Chloe Proof

Chloe's photos for "Wild Horses" have been completed.  This is an unretouched photographic proof from the series by Richard Gardner.  Ultimately, Richard will 'use' only one photograph of each of the horses.  Yes, Chloe is a horse.  See the hooves?
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Richard Gardner is a fine arts photographer.  He can be found here:  http://www.richardgardnerphotography.com.  The book of photographs on our one-of-a-kind original art dolls as well as any 'portfolios of art doll prints' can be purchased directly from Richard.

And to All a Good Night

For the longest time now, I have been promising to share with you the work of DaisyDayes.  DaisyDayes is an American artist who is arguably best known for her tiny resin 'hooves'.  Her 'hoofies' are, hands down, "cutest on the market".  Daisy's live horses, her love of animals, her kind nature and her boundless sense of humor, have combined to give her a unique insight into the animal kingdom and the way that animals move.
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Daisy's photograph above has to be one of the best 'dollie photographs' that I have ever seen.  Listening to Who giggle is going to keep me up all night.
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Merry Christmas Daisy !
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Stalk Daisy on Etsy here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/daisydayes  You need to be extremely fast.  Her 'original work' literally sells out close to instantly.  'Mouse' and 'Moth', who were cast overseas, are available here: https://www.jpopdolls.net/store/home.php?cat=266

Edgar's Hooves

One never knows what 'Google' will turn up.  Look, it is Edgar's hooves as he walks along in Slantways.

 I love my dog.

May All Your Christmases be White

As the 'big weekend' approaches and becomes more merry and more bright, we wish you a wonderfully safe and happy holiday season from our house to yours.

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I have winter mood music to share with you.  Click the 'Play' icon to listen.  Enjoy and make merry!

From My Stable to Yours

Chade and Weeener

This photograph was taken by Fenris at a recent Seattle trunk show. Click the photograph to see Weeener. Chade belongs to Fenris and it looks like Weeener has taken quite a fancy to him. It makes me feel very badly that soon she will have to leave him and all her west coast friends and travel home to Little Cow Harbor.

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Chade is a Soom Bygg . He was painted by the Queen of Slantways.

Alice in Wonder Underground

Weeener and Mr.Have

This photograph was taken this weekend by Christy Johnson at a trunk show outside of Seattle. Mr. Have, as you may know, lives in Slantways. Click the photograph to 'see' Mr. Have.

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Weeener was painted by Christy.

Lemonade

Calendar

Once again, it is time to turn the page to a 'new calendar'. Orchid is happily married to Doug, who spends many of his days in plaid golf pants. This leaves me free to concentrate on my stable of "Wild Horses" . On days when I am not walking my dog around Little Cow Harbor, I am attending the needs of my horses.

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You can find behind the scenes chit chat and keep up with us here: http://catcara.livejournal.com/ . My deviant art page is here:http://catcara.deviantart.com/ . As always, the main web page is here:http://www.cathycara.com/ . I thank all of you for your interest in our work, your never failing support, and your gracious invitations.

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I look forward to meeting you in person on my dog walks. Perhaps your hearts wish will come true and Edgar will, someday, with your unwavering support become "Mayor of Northport" .

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September 22, 2010

Wednesday evening, 7:00 pm

Manhasset Library

for directions: http://www.manhassetlibrary.org/content/hours_directions

Richard Gardner's presentation of "Bebe" the photography exhibition of our dolls

I will be on hand with Orchid. Orchid is still in her wedding gown. The other dolls which were on exhibit in the gallery in the Hamptons will also be on display. No dog and no horses.

October 2010

Preview of "Wild Horses"

Harborfields Public Library

Greenlawn, New York

For directions and hours: http://harb.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

The exhibit will be available for viewing any time the library is open during the month of October.

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As promised, one of the horses will be on exhibition for the entire month of October 2010. A SaraAngelo Tea Cup Fairy will be on display looking charming in the outfit which I made her. Baby Chloe has put in an appearance. I am still conferencing with Vivi. She has lovely hooves, but I do not know if she has the patience to sit for an entire month. We shall see. I may have to bribe her with Halloween treats.

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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

UFDC Patchoque Doll Fanciers' Show

The Annual Patchogue Doll Fanciers Club show will take place on January 23rd from10am to 4pm. The show will be at a new location, the Sheraton Long Island Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge.

Yes, I will be "showing" something from my stable of "Wild Horses" .  You will see 'one large horse' and 'one small'.  The piece will be entitled, "Shall We Dance?"

Heliot in the Clouds

This photograph was just taken in Florida by Enki. She used the camera on her cell phone. It clearly shows a 'unicorn in the clouds'. The photograph is completely unaltered. It is fortuitous and propitious and oozes synchronicity. Even given all that, I am still not inclined to tell you what Enki and I are working on.

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Perhaps you can guess from the photograph?

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Thank you, dear Enki. I am ever so glad that you thought of me and my 'wild horses' when you saw it. I find it to be a rather astoundingly amazing picture.

Gingerbread and Lace

Days and nights blend together in the room behind the mirror, and Clean Slate must constantly find ways to amuse herself.
But luckily, a secret friend crept through the looking glass one day, and Mr. Have hasn't seemed to notice her yet.
Missing the snow and Christmastime in London, Clean Slate and her small visitor baked a classic gingerbread house for some afternoon wintertime tea...
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Such is the continuing story in Slantways as revealed to me in my magic mirror by the Queen of Slantways herself. Click the photo above to enlarge it, to spot a bit of Weeener. See the full afternoon of tea partying here: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?412725-%26%239829;-Gingerbread-amp-Lace...-%26%239829;-Clean-Slate-DT-Yeondu-amp-Soom-Ai

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When she is not chasing Weeener around and protecting her from Mr.Have, you may find the Queen of Slantways here: http://candygears.com/candygears-2010-fashion.php

Weeping Willow

Many of you here in Little Cow Harbor will recognize this friendly familiar landscape that we call 'our happy home'. This is the wonderful weeping willow behind the merry Mill Pond Inn. The photograph is the work of Leslie A. Fazin whose works crop up in well known magazines and well thumbed periodicals regularly on the island.

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The dollie gossip of the day is it looks like photographer and journalist Leslie Fazin will be photographing my hoard of horses. She will be making the acquaintance of Iccy shortly. This evening we were laughing that Iccy, as you shall see, is not icky at all. I am sure Leslie's gentle touch and her skillful eye will bring out his beautiful serenity and do justice to Myrtle's paint.

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Find Leslie here: http://lesliefazin.blogspot.com/ and more on Iccy here: http://catcara.livejournal.com/183002.html .

Cowboys and Indians

For better or for worse, there is always someone rewriting history.

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The Secret of Kells

The story of the "Book of Kells" done in a glorious animated film.

Walking on Broken Glass

Telling you that you might like to invite Annie Lennox to sing in your home for the upcoming holidays reminded me of this favorite video of hers. If you doubted me that she is 'worth the price of a CD', put on your favorite gown to dance with, watch, and listen here:

Christmas Cornucopia

Annie Lennox's limited album release. It is available November 15th, 2010. Find out more here: http:/www.annielennox.com .

Paco Peregrin

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Find fine arts fashion photographer Paco Peregrin here: http://www.pacoperegrin.com/main.html

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Miwa Matrayek's Glorious Visions

This is an excerpt from a 'live performance' . Miwa Matrayek is amazing.

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Spaceman

Shhhhhhhhhhhh !

The Queen of Slantways and I are working on a proper 'friend for Weeener' . Do not tell Weeener. We plan to surprise her. Weeener has been having so many adventures in far away lands. She has met so many wonderful people in her extensive travels. It seemed very 'not right' to us that Weeener should come home to Little Cow Harbor and have no one to play "@ ball" with.

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Do not tell me that the elves can play "@ ball". Anyone who has seen the elves knows very well that they are far too lazy.

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The following lovely art rendering is by the Queen of Slantways. I always enjoy when the Queen of Slantways uses our marvelous magic mirrors to show me what someone 'may', someday, look like. If you have a stolen moment for "rabbit hole time", slip into the land of Slantways here: http://www.slantwayscomic.com/Intro.html .

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Rainbow will start her journey in the faeryland of Slantways shortly. She will come home to the fairyland of Little Cow Harbor in 2011. Watch for her. We find that we love her already and we expect her to be very, very special.

Steampunk Haunted House

A shame it will be over all too soon. It is in Manhattan until Halloween. Read more here: http://www.steampunkhauntedhouse.com/

End of Days

Abney Park's new album is out. Steampunk lovers rejoice !

Dream Selfy

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These 'animated gifs' are a great deal of free fun. Share them with all of your friends. Get yours here: http://www.tiniergoodies.com/dream

The Secret of Moonacre

Grab a cup of earl grey and a warm blanket. This is another movie for you to watch.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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Beg, borrow, or buy it. See it. It is creative. It is colorful. It is odd.

Weeener's Wanderings

On another day, I will tell you more about how Christy Johnson painted her heart out when she did Weeener for Little Cow Harbor. Today, I just wanted to let you 'see' Weeener. Yes, Weeener's cuteness hurts.

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Christy Johnson and Candygears are two different people. Both are among my favorite painters in the country.

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It matters a great deal 'who' paints a piece. If you think of the dolls as as a 'doll shaped piece of canvas' you can easily imagine 'why' it matters. Clean Slate, who is holding Weeener, was painted and dressed by Candygears. Candygears, as I have told you in the past, presides over the faeryland of Slantways. Candygears is Queen there, as I am Queen in Little Cow Harbor. We both have a very good time in our own wonderful worlds. However, the fearsome fun expands eeeks! exponentially when we yank our beautiful borders, overlap them, and torture and tickle them until they meet.

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Weeener is wandering around Slantways as you can see. This is why she is not home in Little Cow Harbor and will not be for some time. She will actually be going to quite a shindig of a happy Halloween party in those far western lands. But, shhhhhhhhh, that is a surprise for the Seattle peeps.

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Because I still feel very badly that Weeener's home town of Little Cow Harbor is not getting to enjoy her this Halloween holiday season, I decided upon a surprise. Here is your "clue" which will make no sense unless you look at the Calendar here, and happen to actually go to Harborfields: Vivi is enjoying a moment of Silence.

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Even if you have gone, you really should go again.

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The Masque Ball continues well past midnight. Please tell Silence that I miss him. He is one of my dearest horses. He is the one I thought I would never allow you to see. He was painted by Candygears. This is probably the only time you will get to see Candygears paint on the east coast. Surreptitiously shiver, ogle, and enjoy !

Red Teddy Bear

I went with Edgar to Harborfields, so that he could visit with his friends who are now all behind glass. Here is Edgar saying, "Hello" to the Red Teddy Bear that I made.

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To the right you can see a silvery bluish purple "thing" which is actually a doll sized ribbon scarf. It was made by the fabulous ribbon artist Sally Shore. This scarf belongs to Orchid. You can get your own in people or dollie sized here: http://ribbonweaver.net/ .

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Check the calendar here on the blog, and see the Red Teddy in person. He will be away from home until the end of October.

Mind Shift

Yes, Indeed

In the Dark

If you are not in the mood for a nice, creepy, Halloween music video, do not watch this.

Harborfields Halloween Hint

If you can, be sure to see the October exhibit twice. See it once before October 18th, and again afterwards. The party has started. The White Rabbit reminds you not to be late.

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Halloween is coming. My horses are ready. Are you?

Waltz of Love

This is the only scene worth watching in this movie. I won't even bother to tell you what movie it is.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8tRsobIYY&feature=related

All Hallow's Eve Ball

Harry Clark illustrates the Masque Ball for your pleasure.

Dracula

We like this 1992 film version of "Dracula" . Francis Ford Coppola mixed romance with opulence and managed to pack quite a bite into it.

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Whether you rent it, or own it as I do, watch it. Why not see it again and again?

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If you have not read Bram Stoker's version, this is also the season to do that.

As the World Falls Down

In 1986, David Bowie starred in one of the most influential classic fantasy movies of our time. This post is for the person who spent time chatting with me during the installation of the present exhibit. He pointed out that my work "looks just like Labyrinth".

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Yes, I suppose that it does; exactly like Labyrinth only entirely different.

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Right now, you probably need a respite from the 'Halloween Horror Movie Marathon' . I bring you back to our regularly scheduled Fall programming. Enjoy the Masque Ball. I wish you could don your silken finery and join Vivi and Edge in the sumptuous revelry.

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Grab a mask. It is not too late to check the 'Calendar' on here and head to the exhibit.

Horror Hotel 1960

This is one of those films that is so scary, I am not going to watch it again.
You are welcome to watch it if you dare.
Here is the entire film:

Attack of the Crab Monsters 1957

I always loved this. Every time it came on channel 9, I watched it. Curled up in my father's chair, with one of my mother's handmade afghans, and a huge cup of tea.

Grab a beverage and some snacks and meet me on the couch. The full length film is here:

Island of Lost Souls 1932

My best friend an I loved this movie when we were little. These days we figure: our parents should have paid more attention to what we were watching.

However, it is hard not to like the poetic justice of the ending.

House on Haunted Hill 1959

Still searching for worthy and memorable "Halloween viewing". This is one of my favorite all time scary movies. If you have never seen it, curl up in an armchair and enjoy.

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However, make sure you are not home alone.

Frankenstein 1910

It is fascinating to watch this film which was made, yes, one hundred years ago.

What am I looking at?

"I went to the exhibit. I don't see any horses." No, I did not get a note like that. Not yet.

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Tell me this: why does it make more sense for the King of Siam to have had a harem of females, than it does for one of the Queens of Little Cow Harbor to have a stable of good looking males?

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Have you looked at their feet? Yes, they do have hooves. Look closely. Get down on your stomach and look at the tea party. Even His Majesty has hooves. He is a mouse with giraffe hooves. Right. I am sorry. I didn't mean to confuse you. His Majesty is still a mouse.

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Now you've got it: the ones who are "Wild Horses" are 'horses' because i said so.

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My world, my rules. Remember?

What am I looking at?

If you are a biblophile, you might be looking at the books that are in the exhibit. I have an extensive library from which I select a few choice volumes to 'get my point across'.

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After being completely inundated with "Alice in Wonderland" this past year, I had not wanted to do it for this exhibit. However, I often do "Alice" as a theme and, at the very last moment, because both Edge and Vivi were willing to help me out, I changed my mind. Hence, you are looking at a tribute to Lewis Carroll. Wikipedia, bastion of all knowledge worth knowing, describes him as: author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.

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I think in simpler terms; I just think of him as a man who has changed lives.

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With this exhibit, his legacy continues. With a little bit of magic from me and lots of hard work from a great many of us, I have gotten to show you a Wild Horse pretending to be a rabbit.

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I find this to be a fitting twenty-first century tribute to Mr. Carroll.

What am I looking at?

The answer is still an 'it depends'.

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I can tell you this: right this second, you are looking at Orchid's Blog. Orchid is a doll. Orchid is a collaborative project between A.D. Puchalski and myself. Orchid became so popular that people wanted to know more about her. This includes the fairyland of Little Cow Harbor in which she lives.

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You might live in Little Cow Harbor, too. In fact, I bet you do. My dog had probably been in your bushes.

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You are listening to music play on the blog. The blog is not intended for children. The music playing is not intended for children. It is not intended for those who are 'at work' or 'easily offended'. If you are not familiar with the songs to "Wild Horses", you might want to look to the right of your screen, find the 'Music for Wild Horses' and turn it off.

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I have 'race-y horses' . This is as opposed to 'race horses'.

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My horses dress up in their finery, go to parties at mansions, and they dance.

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My dog pole dances for his treats.

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Yes, one of the "Wild Horses" is a drag queen. But, shhhhhhhh. That is a secret.

What the Moon Saw

Maybe, if you got to see the October exhibit, no explanation is necessary.

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I hope you had a wild time this October. Thank you for coming. I could do none of this without your unending support and encouragement. They say that a man cannot be a prophet in his own country. Well, I would not know anything about that. However, thank goodness, that it is true that one can be Queen in ones hometown.

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Perhaps I will see you around Little Cow Harbor, soon. I regularly walk my dog around the park in Great Cow Harbor. Yes, he really is pink. He is a horny poodle. You cannot miss him.

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Sarangelo Tea Cup Fairy

Look very carefully, tread very lightly. Shhhhhhh, be very, very quiet. Sneak up close, crouch down low.

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You can see the fairy having a tea party with Baby Chloe and His Majesty. Yes, I did her outfit. Her corset is silk. Her skirt took me far too long to create from 'spun gold'. Sara created this fairy specifically for Little Cow Harbor. This one was a 'custom fairy'.

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She is fully jointed and internally strung. The fairy is an amazing poser. She will nestle comfortably in any tea cup or snuggle into any jewelry box. Sara's father makes the cutest black wooden coffins to fit the fairies.

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Tea cup fairies are masterfully created by artist Sarangelo. Get your own fairy here: http://www.etsy.com/search_results_seller.php?search_query=sarangelo&search_type=seller_usernames

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Sara has a very sick little kitty right now. You must be patient with her. She has very special 'Halloween fairies' which she created for this year. They were going to be released to coincide with my exhibit. Unfortunately, because of the darling kitty's poor health, they will be a little late. Check her site often, because the fairies fly to new homes extremely fast.

Edge Godiva

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Edge is a wonderful horse. When describing my horses, I always want to point to each one individually and say, "This one is my favorite." I am partial to each one for different reasons. Edge is a good sport, he looks good naked, and he has a magnificent mane of hair.

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Edge is an enigma. One person described him as the 'god of chocolate'.

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This picture was taken on the shores of Little Cow Harbor. Right now, Edge is pretending to be the White Rabbit. Find him with Vivi in Little Cow Harbor's favorite gathering place.

What am I looking at?

Yes, I get asked this alot. We do not have enough time in our lives for me to fully explain it to you. Part of the answer, depends on what you have in your own mind when you ask the question.

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If it is an exhibit which you are looking at, then the answer is, in part: 'performance art' . I have frozen a moment in time for your viewing pleasure. What was 'going on' before you looked, what goes on 'afterward' is, almost, up to you.

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As Queen in the fairyland of Little Cow Harbor, I have been busy building a stable of horses. Look carefully, you do indeed see 'horses' . See the hooves?

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In the October exhibit, Edge, Vivi, and Baby Chloe all have hooves. So does the My Little Unicorn Pony with the pink hair, but I do not know if you want to count him. I am sure you will agree, my horses are pretty 'wild'.

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As Edge and Vivi get ready to slip away to the Masque Ball on All Hallow's Eve, I have asked them to please go as 'Alice' and the 'White Rabbit' .

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Watch the White Rabbit carefully. Try to visit him at least twice. Once during the first two weeks of the exhibit, and again before October 31st. Before this exhibit is over, he may lead you even farther down the rabbit hole ...

Music for Wild Horses

Mad Monster Party

The October exhibit of mine has begun at Harborfields. It took me about six hours to install it today. More information on dates and times can be found on the "Calendar" here on Orchid's blog.

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Yes, for your enjoyment, it actually does look a little like this. Particularly the part where the head rolls off the table. When you visit IT, please be sure to tell him I said, "Hello".

Dark Path Chronicles

Crisp days, crisper nights. The wind was howling outside. On this chilly Autumn evening we went in search of something to put us in the mood for Halloween.

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We found "The Dark Path Chronicles". Seven ultra-short rather obscure episodes were originally aired on FearNet. If you are afraid of undead vampires with long teeth, do not watch them. Otherwise, find the dramtic story of poor good looking Jurgen here: http://www.fearnet.com/shows/dark_path_chronicles/index.html

Vogue Paris 90th Anniversary Issue

October 2010. Don't miss it. Lara Stone has scored the cover.

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Read more here: http://www.fashionologie.com/Preview-Vogue-Pariss-90th-Anniversary-Issue-October-2010-Lara-Stone-Cover-10712245

Halloween Countdown

Halloween Countdowns at WiddlyTinks.com

Go Ara Fairytale Singles Spread

"Singles" magazine featured Go Ara in a Fairytale themed photography shoot. See it here: http://www.fashionitstar.com/2008/11/thumbelina-princess-and-pea-robin-hood.html

Hansjurgen Bauer

Richly, darkly, erotically, surreal photography. Medieval texts are super-imposed upon pre-Raphaelite colors. Take a look. The work is evocative and stunning. Much of it is darkly disturbing.

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Find Hans Bauer here : http://hansbauergallery.com/

Scroll down, his fascinating pastoral landscapes can be seen here: http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=3893092

Langley on Whidbey Island

A town on an island full of antique shops and book stores. Who could ask for anything more? Find Langley here: http://www.visitlangley.com/

Silence is Golden

As the twilight of Indian Summer deepens, the sound of stringed instruments tuning up for the party can be heard floating over the sound of the crickets. Silence haunts the garden.

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Groomed by the Queen of Slantways, he is a favorite horse. Well, a 'favorite' of mine. You will not see him on exhibit in October.

The Sitting Room

"Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly" I ask you to remember this phrase when you visit my October exhibit.

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It is approaching time for us all to return to Stephen's mansion in the United Kingdom where this year's ball will take place. The coach will be arriving promptly at twilight. Take your seats and visit here: http://www.darkhousequarter.com/ .