Is this just weird, or is it cool? I had a pair of old skates, and I liked them as is, but thought they might be even more interesting separated and used as an art piece.
The left has been stuffed with tissue, then the old paper and a photo of old timey skaters were glued to the tissue, not to the skates themselves. The millinery bloom is simply wired to the shoestrings that way, it can all be removed if this skate needs to be reunited with its mate. The right is waiting empty to see if it should be foofed up or left as is.
Here is another mini redo. It’s a styrofoam head that I painted to look like cement. The trick is to throw some grout into the paint.
While I had the mixture stirred up, I repaired this statue. (The tall one) it had a crack, so I filled that with silicone, then repainted with my grouty mix.
Currently, we are visiting an ill family member in Georgia, having a mini reunion, then heading to Florida for more family fun.
Between this trip and my stays in Indiana, I haven’t gotten a lot of crafting accomplished. I managed to flip my booth to be set up and ready for Good Juju First Fridays, spring clean my house, then pack for our latest adventure.
Of course I packed art supplies! While it was Rich’s turn to drive, I did some sketching, hoping to have time to add color to these drawings later. For spring, I’m putting most of my sweet birdies onto pussy willow branches.
Since I was a kid, I’ve those bushes. We had one in our yard back then, and I used to name the tiny puffs, and sit under the shrub to talk to and pet them.
Yes, I was a weird child, and desperate for a pet to call my own,. With the raging asthma I had back then, pussy willows and stuffed animals were as close as I got to having one.
Over the years, I’ve planted a few of these fluffy bushes at different homes we owned, then sold. At our current cottage (32 years) I do not have one and honestly do not know why not. As soon as I get home, one will be going into the ground. Heck, while I’m at it, I should plant a bunch of them.
That is, unless I hop right back into the car and go to Indy to watch the eclipse!