. here in the southwest, they turn fast. i moved here with an old clear glass fishing buoy and set it on top of my trailer. within a  year it was purple yet had stayed clear bopping in the water for years on the east coast.

a collection of neutrals from trades with other lovelies. what to do, what to do...

my fav beads. old antique glass and steel. found them  at a funky shop and bought all there was as they were selling for a steal. the glass ones have teenie holes though so difficult to string yet with patience, the end result is worth the strain on the old eyes.

BIKE PARTS!

my foredom.  i can grind, drill, polish, roughen up and do just about anything to any type of material. indispensable and always cause for inspiration. remember ~glass, stone and shell should be drilled under water for safety and the old lubrication reason.

an old tin full of stuff.

                                   an old tin full of lace.

another old tin full of junkly funk to challenge me. i recently decided to go all neutral, which leaves much of my stash sitting, but these can come out to play. i think soon i will reconsider the neutral theme.

some buttons. mop mostly.  found them in the recesses of a cabinet. didn't know i had them! sheesh.

random adornment.

my husband is a landscaper and often comes home with bits of broken glass for me. these are purples and blues. i tumble them with sand and water then drill. fun, fun.

random bits

our bikes. always a source of grins and inspiration. they take us anywhere and i often find cool bits out on bike rides that i wouldn't have found otherwise. 

 mixed media inspires.
and that's all for now. a little tour of goodies from one creator to another. i love looking at what people stash, the creation process and the finished product. keep it coming ladies.
cheers!

~doll head and another challenge

i made some stuff, which i enjoy, but my stash is getting so puny, i can't make much of anything at the moment. so, another challenge? making something pretty with what i have, which is almost gone. hahahahaha. means i'll be shifting gears and sewing again soon!
but back to my original challenge of 10 days of real food. going good, but I can make some very fattening food if i want to, so ima gonna watch that part. tonight~chicken curry~ with peas from the garden and red quinoa salad. yum!
so, since i'm challenging myself, i'm also going to do the 505 30 days of buying local which means local beers, co-op shopping for all the food and walking since I won't be able to buy gas! lol
cheers!

frozen charlotte and a pipe stem. vintage faux pearl necklace. sterling.

bike chain links. silk. antique linen buttons.

leather pouch with a watchmakers vial. assorted pipestone, glass, faux pearls and then one-of-a-kind shell beads made by me!

bike chain links, lace, cut crystal beads. love. <3

thanks for the support! sale is over. new stuff now... ~

~thunder storms

it's a rainy weekend and welcomed at that. <3