May 9, 2008 thanks for visiting, new works will be up today!

Here is a lovely article about the World Famous Crochet Museum written by Maggie Downs for the Desert Sun newspaper in Palm Springs.

 

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REMEMBER TO EVOLVE

6" x 11" SALE $80 (was $100)

Ingredients: the old ceiling from my new studio in JT at Art Queen; rocks from the swap meet; same for the sequins, bead from a necklace from there also and that thread is fro a thrift store in JT; chain from Laurie Garrick and Spicey; smashed light bulb from the parking lot at the laundry place in JT; wire from pam and sue's estate sale in Morongo Valley, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Phyllis Schwartz in Joshua Tree, CA)

 

 

 

LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE OF IT

15" x 19" $250, SALE! (was $300)

Ingredients: board from Pam and Sue's estate sale in Morongo Valley, CA; frame wood is from the old shed in my back yard; refrigerator letter magnets from Suzanne Jenkins, Ramona Otto and friends; beads, necklaces and bracelets from Laurie Warner and Spicey in LA, CA; and Alice McCoy in Georgia; rusty metal from the ground; my old spa sandal; sequins from Bianca Juarez, love from Shari

 

 

 

 

MISS WRITE

5.5 x 15" SALE $130 (was $160)

Ingredients: piece of board, wire and pencils from Pam and Sue's estate sale; other pencil's from friends and the sales and thrift stores of the desert; and the swap meet; blocks and miss write's head from Bianca Juarez of Chicago, who also gave me some of the beads; other beads from Laurie Garrick and Spicey and from friends; other pencils from sales; eyes from ebay, love from Shari

 

 

 

 

OH HAPPY DAY

6" x 9.5" SALE $80 (was $100)

Ingredients: the old damaged ceiling from my new studio at ARt QUeen in JT, CA; tumbled rocks from pam and sue's estate sale in MV; craft/aquarium rocks from the YV swap meet; wire also from pam and sue's sale, love from Shar

 

FLOWERS MADE FROM THE STUFF BOBBY FURST GAVE ME LAST MONTH ON MY VISIT WITH LAURIE, SPICEY AND CORINNE

17" x 5.5"  $160

Ingredients: board from Art QUeen, an old shelf in my new studio, the old storage room where i used to pack and ship art; frame wood is trip from the old ceiling in my new studio;smashed plastic bottle from the ground in the desert; chains from pam and sue's estate sale in MV; pulltab from the cats' food; wooden round things are a gift from Bobby Furst who Laurie Garrick, Spicey, Corinne Warner and I all visited last month, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Julie Margules in Los Angeles, CA)

 

 

 

DOG BLESS OUR HOME

8" x 5.5"  $85

Ingredients: ash tray carved from a piece of wood from the YV swap meet this weekend; bead from Bianca Juarez; rubber stamp block of wood from Laurie Garrick and Spicey; glass eyes from ebay; pull tab from the cats' food, love from Shari

 

SOLD (thank you Linda Bailey in Morongo Valley, CA)

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

7" x 7"  $150

Ingredients: board Ralph Gorill left in the sand by apt #3 at art queen in JT; tumbled rocks from pam and sue's estate sale in MOrongo Valley; necklace, craft/aquarium rocks and white pebbles from the YV swap meet; Pelf's old paper clips, her birthday is coming up april 28, she woulda been 69; pulltab from the cats' food; glass eyes from ebay, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Nichole Fromm at Wisconsin Library Services in Madison, WI)

we are shipping this via snail mail...

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOOFBALLS

12" x 12" $250

Ingredients: picture from the YV swap meet (glued on back, a smiling girl), where i also got some of those pencils and balls; orange ball and baseball from angel view thrift mart in YV; threads from suzanne jenkins of MD; glass eyes from ebay; other beads from laurie garrick and spicey and also bianca juarez; big wooden beads and glass bead also from bianca; other balls from here and there and generous friends, love from Shari

 

SOLD (thank you John Cassidy in Palo Alto, CA)

 

 

 

 

HAPPY LITTLE BUTTERFLY

6.5" x 6.5"  $85

Ingredients: wooden heart from a YV church rummage sale last weekend; jewelry and beads and buttons and things from Spicey Warner and her mom Laurie Garrick of Los Angeles, CA; beads and jewels from a necklace from Joyce Davis of Culver City, CA; pulltab from a can, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Donna Pickup in Smyrna, Georgia, the ladies at the JT post office like her name)

 

 

 

MISS WRITE

8.5" x 10.5"  $100

Ingredients: board from ralph gorrill of yucca valley; frame wood from the old ceiling in my new studio at art queen; paint brush from leonard knight of salvation mountain, he gave me a box of those on my visit with linda bailey a few months ago; pencils and blocks from some yard sales; glass eyes from ebay,love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Lauren Comly in Ithaca, NY)

 

 

 

DOG'S LOVE IS LIKE SUNSHINE

8.5" x 6.5" $90

Ingredients: board from my new studio (from the old storage room) construction project, painted with the sun by Joanne Licardo on her recent visit; rulers from sales here and there and thrift stores; red block which i did not paint cuz it was already painted nice and shiny, from Bianca Juarez; purple bead is from Suzanne Jenkins of MD; glass eyes from ebay; wire from Pam and Sue's sale, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Jamie Frey in Philadelphia, PA)

 

 

 

REJOYCE

6" x 8.5" $105

Ingredients: lots of things (like rubber wristbands cut up for the frame, bracelets, sacramento keychain, letter dice, rubber beads, buttons and fishies and beads and a pyramid)from Laurie Garrick and Spicey who came to visit with Corinne Warner last week; cousin Joyce Davis's old Joyce bracelet and little glass beads; glitter from maxine mick of yucca valley; and someone; the old ceiling at my new studio at art queen in JT, love from Shari

 

SOLD (thank you Joyce Deep in Los Angeles, CA, oh that's just perfect!)

 

 

 

I LOVE BRITTENY

AS A "GIRLFEIRND"

7.5" x 9.5" $50

Ingredients:"i love Brittany as a girlfeirnd" chalk board from a recent desert yard sale; wooden spoon from another sale; same for the yarn; eyes from ebay; piece of a clothes pin that i broke, love from shari

 

SOLD (thank you Lisa O'Brien in Los Angeles, Ca)

 

 

 

FLOWERS MADE FROM THE STUFF BOBBY FURST GAVE ME LAST MONTH ON MY VISIT WITH LAURIE, SPICEY AND CORINNE

15" x 8.5"  $170

Ingredients: board from Ralph gorill; frame wood is from joanne licardo's old shelf;smashed plastic bottle from the ground in the desert; chains from pam and sue's estate sale in MV; pulltab from the cats' food; wooden round things and plastic beads are a gift from Bobby Furst who Laurie Garrick, Spicey, Corinne Warner and I all visited last month, love from Shari

SOLD (thank you Pat Riley in Bryn Mawr, PAm, who also visited with her daughter Lisa Lenthall, just a few weeks before Corinne, Laurie and Spicey visited)

 

 

 

 

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