Thirty One

I wonder if anyone will notice this mini-monster tucked among the foliage in a planter at the mall.

Hey...that's one month down; tomorrow starts month #2!

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Thirty

Word.

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Twenty Nine

Face Jug #1

polymer clay, watercolor

2.5" tall

So while I had the sculpey out making my first monstryoshka, I decided to play a little more. I flashed back to my beginning pottery class years ago and started making a small pinch pot, as I don't have a pottery wheel, real clay, or a huge amount of the material to begin with. I remember the amazing designs of the more experienced artists in the studio where I was learning: among other things, I was fascinated by the face jugs of one of the artists working there. I decided that it would be fun to try a mini version with my fistful of polymer clay. This was a lot of fun, and I think is something I'll explore more.

Twenty Four

Thank goodness for office supplies and dull box cutters.

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Twenty Three

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep.

Unfortunately, she didn't find him in time...

(This is where 15-hour work days lead!) ;)

Twenty

It's been such a tiring weekend, all I have in me is this quick sketch. But since one of my goals of this 365 project was to sketch more, I'll let it count this once. :)

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Seventeen

Abominable Snowman Walking in a Blizzard

Acrylic on canvas covered foam
4'x8'

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Sixteen

A dance with a vampire can leave you drained...

OK, so this is a photo of Jack...the son of my oldest and dearest friend whom I met in middle school, who decided it would be fun to spend spring break with me (he lives in Ohio). I've had a blast this week spending time with him for the first time in many years. Anyway, as today was his last day in town, we spent the afternoon touring places that were important to me and his father "back in the day," including our boyhood homes, schools, churches, and one graveyard in particular that still kind of haunts us.

Way in the back of this old cemetery in town, tucked in amid grave stones dating back to the 1800s, is this brick mound, about the size of a coffin. In high school I was told that a vampire was buried there and they bricked in his grave to keep him from escaping. I've also heard folks say it is a witch. There is no marker nearby to give us any kind of clue. I spent many evenings there under the full moon with friends...reading cards, maybe drinking Boone's Farm.

Anyway, I still don't know if a vampire or witch buried there. Jack is convinced it's a large flying magical cat with giant teeth. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't...who am I to say? But this special visit to the resting place of a mythical monster from my youth, definitely deserves a spot in my Year of the Monster.

Besides, Jack picked out the hat for my homage to Cousin It (number 15, below). :)

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Fifteen

Second Cousin It Once Removed

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Fourteen

Dirty Little Devil

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twelve

Construction paper

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Six

My favorite painting shorts had a hole in them so I thought I would cover it up with a quick zombie patch. Turns out it wasn't as quick as I had anticipated...my sewing skills have gotten a little rusty. Nevertheless, I'm happy with the first machine applique project I've done in probably a decade, and I'm thrilled to pull my fabric stash out of the attic and find it still in good shape!

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Five

A small tunnel book to celebrate the full moon. I still made it in before midnight! :)