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JOY
8" x 10.5 " $140 (Joy now on sale!, note her cute little fringed leather skirt) Ingredients: my old studio towel, old door from my storage shed in Morongo Valley; pvc pipe someone left at Art Queen; my old paint brushes; beads from Tobi Taboada of Yucca Valley, Jenny Fillius of Seattle and Joanne LIcardo of Portland; green antique glass glitter from ebay and germany, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Eva Born in Palo Alto, CA)
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DOG STAR
7.5" x 11.5" $190 Ingredients: Frame from Claire thrift store in Santa Monica, their last days open; buttons, jewelry and stuff from Bianca Juarez, she's moving from LA to Chicago; funny brush from a YV estate sale; beads from the YV swap meet; eyes from ebay; star necklace also from Bianca, lots of love from Shari SOLD (thank you Dava Waite and her 4 dogs in Hollywood, CA, Sally, Scout, Egg and Samantha the Crazy! they are all dog stars, I'm sure!)
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| PEACE FISH
8" x 17.5" $70 Ingredients: wood from Joanne Licardo (her old shelf); container lid from Greek food from the YV Farmer's market; buttons from Bianca Juarez; rubber tire thing (eye) from the ground at Big-O Tires in Yucca Valley; pull tab from the Kitties' cat food, peace and love from Shari SOLD (thank you Fran Katzman and Bob Schancupp in Bellport, NY)
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WELCOME FISH
6" x 19" $75 Ingredients: wood from Joanne Licardo (her old shelf); lids from a yogurt; buttons from Bianca Juarez; eyes from Ebay (the glass ones on the O); plastic eye from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; pull tab from the Kitties' cat food, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Laurie Osmond in NY)
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| HOME SWEET HOME 12" x 6" $185 Ingredients: Chalk board from a YV estate sale; curtain weights from my thrift store (and shortened) curtains; pebbles and dice from some thrift stores in the desert; buttons from Ramona Otto; wire also; the rest of the goodies are from Bianca Juarez who is moving to Chicago and cleaned out her garage, I think those 1 1/4" circles (like game pieces) are Bakelite, they are pretty, the others are polished seeds of some kind; silver guitar was a pin, and and old broken watch; glass eyes from Ebay; old light bulb from some collection at a yard sale, love from Shari
SOLD (thank you Robert Denbo in Brooklyn, NY)
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WELCOME BUNNY
8.5 x 12" $140 Ingredients: wood from the Art Queen storage shed; wood knitting needles from Bianca Juarez of LA (but soon she'll be in Chicago); other wood blocks from Hans Riecke of Maui and his workshop; glue cap from the LA Zoo's Earthday celebration craft table; formica samples from Susan Kuhlman, who I think I am safe to say has the largest collection of Elfs in the universe (and mostly dogs), love from Shari SOLD (thank you Linda Schieber in Berkeley, CA, Susan Kuhlman's buddy!)
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BIRD OF PLAY
8" x 9" $175 Ingredients: board from Art Queen storage; pieces of wood from Hans Riecke of Maui; eyes from Ebay; jewelry and beads from Tamra Willet-Johnson of Omaha, NE, the YV swap meet, RAmona Otto of Santa Monica and Joanne Licardo of PORTLAND and other friends, Dominos from Bianca Juarez; green vintage glass german glitter from ebay; gold glitter from a sale, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Nico Lemoale-Polumbo and her dad Randy Polumbo in NYC, those 2 really know how to play)
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| LITTLE MERMAID
8.5" x 4.5" $85 Ingredients: wood from art queen storage; wood frame pieces from Hans Riecke of Maui and his amazing workshop in Haiku; beads from Tamra Willet-Johnson of Omaha, NE; wooden bead from Bianca Juarez, who's moving to Chicago; I found that piece of thread at some sale; pull tab from the Kitty's cat food; beads from Tobi Taboda of Yucca Valley, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Laurie Osmond in NY)
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I GOTTA BE ME
8.5" x 8.5" $175 Ingredients: frame from Ramona Otto, and some buttons from her, too; brush from a Yucca Valley yard sale; old nails from some old wood; eyes from Ebay (glass); buttons, beads and what nots from Bianca Juarez, who is moving from LA to Chicago, love from Shari
SOLD (thank you Chuck Wild in Hollywierd, CA) download free, Chuck and Mike's song "My Holiness Blesses the World" here, Chuck's relaxing music, "Musical Healthcare" can be purchased at Liquidmind.com |
| HAVE YOU HUGGED A GOOFBALL TODAY? HOW 'BOUT A HUG? A HUG WOULD MAKE MY DAY
13" x 10.5" $200 Ingredients: board from Art QUeen storage; all those blocks and diamond shaped wood pieces are from Hans Riecke and his workshop in Haiku, Maui, and, I suspect some of them are from his son-in-law, Anthony; eyes from the Yucca Valley Swap meet this weekend with Randy Polumbo, my old man (checking to see if he's reading this, hee hee); glue caps from the LA Zoo's earthday celebration craft table a couple years ago, love and goofiness from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Alan Moore in Tampa, Florida he is now teaching critical theory
at the School of Art and Art History,
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| GOD
13" tall $30 #33 in that series of "speed sculptures" I did in April, making fast works and using up stuff in the studio (a fun way of cleaning) SOLD (thank you Bruce and Claudia Kaplan who bought the first Elf "God" painting in Santa Monica many years ago)
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I NEED A HUG
7.5" x 10" $180 Ingredients: pvc pipe from the ground at Art Queen,
someone left it there; door from my old outhouse/storage shed
in Morongo Valley; wood from a yard sale (cat's nose); sequins
from the Bel Air Swap meet; eyes from ebay; my toothpaste cap;
bead letters from the Hospital Auxiliary thrift store in JT, CA, SOLD (thank you anonymous)
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TIDY DOG
8.5" x 11" $185 Ingredients: Board from Art Queen storage; pvc pipe from the ground at Art Queen, someone left it there; wood (nose) from a YV estate sale; scrabble game from a yard sale; eyes from ebay; pearls from the swap meet; nose from Big O tires, on the ground; T from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; "Belly Button Brush" (for the person who has everything) from a craft sale and made by a senior with a sense of humor in Missouri, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Randy Auerbach in Los Angeles, CA)
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HOW 'BOUT A HUG?
9 1/4" x 13.5" $190 Ingredients: board is a tray from a Puzzle shelf from Claire Thrift Store in Santa Monica, which was going out of business and is now gone; wood for frame from here and there and a picket fence i found long ago; twisties from carrots from the YV farmer's market; perals from the Yucca Valley swap meet; my old lip stick cap; eyes from Ebay, love, as always from Shari SOLD (thank you Lois Zetter in Carlsbad, CA)
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| I AM THE QUEEN OF MY LIFE
13.5" x 9.5" $200 Ingredients: board is a tray from a Puzzle shelf from Claire Thrift Store in Santa Monica, which was going out of business and is now gone; wood for frame from Hans Riecke of Maui;pearls and aquarium rocks from the Yucca Valley swap meet; glass beads from Tobi Taboada of Yucca Valley, CA, love, as always from Shari SOLD (thank you Kathy Monkarsh in Los Angeles, CA)
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STOP THE MADNESS
9" x 11" $185 Ingredients: Board from Art Queen storage; pvc pipe from the ground at Art Queen, someone left it there; jewels, etc, from Ramona Otto; beads from Tobi Taboada of YV; my old paint brushes; eyes and glitter from ebay; wire from Barr Lumber; nova color paint, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)
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WELCOME BUTTON FISH
20.5" x 7.5" $70 Ingredients: board from Teri Romano and her chair cushion project; salsa lid from our ARt Queen Rockstar party in MAY; buttons from Meredith, Stuart Watson's fiance; eye from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; pull tab from kittie's cat food, love and blessings from Shari SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA) |
| PINK AND WHITE BUTTON FISH
7" x 14.5" $55 SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA) Ingredients: board from Teri Romano and her chair cushion project; salsa lid from our ARt Queen Rockstar party in MAY; buttons from Meredith, Stuart Watson's fiance; eye from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; pull tab from kittie's cat food, love and blessings from Shari COLORFUL BUTTON FISH
7" x 11.5" $50 Ingredients: board from Teri Romano and her chair cushion project; salsa lid from our ARt Queen Rockstar party in MAY; buttons from Meredith, Stuart Watson's fiance; eye from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; pull tab from kittie's cat food, love and blessings from Shari SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA) |
ART STUDIO
about a 10" circle $50 Ingredients: metal circle thing I found in the desert or maybe at Wolfe Recycling in Yucca Valley; eyes from Ebay and little bee eyes from the Hospital Auxiliary THrift Store in Joshua Tree, CA, love from Shari
SOLD (thank you Chris Myung in Medford, MA)
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| FREE BIRD
9.5" x 12.5" $190 Ingredients: Board from Art Queen storage; pvc pipe from the ground at Art Queen, someone left it there; jewels, etc, from Ramona Otto; beads from Joanne Licardo of Portland; beads from Tobi Taboada of YV; paint brushes from the Bel Air Swap Meet out by Ontario, CA; eyes and glitter from ebay; wire from Barr Lumber; nova color paint, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Patti Neighmond in Los Angeles, CA)
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FREE BIRD (I liked the first bird so much, i had to make another one)
9" x 11" $185 Ingredients: Board from Art Queen storage; pvc pipe from the ground at Art Queen, someone left it there; jewels, etc, from Ramona Otto; necklace clasps from Joanne Licardo of Portland; beads from Tobi Taboada of YV; paint brushes from the Bel Air Swap Meet out by Ontario, CA; eyes and glitter from ebay; wire from Barr Lumber; nova color paint, love from Shari SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)
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