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?

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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...
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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...

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....

carpe diem while the beat goes on...

x

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 sometimes 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...

Pasticcio Quartz Issue 12!!!

Maybe you've seen one...maybe you haven't, but Pasticcio Quartz is our art gift to you. We make time when there is none and persevere to bring all we've got to our quality art zine. Our newest issue of Pasticcio is finally available and all decked out in honeysuckle...the color of 2011. All spring long Sarah Fishburn and I reved up our team of 2 (that's us) and really made this issue one we love...It's jam packed and in full color. Tons of beautiful art to puruse...the perfect reading material for those summer days ahead...

Our summer 2011 issue is fresher than ever... Want eye candy? Palais d'Art will satisfy... Looking for inspiration? Seth Apter, Roxanne Stout, Laurie Zuckerman, Amanda Marie Ploegsma, and Suzi Blu have what you need! Art history...recipes...reviews...tips...travel...a virtual truckload of brilliant imagery delivered in a gorgeous, full-color, gift-worthy package. If you missed out on any of our past issues, you can still get 'em, and stack them up right beside your Adirondack, hammock, or porch swing to savor as you sip your signature summer concoction and while away the hours.

hardware vintage style...

Come with me on a visit to Liz's Antique Hardware. It's on South La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles...and it's totally cool...even if you are not into hardware at all...

Look at the old...the vintage...the patterns...the millions of pieces of hardware...just soak it all in....

I have an library card holder with eight drawers...but I would love to have this one to sort out all my art supplies. That would be heaven...

There are keyholes, and knobs, and wheels, and locks and sconces and door plates...and it is just mind boggling... 

and in the back...there's a bargain room where there is a bunch of chipped, broken, cool, odds and ends...just for mixed media artists like us...

And upstairs there is an art gallery called The Loft At Liz's. Definetly worth a visit...

All this art and hardware made us hungry, so we darted into La Brea Bakery across the street...yum

sentimental journey...

My daughter is working in the Arkansas right now...and she sent me this image below, which puts into perspective what Memorial Day weekend is really all about.  What would we do without people who wanted to fight for freedom...

I was feeling a bit sentimental as NASA talked about the final flight of the space shuttle. Another era has passed. It brought back memories of my visit to NASA in 2009. I posted about it on the my blog here: July 31st, 2009. The whole experience made such an impact on my thinking. The people at NASA were so generous with their information and their time.  
It helped me put into perceptive, how very small we are in this vast universe and how much really happens outside our little world that we think revolves around us. 

the porcelain unicorn...

Pause my musicbox at the bottom of the page and then enjoy the power of film...

what's for breakfast...

This morning we opened that mysterious package in our refrigerator that my sister had dropped off yesterday...

  It was filled with a bottle of capers, a package of mini toasts, 2 hard boiled eggs, a shallot, a bit of sour cream, a beautiful crystal caviar bowl that you fill with ice to keep it chilled, a bone spoon, a jar of caviar and lots of love. Yum...what a decadent breakfast. The perfect way to start our anniversary...

doodling for a cause...

I have been a very bad at posting on my blog lately. I have been finishing up on several projects which leaves me little time to ponder. I will post about those later I promise. I did want to mention the ebay auction that will be ending in day and a half. All proceeds benefit Neurofibromatosis and they are raising money for the cause by auctioning off celebrity doodles. Here are my two pieces...
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Check out Doodle Day on their website.

a mother's job...

A mother's job is not to create a bed of roses,
but to help them learn how to pick their way through the thorns.

Elaine Heffner

love you mom...
happy mother's day!



tea time...with a hint of champagne

7:30 am: A Royal wedding is the perfect excuse to break out the tiara...

bake scones and serve them with lemon curd, raspberry jam, fresh clotted cream and strawberries...

 

serve hot tea and have the tv remotes handy...

 have a friend show up in a hat...

and drink fresh orange juice with champagne...

That's how we Brits do it as we celebrate the wedding of William and Katherine...