Petite Affordable Originals....

I've been working on some new petite size original paintings to offer in my Etsy Shop. I'll be listing these two little gems and several others later this weekend. Hope you have a great weekend...I've got some big news to share with you all very soon...(No, I'm not having a baby!)
Chicken Girl Give-Away

The wonderfully talented illustrator Jannie Ho is having a BLog Giveway that involves free business cards and a free print of your artwork...check it out!
Artists of Chicago

Fellow artist, Jason Messinger, author of the Artists of Chicago Blog recently posted a lovely review of my work, you can read it here. Jason is a man of many talents, among them ceramic sculpture and writing he also curates shows here in the Chicago area.
Happy Heart Day...Give-Away!

Enter to Win My Happy Heart Day Giveaway!
Mixed Breed Notepad + Magnet
An 11x14 Matted Giclee Print on Canvas
Little Sweetie Black & White Dog
Hitchcock Dog Blank Greeting Card
A $65 value (shipping is on Me)!
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Thanks so much for Participating and Happy Heart Day & Week to you!!
Clay update...

This is going to be a container. I will cut the ball footed piece in half and attach the piece on the right to the lid and then do more carving and embellishing to the bottom. Kind of a freaky clown guy. 
This is my class mate Haleh making a very ambitious clay column/stool for her garden. I would never have the patience or skill to pull this kind of thing off! It's fun to watch come together, she will carve on the surface and add glazes. I'll try to post some updated photos as it becomes embellished.
And lastly...this crazy scary lady emerged a few weeks ago. I was in a lousy mood that day (which does not happen to me all that often) and I couldn't quite pin point the reason. I walked into class and jokingly asked if there were horns coming out of my head...and then I made this. And I felt better. Clay is very therapeutic!
Last week...

The daily painting is starting to work for me...I have lots of new nearly completed paintings to share with you very soon. The sketch above was an after thought right before I turned out the lights...based on this painting that I did at the Fields Project last June. I like the verticality of it...will also tweak the color on this one. Here's a peek at some other new pieces:
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