Fun in the Sun - Summer in the City

Vacation man

I created this series of assemblages that thematically revolve around water and recreation. It took a little crafting but I'm pleased with how they came out. Mostly I am playing off some version of enjoy life, enjoy some downtime.

Although I couldn't help at least one social commentary piece. But that's okay too.

Cooling Their Heels

Checked Out

A small amount of resin, a perfect pose and an expressive shell or container. Voila, a mini sculpture. Visit Vacation Man.

On a Wing and a Prayer - Retro Cup and Saucer

I love a beautiful cup and saucer. I sip my coffee at a more leisurely pace from a cup.

A mug is a fast gulp, not a slow savour. I stumbled across this beautiful Red Wing Lotus Bronze pattern in one of our local shops last week. I thought it might suit me just fine.

When I got it home, even though I was still very much in love, I realized that the maroonish red color clashed with my kitchen. And even though I'm not a matchy-matchy kind of person, I couldn't really harmonize the c and p with my kitchen.

So, I am forced to place the beautiful set in my JBling etsy shop where someone can become the proud owner of this lovely item.  View more details.

Retro Collage Fun - Happy Retro Style

This winter I got out my tiny little scissors, my stacks of retro ephemera and I returned to collaging.  I had accumulated so many bits of fun ephemera I was just itching to do something with them.

My first idea was to develop around a thing. And since the magainze ads were so conscipously aspirational around the desire to accumulate wealth and possessions, that was my first idea.  But I tossed it in the trash like so many other great ideas that don't work except in your head.

I then focused on all the happy people in the ads and thought maybe I should just go with that flow. Without any irony but just see if I could find a way to enjoy their happiness. 

Here is one of the collage boards I just finished. I'm quite proud of the way it turned out.

It's an Atomic Life!

Imagine you were an astronaut. Where are you going? What have you seen?  Back in the 60s every child's imagination was in space.  We all imagined we would be living the life of the Jetson's by now.  And now with Iphones andGoogle Glass maybe we are there already.

I've recently fallen for Atomic design.  I found this great wall clock that embodies some of the best of atomic. Bright, cherry red color. Lovingly compact design, square and centered.

Imagine you were sitting on the edge of the moon and staring back at earth.

Find the clock.
 

Now where is that Mommy Juice - the fridge magnets have arrived

I just got the fridge magnets back from the printers. I think they came out great. One little lady seeking out the Mommy Juice for her friends.

This image came from the 1940s. Any idea what the Mommy Juice of choice was back then. A Martini, extra dry, perhaps?

Get Your Magnet Here

Getting Ready for the Holidays

Merry Christmas, Daddy-O. I've discovered some great retro Christmas cards that I'm in the process of repurposing. This is my favorite. Tell me what you think.

I'm not usually so organized. When I was looking through my files from last year, I noticed I didn't posted my holidays cards in my Etsy shop until well after Thanksgiving. Hoping to get a jump on my self.

Checkout last year's Christmas card collection, while you wait for the retro cards to be finished.

Any preferences or suggestions?