tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70340794306827428712024-03-21T23:13:11.992-04:00The Happy HomemakerPrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-54760686877660838852011-08-18T11:45:00.002-04:002011-08-18T11:55:46.644-04:00Well, hello there.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello to friends old and new and thanks to <a href="http://www.skulladay.blogspot.com/">Noah Scalin</a> and <a href="http://asimulacrum.blogspot.com/">Angie Neimand</a> for mentioning me <a href="http://makesomething365.blogspot.com/2011/08/simulacrum.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/2011/08/17/five-inspiring-ways-to-spend-a-year/">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Who makes tons of houses, is backlogged in photographing those houses, and is way behind in updating her 365 blog?</b><br />
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That photo of yours truly is by the lovely and talented <a href="http://www.heatheraddleyphotography.com/">Heather Addley</a> of <a href="http://365daysofheather.blogspot.com/">365 Days of Heather</a>.<br />
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So, let's catch up, shall we?<br />
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I have been making tons of stuff. In fact, it's cramping my studio. So many freaking houses, and they seem to be growing! But I have not had a chance to photograph them or blog, or I get hung up on the details. <br />
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I actually have blog posts that are created but have yet to post because I have not taken the measurements of the houses to post in my little format. Silly, right? I know. But what's a girl to do?<br />
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Well, this girl has been plowing ahead focused on the project with the hopes to catch up on the blogging soon. And I have started working with a printer to produce the <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/p/alphabet-houses.html">Alphabet Houses</a> that I created for this project.<br />
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And, you know, I've been working my day job and proofreading fifty-page term papers for my cute <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/2011/07/house-no-190-portrait-of-home.html">hub</a>, the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680461183367392370">WerePanda</a>, and writing the syllabus and lesson plans for a course I teach to college BFA seniors, and I am going back to school to get my MFA in Graphic Design. And I am also working on some non-house related art too, which I will tell you about here soon, I promise. (Oh, and we have pictures of the WerePanda's finished <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/2011/07/house-no-190-portrait-of-home.html">house tattoo</a> done by the fabulous <a href="http://www.trademarktattoo.blogspot.com/">Amy Black</a> that I have to post!)<br />
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And guess what ... I am going on staycation tomorrow! And in addition to starting the course that I teach <a href="http://www.vsu.edu/">here</a> and getting ready to start grad school <a href="http://www.scad.edu/">here</a>, I am going to be catching up on <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/">The Happy Homemaker</a>. So, more to come soon. I promise.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-7473580449202264512011-07-15T12:42:00.001-04:002011-07-15T12:42:00.607-04:00For You Friday: Darlene Zimmerman free "Happy Homemaker" patterns from Robert Kaufman fabricsMy <a href="http://skullsexhibit.blogspot.com/2011/06/claudia-dersch-hamlet-said.html">Mom</a> told me about this super-cute collection of free patterns* by <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/designers/darlene_zimmerman/">Darlene Zimmerman</a> for <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/">Robert Kaufman fabrics</a>, and I thought I'd share it with you here because they are called "Happy Homemaker" and are designed by a fabric designer whom I really appreciate. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* The patterns, fabric, et cetera have no connection to me or <a href="http://thehappyhomemaker.org/">TheHappyHomemaker.org</a>, and I am not an authorized agent of Robert Kaufman Fabrics or Darlene Zimmerman to distribute the patterns. I just like them and thought that you might too.</span>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-64168458987050140742011-07-13T21:40:00.002-04:002011-07-14T13:51:02.431-04:00House No. 194: Toll House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6PAecnZZBUCMikCG-8xao-1RYYmYzPcUUcF4gxKMCDyzNg2Y99fa6GyqGpMIRfrj3DWLgbVPvCtoZCHStswWdhL7_vFEaU-etd0bTp6hyEcwWqLfMZ-1vDl7WDRG0yxQiGadLNDOGlI/s1600/194a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6PAecnZZBUCMikCG-8xao-1RYYmYzPcUUcF4gxKMCDyzNg2Y99fa6GyqGpMIRfrj3DWLgbVPvCtoZCHStswWdhL7_vFEaU-etd0bTp6hyEcwWqLfMZ-1vDl7WDRG0yxQiGadLNDOGlI/s320/194a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5XIQV3BZ9y7Ztg4mZMQLhnDcAHIl8merykMoJlhS59VFngRCgdOpuKUSvD-5wTyx50TFdjjgv5lhq6F5Qx4zj-Zu-e7YWZKKMdBoAQ5TgjO2JGIDrOTxF-mw949gDDSCx0hF8BlerUY/s1600/house-no-194.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 194: <i>Toll House </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">cookie dough </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10 in. x 12 in. x .75 in. thick</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">194/365; 07/13/11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Directions for Making a Toll House <span style="font-size: xx-small;">[Recipe from <a href="http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18476/Original-NESTLE-TOLL-HOUSE-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/detail.aspx">Nestlé</a>]</span><br />
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1 cup [2 sticks or 1/2 pound] butter, softened<br />
3/4 cup granulated sugar<br />
3/4 cup packed brown sugar<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
2 large eggs<br />
2 cups [one 12 oz. package] semi-sweet chocolate chips<br />
1 cup chopped nuts (optional) [I recommend English walnuts]<br />
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COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients. Stir in additions. Mold onto ungreased cookie sheet into shape of house making sure that no part is thinner than the other to prevent burning. Lining your pan with foil, parchment, or a silicone sheet is helpful for moving the cookie and for clean-up.<br />
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BAKE in preheated 375-degree°[F] oven for for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. [I turned pan halfway through to promote even cooking.] <br />
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SCORE warm cookie with dinner knife.<br />
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COOL on pan on wire rack. <br />
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REMOVE excess cookie from house using a fork for the tight window openings.<br />
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</div>Today is the anniversary of July 12, 1979, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night"><i>the day disco died</i></a>. What better way to remember than a disco ball house?<br />
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It is so very hot in Virginia today. For today's house I would have liked to make a life-size igloo to curl up in, but we don't even have an ice maker.<br />
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It is so hot that my pets are all furry puddles splayed about in the rooms of our house that have window units. And that is where you will find me too when I get home.<br />
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All of this has nothing to do with today’s house except that one can glue sequins while reclining in front of an air conditioner, which is my one requirement for projects at the moment.PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-24415825465367695212011-07-11T23:08:00.033-04:002011-07-12T00:52:44.392-04:00House No. 192: Carved Encaustic House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFLacRy48muTuxzpkAPpXYykG9ye-LuVTC9kY0H4z5XWwDxC1hd6TH_XSCRaixwpwT2NEmT58LmX7VF1SuJKo3pZwVm_EvGoopbQOoPgNjx1cqnHu7ClUsTITocg_h5gBUpbR2a6S2E4/s1600/192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFLacRy48muTuxzpkAPpXYykG9ye-LuVTC9kY0H4z5XWwDxC1hd6TH_XSCRaixwpwT2NEmT58LmX7VF1SuJKo3pZwVm_EvGoopbQOoPgNjx1cqnHu7ClUsTITocg_h5gBUpbR2a6S2E4/s320/192.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky5bCgAXIa7yrCAGi5zE84WrspZxzsaTBuDvz11Z5qF55Lme_bqU6vPlaga3R9N8a8Xe-AKhRfw78lCiaozu0z5i0bF1FphyphenhyphenpCoZlwhDY7IXY7x49_qxct1hXSmnrRLKmBhXpjA6p1u4/s1600/house-no-192.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 192: Carved Encaustic House<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">encaustic on carved wood </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3.5 in. x 4 in. x .5 in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">192/365; 07/11/11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's house is <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/search?q=encaustic">another encaustic</a> piece, this time on carved wood, which was a collaboration with the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680461183367392370">Werepanda</a> and his Dremel tool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I drew the house with a thatched roof even though my friend <a href="http://theyearofthewrittenword.blogspot.com/">Beth</a> has me completely terrified of thatched roofing because <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/2011/04/house-no-119-traditional-japanese.html#comments">she told me</a> snakes like to live in them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After I drew the house, Phil carved it for me. Then I started the process of gradually heating the wood in the oven and adding the wax in layers.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-5772923196483007672011-07-10T23:56:00.056-04:002011-07-11T01:15:44.731-04:00House No. 191: Spice Rack House<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1Q0XiOJyB5U7C61b_6g3jH6PFPJPjFnIBo6yV0cZzxt8neSfqVJMEFw4SVggdYg9LbEY5_dR9rIJCFq82INSl1ouEIzvlTixefJqmnPaG5L266Rg2WLDjKA0BD8jmK7NKRbKdq014pc/s1600/191a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1Q0XiOJyB5U7C61b_6g3jH6PFPJPjFnIBo6yV0cZzxt8neSfqVJMEFw4SVggdYg9LbEY5_dR9rIJCFq82INSl1ouEIzvlTixefJqmnPaG5L266Rg2WLDjKA0BD8jmK7NKRbKdq014pc/s320/191a.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kupzXNUv2IJRxC0dk-_R6uEkGCODkSSCXHQxp-YnWx5PyWH1uvEWQkxj3EhI58aX0_CHn9llCxz-EAWb1QaQ8poClkEy77gTRYibzcnmRaMvCrBTiZOheJ1EzZGYQrgw51FYfAE5GSw/s1600/house-no-191.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 191: <i>Spice Rack House</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">design and plans </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">projected size: 16 in. x 32 in. x 8 in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">191/365; 07/10/11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few years ago, I read a review by Frank Bruni of the late restaurant Elettaria entitled <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/dining/reviews/04rest.html">A Doll’s House with a Spice Rack</a>. I remember little more about the review other than thinking that I absolutely had to have a dollhouse spice rack.</div><br />
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The design is based on Second Empire architecture. <br />
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Many advance thanks to the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680461183367392370">Werepanda</a>, who will be helping me with the power tools.PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-62437503603495146162011-07-09T23:31:00.000-04:002011-07-09T23:31:54.096-04:00House No. 190: Portrait of Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9gymE1g1wq_88mpIBT_L_bsyjmjI4Y_N1sqDEn2F8zX8oYGaEZtQPnbw2i1oHhtBLtadZt-LS0zjlN8xVz59WLh0Ja-YQe1E7RgSx10CrJMhqCAOiSEfURDqa5Rv6ZXQvtZO0xW8Uyg/s1600/190a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9gymE1g1wq_88mpIBT_L_bsyjmjI4Y_N1sqDEn2F8zX8oYGaEZtQPnbw2i1oHhtBLtadZt-LS0zjlN8xVz59WLh0Ja-YQe1E7RgSx10CrJMhqCAOiSEfURDqa5Rv6ZXQvtZO0xW8Uyg/s320/190a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgx6vIsmHWwFidRq6a0Bu08-wOLkLSy9f-7UlZAQxFjdbGYJ0GfWmG7Qv4XisyWk2Cmu9f7MEuPFfSRWtq6oK1YLya6HuCSfJ-FdlAk6Tm5RHQlLE0GXg7UK_nGecvm_DRQPVbq_QwdsI/s1600/house-no-190.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 190: <i>Portrait</i> of <i>Home </i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">collaboration </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> undetermined size</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">190/365; 07/09/11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to making a house everyday, I have a much bigger house project. It is over a hundred years old and about 3700 square feet of restoration project. When it was time to get some changes approved by our city's Architectural Review Board, I drew the plans that were part of the proposal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotYB1yB3mLkeHSh6zDy4pUfjyQrB13mc3WVoF4Bw9LQIfWGBrdDJg8ewbZBdggyaedXfTkeoyEgs6LVHnQxvyUekUvM9BiJO429g-6-L4QQ81gCxoLZ6F-dM8UkyZOxtC_NPosB5hBrQ/s1600/190b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotYB1yB3mLkeHSh6zDy4pUfjyQrB13mc3WVoF4Bw9LQIfWGBrdDJg8ewbZBdggyaedXfTkeoyEgs6LVHnQxvyUekUvM9BiJO429g-6-L4QQ81gCxoLZ6F-dM8UkyZOxtC_NPosB5hBrQ/s320/190b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I drew a simplified version of this drawing and started another collaboration on a house with Amy Black of <a href="http://www.trademarktattoo.blogspot.com/">Trademark Tattoo</a>. She will be tattooing the this drawing onto <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680461183367392370">my husband</a>, who met with Amy today.</div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAilOQu-aPjhjRMHl8DRiJPsJ1VyEHVxi0ZcXtCQIO9MQihxGYLt7q42QH2jN1uU_FzJ0KaFd1SayAha_gpsksyJaSnL5nCcHiJnXA41ekrjX9c9kmWJDEFomT3MuRCBvxNWkwl0yKDY/s1600/190c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAilOQu-aPjhjRMHl8DRiJPsJ1VyEHVxi0ZcXtCQIO9MQihxGYLt7q42QH2jN1uU_FzJ0KaFd1SayAha_gpsksyJaSnL5nCcHiJnXA41ekrjX9c9kmWJDEFomT3MuRCBvxNWkwl0yKDY/s320/190c.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What kind of a good sport is he to get one of my daily houses permanently affixed to his person? That's my awesome werepanda! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtI7UrB0zVTLzh13pt8wvsZyA8rVcyPRwUf7ASXiyP_Hi5Ti4wLj1SA8-f__FjgdTKVjM4Os7akzwmdvPnNXEC9pr25PYs7fmL1yXTkdMlxQPhgdaJYnQGqGubpSqzZ_WQcVNkzLUfeE/s1600/190d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtI7UrB0zVTLzh13pt8wvsZyA8rVcyPRwUf7ASXiyP_Hi5Ti4wLj1SA8-f__FjgdTKVjM4Os7akzwmdvPnNXEC9pr25PYs7fmL1yXTkdMlxQPhgdaJYnQGqGubpSqzZ_WQcVNkzLUfeE/s320/190d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-46598651943586104582011-07-08T18:37:00.000-04:002011-07-08T18:37:19.935-04:00House No. 189: Rose Cottage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S307_mCnI8cnYjzas_60ZIj-ITpnKWpbPl0ppKb1lwWGgj037jhUEPXSWukdhHuAACpkB3B4kJ5QYmKL61TnYaL3gZZsBeHzG3lj4gV9ReSkDABujTMq0aH7ZlVwhUNmZXsmKjOGqy4/s1600/189b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4.75 in. x 4.5 in. x 2.5 in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">189/365; 07/08/11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I was working on this, I had stuck in my head Elvis Costello's <a href="http://youtu.be/ySQlU3hussQ"><i>A Good Year for the Roses</i></a>, which is quite possibly the saddest song ever written and has nothing whatsoever to do with this house other than this house has roses on its roof. Still, it's a really great song, so I thought I'd mention it, salient point or not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S307_mCnI8cnYjzas_60ZIj-ITpnKWpbPl0ppKb1lwWGgj037jhUEPXSWukdhHuAACpkB3B4kJ5QYmKL61TnYaL3gZZsBeHzG3lj4gV9ReSkDABujTMq0aH7ZlVwhUNmZXsmKjOGqy4/s1600/189b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S307_mCnI8cnYjzas_60ZIj-ITpnKWpbPl0ppKb1lwWGgj037jhUEPXSWukdhHuAACpkB3B4kJ5QYmKL61TnYaL3gZZsBeHzG3lj4gV9ReSkDABujTMq0aH7ZlVwhUNmZXsmKjOGqy4/s320/189b.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cardstock came from Ralph lauern paint finish books that I have had in my scrap collection for over fifteen years. Some quite nice printing on those pieces.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-53655982827715898952011-07-07T23:18:00.001-04:002011-07-11T21:04:49.213-04:00House No. 188: Queen Anne House at Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobK2gKK5xpUEdsCxctx1kfpaVxXkH53e1Jpdkx0-Dh9rE3BhBarxiiuWh_t15tK8AwU2Xm8bOAVtpY_uv4a5NifDATuPCa9JMiMJlcKkF_1cbWf-jy1MmW9q_JZmDFRAMBzPcwpil4cc/s1600/188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobK2gKK5xpUEdsCxctx1kfpaVxXkH53e1Jpdkx0-Dh9rE3BhBarxiiuWh_t15tK8AwU2Xm8bOAVtpY_uv4a5NifDATuPCa9JMiMJlcKkF_1cbWf-jy1MmW9q_JZmDFRAMBzPcwpil4cc/s320/188.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dy04cC1k0Ev-MZbV0vloaLI4RK_fqMvWHhxowRAOYTr3walPFmNFatTSt5Tlzw6Ir5zeScjyxygIbkP6r8dC9cR9GlsAahFbL5RlUSWnxhZyW7IjoOBR2KtqjoBItzDCDabGAB7tH5o/s1600/house-no-188.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 188: <i>Queen Anne House at Night</i></div>colored pencil on upcycled matboard<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some more scavenged materials: this time a lovely piece of mat board discarded after being cut out of a larger piece to frame something. It is neatly beveled edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted to work in reverse and create a ghostly glowing house in the moonlight, which is why I chose a high Victorian style, as they are ornate and always a bit eerie. Those Victorians were such a macabre bunch.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-28182402581674033582011-07-06T21:39:00.000-04:002011-07-06T21:39:30.832-04:00House No. 187: Homage to Cy Twombly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC52LuGImmYGxtqUxP2ZOMgMgsKBhqfpFQabHdvcS-0ZfyRSDcyXAkgQaB462oKIwklvVT7hHXsq6jnkzmtPHf4OnQAa1lSIBETJkZx8JbfAvmlmNaRCMFAJSLS0ZOGwXdq1ey5pORle8/s1600/187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC52LuGImmYGxtqUxP2ZOMgMgsKBhqfpFQabHdvcS-0ZfyRSDcyXAkgQaB462oKIwklvVT7hHXsq6jnkzmtPHf4OnQAa1lSIBETJkZx8JbfAvmlmNaRCMFAJSLS0ZOGwXdq1ey5pORle8/s320/187.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgR3ppp1l_6ze07L1Z6LYqtj240putWwiflq-EtPeVArhw3E3fDjggSTXcSpHRe5Qfb3ENB6OBLCgGuXEVSDX-c3B_Rc7TSljhKOOIMYnPnloPTzZ2GpJptnM9nbQguGTaDhXkD_0GR4/s1600/house-no-187.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 187: <i>Homage to Cy Twombly</i></div>colored pencil on upcycled cardstock<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a memory of first seeing the work of Cy Twombly — one of his blackboard paintings hanging adjacent to the coat check in the entrance of the Museum of Modern Art — when I was visiting during a high school art history field trip. I am not sure if my memory is accurate or created or even altogether fabricated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems appropriate that I struggle to pinpoint that visual history in the thick fog of memory because that is how I view Twombly's work: impressions of visual and oral history in layers of imagining and reimagining, of remembering and forgetting and reinventing, all erased and re-drawn and partially obscured.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
For the most part, the Abstract Expressionists struck me as all bravado and chest-thumping. Their work was machismo of cigars and bourbon and fast cars and sex. Not Twombly. His work, like his life, was elusive and introspective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unlike most of the hard-living Abstract Expressionists, Twombly lived into old age and continued to work and evolve. Yesterday, at 83, he left this world with a legacy of work that defines a moment in modern western art and continually redefined visual storytelling. For me, his work changed the way I saw and thought.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-90694440892169954702011-07-05T23:18:00.000-04:002011-07-05T23:18:24.706-04:00House No. 186: The Burrow, Part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xFC4lLuZx_qqx1Jdv6TnFK76BBCiGOlLmssAEJMXr88sl-E1qdPEFlbmE_IbedSkU286lnnbnpiwKW89-DkCLJH3L86_EFl9ZP5THg1rNmQCvCMjCL1OSxzoUOebBON1PGy5nJjhJXM/s1600/186a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xFC4lLuZx_qqx1Jdv6TnFK76BBCiGOlLmssAEJMXr88sl-E1qdPEFlbmE_IbedSkU286lnnbnpiwKW89-DkCLJH3L86_EFl9ZP5THg1rNmQCvCMjCL1OSxzoUOebBON1PGy5nJjhJXM/s320/186a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today I started a collaboration on a house with Amy Black of <a href="http://www.trademarktattoo.blogspot.com/">Trademark Tattoo</a>. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1Lv2xsSdaC6XQpvmuaBSfYJqRBdFNnnboblWFBK8AxH6LJSy-g4GAEUwUb7HJMqgMx-FFzp0BKJEBsGtvDVs-fHXPAon23H64_LH5D1oEelyBJUapFn_vQnZzutYqAT8LN5i3oIsH8/s1600/186b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1Lv2xsSdaC6XQpvmuaBSfYJqRBdFNnnboblWFBK8AxH6LJSy-g4GAEUwUb7HJMqgMx-FFzp0BKJEBsGtvDVs-fHXPAon23H64_LH5D1oEelyBJUapFn_vQnZzutYqAT8LN5i3oIsH8/s320/186b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Burrow is the home of the Weasleys, a wizarding family in the Harry Potter books. Their house is a mishmash described as looking pieced together and held up by magic. It reminds me of my crazy house, and in many ways, my life. Molly Weasley is my favorite character from the books. She is a <a href="http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/17700000/Bellatrix-vs-Molly-Weasley-bellatrix-lestrange-17708661-480-360.jpg">fierce and awesome mother figure</a>.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1moYndA0QWgVaSyfZhsZFGjU4Lo23nmB6EqfyXEKZazUHx4F6SXznkMGSDhqzJ0Zk5LaCMgkS5EDZ5ZC_dleLS1PVkE7nxmoYr5DvaoEYEWICuNFHJv3maq4uCMeMf4NAf5xV8JzIGI/s1600/186c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1moYndA0QWgVaSyfZhsZFGjU4Lo23nmB6EqfyXEKZazUHx4F6SXznkMGSDhqzJ0Zk5LaCMgkS5EDZ5ZC_dleLS1PVkE7nxmoYr5DvaoEYEWICuNFHJv3maq4uCMeMf4NAf5xV8JzIGI/s320/186c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div> </div>I started with a pencil sketch based on the descriptions of the Burrow in the Harry Potter books, and here you can see Amy’s notes and additions on my sketches. I can’t wait to see what Amy comes up with and the finished piece on me!</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-23406505498748689282011-06-24T23:17:00.006-04:002011-06-25T01:23:00.564-04:00House No. 175: Cuckoo Clock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8WsUMDMUutVtCDgHKC1XZfo2vrsvBmR-ijSFyveQwV6ecFmkeOANxuldadPiAMjWgrhBJm36kmW51hr91JQhMojUox7YpJILX9BwNFULSZNU6D3SY0Ttfgb7RD21_Aji4-v66HO2Ks/s1600/175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8WsUMDMUutVtCDgHKC1XZfo2vrsvBmR-ijSFyveQwV6ecFmkeOANxuldadPiAMjWgrhBJm36kmW51hr91JQhMojUox7YpJILX9BwNFULSZNU6D3SY0Ttfgb7RD21_Aji4-v66HO2Ks/s320/175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRimHXI4B9QxxJFSsFlq5nt8cUm8POIMbxTlkjHwvgnB4twuG2frB4hC1GLungDEMXWS8hd69OjzEPbboBa6pZzBBdzvrpD54T7GB2R8l5hNZMXj1JEJmYgGSLqiPFvTz0K3xjaD2Tnw/s1600/house-no-175.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 175: <i>Cuckoo Clock</i><br />
digital vector illustration<br />
3 in. x 3 in.<br />
175/365; 06/24/11</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today’s house is home to a cuckoo bird.</div><br />
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found plastic game pieces and repurposed card stock on found wood scrap<br />
2 in. x 2 in. x 2.5 in.<br />
174/365; 06/23/11<br />
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I found this block of scrap wood in the street in front of my office building and the plastic game pieces in a closet that I was cleaning out in my parents’ old house. The card stock is another piece from my paper samples collection. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">If anyone knows what game these pieces belong to, please let me know. I am very curious. I suspect it is some type of triangular dominoes.</div></div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-60288413302648696212011-06-22T23:49:00.025-04:002011-06-23T17:54:31.236-04:00House No. 173: Neoclassical Mansion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-SHvbk4nA4bIJsjdOi4GeXHW8DO0kegWY8tFh6vbEpVtrZ3Q6_6q-_8-8BpekXrbYAvm53UHuZ7uvtoZ6z4JRdUOVV6nHEEq_W3CNifHXwSxngUXmpGqa8qg13jyWFi7RFm2W014HVY/s1600/173A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-SHvbk4nA4bIJsjdOi4GeXHW8DO0kegWY8tFh6vbEpVtrZ3Q6_6q-_8-8BpekXrbYAvm53UHuZ7uvtoZ6z4JRdUOVV6nHEEq_W3CNifHXwSxngUXmpGqa8qg13jyWFi7RFm2W014HVY/s320/173A.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB16GkskN81IoInnrBTOhiuK_tNXJSaRsstAbsuXdo_uGyx_VJP5fgSdA2S-1dDE_MtcX9d4aFRUvhehNcUVv9AebscLpR7sHNIHE32y9Sa4B0DKBeh1BCSBwVuqtUxBZXdSceUeSgfz8/s1600/house-no-173.jpg" /></div>House No. 173: <i>Neoclassical Mansion</i><br />
pencil, colored pencil, ink, and paper on found object<br />
5 in. x 4.5 in. x 1.25 in.<br />
173/365; 06/22/11<br />
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Today's house started with a dollhouse fireplace that the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680461183367392370">WerePanda</a> and I bought at <a href="http://www.replacements.com/">Replacements</a> during a <a href="http://waxingmoonhoney.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcome-b21.html">trip</a> through North Carolina.<br />
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And some paper samples from my endless supply.<br />
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Add some illustration, and <i>voilà,</i> a neoclassical mansion fit for the American Southeast.<i></i><br />
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By the way, if you like the decorative arts, you must go to Replacements to see their private collection. It is amazing.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-38738855490956788492011-06-21T23:35:00.004-04:002011-06-22T00:43:45.469-04:00House No. 172: Paisley House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k7Io1nh_AuxHyGO3Di33POBj6Xa8lBIBrMFYTRgAqKrUD7sV1V-WF6k64EN-2sqlI98SWHk_WvJcds9-7vV6yayIZ7J73ylzzcSydrERAg5ERaoqsmxAiDquhrg7GLxEkRZpHvaS8qA/s1600/172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k7Io1nh_AuxHyGO3Di33POBj6Xa8lBIBrMFYTRgAqKrUD7sV1V-WF6k64EN-2sqlI98SWHk_WvJcds9-7vV6yayIZ7J73ylzzcSydrERAg5ERaoqsmxAiDquhrg7GLxEkRZpHvaS8qA/s320/172.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyammmmI33APL_UV1K9Iqnhd4omFbOxSZnfCwoXh57BA4nRZjR9ow9KT1j9_3jJKCgw0NBwE3OWehZvDk-d-mCY1Gh1k2E-hGTc3IX6OuppbPONMYCNoL_e-RNZuVwOALpw6oFqO1_p4/s1600/house-no-172.jpg" /><br />
House No. 172: <i>Paisley House</i><br />
gel pen on paper<br />
11.5 in. x 5.5 in.<br />
172/365; 06/21/11<br />
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Inspired by paisley patterns and colors, a bright and sunny illustration for the longest day of the year. Happy summer!</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-16340002191906602472011-06-20T23:19:00.019-04:002011-06-21T01:34:29.145-04:00House No. 171: Huguenot House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUAbRYv4-gpdQtm2FheviRx12OLH1Fm9iIoJDrru6FtBeLTfXmvR3VXoIBL6TxdMrQwwtwS9I53a_6IMmxNA3iNYiJnNjksr3TzInSPZngZrxkwteuhwRK5KxQnYfID5zQLRUh8vYkco/s1600/171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUAbRYv4-gpdQtm2FheviRx12OLH1Fm9iIoJDrru6FtBeLTfXmvR3VXoIBL6TxdMrQwwtwS9I53a_6IMmxNA3iNYiJnNjksr3TzInSPZngZrxkwteuhwRK5KxQnYfID5zQLRUh8vYkco/s320/171.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlLWhrnNjXm2YMaG1meame5DlOOHejhtq_vXHrnhCVg4rK0QpjnBfi0UAvoH2ogGDwbzPc469Wcd4KNn9YNXUVDmFS2s1cspZISCcuMNNAraT7xIO211pwADudoeT2BkGknX-eu7irAA/s1600/house-no-171.jpg" /><br />
House No. 171: <i>Huguenot House</i><br />
colored pencil on paper<br />
9 in. x 12 in.<br />
171/365; 06/20/11<br />
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Today’s house is a little stone dwelling like those built by the French Calvanists in the Hudson River Valley during the eighteenth century. Drawn with waxy woodless colored pencils on heavy paper.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-80593472176848497122011-06-20T10:33:00.086-04:002011-06-20T10:33:00.707-04:00Monday Meet the Neighbors, Heather Addley of 365 Days of Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">My dear friend and fellow 365er <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56920083@N08/">Heather Addley</a> is a Richmond-based <a href="http://www.heatheraddleyphotography.com/">photographer</a> who is taking daily self portraits and posting them at her blog, <a href="http://365daysofheather.blogspot.com/"><i>365 Days of Me</i></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I love the way Heather captures images. They are always beautifully composed and illuminate details that might otherwise be overlooked. Every photo, whether a landscape or a detail shot, is a portrait. I love Heather’s eye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I really enjoy seeing Heather’s examination of portraiture, of the self and other, of masterpiece of art, of herself, of the female form, and of her body.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Heather and I worked together for one of my houses back in January, and she is amazing to work with.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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acrylic on repurposed heavy cardstock<br />
6 in. x 7 in. x 8 in.<br />
170/365; 06/19/11<br />
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I found this heavy blue card stock in recycling, and the color immediately brought <a href="http://na.wwrd.com/icat/ww_jasperware/">Wedgwood Jasperware</a> to mind. I am a fan of Wedgwood, particularly the <a href="http://www.antiqforum.com/wedgwood_blackjasper.html">black Jasperware</a>. I love the contrast of <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8066/vase-portland-vase/">it</a>. The blue Jasperware is so ubiquitous that its <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148583/vase/">shade of blue</a> is frequently called <i>Wedgwood Blue</i>.<br />
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For today’s house, I studied details of the Hellenic-style ornamentation used to decorate the porcelain, and then worked from my sketches to paint the house that I fabricated from the cardstock. I based the shape of the house on the Greek Revival style, with a low-pitched roof and gable-facing facade, to coordinate with the neoclassic style of ornamentation.<br />
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collage, pencil, and ink on matboard<br />
7 in. x 6 in.<br />
169/365; 06/18/11<br />
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Today’s house is an homage to Misha at <a href="http://365-trees.blogspot.com/">365 Trees.</a> (What up, Misha? Shout out to a fellow 365er!) I have made a <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/2011/01/house-no-6-tree-house.html">couple</a> <a href="http://happyhomemaking365.blogspot.com/2011/02/house-no-33-groundhog-house.html">other</a> tree houses already, and I am certain this is not my last of the year.<br />
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I started with a photo of a tree that I had clipped aeons ago and glued it to yet another piece of scavenged stock. (Again saved from my classroom’s trash.) This one was a thick piece of mat board with a lovely creamy texture. There is some vellum collaged on there as well. There are a few types of graphite and inks on the surface.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-23488831102265786842011-06-17T23:56:00.028-04:002011-06-18T00:21:05.884-04:00House No. 168: Bavarian Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOApAYv3CJxvU-fFsQTnVkHso63GKMvhDUFuqVnxkevmMxT3Vbb0j9AWP6rBFFG6BbsCDpzw9KPaI_PLD_1j5eoEtS2S-WVlaPdAaTXeyWxdo2Z_FAkvE7daIZid0xflTezjLd8XBgMs8/s1600/house168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOApAYv3CJxvU-fFsQTnVkHso63GKMvhDUFuqVnxkevmMxT3Vbb0j9AWP6rBFFG6BbsCDpzw9KPaI_PLD_1j5eoEtS2S-WVlaPdAaTXeyWxdo2Z_FAkvE7daIZid0xflTezjLd8XBgMs8/s320/house168.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZCewJxCVvFv3rfnCW9BbHnMECoq3nCWVK2F0ywuZmyU8hhwuytjVIxFR6Z5KAm7kY01IFzttZ2nFPYaB7u309qgK5CEk4XVT5QZ4P6l8X_kPMU3HmsAbOwdVcQEju7N6-wWIBsyeXSo/s1600/house-no-168.jpg" /></div>House No. 168: <i>Bavarian Castle</i><br />
ink and paint on paper<br />
11 in. x 5.5 in.<br />
168/365; 06/17/11<br />
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Today's house is a drawing based on <a href="http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/palace/index.htm">Castle Neuschwanstein</a> in Bavaria, which was built by King <span class="umbruch">Ludwig II in the late nineteenth century. While working on more houses based in fairy tales, I have been studying more fantasy architecture and like to sketch these structures to learn about them and get ideas.</span><br />
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<span class="umbruch">I was first introduced to </span>Castle Neuschwanstein by the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062803/">Chitty Chitty Bang Bang</a>. I recently bought that movie on DVD, and I have to confess that I still love it. I'm a sucker for musicals and Dick Van Dyke, what can I say.<br />
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<span class="umbruch">The paper that I drew on here was a scrap scavenged from my classroom before it was thrown away. It came with the paint on it, and I liked fitting the castle into the paint. I used the blue streaks for the rock cliffs and the clouds.</span> </div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-37182862557798369692011-06-16T22:32:00.000-04:002011-06-16T22:32:42.969-04:00House No. 167: Number 7 Eccles Street, Dublin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB0WSdxKacHFUY6IPhuCT9Krmw2XyeioXpRRq8ggaGaWEPdEne5rOJTM_BNp36-ljA-ImLPuIjwzctASryOLn-zEJ6_lvePSQ5NinUc43lz-h9NVuXgp23tUD7T_HxVohr2sN56SpD7g/s1600/house167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB0WSdxKacHFUY6IPhuCT9Krmw2XyeioXpRRq8ggaGaWEPdEne5rOJTM_BNp36-ljA-ImLPuIjwzctASryOLn-zEJ6_lvePSQ5NinUc43lz-h9NVuXgp23tUD7T_HxVohr2sN56SpD7g/s320/house167.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzbi1ouIqMQCym6eanQ-7z935hYvcVSb5LW1Q5Gb9QYavtA9In8moYbcvsZjSzz5nw2DjaK0vm6shxVVBwuYNq63AMGF8BESuKCSje_qnpjIWmGDFnyNotp6JIEFbCS35Oh-Bg7Zs9yg/s1600/house-no-167.jpg" /></div>House No. 167: <i>Number 7 Eccles Street, Dublin</i><br />
pencil on paper<br />
12 in. x 9 in.<br />
167/365; 06/16/11<br />
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In honor of <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0617/1224299072174.html">Bloomsday</a>, I offer a portrait of Leopold Bloom’s house, Number Seven Eccles Street, in front of a rough map of Dublin with a sketch of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Entrance_to_7_Eccles_Street_at_the_James_Joyce_Centre_Dublin.jpg">front door to Number Seven</a>, now preserved in the <a href="http://www.jamesjoyce.ie/detail.asp?ID=141">James Joyce Centre</a>, and a portrait of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poldy.png">Mr. Bloom</a> himself.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-52775950512222823932011-05-12T11:55:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:44:53.650-04:00#5 - How did they know?! & Where the heck I've been ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://o.onionstatic.com/images/articles/article/19882/special_dish_jpg_630x1200_upscale_q85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://o.onionstatic.com/images/articles/article/19882/special_dish_jpg_630x1200_upscale_q85.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
From<a href="http://www.theonion.com/"><i> the Onion</i></a>, Amerca's Finest News Source.<br />
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<a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/whats-our-special-dish,19882/">What's Our Special Dish?</a> "Individual saltine-cracker houses with tuna-salad mortar" I mean, I'd use cream cheese, but still! It's like they know me! This is <i>so</i> tomorrow's house.<br />
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In case anyone is wondering where the heck I've been lately, never you fear. I'm still making houses but haven't had a chance to photograph and post. I'm playing catch up this weekend, so there will be tons to see come Monday!<br />
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And in other news, I am going to be starting <a href="http://www.scad.edu/">grad school</a> in the fall. I'm so excited! Lots of new & exciting stuff going on here. Details to come.</div>PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-9604041749899164012011-05-08T10:54:00.027-04:002011-07-12T21:00:53.656-04:00House No. 128: Little Red House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsho1mW-jtXc4sLaZr_MBj9F97QLNk8UbC7y6iNDoJiSSS95_8hSOIYM7Z-sJpoTO2lqkR4ukZFzYpo2DtvmcXe-18wSwFeEF6xM_OsUsc2VGwIwETn1_yEd-TxilOosDhTM0EvTWbMSA/s1600/128a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsho1mW-jtXc4sLaZr_MBj9F97QLNk8UbC7y6iNDoJiSSS95_8hSOIYM7Z-sJpoTO2lqkR4ukZFzYpo2DtvmcXe-18wSwFeEF6xM_OsUsc2VGwIwETn1_yEd-TxilOosDhTM0EvTWbMSA/s320/128a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N7yxU29KUvynA8hH3ONATYLpfH2f4URbWBBCTO2VLCMmnheaTvdoz4XGikhpcZ9gTF4aA5yqjDHDMYvHqVCwRioWKtbHEfO18XPIqdmT8GRxkqj3PpB7DlAsFLvu3J0KDyIlIHidCVs/s1600/house-no-128.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 128: <i>Little Red House</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">polymer clay and acrylic paint</div>.5 in. x 1 in. x .5 in.<br />
128/365; 05/08/11<br />
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I like the simplicity of this tiny house and its wavy sides. It has a lot of spirit.<br />
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127/365; 05/07/11<br />
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Today’s piece is sort of a variation on yesterday’s. Both have three houses and use some of the same materials, but yesterday’s deals with space and today’s piece is about line. <br />
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I like the idea of constellations: people playing connect the dots with stars to create pictures and mythology. It is a common trait amongst all people to find patterns and make visual sense out of randomness and stories to explain the unknowable.<br />
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I invented a sky in this drawing where I found houses pictured among the stars. For the <a href="http://skullsexhibit.blogspot.com/">Skull Appreciation Day</a> exhibition in Richmond, Virginia, I did <a href="http://skullsexhibit.blogspot.com/2011/06/madonna-dersch-conskullation.html">something similar</a>.PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034079430682742871.post-73927429432644393352011-05-06T20:40:00.034-04:002011-07-11T23:26:17.094-04:00House No. 126: Achromatic Trio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPZrRl9ORwk2Z6KjzE-xrvIefzsWC2HvWDPpbGaMR-Tc9NniHobnLdm8aEYlbyywS3t114DT_Zn6LOgrb3N4mpFh-5J0GsXncf-1aTAG24yaRMCU1PN_b1_IH9Ky5wvuL2XxnFKZ6VOM/s1600/126a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPZrRl9ORwk2Z6KjzE-xrvIefzsWC2HvWDPpbGaMR-Tc9NniHobnLdm8aEYlbyywS3t114DT_Zn6LOgrb3N4mpFh-5J0GsXncf-1aTAG24yaRMCU1PN_b1_IH9Ky5wvuL2XxnFKZ6VOM/s320/126a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiGwPlv6aB8Lv4cDK6nwHSBq_HBrbtRB1sWMMrlsXaV5RwpQL5nWZjt8dnK-NsMgHQnu_poIeo1hudB4GfLTiIOoKIPWRJAfES8EKxwAk0Cm3LC6rhHXjmKIRaRBLnaN65esTkr4U8vU/s1600/house-no-126.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">House No. 126: <i>Achromatic Trio</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ink, pencil, and collage on repurposed matboard</div>8.75 in. x 6.5 in.<br />
126/365; 05/06/11<br />
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The process that I used to make this piece started with a piece of vellum. It is very similar to a thick piece of tracing paper. It is actually used to diffuse light for photography, and I had a piece of it that had been damaged on a photo shoot that I was on. I had been holding on to it in my collections for awhile. <br />
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I worked on both sides of the translucent paper before adhering to the matboard, which was another classroom salvage. <br />
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The white is correction tape that I pull out and transfer with a pencil to make varied lines. Again, I like that the process is indirect and makes me give up some control of the drawing. (This is something that I do a lot in class with my students, removing them from the direct process of mark making. It really frees up the artist to lose complete control.) The process is similar to printing and transferring.<br />
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I made the white, transferred marks with the correction tape on both sides of the vellum, and I colored with graphite to the point of going through the paper. I love how shiny the pencil gets on the smooth surface of the paper and how the marker soaks up the light almost completely, making the surface a very flat black.<br />
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The texture and quality of the surface, along with the change in tonality, indicates depth in a mostly flat drawing.PrixMadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875545889129578783noreply@blogger.com0