Monster is Loose

Released in 2006, the third Bat Out of Hell music compilation finally made it into our collection.
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Out of the thirty years of music that Meat Loaf has produced, I have had only one complaint: there is not enough of it; I am always looking for more.
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MyHusband said, "You can't possibly like this. They've made one good song in their career and everything else sounds exactly the same. All of their music sounds like one continuous identical song." I said, "Maybe that's the attraction. I always love it."
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"No," he said. "I think you're just lazy. It appeals to your laziness. It's one less button. You can put it on and you don't have to push REPEAT."

My Blueberry Nights

Filmed on location and geographically spanning a smorgasboard of modern day American cities: New York, New York; Memphis, Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nevada. The film was a visual treat that I was sorry to see end.
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I loved the camera angles. I loved the colors. I loved the storyline. But then, as my friends tell me often, I'm sappy.
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I loved the music; I've put the soundtrack on my wish list.
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I loved the relentless optimism of its heroine. She has the attitude of myself and MyBestFriend. MyBestFriend often says, "You know the whole thing about the glass? How you and I say we never understand that? That to us, the glass is always half full?" I, of course, say, "Yes." She said, "Well, now I've got one better." I'd said, "How does it get better than that?" She said, "I'm just happy to have the glass."

Watch this upbeat movie. Be happy you have the glass.
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Poof!

The Frog has turned into the Prince.
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The second part of the exhibition has begun today; see Alabaster in his several hundred dollar Dollheart charcoal grey silk tuxedo. He's wearing it 'New York style' with a black t-shirt.
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A quick reminder for those who are late comers to what we do: you are looking at completely hand sculpted figures. Orchid and Alabaster are both UFDC Doll Fanciers 'Triple' award winners. Nine, our witchy little ghost girl, who is making her debut in this exhibit and who will be available, was first hand sculpted and then hand cast. All of the large figures can be attributed to the skill of graphic illustrator A.D. Puchalski. You can find A.D. here: http://www.angeldevilland.com/.
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The Frog Prince exhibition will run until the end of October 2008 in Greenlawn on Long Island. For times and directions, visit: http://www.harborfieldslibrary.org/ .
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This swirling black ink print is by the illustrious late Harry Clarke whom I, of course, adore.

La Revolte des Mannequins

A.D. and I are very fond of tableaux vivant.
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The concept is probably French to begin with, so it shouldn't be surprising that the French do it well.
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Visit: http://larevoltedesmannequins.blogspot.com/search/label/jour%201 to see the enactment of a public production using life size dolls. Each day, the dolls were moved, progressing the bizarre stories along.
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And you thought my two act production of the Frog Prince was strange...

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities

MyHusband said, "Wow. That is some book that you've got on display. What book is that, and where did you get it?" I laughed and said, "Darling, it's one of ours. We own it."
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I said, "It's that huge art book that I look at on our bed because it's so huge." He said, "Well, when you do an exhibit, you really know how to get your point across. It's an incredible book."
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The book is over 60cm in height and can be purchased in various editions from Taschen. It is a glorious addition to any 'weird' artist's library.

And here, if you wish to fall further down the rabbit hole, is a blog you can visit which reminds me of this book. The fact that it was named after the book was my first clue: http://ladylavona.blogspot.com/ .

Harbor Freight

MyHusband and I actually drive across bridges and into another state to go to this hardware store.
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We love it that much.
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This photo is of my selections from our last trip. For those of you who are completely bored by artists' supplies, I've thrown in one of my glass pendants to amuse you.
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For those who have asked where to purchase the small torches used for fine PMC silver work, Harbor Freight offers several. Visit www.harborfreight.com .

Lucky

Lucky was made by me as I played one day with local artist Dolly Hooper.

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We used her original jack-in-the-box design to create a black and white cat which resembles my own furry feline at home.

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One of the nicest joint compliments Dolly and I ever received was the day someone said, "Wow. This town so loves the dolls that god had to come up with a special plan for us. He decided to create two of you as our own insurance policy to make sure that one of you will always be doing the work in the event that one of you can't."

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For those who never do get enough of our handmade dolls in our neighborhood, Dolly's are on exhibit now in Great Cow Harbor. You can make a day of it: visit Orchid at Harborfields during this month of October 2008 http://www.harborfieldslibrary.org/ and visit Dolly's dolls nearby at the museum exhibit at the Northport Historical Society on Main Street in Great Cow Harbor. Visit http://www.northporthistorical.org/museum/museum.html for the directions and the times you can see Dolly's work.