photOGRAPHY rocket style...

donate to this charity!!!

i encourage ALL artists to make a piece of art for http://www.aplacetobark.com/ it is such a great cause and the woman running the shelter/rescue does wonders with little money. donations of artwork would go a long way for the dogs she takes care of!

anyone who knows me knows i fight for the fair treatment of all animals. crap our poor intern at work had no idea what he was asking for when i saw him about to squash a random bug OUTSIDE during one of our stories recently... i was like 'What the hell are you doing?" as i see him getting ready to mush it...and he says, "killin a bug" to which i threatened him a long walk the hour back to the station if he remotely followed through with his intentions. WTF? he was outside -in the bugs space? (ok so i am not perfect, i do kill Brown Recluse spiders which we have an abundance of in our house this season. grrrr)

i have been feeling very creative lately and just made these two fiber pieces this weekend. i felt recharged mentally hammering rusty nails into fabric -to the ground. i have zero idea what i am doing with these fiber pieces but it makes me healthy again. to make art is very therapeutic, so that is why i encourage you to donate a piece of art to the above link. it will help you AND the dogs.

a few updates...

the two i have recently finished are the fairydog and pooldog. photos are as follows. all of their clothes are pieced together with thrift store bought clothing i then cut up and sew directly onto the dog.

she is hand-stitched and is sporting fancy wings.

two more victims on the left..... bwahahaha

pooldog is making sure he doesn't get a sunburn with his lotion and he thinks safety first with his stylish arm floaties.

the girl to the left photo'd here is a donation for a great rescue run by a woman that lives for the dogs she saves. http://www.aplacetobark.com/ check her website out. if you are an artist please make something for her to sell to generate money for her "cause". here are some photos of the dog i made her, charitydog.

she is sporting some sweet chuck taylor like shoes!!!

fairydog....

working on these ArtDogs is way too much fun, i am thoroughly addicted, now i just need more boy barbies! the newest dog is a fairydog. she will be complete with a set of wings that most fairies would die for..... you will just have to use your imagination until i finish her!

DerbyDog... and ?

this is a pooldog,,,, not sure if he is keeping this name or if i can come up with something more creative. he isn't finished so i have plenty of time to let it come to me. i like his floaties and ring! i am also excited about his flipflops.

DerbyDog, she is finished, complete with skates, helmet and safety pads!

the rocket has landed...

gone, that's where i have been.
on multiple levels.
vacation to the white sandy beaches of florida.
big time 48hr film festival, by myself & sick.
month long infection of sinus/lungs.
many dr. visits with a recent ER trip in there.
allergic reaction to a second antibiotic.
house arrest from dr for 4 days due to my allergic reaction?!
who'da thought the sun was the cause of the reaction?
stress from two of my special needs dogs needing extra, extra, extra

you may think this is a complaint post, but alas...
i have pulled through, still breath and had an enormous breakthrough in my art

H.U.G.E.

i think i have my niche. a "thing"
i can grow this from a love of animals (dogs)
and possibly make other people happy as well. (&make my wife a million dollars) ;)

ArtDogs ---that is what i am calling them.

three of these ArtDogs have "come about", pouring out of my imagination which at times i can't seem to shut off. i have taken to carrying around a little pocket sized blank book to write all this insanity into. i dream about things and write them down, a color, a shape. my mind just won't stop spinning from all of these ideas. i can build things in my mind before i actually build them in the real world. crazy i know...a form of problem solving with-out the screw-ups. (usually) :) i have sooo many more of these dogs ready to be made...

everything i have made has brought me to these ArtDogs and i am more excited about these than anything i have created thus far. and people you have no idea the amount of art i have created. this photo isn't the greatest and the girl on the left isn't finished shown here.

from left to right,
DerbyDog
LucyDog
SuperDog

when i get the DerbyDog finished i plan to photograph them better.
then you will see the details, which are pretty cool!

PS, i am also making one of a kind jewelry and healthy dog biscuits all sold here on my ETSY store... link

over the rainbow...

so this may be a bit of a ramble...

we just got back from vacation
it was at the beach.
i love the beach

i swam at one point with stingrays, wild stingrays all around me. amazing...

since i have no family i have no ties to "anywhere".
and thinking about this makes me want to live in a place that i like.
i think we will live at the beach. we were happy photos soon to follow.