Oiseaux

Me Shopping

I am seriously avoiding work right now; I have a project that needs to be finished soon, and I have no idea how to get there. This is supposed to be the time where I buck up, right? Put on some coffee and trudge through?

But alas, it's cold in my house and my mind turns to the holidays.. and beautiful things.. and "me shopping". "Me Shopping" is what I used to do before I was a mom, and when I had a lot more time to actually go to stores where they sell things that I like. My favorite time to "Me Shop" was in December when I was supposed to be choosing gifts for people on my Christmas list.

So in order to waste time and avoid my project while my daughter is having a nap, I've done some virtual me shopping. Santa, this is what is on my list this year:

1. Winter white gloves by Moocowhandknits
2. Truffle in Burnt Red Purse by Morelle
3. Coral silver belt by dafnadagan
4. Blackened Branch Necklace by Odette NY
5. Raw Circle Solitaire Ring by singleBbeautiful
6. Big, airy, beautiful home I found somewhere on the web
7. Bird Mask papercut print by Elsita
8. Sweet Horse Chestnut Hoops by Abigail Percy
9. Wish Love bracelet by meltemsem
10. SimBa earrings by Amaia
11. Milky White Cowl sweater by larimeloom
12. Crow print by Hadley Hutton
13. High Cherry Wedge Mohops by mohop
14. Full Bloom adjustable sterling flower ring by eRosasjewelry
15. Blowing Tree long-sleeved shirt by Ahpeele  

New Math

I love this. I LOVE it! 

Craig Damrauer's New Math T-shirt is the first thing on my Christmas list this year. And I can't wait to use the "yeah but you didn't" retort the next time I hear someone grumble about my favorite Cy Twombly piece.

Susan Heggestad

Dragging Water

I just found Susan Heggestad on etsy this morning, and I'm really loving her ethereal work. Check out her shop here.

Calling Them Down

Indeterminate

Restraint

Elliot Puckette

One of my biggest art crushes: the fantastically talented and original Elliot Puckette.

Martha Rich. Hell yes!

Kick Ass Hell Yes, 2007

I love Martha Rich!

Last night I was checking out her website, Freedom Wig, and found out she is having a sale: buy one piece, get the second free! 

So check her out. And I am coveting the above painting, so please don't buy it.

Bite Me, 2007

I Love Bed, 2006

Smooth Correct Cheers, 2006

Cuckoo!

This week has been wonderful. The hubby is back, and we've been doing a whole lot of nothing. Today we took the little one to the park and I sat on a sunny bench while they ran around like monkeys, it was so great.

*sigh*

One thing I have done this week is continue my impassioned search for things to buy on etsy. I want this clock, which makes no sense: it doesn't go with anything else we have. But I still want it.

Etsy Art Love

My sweet hubby has been in France for the past 11 days at the Cannes Film Festival. We are both tired; he's exhausted from movie madness, and I'm wiped from being Super Mommy. At the end of the day I'm too pooped to do much art (does creatively wrapping un-eaten macaroni count?) so I've been checking out art on etsy. I have a list a mile long of stuff I want.

Here's my wish list...

These 2 pieces from Abbey Hendrickson:

February

Grown

These beauties by Cathy Cullis:

Tea and Cakes

Give and Take My Love

This etching by Mariann Johansen-Ellis:

(There's a very interesting video of Mariann doing her hand etchings here)

Row of Trees

These great pieces from Danna Ray at Groundwork:

Connectedness

Yellow Lawn Chair

And this bit of wonderfulness from Little Big Pants:

Embroidery Art, Smoking Hand, Thursday