For Jacque......

This is the back of the penant....
I have a wonderful artist friend in California who does brilliant collages and ATCs. I created this penant which measures 8in X 6in X 6in. using her Flickr icon. She is "Partyhatgirl". Go to Flickr.com and check out her work! It is whimsical, funny and sweet.....just like Jacque! The penant was created with decorative papers, Sugarloaf stamps, markers, glitter (who could forget the glitter????) and flat backed marbles all sandwiched between 2 sheets of glass and soldered. The collage is 2 sided so really it's 2 pieces of art in one! These little buggers are time consuming from beginning to end! But I think they are worth it, I really like how this one turned out. What do you think?


If you would like a custom penant created for your studio, please give me an email at:
www.tootieu@yahoo.com


Smiles-
Tootie
Close-up of the back of the penant.....

Close-up of the flat back marbles........

Seven LIttle Rabbits

The other day I found this book in a box of old books that was going to be thrown out. I flipped through it and really liked the illustrations which prompted me to look at the illustrator and I was happy to find out it was Barbara Cooney. She wrote and also illustrated one of my favorite children's books, "Miss Rumphius". The true story of a lady in Maine who spent her whole life casting lupine seeds about and making the world a more beautiful place, which we all could use! It's a beautiful story and one that I never get tired of reading to the children.

Anyway..........getting back to the book, "Seven Little Rabbits".........the illustrations are so sweet of the tiny rabbits all dressed up and walking down the road, I knew I just had to use them in my pendants. Below are some of the mini collages made with the illustrations. They have not been soldered around the edges yet.

Humor is important.....

I think humor is so very important in life as well as in art. When I create something I would like it to bring a smile to someones face. Still on my small collage kick I tried to interject some humor into the ones posted below. These collages will be copied and reduced in size to fit between two, 2X2 squares of glass and then will be soldered to make a pendant. The pictures will be on the front side of the pendant and the sayings will be on the back side.