Blooming Deadlines

Pumpkin planting season is here. Time is running out to tuck those 

magic seeds in the ground if you're planning on a fruitful Fall harvest.

I think it would be wondrous to plant these vine creepers this coming 

Sunday which just happens to be the night of the Supermoon... 

sounds fitting don't you think? Just might be that secret ingredient 

that encourages the growth of a prize winning Jack O' Lantern.  

Nighttime is when pumpkins do their growing. It also just happens 

to be my most productive time. Coincidence? I'd like to think so.

PUMPGRIN PETE 

debuting at Halloween and Vine. 

Just a wee bit behind schedule but this week has begun 

with a promising start. 

•  •  • Barnaboo •  •  •

debuting at Halloween & Vine.

Barn Owl Art Doll

 

Owliver Toot

One down. Four to go. No rest for the wicked.

Nightmare before Breakfast

Woke up this morning in a state of panic until I realized it was just a dream.

It was show day, the doors were opening, the crowds came rushing in 

and I had nothing prepared, not even a table to stand behind. There I was. 

Just me standing, paralyzed as a wave of collectors descended upon me.

Not sure what to contribute to my unrest - the multitude of looming deadlines 

before me, the passing of another calendar month, the small piece of 

cake I consumed after dinner. It may very well have been this

haunting, little ghostly character that I finished up late in the evening. 

All I know is that I feel a bit like Ebenezer, awakening with renewed 

hope and determination to sieze the day. 

Celestial Navigation

SUPERMOON... the name alone sounds like something fantastical to behold.

How lucky we are that this celestial event is just around the corner

for our viewing pleasure. 

Look to the night sky on June 23rd when the Earth, Moon, and Sun align in perigee, 

producing this year's closest and largest full moon.

The celestial geek in me was inspired to pay homage to this annual 

stellar spectacle by creating a heavenly body of my own.

PERIGEE & ORB

Debuting at Halloween & Vine.

Mini Halloween Ornaments

Twinkle Tots

Mini Halloween Ornaments.

Center Stage

Taking a break from costuming the Ragamuffins to finish up 

the last in the series of Mini Pumpkin Toy Theaters. 

Invasion of the Ragamuffins

Making progress this week on a new batch of Ragamuffins. 

Here's a peek. 

Enjoy!

Halloween Art Doll

PJ Pumpkin work in progress.

Halloween and Vine 2013

Clockmaker work in progress. 

Decoy

Scarecrow in training.

Mother of Ravens

A day pruning, planting and digging in the garden pays off with a buried treasure. 

Daylight Savings

It is hard to believe that it's Friday once again. Another week has come and gone and yet not a single item has been crossed off my project list. As a matter of fact, just the opposite. In the past several weeks I have begun more projects than I dare to admit, all in various stages of completion. At times like these I truly admire my fellow artists with their tightly run assembly line productions... sigh. 

I am hopeful that the time change on Sunday will be the linchpin to my lack of focus and reign in my overactive monkey mind. With the additional hour of daylight streaming through my studio windows 

I am sure to be more efficiently productive. Sounds good in theory don't you think?