Remember Tate ?

A few posts back , I wrote about Tate .
and P Nut . [ his cat ]
It STILL cracks me up that I drew this picture BEFORE I ever saw Tate .
and
I STILL love that this happened .
and I still love his happy smile

Princess Stuffed Glove for sale

well .... I am ready to part with
Princess Stuffed Glove .

she needs a happy new home
She is in my Etsy shop .
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

Thanks ! have a good weekend !

new pillow

oh ..... this one is going to be hard to part with .
I painted the girl on an old linen napkin , sewed it to a piece of muslin and made the pillow .
I added bits of my mother's old crochet doilies . I tea stained the crocheted pieces . I hand stitched this and old wood buttons and even pieces of cheesecloth .
The pillow measures 12 x 13 inches

I don't know why some things I just want to keep .... maybe because I think my mom would have liked this pillow . Sometimes I just think of her and get a feeling that she approves .

I will put this in my Etsy shop ..... maybe tonight . Michael Husband just came home > gotta shift to thinking WHAT'S FOR DINNER ! ugh

two poetry books

I'm so pleased to have my art on TWO recently published poetry books . You can read about Lisa Sornberger and Norah Pollard and read some of their poems on The Antrim House Books website .
If you would like to purchase a book > you can contact me or go directly to The Antrim House catalog pages .
http://antrimhousebooks.com/
Both Lisa and Norah are amazing writers ....
if you like poetry you might want to check out their work

Lynette and Fozzie Bear

This is Lynette with her little cat
Fozzie Bear .

Thank you Lynette

Tate and P Nut

This is Tate , with his kitty P Nut.
They have a magical friendship .
Tate's mom just bought my drawing of Harry and Houdini .

Isn't Tate CUTE !!! It just made me laugh so much > my drawing does look a little like Tate and P Nut !

Thank you Erica for letting me post these photos
Erica has an Etsy shop too
visit: http://Greenerica.etsy.com/

Magical Tea pot in my Etsy shop

Well ..... this is a tea pot that was at the America Oh Yes Gallery which I am so sad to say has closed .
SO ..... This lady tea pot I made came back to me and I just put her in my Etsy shop at half the price a gallery would charge .
She is a decorative tea pot . I covered the pot with polymer clay , sculpted her face and painted with ink and soft acrylics . Then I added buttons and beads , sea shells and jewels .
The lid comes off , so you could hide small treasures inside the pot .

New on Etsy ..... my cat girl Art doll JUST SOLD

Hi everybody !
I had fun making a new doll .
she can sit on a shelf or she can be wall art .
She is in my Etsy shop

She needs a home . She's not happy right now because she's stuck in a plastic bag in my hope chest .
The hope chest is now the ETSY hope chest .

Have a good night ! or day ...
whatever
good

OH she just sold ..... she won't be in a plastic bag for long now !

Library Book sale

This morning I went to a library book sale .
Oh .......... what's better than a book sale ?
I got the movie star books [ only one dollar each ]
and I have never read anything by Ayn Rand .
I wanted Atlas Shrugged .... but it wasn't there .
I've read Thomas Hardy books ..... loved Tess of the d'Urbervilles and the Woodlanders .
I love the classics .
never knew about Under the Greenwood Tree .
and lately I am wanting to read about our country .
I also got an old leather bound Bible ... beautiful book .
so I am excited about all the books I got today !
more than this ..... but I just photographed these few. .
I've been away and busy > getting ready for a show at Beverly Kaye's gallery . It's this weekend .
My shop is a little empty
so I'd better go get busy !
Have a great weekend .

Colored in the 'other' Harry and Houdini

I just added color to this 'other' version of Harry and Houdini .
I used some horrible old chalks I found in my closet ....and they worked .... ok !

another version of Harry and Houdini

another version of these two .
The boy's face is a little different ,
and this is a totally different laughing cat
ah........ it's fun to do this

Harry named his cat Houdini ... a print of my illustration ,,,,boy with his cat

I'm reading three books at the same time ....
1984 .... George Orwell
Ragtime .... E.L. Doctorow
I just finished
most of
The Left Behind Tim LaHaye books
I was getting freaked out
so I started Peyton Place .
Anyway >>>> this drawing is one of my 2 a.m. drawings when I just don't want to go to bed
It's in my Etsy shop now as a print
Thanks for stopping by !

Available as a print

Bunny doll
JUST SOLD ..... but I will make more !

I made a print of my original painting ...
and mounted it on another piece of card stock , then I stitched it on my sewing machine .
THEN I mounted it on another piece of really nice card stock [ from a professional printers ]

It's available as a print in my Etsy shop
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

or as greeting cards

You can contact me here or go to my Etsy shop !

THANKS !

Theresa's Doll

This is a doll my friend Theresa made .
I think it's SO cute .
She has other dolls in her Etsy shop too ,,,
this one is my favorite .
I hope you'll go and visit ....
This is her Etsy shop :
http://teesteddies.etsy.com/

Visit this NEW blog

Beverly Kaye just added more paintings of mine to her gallery .
She posted a few on her new blog
and WOW >>>> make sure you click my paintings to enlarge ..... you will see the details .
http://realartforkids.blogspot.com/

it's an interesting blog ..... I hope you wil visit her !

THANK YOU Beverly !

New Welcome sign in my Etsy shop

Hi everyone .... happy .... uh ....
THURSDAY [ ? ] yes

I painted this bunny girl on metal [ a heavy tin ]

She's in my shop !!!

Bye !
Have a good day

sisters

I tried to capture in this drawing Maria's two little girls ....
her daughters are so cute
Enlarge the photo so you can see those little faces

I drew this with Derwent Inktense pencils on Canson paper

Thank you Maria for letting me post the photo of your girls !

Princess Stuffed Glove

Princess Stuffed Glove says :
Have a lovely Tuesday .

Princess Stuffed Glove is a vintage glove that I bought at Stratford Antique Center in Ct.
I stuffed her, made little legs ... and drew on a little princess face .

Reetta's Zebra

Have you seen Reetta's mixed media collages ?
You will find zebras , elephants ,
puppies, chickens , etc there
I just love her work .... it was hard to choose which one to post here .
here is her etsy shop :You should visit her on Etsy and Flickr !
http://joutomaa.etsy.com/

AND below [ scroll down ]
you will see her two sweet sweet girls holding my bunny doll !

Bunny Doll in Finland

How SWEET it is
[my Jackie Gleason impersonation ]

My bunny doll is now in Finland,
with these beautiful girls !!!!!

This makes me happy !!!
This makes my heart sing !

Clock blog winner

Maria won !
which is wonderful because she has a little girl , and this clock will go in her room
Maria >
send me your address
My email is on my profile page .

Thank you everyone !

Clock give a way

Hi I'm doing a give away of this clock.

This is an illustration form a 1917 book.
I just loved this drawing so I made a print of it , decoupaged it onto board and added the clock parts.

SO Please tell your friends , please leave a comment and Jerry and I will draw a name over the weekend

two new dolls in my Etsy shop

I just put these two dolls in my Etsy shop .
AND >>>>>>>
the other day I joined Flickr

which is great but I'm exhausted !
Tell me your flickr address

sale in my Etsy shop and some new dolls here for you

Hi everyone ! Just wanted to let you know I marked down some things in my Etsy shop . If they don't sell on Etsy I will give them to Beverly Kaye for the upcoming show at her gallery in June .
And > I want to keep my shop fresh .... to put NEW things on !
HERE on my blog ..... you will see three new dolls . standing about 16 inches tall . I put a button and a loop on the back so it can be wall art .
I'm offering these for sale here .... for you . They are $40.00 each plus shipping .
If you want one ... please email me . My email is on my profile page !
Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Making creepy baby dolls

I'm having way too much fun . My heart beats too fast , my mind gets ahead of my hands . I'm too happy ..... do you get like this ? Sometimes creating things is dangerous , [it's too addictive ]
I can't take it .
I'm going to take a bath and finish my book>
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck . I gotta stop thinking about dolls and Inktense pencils ,
Tell me if you like these . If you don't like them don't tell me .... it will crush me , ha ha
then again ... I don't care
but yet .... I sort of do .
ok > I'll stop now .