Curious Bird

a few.

I have finally managed to add a handful of mixed media pieces to the shop. Most were created a while ago and for various reasons were never added. I won't bore you with the reasons, but I will pat myself on the back for finally getting around to adding some new(ish) creations.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend.

Not much time for words today, but I can show a new(ish) shadowbox and some gratuitous cat photos.

A Good Hiding Place
Mixed Media Shadowbox
6x9
*hand drawn and printed birch tree fabric background.

Snowcat likes to give kisses. It melts my heart.

More soon,
L.

p.s. Thanks so much for all the juicer advice. You guys are a big help. The quest continues...

a day late, but I've got greens

I've been meaning to post some greens after reading about Emily's green week. Better late than never.

First, some nori cut up just in time to be added to my favorite udon noodle soup. I'm going to share the recipe as soon as I can (today has been a bit hectic).

And...my Wing-Stretcher shadowbox happens to be full of the color green. It's a piece I created about a year ago, right before my Imago series. Having just returned from a little adventure, it, along with a few more mixed media pieces are now available in my shop.

Happy Tuesday,

Leya

Update
**Here's the udon soup recipe I promised. It's definitely one of my favorites.

Place 1/4 c. soy sauce, 1 tablespoon each of brown sugar, chopped ginger and chopped garlic, plus 1 c. of water, in a pot over high heat.
Divide 20 shiitake mushrooms into stems and caps. When the mixture boils, add caps and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove caps and reserve.
Add stems, plus 5 c. water to your pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Discard stems.

Cook the udon in a pot of salted water for about 3 to 6 minutes. When al dente, drain and rinse with cold water to halt cooking.
Divide the noodles into four bowls.

Drain a 1-pound container of silken tofu, scoop out with a tablespoon, dividing among bowls, to form off-center piles. Add the mushroom caps on top of the tofu.  **this recipe says to heat tofu in a microwave before opening and scooping out. I don't have a microwave, so I just use a bowl filled with hot water, which works just fine.

Cut a half sheet of nori (seaweed) into matchstick-sized strips with scissors. Sprinkle over tofu. Slice two green onions, divide among bowls.

Ladle in the broth. Maker sure the broth is still extremely hot and slowly ladle it down the side of each bowl. Serve Immediately. Enjoy.

Sit and Listen
5x7 mixed media shadowbox

It will be available in the shop soon.

That's all for today.

Take Care,
Leya

birds on my mind

These are a couple of the new shadowboxes I've been creating lately. Birds. Imagine that.  The top one is 5x7 and the bottom one is 9x9, both were equally hard to photograph. I have big plans to get these and a couple of other ones put in my shop sometime soon, but first I have to deal with Jury Duty. Yes, today is the day I go and sit around all day waiting to be picked or not picked. I'm not looking forward to it. I have my new book, a few magazines, and several snacks packed for what is probably going to be an all day affair. Wish me luck.
Have a good day.

More soon,
Leya

if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

Here's a new shadowbox I finally completed for my friend Aimee. She requested it for a friend's wedding gift and she even supplied me with paper the bride and groom used for invitations and favors -- beautiful paper, I might add.  After months of waiting (my own wedding sorta got in the way) the box is complete and out the door. Thanks for being so patient, lady! I hope they like it.

The weekend is almost here. It's a good thing because I have some projects I'm ready to tackle. Hanging a new shelf over my new piece of furniture (to be discussed later) is just the tip of the iceberg. I've got a half-completed jumper that needs some serious attention. To tell the truth, I was very close to completing it before discovering it was too small. During the whole fiasco, D got stuck with a pin (drawing blood) when trying to help me remedy the problem. Not good. Anyway, it's the kind of project that's in need of some serious attention -- weekend attention.

In addition to all my various projects, I'm looking forward to seeing this sometime too. Speaking of, we finally saw the Darjeeling Limited last weekend. It was such a great film. Wes Anderson has this way of creating such beautiful films, all with a tinge of sadness. Each of his movies has this combination and it's something he does very well. Seeing the Darjeeling Limited definitely made me/us want to go back to India...Jaipur and Jodhpur, specifically.  If only that Bewitched nose-twitch thing really worked...

Have a lovely weekend,
L.

color me crazy...

hello there,
I thought I'd come up for air to say hi and give a little preview of some of the latest mixed media work I've created for Art Star and Renegade. Feeling sorta colorful here...can you tell? I'm hoping to finish four or five additional pieces in the next week, and wanna know something scary? I'm only now beginning to think about how I'm going to display everything. This next week is going to be very interesting.

Happy weekend.
cheers, leya

hit the road, jack

Mod Forest Shadowbox 9x9

a quick hello.  off to the hudson river valley I go -- my scissors and several projects are packed, along with my camera, which I hope to use a great deal. it should be a fun and relaxing weekend ...I hope you have the same.

be well,
l.

Imago: part deux

Happy weekend to you. I hope it's treating you well. I've had a great one so far and plan to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather with a bike ride and a stop over at a neighborhood street fair that's happening later today. If you've tuned in lately, you've probably seen photos of my studio and all the messiness that's been going down in there.  I am finally ready to do a little show and tell of some of the work that came from those messy studio shots. Four of my most recent shadowboxes are a continuation of the Imago Series I created a few months ago -- the new ones {from part deux of the series} are now available in my shop. I've been experimenting more with pen and ink and different textural combinations -- lots of fun and mess making for certain. Happy Sunday to you.

Enjoy your day!
l.

bits of my week

once again, I spent numerous hours making a mess in my studio. six shadow boxes down...not sure how many to go...

I'm not even bothering to clean up between finishing one project and starting another. {I commonly clean up at least a little, you know, to get a fresh start...not this time. I'm trying a new approach}

I also spent some quality time with my sweetie in the park. He let me take reflection shots in his mirrored sunglasses, which I always want to do. He's a sport like that.

more soon.
have a nice weekend,
leya