Saturday, July 30, 2011

throw it into the mix...

...two weeks of oh the pain...recovering parents...tears and fears...and my latest art...this is what you get...this is My way of life...


And did you know are having a GIVEAWAY OF PASTICCIO QUARTZ Issue 12?

To enter go to our Facebook Page and LIKE us...http://on.fb.me/pasticcioquartz
if you win you'll get a signed by the editors (Angela Cartwright and Sarah Fishburn) copy of Issue 12, extras included.  Here's all ya need to do...
1. Share this post on your page simply by pressing the SHARE button. Recommend this page to YOUR FB readers or tell them about us on your blog...
2. Not mandatory to enter...but you could leave a comment telling us which is your fave issue of Pasticcio to date (there have been 12 so far) and why. Tell us something you'd like to see or read about in a future issue.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

housebound: what to do

this bowl of shells and beads needed dusting...
the bowl itself is made up of beads...
These shells are amazing...the artist? the sea...
these beads were collected in New Mexico...the artist? patient...

this little shield...meticulously handpainted...
in my hand...I hold inspiration...
glad I dusted today...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

you have to have a sense of humor....


At Mah Jongg last night...the theme of the night embraced what Los Angeleno's have on their mind right now...complete with caution tape and rocky road ice cream....

Sunday, July 03, 2011

carpe diem while the beat goes on...

I have been a bad blogger...a pathetic tweeter...and a very busy girl. I guess the saying... life is what happens when you are busy making other plans...is true. Life has been happening...at a very fast pace I must say...things have been busy...but good...real good...

First and foremost my son Jesse celebrated his 26th birthday...and that was fun. I often find myself shaking my head and remembering him as my boy...


and now...he's my man...
sister Becca surprises him with one of his favorite things...Dippin' Dots...

carne asada and maurgaritas...
happy birthday to him...


Pasticcio Quartz, the Quality Art Zine (hence a QUARTZ) that Sarah Fishburn and I compile, design, layout, collect, muse over, write and prepare for printing, was completed by the deadline we had set for ourselves and it's out and ready for summer reading.  They are fun and stressful to put together...it is truly a labor of love and artistically satisfying.
 
 I have been diligently working on my Angela Cartwright Studio art.wear and website...and it is slowly coming together...Hope the launch date for that is real soon...I have a couple of articles coming out in Somerset Studios and Jewelry Affaire in the next couple of months and will let you know when those appear.
I have been reworking my showbiz website. I can't believe how many years it's been since I taught myself html code and how to make a website because I wanted to be able to add and write all the content and keep it real. It all just takes time...and s
ometimes I don't know which hat to reach for...


Speaking of hats...this is the hat you wear when you are crossing the Alps. There will be an announcement of the Sound of Music kind in a couple of weeks I hope...

But now...today... I am going to say Carpe Diem...Seize The Day...
Have fun, be grateful and be safe this holiday weekend...