flowers, roots and pulp

 song of the seasons collage

mixed media collage designed on a vintage book cover with

layers of fabric, paper, lots of textures and details.

thanks to Alicia for the lovely photograph!

now available on my Etsy.

so what is this?

the bare bones of my next project...

an altered book collaboration

with a group of extraordinarily talented ladies.

there are five participating in this

project :

Alicia of Altered Bits

Debrina of Debrinas Diary

Kim of Merlins Musings

Lisa of Lucky Dip

and myself.

each of us will complete a page

and the cover of our books then 

send them out on a four month voyage so

that all other participants

can contribute their artistic talent and

intrepretation of the chosen theme on their

designated page or pages.

the blog is Pulp Redux

my theme is "roots...beneath the layers"

some of the elements that might be appearing in my book...

i am so excited to be a part of this

exciting artistic journey...

please visit the blog so you can travel along with us!

 

A Charming Exchange Auction

This fantastic book has most unique,

beautiful pieces of jewelry...

and now they can be yours!!

Authors Kelly Snelling and Ruth Rae are auctioning
off some of the fabulous pieces from this book.

You can find the auction here.

The best part is 100% of the auction

proceeds will go to

Susan G Komen for the Cure

to help fight breast cancer.

So buy yourself a gift and

help fight breast cancer!)

Nevermore...

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 "Edgar Allen Poe lived and worked in Baltimore for many years.

In tribute to the 200th birthday of the master of macabre,

the inventor of the detective story, the engineer of science fiction,

Baltimore is celebrating citywide with Nevermore 2009.

The array of special events, exhibitions and tours reaches its crescendo

October 8-11 as friends, fans and fiends gather 

to give him the send off he never had."

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The week concludes with a viewing of the body at his former residence

 and a public candellight vigil at Westminster hall.

A funeral procession will travel with Mr. Poe's body  

in a casket via antique horse-drawn hearse to Westminster hall for

a funeral service complete with a number of Poe's contemporaries,

dignitaries and those he's influenced presenting eulogies.

Actor John Astin will officiate over the services.
Too bad Poe will miss the fanfare as it will be
quite the celebration!

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So...

when I set about to create a piece for Alicia for our swap... 

It was only fitting that I should choose to create something

in honor of Poe...

especially since I live in Baltimore

and I know she is a fan

and since it is almost Hallween
besides...

who isn't at least a bit taken with

 such a complex man and

his difficult journey of 40 years?

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"All that we see or seem
is but a dream within a dream."
~Edgar Allan Poe

unruly bittersweet

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one of my favorite fall arrivals is bittersweet vine

i love the way the yellow berries pop open

to reveal a beautiful red burst.

last night i threw this wreath together

and by this morning most of the berries

had opened up...

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how beautiful is that?

for the love of wire

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"catching the dream"

mixed media assemblage created for a challenge at mixed media art

16 x 9" layered chicken wire embedded with found objects and fibers.

an ancient rusty wind chime hangs from the bottom

contrasted with silk ribbons.

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"the dream was always running ahead of me.

to catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it,

that was the miracle" -anais nin

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this piece is my intrepretation of the above quote. as always

 there are many layers of details and elements to see!

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 5" x 7" fabric collage designed on an artboard then

embedded into the 16 x 9 " layers of chicken wire.

the quote is hand stitched onto

a base of deeply layered fabric and textures. at the top of the text

is a very interesting old victorian glass thingy to which

i've adhered a dragonfly printed on a transparency

to the surface. i wanted to add interest but maintain the

transparent appearance.

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the  4" deep sides are

filled the layers of wire with beach stones and glass,

grapevine and driftwood and bits of vintage text. 

i can't believe i didn't cut myself while working with

all this sharp wire! metal fabric mesh embellished with hand stitched

crystal beads is wrapped all around the sides

to create depth and an ethereal feel.

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at the base i've fashioned a birds nest out of grapevine, wire,

silk rods and mohair.

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silk rod with vintage button and mohair wrapped with wire and beads.

i think jewelry making is in my future.. i really love working with wire!

beach glass and a part of the slate from the roof of my house...

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noir et blanc

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It's here for your viewing pleasure!

I'm talking about the spectacular Black and White zine 
published by Alicia of Altered Bits!

Big congratulations to her as this is her third online art zine!

Click here to be taken to the new zine as well as her

previous zines and information regarding future

issues and artwork submissions.

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A big thank you Alicia for including my work

the "art of being mae"

in this issue!

the meme, the bad and the ugly

seems pretty clear doesn't it?

(no, I don't mean the photo taken with my iphone

while dodging oncoming vehicle)

i mean...it's right in the middle of the road.

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o.k. I'm a runner.
ran my first marathon in 1997 so i've been on the streets

for quite a while, so to say.

so this is not a momentary gripe.

i must have counted at least 25 cars that did not stop...

not even slow down

while i was waiting on the white painted crosswalk...

including the guy in the convertible

who watched me as he sped right past this sign in the middle of the road.

"don't worry" i told him pointing to the sign "that doesn't apply to you"

he had no idea what i was talking about.

that's scary.

in fact there are two signs about 30 yards apart at this crosswalk.

nobody seems to think it applies to them

how crazy is that?

ok...so maybe they can't see or read...

but then should they be driving a car?

i ride a road bike as well but I'm not even going there today...

please drive safely

the life you save might be your own.
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anyway...this post was written in the spirit of the

kind and good meme award

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 which was passed along to me by the lovely sweetheart 

Alicia who at this very moment is

working feriously on the next issue of the Altered Bits art zine!

this award requires me to reveal 7 things about myself

before passing it onto 7 other people.

this is an obvious challenge for me as my post today is #1.

I am going to reserve the other 6

until they come to mind and

i promise they won't

be commentary on bad human behavior!

Thanks Alicia!