SEASONAL MUSIC

Throwing a couple of tunes your way that remind me of this time of year growing up in Southern California

Happy weekend!

SHE’S WONDER WOMAN!

Wonder Woman is a favorite of mine from childhood.  I thought she was so cool!  My mom made me the most incredible costume for me when I was four for Halloween.  This year…I attempted my own. It turned out great despite having to deal with a bad back!  I was determined and it paid off.  Here are the inspiration pics I found around the web to help me.That last one is me when I was four! Fun times! Wonder Woman rules! Hopefully, if they ever get around to making it a movie, they cast someone good…who could fill those boots?

BEST USED BY…

This is a piece from a series I did a few years ago called Best Used By 05.08.  You can see the rest of the series here. I was reflecting on the various reasons some people may have kids.  It’s a subject close to me, coming from a large family and being around & working in a home daycare for many years.

Woodcut printed over puzzle-pieced cut paper by Amy K Hay

Here are a couple detail shots too…

A good mother is label savvy, right?

This piece was created by printing the woodblock on top of many cut out pieces of paper.  Each color you see is an individual piece of paper.  I was able to get the shapes exact by cutting up one of my prints, using the pieces as little templates.  I also printed a ghost image of the print on the final paper so I had a map to glue all the pieces down.  This ghost was also the way I was able to register the final print on top of the papers…make sense?  Here is the image without color.

The block printed in black on white.

I have another one I did with other papers that the registration was just a bit off…that’s the risk!  I still have 6 others I plan to finish…someday!  Here are a few pictures of the block.

Everything in reverse!

Detail of labels

I am always reminded how much I love this process!  I am currently working on two new blocks. I can’t wait to show you!  Hopefully you’ll be hearing about which gallery to come see my work.  That’s a whole other art in itself!  Have a great day! I’ll be enjoying the rainy-ish day we are having so far…with boots of course :)

STRIPES, FAIRIES & UNICORNS

This is painted in the window seat alcove.

I finished painting the mural I was recently working on, but I do not have pictures yet.  I am waiting for the new furniture to arrive before I photograph it. I can’t wait! I am posting instead, some pictures of a room from the same house.

This little scene is to the right of the little girls bed.

I painted stripes half way up the wall along with a couple unicorns and fairies.  I also painted a big scene on one wall to inspire some storytelling.  This mural project is actually based on a similar one I painted at the homeowners’ previous house.  You can see it here. They were sad to see it go when they moved, so they gave me a call.

The purple unicorn is to the left of her bed. I made her name from cut out & painted masonite from her previous room.

This is the little scene down at the unicorn's feet. A little fairies place, complete with a snail corral!

The fairies and color palette were inspired by the bedding.  I also made a couple cutouts from masonite of two fairies that were from her previous bedroom.  I used them this time around to hold back the curtains coming off the crown over the window seat.Okay, I’m realizing I didn’t get a shot of the big framed out scene! I’ll have to grab that when I go back for the other room. Oh well!  Here is a view of the ceiling where I painted the sky with clouds.  They later added the glow in the dark stars.I think I enjoy painting for kids the most.  They are a fantastic audience!

I leave you with a song from The Last Unicorn

ADDITION TO THE HORSE

How could I overlook putting this brilliant scene from Michael Clayton in my Horse Photo Explosion? It’s pretty.

Nitey nite :)

A HORSE IS A HORSE OF COURSE

I have a fascination with horses.  I don’t ride them or have any experience with them, except for the time I fainted on a school field-trip watching a horse get shoed, which resulted in a banged up face and a broken tooth!  I think they are beautiful creatures!  I love the way they move and how they interact in the wild.  I also love the centaur.  The image of a horse stirs up a lot in me.  Is there an animal out there that does this for you?  Hope you enjoy my explosion of horse imagery!Atlantis homeI leave you with a little Doors doing Moonlight Drive at the Hollywood bowl with Horse Latitudes.

NEW WORK PRINTED!

Makin' the block drunk on ink :)

Last night I pulled the first proof of my triptych! These are the few pics I posted on Twitter.  I have more to share, so check back soon :)

A new use for Japanese soup spoon!

Block and proof

Yay! I love seeing the block all saturated in ink and of course the first proof!  It was fun sharing it on Twitter too. Click here to follow me on Twitter :)

I’M ALL LOST IN THIS STATE OF LOVE & TRUST

Lost without music that is!  Just some fun for your ears on this fine friday :)

still my favorite version of this song

EIFFEL SEARCH

One thing that I love to do with Google is an image search.  You can find the most interesting things that way.  I was looking for some nice views of the Eiffel Tower for the little girl’s mural I’m doing.  I posted some other inspiration images a few days ago. Anyway, in looking for the Eiffel Tower images I came across the images below.  This first looks pretty easy to make. The recipe is right here!

Eiffel Tower cookie sundae

Not sure about the movie, but catchy image

I like this vintage fashion shot

Alexander McQueen Eiffel Tower leggings

This was my favorite find of the search! Seriously! SO CUTE!

See more of Sakurako Kitsa amazing bento creations here!

this image grabbed me

This wins for strangest...yes, it's real!

here is the article that goes with the xray, here

Well, that’s the Eiffel Tower :)

HARVEYS’ OPEN CANVAS NIGHT

Last Friday night my husband & I went out to check out the Open Canvas Night at Harveys’ Seat Belt Bags on Melrose.  We also doubled as designated drivers for our very good friends who were going to the Wiltern to see Paulo Nutini.  There was a good vibe in the air.

On our way to L.A.

I forgot my camera, so I used my phone.  Not too bad.  But if you follow me on twitter, you might have seen these already. (Except the last shot) You can also check out Harveys’ blog post on the fun night. They have lots of pics!

The brick canvas before I left my mark. That's my husband's hand :)

I filled in a little brick at the bottom.

It was cool that Sharpie provided all the writing utensils!  There were so so so many colors, shapes, sizes, and types to choose from!  The place filled up pretty quick & everyone seemed to enjoying themselves.  Drawing and grooving to the dj while sippin’ on Pabst Blue Ribbon…people were definitely diggin’ it.

Just before it got super packed.

My husband made one of the heads into a totem pole, top left. I did a devil.

After Harvey’s we grabbed some Korean BBQ.  Our friends were still in the show when we finished, so we ducked into a 24 hour joint and I got myself a belgian waffle sundae!  I took a picture of it, like a dork.  I nearly ate the whole thing! Yum!

Here is a live performance of a song I like by Paolo Nutini

peace out :)