Yea! Spring/Summer

I am sooo happy spring /summer has finally arrived in Salem Oregon! After 8 long dreary months we have sun and 82 degree temps! I am feeling more energetic already, re potted some plants added new ones to my hanging garden. Hubby just mowed so of course I had to share some pictures.
  The clematis is blooming everywhere , I have huge purple, pink&white, snowy white and pink clematis. I just love them they are my favs.
If you look closely you may see  Disney Alice in Wonderland figures tucked in the garden.


On a different note here is a new piece that is for sale on http://www.ahaartistsstudio.com
This is a vintage wood lazy susan , on which I have painted vintage style Halloween images has been sealed for protection Price $28.00 plus shipping...Measure the size of a dinner plate around 8" .

April 25th Debut for AHA Marketplace!!

                                                          Hooray for the Red, White & Blue!!

Hurray on over to catch the Holiday art from our studios to you!! My new piece is called the Ol' Colonel. He is a 10 1/2 inch tall air dry clay Rooster struting his stuff in a very patriotic outfit.
The Ol' Colonel believes in celebratin every the of July by wearing his favorite red & white striped pants, star spangled blue & white star vest and his Sunday go to meetin' waist coat jacket. Available tomorrow! 

                                                                 

American Holiday Artists Challenge Under the Big top

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The American Holiday Artists "Under The Big Top " Event is under Way . Come on over and see what we have create just for this event!

All of our Artists went all out! We have a tightrope walker, fortune teller, clowns , talented bichons and elephant & much more.

Here are my challenge pieces available on Ahaartistsstudio.com

                                                            Circus Kewpie

Peanuts the Elephant

American Holiday Artists Challenge

        We will be going to the circus with the Under The Big Top Challenge!
Ever wanted to runaway to the circus, well here's your chance. Mark your calendars for Feb 25th debut of AHA's new site. www.ahaartistsstudio.com
  So grab some popcorn, peanuts , some cotton candy and prepare to be amazed by the clowns, dancing bear, tight rope walker , elephants and much more!

Two WIPS for upcoming AHA Marketplace

First is a tiny Kewpie that will have the feathers and beaded necklace reminiscent of prizes given out in early Circus events.
Second is an elephant standing on a ball. Still needs a little more clay, and eye placement  correction.

The winner is

Mila from Tuscany Italy! Thank you for participating in OWOH!

I've cleaned my studio Woo Hoo!!

After the holidays my studio looked like tornado alley! Things were piled up to my nose and covered my floor to the point, one would have thought I was some sort of crazed hoarder. I have changed my piggy ways and totally revamped my storage & studio.  I like to call it "Controlled Chaos".
  I can actually find things now, because .. well it's all sorted, labeled and in containers. So far so good.
I finally replaced my plastic folding table from Costco and invested in a Martha Stewart desk. Her new line of craft units are really awesome, I was going to purchase the MS craft table, however after reading 55 comments on the 100 something parts,  the excessive amount of time and frustration the reviewers stated they experienced was enough to make me rethink that one. I bought the desk instead, the only assembly required was screwing in the legs. That was it! It has turned out to be an excellent choice. It has 2 drawers on the right, which allows me to keep my sculpting tools in the desk and off my work surface. The deep file drawer is now home for sketch books, books drawings. The center drawer, which would be for a computer keyboard is now home to my blank canvases.

 Since I work with clay, paints,glues etc, I opted to have a piece of glass cut for the top. It cleans up easily and protects the desk top.
 And look I actually have space to get some fun stuff done! It's all good! ~Susan