SpookyTime Jingles 1st Anniversary This Month!!!!

This month SpookyTime Jingles will be celebrating it's first anniversary as an online marketplace. I have been fortunate to be with SpookyTime Jingles since it went live last year, and it has been a wonderful place for me to grow and meet other artists and buyers. STJ has great talent and I feel honored to be in such wonderful company!

As part of the 1st anniversary celebration the artist will be participating by giving back in two ways. First, the shipping will be free site wide on most pieces (except those unique pieces that require additional shipping expenses due to size or weight) and two; the artists will be giving a portion of their sales to the ASPCA or to their local animal shelters.

Monkey-Cats Studio will be participating in both, and because of their good work in our community I have designated the Kearney Area Humane Society as the recipient for the donations from my sales. For each work sold by Monkey-Cats Studio in July, 10% of the sale price will be given to the Kearney Area Humane Society in the name of the buyer. I love animals and know how much they can improve our quality of life so I think this is a really great idea for us to embrace. I hope you all agree.

Below are two of the pieces that will be coming up in July on STJ. Below is "Mr. Purrsonality" that will be one of the Halloween offerings. He still needs his bucket so he isn't completely finished yet.


"Mr. Purrsonality" is a smiler and has a bit of a twinkle in his eye. He learned as a kitten that if he smiled it would make those around him smile back so it is a lesson he never forgot...smart little kitty!!

Below is "Purrseus" and he is just freshly into his paint so has much work to be done on his surface. "Purrseus" will be on the Christmas page as one of the works offered for the winter season. Like his Halloween friend, he also knows how to get to us humans with his wide grin.

These two boys ask that you support your animal shelters and hope you have a great week!!

Laurie

Such a Sweet Buyer!!!!!

I just received this poem from the buyer of the Ode to Edward Gorey Orb. It was so sweet I had to share!!!

ODE TO AN ORB

Laurie, how I love the orb.
So many details to absorb!
When it arrived on this morn,
the packaging was very quickly torn.

The drawing is oh, so intricate
You are a wonder just to think of it.
Many hours of careful labor
I will stare, marvel and savor!

It is so perfect for Halloween,
but other times it should be seen.
We thank you so very, very much
To have an Edward Gorey tribute of such.

Cindy gave me permission to post the poem. I was so touched she took the time to compose the poem and wanted her to know how much it meant to me.

Have a great week all!!!!
Laurie

Squeal Squash

Yesterday you saw "Squish Squash", and today you get to preview his brother "Squeal." "Squeal" is the younger brother of "Squish", but unlike his brother he has legs to elevate him above the Squash family vine. This little guy assists "Squish" in protecting the vines from insects...he is sort of like the beaver tail alarm for the squash, using his sharp, high pitched cry that alerts his fellow squash of oncoming insect threats. This is something this little guy started to display while he was just a mere bump on the end of his bloom and it gave him his name "Squeal."

Wanting to be known for more than his ear piercing scream, "Squeal" decided to do something else associated with his name...yes, his attire is giving him away, he is a biker dude and he loves to accelerate quickly and "squeal" his rear tire. This isn't something his mother is proud of and hopes that he will outgrow, but in the mean time he wears his black leather boots and outerwear, and having watched old biker movies he also slicked his vine into a spit curl of sorts. "Squeal" thinks it makes him look a little more like a rebel. Silly little squash!

I still need to get some details finished on his boots and I may also give him a bucket, but I thought I would let you see how things are progressing.

My hands are getting better each day, but I learned something yesterday. While I was holding an unpainted figure that I had made from that batch of paper mache clay that irritated my hands so badly I started to feel a burn going again. I've decided its like a chemical burn...too acidic or too alkaline, it just doesn't like my skin. The minute the figures are sealed with paint I don't have a problem. I'm hoping my remaining 175+ pounds of fastmache aren't like the current bag I was attempting to use. Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations on how to treat my sore little phalanges!!!

Have a great day!!
Laurie