Angels and Addictions

This one's my favorite this week-

Dylan wanted to name her Long Tall Sally, but she was much too sophisticated for such a silly name, so she opted for Eloise. (Dylan, for those of you who don't know, is my sweet husband and partner in art.)

I think she'd make a lovely painting too, so maybe I'll do one next week.

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I think I may be addicted to the creative process. I find it hard to go a whole day without at least drawing something. I suppose as far as addictions go, this one's not too awful.

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We can all take the time to add some creativity to every day. For some it's cooking an amazing meal, or coaxing flowers from the ground, or engaging in imaginative play with children.

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I LOVED having little ones to make puppet theaters and costumes for. I loved being their attentive audience. I guess I'm still doing that, only now I'm making props for school plays and watching baseball games.

I only enjoy cooking on rare occassions, but I always love the chopping up vegetables part (just not onions *boohoo*). When I was a teenager I worked at a sub shop, and I worked the closing shift. Not much going on at a sub shop at 1:am so I'd amuse myself by making veggie prints with the bell pepper slices dipped in mustard. Some things never change.

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What form of creativity do you revel in?

That Pretty Girl and Her Little Friends

Tah-Dah!

Well, here's the whole lot of 'em.

They were finished just in the nick of time to be listed on Sunday evening.

My favorite amongst the little guys is the one in green. He's just the most amiable of the bunch. The one with the yellow hat bites. And that bald one just right of Snow White thinks he's General Custer or something. I keep catching the little bugger trying to organize some sort of war party. Luckily, the rest of the fellows are a lazy lot and will have none of it. Snow manages to keep him in line well enough though.

I've never tackled this particular storybook character. Done lots of Little Reds, most of the the residents of Wonderland, and a Goldilocks or two, Miss Muffet, the cast of Charlotte's Web, and even Mary and her little lamb; but somehow Snow White just had yet to be made.

I like to research the origins of the stories before "illustrating" them with cloth. And, like so many other old stories, Snow White's tale has mellowed quite a bit over the years. One of the originally published tales had the wicked queen punished by having metal shoes scooped hot from the fire and put on her feet, then she was made to dance til she died. Harsh!

Childhoods are sweeter nowadays I suspect. Although there's still something to be said for a sinister queen and a bright red poison apple (whilst tucked safely on the lap of a parent, of course.)

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You can see more of Snow and the little guys here.

Special Thanks

I've been meaning

to show you all

a wonderful little painting
I received in a swap

from my new friend Danita.

Isn't it lovely?

(Of course, my photo doesn't do it justice.)

It hangs in a place of honor

amongst our family pictures.

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I'm a big fan of bunnies.

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Thank you, Danita!
I will treasure it always.