SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

ALL MY HEART IN GOLD (detail) 6"h x 4"w  hand print, pencil + gold leaf Subtle with a tiny bit of class . . .  who would believe? Playing with hand printing my little dizzy dolls.  Below are 2 renditions of my Ram / Pig as  Circles + Squares.  SQUARES  4"h x 6"w hand print, pencil + gold leaf CIRCLES 4"h x 6"w hand print, pencil + gold leaf

Time for dolls!  I have been working off and on with  my little collection, that will be included  within 2 shows the latter part of the year.     "What in the world?" (hey . .  . I can hear you out there)  Just love playing with my hands to see  where they will lead me. I relish finding  objects while walking, as well as little  treasures from stores.  And this little delight while still in develop- ment, is half woman / half elephant. I have  big plans for her, so stay tune to see what will  become of her. Also pictured above is a  "bird walking".

BARRIERS, PROTECTED HEART, HOLE IN MY HEART Okey, as you can see these are dolls and not girls. But not just ordinary dolls - oh no! There are deconstructed / reconstructed baby dolls. I started with used baby dolls which I dismembered (sorry everyone, but that's true). And these little girls were made by use of found slabs of wood, wire, a balsa box, tree bark, fabric, tail reflectors and rusted tin cans. Each is an unique piece of art that hangs on the wall. The three pictured are part of the collection in my exhibit Frayed, at San Diego's Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery . The art can be viewed Tuesday through Saturdays from 11AM - 6PM. Additional information is provided on their site. Hope you stop bye for every doll needs love!

BABY DOLLS, THREAD, WOOD + WIRE The body parts are flying, so say good-bye as the pieces fly off to heaven. Truly believe I'm creating memorable pieces of art, so please forgive me for the masacre. Also included will be pastel sunsets of all sizes. All of this destruction is for my show, Frayed , opening June 10th at Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery in San Diego. The reception is on Saturday, the 12th from 6 - 9PM in conjunction with Ray-at-Night.

BREWING 11"h x 14"w pastel The other day as I was listening to the radio while painting, overheard a commercial from an office supple store. Blew me away for they claimed clouds were scary. As you all might guess by now, I love clouds. After all if I didn't, I wouldn't be tripping over my feet all the time as I gaze upward while walking. (Sure could have saved me some skinned knees too!) Anyway, back to the clouds... they are as unique as people. A cloud could be skinny, wispy, chunky or puffy and range from white to black and every other color in between. No two are alike and are so fascinating. And they move quicker than you can spit! You really notice that when you try to paint them for they never sit still. So lately I have been plugging along creating art for my solo show, Frayed , opening June 10th at Ray Street Custom Framing and Gallery in San Diego. (This is where I will be also exhibiting the baby dolls, which I promise will show you at a later date.) The pr...