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Amazing Authors: Art Bookmarks for the Ones We Love
You know the problem with most bookmarks? They were not hand drawn by me, an artist who met the love of her life while seeking a PhD in literature. Okay, sure, the PhD never got finished, but if it had, I would have been reading anonymous satirists from the 1500s instead of awesome modern writers More Info »Toy Girl: Assemblage Art on Canvas
Toy Girl is a bright, dynamic assemblage piece that incorporates some of my very favorite finds: a vintage pink sardine can from my favorite labyrinth of an antique mall in the town of Southport, a mask face from a 1930s-era doll that I found in Plainfield, and a rusty stand from a long-broken circus toy More Info »Great Mothers: An 8x10 Mixed Media Wall Hanging
Before they ever once feed a baby, change its diaper, stay up half the night monitoring a fever, or go five days without five minutes to themselves, mothers are people. And hey, they're people afterward, too. This mixed media piece celebrates mothers who are individuals, who have quirks and make fashion statements and have strong More Info »Dark Dreams: A Mixed Media Wall Hanging in Two Palettes
I created these twin canvases for Art Trader magazine in order to show the impact of color on the mood and meaning of a piece. The enigmatic image at the heart of the work - the girl's face - comes from an early-20th century orthodontics book. Presumably, it's the before shot, but unlike the other More Info »Mr. Chompers, The Punk-Dork Fish
There are plenty of fish in the sea, I'm told, but precious few who look like this! Inspired by Sal Scheibe's illustration "A Nice Catch," Mr. Chompers measures roughly 7 inches from top fin to bottom fin, and just under 6 inches side to side. He is crocheted from my original pattern and stuffed More Info »The Image Eaters: An 8x10 Mixed Media Wall Hanging
This complex, richly-layered work of mixed media art is a meditation on the images we feed to girls. It was built on an 8" x10" by 1" cradleboard and features public domain images from my personal collection. Sealed with a UV protectant spray, this piece can be hung on a wall or displayed on More Info »Tapeworm!
Maybe you have a friend who's always joking about her impending tapeworm diet. Maybe you know a nurse who treated a guy with an 11-foot tapeworm inside him. Maybe - and I'm pretty sure I'm right about this - maybe YOU are a tapeworm, sensitive, literate, misunderstood, and looking for a pretty little parasite with More Info »Art of Grammar III: Bad Homophones
Homophones are those obnoxious little words like "it's" and "its" that sound the same even though they are totally, incredibly, phenomenally different. And since homophone confusion gives even the nicest people hives, it only makes sense that angels get a little testy, too. "Bad Homophones" is an 8x10 original mixed media canvas that comes More Info »The Art of Grammar II: Bad Modifiers
The poor, beleaguered dangling modifier is not the grammar problem you love to hate. In fact, it's kind of shy and often retreats into the corner of the room, nibbling carrots until the sentence fragments and unclear antecedents get drunk and pass out. I always love an underdog, though, so I decided to give the More Info »Art of Grammar IV: Bad Love
According to a recent study, 1,710,864 romances have ended over basic and completely avoidable grammar mistakes. Okay, that's not true; it was 1,710,863. For grammar aficionados everywhere, however, it's fun to imagine that the pretty and the popular care as much about the English language as the rest of us dorks. Brighten the More Info »Henry VIII Pin Cushion & Anne Boleyn Scissor Cozy
No matter where I roam (artistically speaking) I always come back to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. I've drawn them, I've made them into salt & pepper shakers, and now, I've rendered them as practical pieces for anyone who crafts, sews, does needlework, or simply enjoys a good game of "Jab a Monarch in the More Info »Gift Some 'Strange
Handmade art makes an awesome gift, but sometimes it's hard to decide what to get for whom! Give the gift of art AND the gift of choice with a wonderstrange gift certificate! You get the credit for knowing where to find awesome, one of a kind handmade gifts, and your lucky buddy gets to More Info »Cynical Signage: Be a Snippy Basturd
Every time I see a ridiculous platitude on a sign, I turn a terrible shade of pukey pink and start howling to my husband about the collapse of all civilizations everywhere. (Okay, not really. But kind of.) This 6x6 hand-painted, cynical sign is my answer to that sappy, mindless "wisdom" to which the sign industry More Info »One-Armed Voodoo Doll
Do you know what's awesome about voodoo dolls? Everything. This little guy is soft, squishy, and cute (in a sinister kind of a way), and when you jab him with pins, he doesn't say a word. Crocheted from my original pattern, this doll is available in two sizes: Small (4 inches) and Large (8.5 More Info »Cynical Signage: Enemies Are Forever
On a trip through a local antique mall, I thought I saw a sign that said "Enemies Are Forever." Imagine my disappointment when I found out that the sign actually said "Families Are Forever." Ugh. This 6x6 hand-painted cynical sign is born not only of my misapprehension, but also of my powerful urge to More Info »Cynical Signage: Nurse Each Grudge
I detest platitudes, which is probably why it amuses me to make signs like this one. It's a 6x6, hand painted, and sealed with a UV resistant spray for years of cynical service. It also makes a great addition to your Basement of Begrudging. Or your best friend's. For more Cynical Signage, click More Info »Mulder and Scully Salt and Pepper Shakers
Everyone's favorite FBI partners haven't been around much lately, probably because they traveled back in time to Renaissance-era England, where they've been chasing aliens and evil-doers down dark passageways with candles and Shakespearean curses. Mulder has rarely looked more fetching than he does in his Renaissance garb, and since David Duchovny is almost 11 More Info »Broken-Hearted: An Explosive Assemblage Art Doll
This poor assemblage art doll has been hurt a few too many times now. Much as she wants love and affection, one more blow will surely kill her - and anyone who harms her, as the wiring around her heart suggests. Upcycled from a range of second-hand materials - including a cocktail shaker, a 1960s-era More Info »Whimsical Assemblage Art Quail
Before I created this piece, I had no idea I could love a quail so much. As a vegetarian, I don't eat the little guys, and as a suburbanite, I don't see them around much, either. This whimsical quail is constructed some of my favorite vintage pieces, all of them food- and hostess-themed, from the More Info »Art of Phrenology Assemblage Art Wall Hanging
I have always loved reproduction phrenology busts, and when I found this doll head in a local flea market, I could scarcely wait to get it home so I could make it into a phrenology bust of my own design. Filled with modern tools and vintage tools of measurement, this piece is a study in More Info »