tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61106519671507512322024-03-13T10:22:12.568-07:00Visionary in MiniatureThis blog is about my love of miniatures, dollhouses and anything on a small scale.Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-10081379445034013892012-12-29T22:20:00.000-08:002015-01-11T13:38:15.677-08:00I've been painting more
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Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-12415200066718957152012-11-14T10:47:00.001-08:002015-01-11T13:49:46.331-08:00Casting Bread On The Water<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5y09Ol6XNt7919AgZ8SBITm84ah3fVPyq3ggiV4gYMOO7eEvviRRTDDbN7Do4WDW-e4cEfJ7r86VyslO3pABObp5FU29-0Rpwsh1-anzG_xdKs9u2MBRG3DG5mpkp6rcFKtdfvsrOUk/s1600/49475010.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5y09Ol6XNt7919AgZ8SBITm84ah3fVPyq3ggiV4gYMOO7eEvviRRTDDbN7Do4WDW-e4cEfJ7r86VyslO3pABObp5FU29-0Rpwsh1-anzG_xdKs9u2MBRG3DG5mpkp6rcFKtdfvsrOUk/s400/49475010.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF2HPgOftyZDDr-nMW92Fcvbo-oL2LZ2SHeQ2ChB8WoyRCv5-lCtaPlHJowBqgZA9qw71rBJ0_AX012KA8_XGfee8E30tQg8127us-6d3mNKFOWhURrhpd6Uqva_5P9HJTOCT2r4NHPw/s1600/15525555.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF2HPgOftyZDDr-nMW92Fcvbo-oL2LZ2SHeQ2ChB8WoyRCv5-lCtaPlHJowBqgZA9qw71rBJ0_AX012KA8_XGfee8E30tQg8127us-6d3mNKFOWhURrhpd6Uqva_5P9HJTOCT2r4NHPw/s400/15525555.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2ZSCOV-rn4DG2wif6f-ma92ylvJEcnwYv9n6ygyAi2U-s-jBovJJhx9kCLbJPCOxNAcjFCErBrwb-3l2JGcDZZInfbaUzq4tYEFnvuHcanko9E5hXheQ-VjfEGQ5HIpCqWhlS2edICE/s1600/27700700.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2ZSCOV-rn4DG2wif6f-ma92ylvJEcnwYv9n6ygyAi2U-s-jBovJJhx9kCLbJPCOxNAcjFCErBrwb-3l2JGcDZZInfbaUzq4tYEFnvuHcanko9E5hXheQ-VjfEGQ5HIpCqWhlS2edICE/s400/27700700.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSjzX46sq7GGTMCdSM4CJNpMD0Rvzp-N_M0iRsWUcEIfmr0wwEhWt8bqqyGq35MmruapB1gBEqvijPPSpw23iYo8CAqDTwRllNckHDcKDANV-HNkzBzTaCwrnw4msGt6L7U6KD3_T-i8/s1600/89405940.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSjzX46sq7GGTMCdSM4CJNpMD0Rvzp-N_M0iRsWUcEIfmr0wwEhWt8bqqyGq35MmruapB1gBEqvijPPSpw23iYo8CAqDTwRllNckHDcKDANV-HNkzBzTaCwrnw4msGt6L7U6KD3_T-i8/s400/89405940.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQZAK9rlE9y9cyYItq-xo-hLj1rqA79SnceU9XS-acTVmNQEyK7jVfvdmS3sH70TW8AfeZ-9BEWov9Jze_zga6mBSllLxSUEecv9o5dHYNLjb_04fWns2GZCJp7XTzoRI2zXQVQLLchE/s1600/76268256.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQZAK9rlE9y9cyYItq-xo-hLj1rqA79SnceU9XS-acTVmNQEyK7jVfvdmS3sH70TW8AfeZ-9BEWov9Jze_zga6mBSllLxSUEecv9o5dHYNLjb_04fWns2GZCJp7XTzoRI2zXQVQLLchE/s400/76268256.jpg" /></a><br><br>
This is just a view of what I've been up to. Been taking figure drawing and sculpting classes. At last!
Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-68377983429958915922012-10-05T09:32:00.000-07:002015-01-11T13:54:59.176-08:00Coming Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3XhVMh8pSJ5rp8j6iKDBtjdeO-wY5vDjG9rNMiqFbz1yj3wC0nmoZyuGPbiDISgPkJ94QhEs7YamdozxAbet-IlL1CDz7knhZXzR3vybnfvePzLj0-E2szhCnhl6ymBvU_9pywbmCU8/s1600/43390147.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3XhVMh8pSJ5rp8j6iKDBtjdeO-wY5vDjG9rNMiqFbz1yj3wC0nmoZyuGPbiDISgPkJ94QhEs7YamdozxAbet-IlL1CDz7knhZXzR3vybnfvePzLj0-E2szhCnhl6ymBvU_9pywbmCU8/s400/43390147.jpg" /></a>
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I found this cute little canvas and easel on a greeting card that I bought just for the canvas. I used to have a dog and he would faithly be waiting for my arrival at home, I miss him and lately I wish for another dog. In the mean time these little two will have to do besides no need to ever walk them, feed them or clean up after them! The chair and pillows is also my creation. Shoddy I know lol. Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-22600324851370050072012-06-26T14:02:00.002-07:002015-01-11T13:51:39.715-08:00Roll Over Rover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69UvR6UmeVpwb16QYvgwhcrk7MbL5_7Q8yQUzIFTj_LmOuP7Ku3gm7qHg-ZtBF7KHcDHdj_xfGj14MrCT2z0w-KUmmXrR2npZxCTmXZuxLrnIQTwXQUGMO5DHLHcuLfNlGoMxNDInrEg/s1600/rovery.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69UvR6UmeVpwb16QYvgwhcrk7MbL5_7Q8yQUzIFTj_LmOuP7Ku3gm7qHg-ZtBF7KHcDHdj_xfGj14MrCT2z0w-KUmmXrR2npZxCTmXZuxLrnIQTwXQUGMO5DHLHcuLfNlGoMxNDInrEg/s400/rovery.jpg" /></a>
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I know, I know-where is this garden?! I am so easily side tracked by new ideas. Here's some stuff I made because I am at temporary mojo loss on garden or just bored with it at the moment...
I scrapped the video (cuz I sounded retarded) and instead here's some photos of the pipe cleaner dog I made. His name is Rover. See is cute little green ball? His tongue is made from sculpey.
Go ahead tell me what a geni-ass I am!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-91411342597381859572012-06-19T17:56:00.008-07:002012-06-19T18:47:27.165-07:00Just Take The First Step<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/12/miniaturescene.jpg/'><img src='http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1375/miniaturescene.jpg' border='0'/></a><br />I want to walk up the steps and recline in the chair, that's how awesome this miniature garden scene is. I wish I knew the artist/source.<br /><br /><a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/staircasec.jpg/'><img src='http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2140/staircasec.jpg' border='0'/></a><br />I can totally see this in one inch scale. I love the walls too. Come on hands! We have <strike>miracles</strike> work to do...<br /><br /><a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/faitho.jpg/'><img src='http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/6014/faitho.jpg' border='0'/></a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-38165212808896009892012-06-06T14:17:00.004-07:002015-01-11T13:59:23.730-08:00Nigel-The Gardener<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGr37v_fsKOIsDyBlUCh2MHZTCLP2DU8r5AE5-H4M22j6b-arZ3-mOhyphenhyphenTsXJ-4bGvif1sy11E8B6zT5VCUnYFkLxCC6eVpHnQtKpSdwUAxxwdw3qiTdEt8TuShjk0dswXfbtBLRV-dEc/s1600/dsc0205gc.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGr37v_fsKOIsDyBlUCh2MHZTCLP2DU8r5AE5-H4M22j6b-arZ3-mOhyphenhyphenTsXJ-4bGvif1sy11E8B6zT5VCUnYFkLxCC6eVpHnQtKpSdwUAxxwdw3qiTdEt8TuShjk0dswXfbtBLRV-dEc/s400/dsc0205gc.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAKFEcY4UmlQ8kA0hj8EnEGz1QHkKdligPOnRIhKyHf-ATr187MTM8CiEhuBn14HuPOhxt8PqqJPCOxvXLQBEkpM6QJ0V_6eL63muhc59FjRHUw7frEbhUZ2PZH8uYbh7W1ccpVCgqZw/s1600/dsc0269uu.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAKFEcY4UmlQ8kA0hj8EnEGz1QHkKdligPOnRIhKyHf-ATr187MTM8CiEhuBn14HuPOhxt8PqqJPCOxvXLQBEkpM6QJ0V_6eL63muhc59FjRHUw7frEbhUZ2PZH8uYbh7W1ccpVCgqZw/s400/dsc0269uu.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRsMLXmhyphenhyphenOqqu336Mw9bZbG_ZzINWnyPsgEXYdlURd-HJxhKCHdIMaKqmTKSlLjAnjvplXRgg4Cz-2pjnXl5Vkv3dJx4ZrRvV4oRqXWQVwPvYRFJouDE-tlVx5DfaU0hYYQuXEBPvmsk/s1600/dsc0203ayh.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRsMLXmhyphenhyphenOqqu336Mw9bZbG_ZzINWnyPsgEXYdlURd-HJxhKCHdIMaKqmTKSlLjAnjvplXRgg4Cz-2pjnXl5Vkv3dJx4ZrRvV4oRqXWQVwPvYRFJouDE-tlVx5DfaU0hYYQuXEBPvmsk/s400/dsc0203ayh.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75gqghH-9Raq8LUvM2ylbjSqGo5H9wNpoGdmNJ6Y5qgIRrTbXo7V60s3nY0xWtxWM4NdL8bE-khyDi_gXyrREweVKNCH3OoSyzvMIfSM6XGZx9gLD-lfib8QTSGj4KZYt8kETugl94DE/s1600/dsc0279ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75gqghH-9Raq8LUvM2ylbjSqGo5H9wNpoGdmNJ6Y5qgIRrTbXo7V60s3nY0xWtxWM4NdL8bE-khyDi_gXyrREweVKNCH3OoSyzvMIfSM6XGZx9gLD-lfib8QTSGj4KZYt8kETugl94DE/s400/dsc0279ab.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4gf3Oxg7fmBpBbcFUjNrA_3KgBdCqv8678DIyU0ZonvZVdpNewFPB6-Jb6FdMXkSN2PXY1DWfdWzvb4X2a-tQWA7tCjEeXGU-0ulbfXFICBL9hi83lHvcc-jwn3JcflW41f3CK8xpfA/s1600/dsc0293y.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4gf3Oxg7fmBpBbcFUjNrA_3KgBdCqv8678DIyU0ZonvZVdpNewFPB6-Jb6FdMXkSN2PXY1DWfdWzvb4X2a-tQWA7tCjEeXGU-0ulbfXFICBL9hi83lHvcc-jwn3JcflW41f3CK8xpfA/s400/dsc0293y.jpg" /></a>
<br />I made another dog from pipe cleaner but this time I think it looks less pipe cleaner because on this one I used my imagination. Of course I have to give credit for the original concept to Myfroggystuff-I accidentally stumbled on her videos on youtube and although she works in larger doll scale-the craft ideas are very useful to miniatures. <br /><br />I cannot begin to express all the joy of discovering so many amazing artist and doll/miniature enthusiasts blogs I've come across. To be inspired is one of the greatest things. <br /><br />Mini hugs to you!<br />ChadinaThevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-19040354743743721452012-05-29T23:39:00.003-07:002015-01-11T14:01:46.690-08:00Thank You<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOINSYM9vrPpqytwJhAjmRD3MT3TYXYZS8M9QfHmh8m-PfuWs0nIL7sNE0jQ-g9jrQvuydnxhWahtUjnApiCvD63V0Fj4qZypoz63CqXDMznx0MIowIYfO1ObIlaJ8CXdAfGYrQ0vy9A/s1600/imag0476b.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOINSYM9vrPpqytwJhAjmRD3MT3TYXYZS8M9QfHmh8m-PfuWs0nIL7sNE0jQ-g9jrQvuydnxhWahtUjnApiCvD63V0Fj4qZypoz63CqXDMznx0MIowIYfO1ObIlaJ8CXdAfGYrQ0vy9A/s400/imag0476b.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnPzc76CYv9_fhbNs-6JxQwx7OUG0riwVo0dzTfD4AHM4B-A6iR1qnChi7GcOBOWhKjvI1JlhDVX-HtTVb3eKXzL3lF4k6xjbpIxryT4s97aqyZlJ15mNTTLvAMSirDwnxdiOQNBBKpI/s1600/imag0493f.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnPzc76CYv9_fhbNs-6JxQwx7OUG0riwVo0dzTfD4AHM4B-A6iR1qnChi7GcOBOWhKjvI1JlhDVX-HtTVb3eKXzL3lF4k6xjbpIxryT4s97aqyZlJ15mNTTLvAMSirDwnxdiOQNBBKpI/s400/imag0493f.jpg" /></a>
<br /><br />The human form is something that always captivate and inspires one to capture. These caught my eye, the first being a window display in a Japanese restaurant and the second the jewerlry display at Neiman Marcus. I really like the latter because although the figure isn't clearly defined it still has a difinitive impact.<br /><br />A special thank you and welcome to the new visitors and followers of the blog!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-51691844960734278482012-05-17T09:22:00.004-07:002015-01-11T14:05:44.312-08:00Gardens of Imagination<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmlBPvp5PMP5y8ttfJn3ND_a9EmBEzoXUlkv2Z_RMSGxCPBdRAEw7J69gw_hlMr2LmMX8qv4H921PozBWr5dgljqs3bFpIxGwpgj9n_feNHDjEUSjPGDBK-w2DVToDxFzY8F5XC4VEuo/s1600/dsc0375ck.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmlBPvp5PMP5y8ttfJn3ND_a9EmBEzoXUlkv2Z_RMSGxCPBdRAEw7J69gw_hlMr2LmMX8qv4H921PozBWr5dgljqs3bFpIxGwpgj9n_feNHDjEUSjPGDBK-w2DVToDxFzY8F5XC4VEuo/s400/dsc0375ck.jpg" /></a>
<br />My garden is coming along, trying to wind it down to a conclusion...but here is a humble sneak peak. DO you see the pond? It didn't quite come the way I wanted originally and I almost abandoned it but new inspiration came a while after.<br /><br />My first try at making dogs-from pipe cleaners! I think there will be many more in all different colors!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-90601223601957713122012-03-31T23:51:00.004-07:002015-01-11T14:10:12.293-08:00Art Is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07MTCsW2Dh4oTp1vQgrp1xyjzyExyXIxMIZ3MAfndLpFNR9HY21tQIJZ83bsvwECB09dX8RZl1XIxzYuHXKj5KWWfDlw6TH89b9XOGyqEVngQf5ZSGde2f0EL8apykOm2rw29U54nAio/s1600/dsc0263vm.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07MTCsW2Dh4oTp1vQgrp1xyjzyExyXIxMIZ3MAfndLpFNR9HY21tQIJZ83bsvwECB09dX8RZl1XIxzYuHXKj5KWWfDlw6TH89b9XOGyqEVngQf5ZSGde2f0EL8apykOm2rw29U54nAio/s400/dsc0263vm.jpg" /></a>
<br /><br />I went this weekend to a few gallery/art events and I am convinced after stumbling on this in my photo archives that somewhere somehow this is art, too.Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-8892289331579903822012-03-22T08:39:00.002-07:002015-01-11T14:13:18.845-08:00Components to a Koi Pond <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0ZLIzRCAfccaGFX9GPkAy826LIaBUYc9mgEbYkR0gTCHKKrf_mpsaPjHvHdmnO8trlnfReWdrry2BBQfVxcJ9C2vdVP8gYwgVpSaIgp-6OFxMIuqOn1y9IcOMSwPVAm5hyphenhyphenl4IgP5-qw/s1600/dsc0016bc.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0ZLIzRCAfccaGFX9GPkAy826LIaBUYc9mgEbYkR0gTCHKKrf_mpsaPjHvHdmnO8trlnfReWdrry2BBQfVxcJ9C2vdVP8gYwgVpSaIgp-6OFxMIuqOn1y9IcOMSwPVAm5hyphenhyphenl4IgP5-qw/s400/dsc0016bc.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xuuyGpZdwccyLsC619KrKC5ZyqRew7xY0c5El01mhkq0GNIGfuCEk-mVM9JuDzUJRkUWdbmdlHf6-rrqTuW4x2WUz22ra468uIJ10w1esvBi0Pp5PcAhJgfdgz0gdiCO3AqQrjfZiBg/s1600/dsc0097zv.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xuuyGpZdwccyLsC619KrKC5ZyqRew7xY0c5El01mhkq0GNIGfuCEk-mVM9JuDzUJRkUWdbmdlHf6-rrqTuW4x2WUz22ra468uIJ10w1esvBi0Pp5PcAhJgfdgz0gdiCO3AqQrjfZiBg/s400/dsc0097zv.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPQ9Xx035YVISulmJn0kK5zH7UdQZviV77l0XYbmacgES7CzAkNltJ7W8vv1UZcdJImDBXLrecOLUs3V74YHMEvz3RouR3MyvxdAg8Ii27kbQdyxsEF_PNwmFsetLLGmVg65uibKL8DA/s1600/dsc0101ms.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPQ9Xx035YVISulmJn0kK5zH7UdQZviV77l0XYbmacgES7CzAkNltJ7W8vv1UZcdJImDBXLrecOLUs3V74YHMEvz3RouR3MyvxdAg8Ii27kbQdyxsEF_PNwmFsetLLGmVg65uibKL8DA/s400/dsc0101ms.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliPNtnZsNIW18Fs2qpTS6vpuk7T5Mky37W2nLNpMiqbdDvlRobUUq6ob0P33_NdkvBXxFoXu7oHgenWCl4CMgObl9j1xCM0gIi2tuXjKS-hLifJOdExNreS7PAL3WXyX6-I_KpNzpgVY/s1600/dsc0102xuh.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliPNtnZsNIW18Fs2qpTS6vpuk7T5Mky37W2nLNpMiqbdDvlRobUUq6ob0P33_NdkvBXxFoXu7oHgenWCl4CMgObl9j1xCM0gIi2tuXjKS-hLifJOdExNreS7PAL3WXyX6-I_KpNzpgVY/s400/dsc0102xuh.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJMx1sBbshrzJHaykjosNEisJESsGJlKGPj6oHPKQvkrHzgVmQUpQ5ZfeAvBGGyRhhBXb4NKIyxUBwxLEIzk-nhEGNlbpBUr9eYo75lwJ3Q2IAJTexrP7KbTo8L-fAqmZm85eB1TiGyE/s1600/dsc0109us.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJMx1sBbshrzJHaykjosNEisJESsGJlKGPj6oHPKQvkrHzgVmQUpQ5ZfeAvBGGyRhhBXb4NKIyxUBwxLEIzk-nhEGNlbpBUr9eYo75lwJ3Q2IAJTexrP7KbTo8L-fAqmZm85eB1TiGyE/s400/dsc0109us.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrEPsH8Wc9LO3LMulEvA3Itm-wgdDTyI3YriYZL9BspbyO7zCsvbP8IKCCh7UoMIYK-ao57qQuGiFXX_A75CZ__sgK5Uo7-bw2yx2xoFVbqbhSscIICqcBs0cwVI395ZrQXI-nts7PbE/s1600/dsc0120eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrEPsH8Wc9LO3LMulEvA3Itm-wgdDTyI3YriYZL9BspbyO7zCsvbP8IKCCh7UoMIYK-ao57qQuGiFXX_A75CZ__sgK5Uo7-bw2yx2xoFVbqbhSscIICqcBs0cwVI395ZrQXI-nts7PbE/s400/dsc0120eb.jpg" /></a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-26120599686679730372012-03-17T14:16:00.004-07:002012-03-17T14:25:16.769-07:00Creativity, the Arts, and Madness<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/pinkwallz.jpg/'><img src='http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5066/pinkwallz.jpg' border='0'/></a><br /><br />I'm in my studio y'all-working on that garden. Having lofty ideas LIKE a Koi Pond and Stairs! I've been staring at this photo for two days now <strike>dreaming</strike> wondering how I can incorporate some of these beloved elements in this photo such as the stairs, the doors and those potted plants.<br /><br /><font size="2">Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence-whether much that is glorious-whether all that is profound-does not spring from disease of thought-from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. <br /><br />They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. In their grey vision they obtain glimpses of eternity.... They penetrate, however rudderless or compassless, into the vast ocean of the "light affable." </font><br /><br />(Edgar Allan Poe, cited in Galloway, 1986, p. 243 ).Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-80500188379645589862012-03-12T13:16:00.007-07:002015-01-11T15:30:34.408-08:00Oh My Goodness!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy-wCUMrYl-qFLzUxEv-n5xlAUGSb6sTsujjsqPoh71lw84Jusa-KTDThgUaDCuossiwlo_AkFB7GwxNFII9vvmyXLbmHcqbH9GUl2FKgxkqmWoBsaILl1N_ZxykiHlcN2X7Lxwl_yTI/s1600/origtnphoto39818218974.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy-wCUMrYl-qFLzUxEv-n5xlAUGSb6sTsujjsqPoh71lw84Jusa-KTDThgUaDCuossiwlo_AkFB7GwxNFII9vvmyXLbmHcqbH9GUl2FKgxkqmWoBsaILl1N_ZxykiHlcN2X7Lxwl_yTI/s400/origtnphoto39818218974.jpg" /></a>I'm browsing videos on Stylelikeu.com and come across Julius Debruhl Lewis | designer, vintage collector. Look what he collects! How gorgeous is that?!<br /><a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/864/origtnphoto39818826050.jpg/'><img src='http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/6708/origtnphoto39818826050.jpg' border='0'/></a><br /><a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/origtnphoto39818258921.jpg/'><img src='http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6558/origtnphoto39818258921.jpg' border='0'/></a><br />Judging by these photos-the miniatures aren't the only thing I'd enjoy perusing through! What style,taste and imagination!<br /><br />Mr. Lewis is quoted as saying:<br /><br /><i>I must be surrounded by beauty at all times. It's my food, my energy." Julius Debruhl Lewis</i><br /><br />I am going to take a guess and say he's a Libra. LOL.<br /><br /><font size="2">Photos courtesy of Stylelikeu.com</font><br /><br />Wait I watched the video in it's entirety and I think I'm going to cry...miniatures at the 1:03 mark.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31494183?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31494183">Julius Debruhl Lewis Closet Interview with StyleLikeU</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user997601">StyleLikeU</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-14880213940939673112012-03-08T09:05:00.006-08:002015-01-11T14:20:48.642-08:00Conversations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6xjuzGZNGrWUhfTFNJAxb8MrA2WdVxwOuv6m38x0MFtKf_NfVl2onST0JMHzUlRseIht3u28o5Vr9WqmtRwpQs4Od7h85y09SO7Gg9stv_U6gxzdCxBauuj2ECPfahcyRzwn2e3mYe0/s1600/dsc0029iht.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6xjuzGZNGrWUhfTFNJAxb8MrA2WdVxwOuv6m38x0MFtKf_NfVl2onST0JMHzUlRseIht3u28o5Vr9WqmtRwpQs4Od7h85y09SO7Gg9stv_U6gxzdCxBauuj2ECPfahcyRzwn2e3mYe0/s400/dsc0029iht.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2ffZXgz3e9pfvUXfGkr7IXqsox5YARxxhwHT2oWZMOZ0UK2aOV9NLHZQpBN2wF_EmXnKV1CKfEVYqe87DkIc_5_w0MY9QzAP53FnZaC9NXFTj-Ab1ihbYMgxwvnUycw1FBViAjKkmU8/s1600/dsc0035ser.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2ffZXgz3e9pfvUXfGkr7IXqsox5YARxxhwHT2oWZMOZ0UK2aOV9NLHZQpBN2wF_EmXnKV1CKfEVYqe87DkIc_5_w0MY9QzAP53FnZaC9NXFTj-Ab1ihbYMgxwvnUycw1FBViAjKkmU8/s400/dsc0035ser.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzeKg6azfz_pdEsM2zzP5bQ38GZdAvfs44_3Aw5y1Mf0x7NiMvxpcWx2z5K67sESVTnhY5_G5aSamN2wgWRTuCrGNHgHM4oI0R6ErlCYgo2PWDXML7jisQWPSk8TKJjW82KQpzaP6Fj0/s1600/dsc0037kc.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzeKg6azfz_pdEsM2zzP5bQ38GZdAvfs44_3Aw5y1Mf0x7NiMvxpcWx2z5K67sESVTnhY5_G5aSamN2wgWRTuCrGNHgHM4oI0R6ErlCYgo2PWDXML7jisQWPSk8TKJjW82KQpzaP6Fj0/s400/dsc0037kc.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKtEOrpo2Fygn2uEPywrQboZk8ppl0RcgYd9w5QvljLNOd84eKhWd8LaRZGWM9iN8DWghIPnQBbBoYdTzVXJLP-mlWVvRHgCoo1cASNp0VvnSqz5UsFF-wE6eUinPHdf-t8lJQ1nT2d0/s1600/dsc0044rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKtEOrpo2Fygn2uEPywrQboZk8ppl0RcgYd9w5QvljLNOd84eKhWd8LaRZGWM9iN8DWghIPnQBbBoYdTzVXJLP-mlWVvRHgCoo1cASNp0VvnSqz5UsFF-wE6eUinPHdf-t8lJQ1nT2d0/s400/dsc0044rs.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiPWitotKTpiibka5qTvtBPDy1mzBQnJM2jHJkpdbRM9UM8qtpqbwtDsDAWQboIOuipuSatgKMuvt4wiFm4yeozGFdSWzGj8WKBYdnS2oXsAyrPq8RdI-GV7FEFGwJ5A8lRrMxmEgeNM/s1600/dsc0041dz.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiPWitotKTpiibka5qTvtBPDy1mzBQnJM2jHJkpdbRM9UM8qtpqbwtDsDAWQboIOuipuSatgKMuvt4wiFm4yeozGFdSWzGj8WKBYdnS2oXsAyrPq8RdI-GV7FEFGwJ5A8lRrMxmEgeNM/s400/dsc0041dz.jpg" /></a>
<br>I just happened to stumble upon the conversation of Madame X and her guests discussing life in Paris. So jealous. I want to go to Paris!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-11347798453756991262012-03-02T08:15:00.003-08:002015-01-11T14:35:19.936-08:00Build Your Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8yviPWSgz4UuTl_SzuW0sdiu4WEn3E22TI9laeMzPg3PuHKwt6KOhSKpoiebVnsmyD_7yIt8R0E1i-Q95-lFnU5iRVa5ndURXvOvGMEzNzxYt5zfu_wYTPFFuLzGfHZ16njKdks-OLA/s1600/dsc0864s.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8yviPWSgz4UuTl_SzuW0sdiu4WEn3E22TI9laeMzPg3PuHKwt6KOhSKpoiebVnsmyD_7yIt8R0E1i-Q95-lFnU5iRVa5ndURXvOvGMEzNzxYt5zfu_wYTPFFuLzGfHZ16njKdks-OLA/s400/dsc0864s.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFnrCfaOMbGyma8swMGnrjKrdBi9Guete3fMxAvUj_hWRkKhuOq-dMloBnmVaxbeFSZNAdqHSirQ7S_0ME0t89_-CUpjO2lJi0kQZKv38EsCyS18myYbLz-EyzXiIV4ZA-idkvXCJOPk/s1600/dsc0803g.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFnrCfaOMbGyma8swMGnrjKrdBi9Guete3fMxAvUj_hWRkKhuOq-dMloBnmVaxbeFSZNAdqHSirQ7S_0ME0t89_-CUpjO2lJi0kQZKv38EsCyS18myYbLz-EyzXiIV4ZA-idkvXCJOPk/s400/dsc0803g.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8edQ-xhQKQX5KRvEVPyhO3mqMm0SFeSFQj-fCIAx9lx9yv6fTquT_uVvYxsMApV_axSdiocsDb7RVPw6TeuDQVy36jpHdDypwESeTSSMltAJRdoBawMxbVAjI4FZBt7ng3aLsX5486A/s1600/dsc0968c.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8edQ-xhQKQX5KRvEVPyhO3mqMm0SFeSFQj-fCIAx9lx9yv6fTquT_uVvYxsMApV_axSdiocsDb7RVPw6TeuDQVy36jpHdDypwESeTSSMltAJRdoBawMxbVAjI4FZBt7ng3aLsX5486A/s400/dsc0968c.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-LwxSHU74VQhrnn8ERfEscM-BCDVnSw4Y1Z7VgZlXP1_XRvDMiagw9J70dJQgTOTCAjWqSdMJbjQWuOfJh92A4MboVCVYvZJPN5r9ds_N_wUS73vYm0OW81ykeWsMcygJfyfJvWH8QE/s1600/dsc0967y.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-LwxSHU74VQhrnn8ERfEscM-BCDVnSw4Y1Z7VgZlXP1_XRvDMiagw9J70dJQgTOTCAjWqSdMJbjQWuOfJh92A4MboVCVYvZJPN5r9ds_N_wUS73vYm0OW81ykeWsMcygJfyfJvWH8QE/s400/dsc0967y.jpg" /></a><BR>
Just a preview of my latest project-posted to keep me on track. There is something about Gardens and the act of gardening that is so wonderful-the beautiful array of flowers, the colors, the scent, the trees...captured in miniature still life where there is no chance of a single flower fading is all the more glorious. And I just had to include a photo of our pet hamster Hammi-he's the cutest miniature thing I know :)<br /><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kqvDSqXpVDC7TBXrufcWL0YYtSdabjwmoQzJxnx0o8Z-k0RuBPKJmjOB3rr1cCfF-7lpAQcpwkGOfqnMO8WqIYTXWYHb3avSVe7lbJv7oPk-kJc3D5BiTyzv5mv9iVxIH8axk45m2gs/s1600/dsc0790f.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kqvDSqXpVDC7TBXrufcWL0YYtSdabjwmoQzJxnx0o8Z-k0RuBPKJmjOB3rr1cCfF-7lpAQcpwkGOfqnMO8WqIYTXWYHb3avSVe7lbJv7oPk-kJc3D5BiTyzv5mv9iVxIH8axk45m2gs/s400/dsc0790f.jpg" /></a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-45116879228593154512011-10-07T19:28:00.000-07:002015-01-11T15:24:47.939-08:00Tornado of TerrorOooh it's been a while! So my son Jake came home recently and informed me he has a class project to build a tornado, the first project since starting 5th grade-you know where homework and work assignments become more demanding. A part of me groaned to think of school projects but then I perked up at the words: miniature scene. You know me. This is what we came up with. <br /><br>
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Even the raccoons are freaking out<br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJodLyGahUkuiDVP8s5e4HHHDzL9Ro8NS2tGOacHM4p3F2XyXs_8jf3p24B4hRcODiXRh22MVb_d3ADtI_evKq5DwwpkgdOs1M6vlJa9cFmdX_CDqgduI0Z1yRdSHG81p93XpG7gS-Yag/s1600/dsc0234jl.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJodLyGahUkuiDVP8s5e4HHHDzL9Ro8NS2tGOacHM4p3F2XyXs_8jf3p24B4hRcODiXRh22MVb_d3ADtI_evKq5DwwpkgdOs1M6vlJa9cFmdX_CDqgduI0Z1yRdSHG81p93XpG7gS-Yag/s400/dsc0234jl.jpg" /></a>
<br /><br />We had fun making the trees. Jake insisted on some of his lego men being part of the scene. I really loved the idea. Everyday I anxiously asked him 'what grade did you get?' He'd say 'I don't know yet but the other kids really like it, they said it was the best.'<br /><br />Today he brought it back home and announced he got an A. I was very excited until he informed me of a new project: A book report on Spain. Ugh!<br /><br /><br />p.s. thank you for visiting my blog and leaving your inspiring comments!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-3075371500976892182011-10-05T21:03:00.000-07:002011-10-05T21:04:38.145-07:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3061250/visionary-in-miniature?claim=a9au9qnnh6e">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-57004181071333541092011-04-20T08:42:00.000-07:002011-04-20T18:53:14.093-07:00Poupee<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=3h79e" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/3h79e.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=sv016o" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/sv016o.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=53a0sz" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/53a0sz.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=206exr8" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/206exr8.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2573ek0" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/2573ek0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-89704182413496881762011-04-17T14:56:00.000-07:002011-09-14T10:16:47.494-07:00Madame X<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2ec3d53" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/2ec3d53.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=nvulja" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/nvulja.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=4ujbzd" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/4ujbzd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><br />Madame X is sculpted from polymer clay. Chair, jewelry and Madame X's costume all hand made. <br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=eq8sqq" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/eq8sqq.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />I found this family photo of Curtis, Ramona & Jake. I thought: Aaawwwwww!<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=qqsaj9" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/qqsaj9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=mm4sk2" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/mm4sk2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=nx9et1" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/nx9et1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2pzbe34" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/2pzbe34.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br />My friend spotted this Dollhouse at the flea market and gave it to me. I love the built in Fireplace and bookcase :)Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-24958926131490821362011-03-14T06:25:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:57:53.700-07:00Country CottageI've been working on this little cottage a little at a time. Now that it is going for a charity auction for kids with Autism on March 19th, the rush is on to finish it. It's almost...<br /><br />The exterior is made from Styrofoam drink holders you get at fast food restaurants. I tore it in pieces then glued it to the outside. After I used my pastels to color the 'stone' work. The roof is covered using palm tree leaves. <br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2s8ju3n" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/2s8ju3n.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=1zdc901" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/1zdc901.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=a9u4xv" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/a9u4xv.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=15ckkk3" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/15ckkk3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2epkgar" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/2epkgar.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=34zna50" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/34zna50.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=31688qd" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/31688qd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=103dffr" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/103dffr.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />one of my watercolor and charcoal drawings reduced in scale. Still some finishing touches needed and looking at the photos I think I will repaint the chairs a different color....Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-91016681111118953082010-12-27T13:38:00.000-08:002010-12-27T14:10:22.777-08:00Toothpicks & BonesWe took a mini road trip north to visit Nonno. He's 90 years old!!! I was delighted that I had brought my camera because Nonno has been keeping busy turning toothpicks and bones-that's right bones-I'm talking chicken bones, pork bones-into works of art.<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=35iu6o2" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/35iu6o2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=z88p" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/z88p.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=23tf6ug" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/23tf6ug.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2r5sz6t" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/2r5sz6t.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2dsise0" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2dsise0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=1pt7gz" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/1pt7gz.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=w1pa37" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/w1pa37.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=jggncp" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/jggncp.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2yxp66b" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/2yxp66b.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><br />Nonno, the Artist :)<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=6p2e80" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/6p2e80.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-14113717512980360372010-12-08T14:30:00.000-08:002010-12-09T09:57:57.593-08:00Moving in Circles<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=242ajyg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/242ajyg.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=280tlav" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/280tlav.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=169kwsw" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/169kwsw.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />I was looking through my files and found these pieces from Art Basel, once again I didn't pay attention to who the Artist is, but I love it, I think they stand about seven or so inches tall. What do you think they are saying to each other?<br /><br /><br />Oh I forgot to plug my post I did for A Designer Spot for Art Basel! It's about interiors so that's relevant, read it <a href="http://www.adesignerspot.com/miami/art-basel-event-art-your-home.html#more-1743">here</a>Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-84351636927858348822010-12-05T19:46:00.000-08:002010-12-05T20:01:44.435-08:00Art Basel<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=nlwei1" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/nlwei1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=254vbyr" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/254vbyr.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=5nrvd0" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/5nrvd0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=y0ztg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/y0ztg.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />I've been attending galleries all week in celebration of Art Basel. Of course I kept my eye out for miniatures!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-22867975852810171492010-11-13T17:05:00.000-08:002010-11-13T21:04:34.743-08:00The Old Poet<i>Always quick with a verse<br />He spits out rhymes as if by obsession or a curse...</i><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2gxqtmx" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2gxqtmx.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=25gbinm" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/25gbinm.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2q83wus" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2q83wus.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=nfgnyo" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/nfgnyo.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br />Excuse my absence, like I cannot believe it's been over a month since my last post. Where is time taking us in such a hurry?! No doubt the old folks home...so this old poet is my latest attempt in making polymer clay dolls, and you know what? It's tedious and I kind of hate it. I'm thinking of making molds for hands and feet because these are my least favorite. People who've seen my dolls (in real life) well many of them have said they look like voodoo dolls. Funny enough as I was making the old poet's clothes I kept thinking 'the needle not the finger.' And coincidentally enough the needle kept going in my finger!!! Anyway this is the motto of this gentleman I met at an art event a few weeks back. Actually I cant stop thinking of him!<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=x2uu05" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/x2uu05.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />See the doll atop his hat? Well he makes these voodoo dolls for road rage, his motto is 'the needle not the finger'. His logic: rather than get angry and blow someone's head off, use his voodoo doll against those who piss you off while driving! Wow. He even told me he puts a lock of his own hair inside each doll. Jake who was with me whispered 'Voodoo dolls? That's creepy... let's get out of here.' <br /><br />:DThevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-78361730912375363102010-10-07T00:31:00.000-07:002010-10-07T02:03:53.514-07:00If These Walls Could Talk<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2qs6nvd" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2qs6nvd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />I found these pictures on a German art & fashion blog <font size="1">(sorry I lost sight of the blog so I can't give credit!)</font>, and of course my eyes saw the most perfect miniature room. Do you see it too?<br /><br />Most importantly I would love for the walls of my dollhouse to look like this. I guess you'd call this shabby chic?<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2q3zlsl" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2q3zlsl.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br />Honestly I wouldn't know where to begin? Perhaps some expert reader of mine could share some advice on how to accomplish this effect for the walls of my very naked dollhouse???<br /><br />I bought come acrylic craft paint, can I use that to paint the walls??? I really don't want to go the wallpaper route. <br /><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2q201nq" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/2q201nq.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br />Ok it's almost 5 a.m. gotta be up in two hours to get Jake off to school, at this point I might as well stay and keep working on stuff, I can sleep in the afterlife!<br /><br />Wishing you a happy Thursday!Thevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110651967150751232.post-33289489599642147702010-09-27T08:19:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:40:15.663-07:00SEASIDEWould Jessica Simpson consider this Chicken of the Sea??? LOL.<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/?ref=zy93ch" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/zy93ch.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/?ref=2zsodi0" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/2zsodi0.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/?ref=2s0h7rd" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2s0h7rd.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/?ref=35n36zb" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/35n36zb.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=24gjcx3" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/24gjcx3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><br /><br />While shopping for supplies Jake told me 'I'm glad to see you're back to playing with clay again.' :D<br /><br />Everything hand crafted using paper, clay, watercolors and wood. If you like what you see, each can be purchased for $20.00 plus shipping. They can be as is or made into pins, rings or even pendant. Let me know! Email all inquiries to thevisionarybutterfly@gmail.comThevisionarybutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251152594693573912noreply@blogger.com6