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here is my final fairy for the 'petal pixie' series i designed. lila is a sweet little fairy who loves the heady fragrance of lilacs....and so does her little bumblebee friend;)
lila can be found FOR SALE as a REPRODUCTION here http://www.etsy.com/listing/63938868/lila-petal-pixie-reproduction
in my etsy shop. also available in my shop are the rest of the series of 'petal pixies'...



now, onto making some christmas gifts...

I am addicted to this ezine, Art-e-zine about altered art and other collage and vintage work. Check it out.
Sorry I've been lax in blogging lately. It's been easier for me to post things on facebook, due to the Share on facebook button. I wish they had one on blogger, so that upon finding anything of interest, you just click the share button and it pops onto your facebook page.
Spring is finally blooming in Northern VA and I'm enjoying fragrant lilacs on my kitchen table. What a joy.

It's a new day and a new week! Yeah! Josh and I have been painting lately. I'll show his in the next post. I don't know why, but I love birdhouses! These sat in my office for a year before I decided what to do with them. I liked them unpainted, so I just left them until inspiration struck. The one above is a little 2" one. I may paint more for my upcoming Etsy shop. Let me know what you think. The others are actually big enough to house bird families, but will live in my studio instead. As you can see the lilacs are blooming. They are so beautiful. I love them!


I knew I wanted to collage the roofs, but didn't know what to use. Then something arrived all wrapped up in this tissue paper with calligraphy on it and I knew at once it would work. I do wish that I had left the darker tissue as is, but of course, I went one step too far and covered it up with the lighter version. I really wish I could remember where the tissue came from. I'd love to get more.

Illo for the sports section of the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Notre Dame's football team has been all but knocked out so far this season.