Seasons, Feelings, Artsy Things & A little Clowning around…

Just last week we were Walking in a Winter Wonderland.  Today it is as if Winter was never here. The sun and the birds don't think so…

                  

                  It is as if they have forgotten how cold they were…

                  

I think they are "in the mood for love…" I certainly am done with painfully cold fingertips and shivering in the evening cold.  We are so lucky in Arizona.  Our Winter is almost over, well not over but we get 70' and up days.  I for one, am officially done putting away the snowflakes and any lingering holiday remnants…Yes, I know, it is almost February.  I have no pressure, Mr. Lovee doesn't care if there are still shamrocks hanging around him from last year, he is a delight.  But, I did break out my scissors last night and started cutting hearts…. and sprinkling the pink glitter.

                  

                   

I bought these two little wooden rabbits at "The Golden Goose" thrift store, which as I have said, is becoming an expensive antique store more than a fun treasure find store. But, that is another story….So, These rabbits… They were in blue outfits – I painted them into black outfits instead and made them some hearts to wear around their necks…

                

My studio is a pitiful pit of disaster.  Lots of supplies everywhere, I could hardly find room for this little project…I also found myself putting up my F.G.&Co. Love banner from Bon.   Ooo, up above the banner on the top of the shelf you can see two little girls that will be posted for sale in my looming Etsy shop.  Actually, today I have to go into the housing world, but tomorrow I intend to spend my day getting my little shop going and doing lots of Art…I "intend to" being the operative words. 

                  

The other lovely find from the "Golden Goose" is this plate that I think works beautifully with some of my Black Applets.

         

And, yes I have left the best for last.  Clowning around.  Seeing as how we have many scardy cats who just can not stand to be in any room with anything "clowny" – I decided I would share my clown painting.  I totally tweaked it last night, it is still wet..oils…  It was browns, awful.  I made it brights.  And, I am posting it especially for Miss Small Foxling and Miss MeShell.  I think they will enjoy this enormously. I am wondering if I can part with it, and if so, which one should have it.. Which, mind you, I have not decided to part with, parting is traumatic for me. Go easy.

               

                

Hi little girls… Wannna Balloon???  I do not think clowns are scary. Or maybe, I like to be scared? I mean, If I was alone in a dark Alley, which I should never be in any way, but if I was, and a clown appeared I'd freak.  I would just fall over and die of a heart-attack right there… But, this nice little guy, with all these bright colors I added.. Come on…. I am more afraid that I didn't check out the artist before I added my colors actually… Can you imagine, my "one" valuable and I painted over it and ruined it.. HA.  So, tell, me, how do you feel about clowns??? Do they scare you? What is scary?? That you do not know who it is behind the make-up?? Or that Stephen King made them scary? Did you have a clown incident???

You know, Actually… To me clowns are these kind of slightly unstable guys who could totally snap at you if you don't take the balloon… One day I was in the car, we were at the gas station, I was little.  My mom was pumping gas and I saw this clown drive up  and have one heck of a time getting out of his Volkswagen Bug in costume and big red shoes.  Then he was trying  to put air in his tires I think? and something was going wrong and he was kicking the car tire. I found it amusing, not scary.  But, now, well, maybe it was scary.  A temperamental clown playing with kids… Hmmm…..Yep. You are right, SCARY.  Cinderella will be a very unhappy cupcake girl when she sees this, Clown is a word she does not even entertain in her vocabulary.

By the way, Cinderella has a lovely collection of clothes. Lovelier than many I know… Dresses specifically, and she is sharing them!!!! Check it out.   Although, she does something I can not stand, she parts with a lot of it. Too much of it, I think…

               

 

               

Well, I am off the clown talk.  I am thinking of collecting clown things next.  And above, is the sunny snowless morning I awoke to today!!! Have a great day!!! I am off to the Housing world, I even painted a little something a few years ago to motivate me. It hangs on the door to the storage room….Houses. Now that can be scary. alone in a dark house, and boy do I have stories. Scary, very.

               

A thought.. aren't the rabbits perfect?  I can hang a little something around them no matter what the holiday???  Only they woke me up twice, they rattle…Dirty window, yikes…