Give Me Something Good To Eat and Snail Pace

Working, working, working....lalala--lala-la-la. Below is a peek at one of the upcoming pieces for the month of April. I was going to ship the piece below, "Give Me Something Good To Eat" to Pennsylvania for the Halloween Convention (see post below), and realized if I did and it sold I wouldn't have enough work for the SpookyTime Jingles' April offerings. YIKES!!



How are the rest of you doing it? I am working everyday (including weekends) and in the evenings, I'm spending fewer hours on the computer (I owe so many of you comments that I apologize...again), and I still am not getting ahead. Am I just that slow at putting these little things together or what? Suggestions or recommendations are appreciated!

Hmmm, do you suppose I should quit using that 20/0 brush a little bit less?!!!? HA!

Have a great day and happy creating!
Laurie

Updates

In the next two weeks you will find my work available both on eBay as part of the EHAG Artists April Challenge, and at the National Halloween and Haunters Convention in Pennsylvania (click on the link to find out more...some of you have asked about it). That Dani girl, leader of the SpookyTime Jingles' gaggle of talented artists, will be hosting the STJ booth for us and I would love to attend just to see all the goodies and meet some of the STJ artists!!

Besides Big Head Benny going to PA, so is the little Halloween Skelly ornament shown below.

I also need to apologize again for my blogging absence. I have found I am bound to the studio table to paint and sculpt to try to get ready for these two events along with trying to create something for the STJ update in April. I over committed for the month of April I'm afraid, and I promise to try to get more focused in the coming months....hee, hee, hee (if you know me that was a really crazy promise)!!

Have a great day and happy creating!!
Laurie

Big Head Benny With the Itty Bitty Bat Bow Tie

This month is keeping me hopping. Below is Benny. He is a geeky little pumpkin boy that was almost named "Twick or Tweat", but I thought that might offend some people so he is just, "Big Head Benny With the Itty Bitty Bat Bow Tie." I finished him last night...well, he still needs another coat of matte finish, but the painting is done. I also finished the EHAG giveaway piece yesterday and have two other figures in partial paint. Benny will be packaged and shipped to our fearless SpookyTime Jingles leader, Dani, for her to take to the Pennsylvania Halloween Convention. I really wish I could attend but have work to get done both for the tree farm (planting season) and Monkey-Cats Studio, so I will have to be satisfied to just be there in spirit. Hope he catches somebody's fancy!!

The grass and tree fire is still rearing it's ugly head I first posted about on Monday. They had to go back out to the scene Tuesday and yesterday due to patches flaring up again. No homes were lost, however there were out buildings and the Nebraska Youth Camp buildings that were destroyed. This is also crane season here in the Platte River Valley, so this probably means some of the cranes had to relocate for their evening roost as well...they overnight on the islands and sandbars in the river (predator protection) during their 4 to 6 week stay as they prepare for their trek to Canada.

Need to get back to painting so have a great day!
Laurie