Thursday, August 27, 2009

red hat white cat .... clock

hi

This clock is in my Etsy shop
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/
thanks for visiting
Happy Thursday !

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

I guess I should explain about the art that I am now listing in my Etsy shop . I have decided to part with things in my personal collection . Years ago I sold my work through gift shops and catalogs and art shows in the U.S.

I had to keep a consistency then . I would come up with a design and I would make dozens of the same item , [ I have sculpted HUNDREDS of things ] ... but I always kept for myself the very best ones , so I would be able to remember and have a reference if I had to make more ...
I don't know if I will ever go back to making these folk art pumpkins and Santas
I have moved on from them ... I really want to paint now and make new things , so
my plan is > to keep listing these type of things to the end of this year and then move on and fill my shop again with paintings and maybe art dolls ... I don't know . not sure ...but I have to clear my house and my head .
I just know that I can't go back
I am even putting lots of clocks on etsy . Ones that I don't think I will make anymore . MAYBE I will still make Crabby cats . Crabby cat has a place in my heart forever .
so I hope you will take a look ....
thanks for .... letting me vent , and thanks for visiting !

Peter Peter pumpkin boy for Etsy


Hi !!!
Happy Tuesday !

new Halloween item for Etsy

Monday, August 24, 2009

Halloween dummy board


Hi
I painted this with acrylics on board,
and cut it out with my saw .
It's a dummy board that can stand .
there is a little piece of board on the back so it stands .
17 inches tall

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Dog Painting with a vintage look


I finished this painting today .
It is a painting of an old chalk ware dog that I bought at Stratford Antique Center .
It's a chalkware bank that I guess they gave as a carnival prize .
I love the dog
so I painted him

it's a very vintage look in a very old frame

It measures a little over 10 x 13 inches

in my etsy shop

Saturday, August 22, 2009

preview

I am in the mood to get Halloween and Christmas things in my Etsy shop
Here are some things that will be on soon .
It just takes so long to load them on and write the descriptions etc
I hate that part ....so I procrastinate .
so if by any chance there is something here that interests you ... let me know and I could hold it for you
AH ......AUTUMN ..... October
falling leaves
Chilly Scenes of Winter [ remember that book ? and movie ? ]

my favorite time of year is almost here
meanwhile I still have my bag of frozen corn to cool me down



Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Frozen bags of corn


It is SO SO SO hot in my house .
HOW HOT IS IT ?????
It's so hot .....I put a bag of frozen corn down my shirt .

It helped .

and I thought about fall and winter and cool brisk air .
..... I decided to start adding Halloween and Christmas things to my Etsy shop .
Go see the new things I made !
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

I know it's a little early but when I had the bag of corn from the freezer in my shirt ...I felt much more cherry and happy .

We don't have air conditioning ,,,,, ugh ,,,,,,
be very grateful if you have it because these last few days have been miserable hot [ for me anyway ]
funny > it doesn't seem to bother my husband as much . He refused the frozen bag of string beans that I offered him .
My cats look awful . I feel bad for them .
Oh >>>>>> I am looking forward to the fall !

Sunday, August 16, 2009

new stuff for Etsy shop

Made these today !
I just put them in my etsy shop

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Guy flies

I'm so tired of taking photos for Etsy !
I've been doing it ALL day ....
I put quite a few Halloween things in my shop
[ one thing already sold ... thank you Rachel !]

so please take a look in my shop
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

I'll be playing with this doll I made

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

thinking of the fall and Halloween


Oh .... it's a hot night , but I am thinking of the fall when the air is crisp and cool and that's when I am happy !
Here is a Halloween gourd guy that I made .
He's in my Etsy shop now .

His head and arms and legs are made from polymer clay and they move .... I used wire . and old buttons .

the other photo .... he is with other things I have made .
wishing you a cool night !

Monday, August 10, 2009

Alice in Wonderland book page..sold


my drawing on an old page from an Alice in Wonderland book .
I love the words that pop out :
down down down
I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth !

in my Etsy shop now

Thank you everyone for visiting here
on my blog ,,,, and for ALL your comments !
I read every one and love to hear from you
thanks !

Saturday, August 8, 2009

smile


have a good weekend
smile a lot !

this small canvas painting is in my Etsy shop

Cindy won the clock !


Jerry picked Cindy's name !
Cindy .... please email me with your address !

Thanks everyone for your comments !
Jerry and I will do this again soon
Thank you !

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Giveaway


Hi everyone !
I'm finally doing another giveaway on this lovely hot , sticky August night .
This is a clock that I made .... a functional wall clock
PLEASE tell your friends and
Please leave your name in the comments .
Thanks
I'll do a drawing with Jerry in a few days . [ over the weekend ]

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Chickadee painting [ just sold ], going to England !

Just put this chickadee in my Etsy shop :
It's a 5 x 7 inch gallery wrapped canvas acrylic painting

Happy Thursday !





Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Buddy and Jerry

In this photo :
who scares you more ...
Buddy
or
Jerry

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Thunder and Lightning

We had a BIG storm ...
the cats were hiding , husband asleep .
Jerry and I had a glass of wine
and enjoyed the storm .

Friday, July 24, 2009

drawing


Just pencil on Canson Paper
Canson is really nice to draw on

small illustration...sold

on illustration board
about 6 x 6 inches, colored with
Willow Derwent Inktense pencil.
[YAY ]

Priscilla stole the rabbit and she did not feel bad about it .

Is it bad ? or badly ?
Is there an English teacher out there ?

got my answer :
It's .... badly .

Priscilla stole the rabbit and she did not feel badly about it .
Thank you Lydia

Sunday, July 19, 2009

drawing on old book pages

There's something about drawing on an old book page . The paper feels good . It takes pen and ink well .
and then there is the magic of the words ...

This is written at the top of page 322 :

"...completely to touch her at all . In the end nothing properly matched , except a certain sense of aloneness , which was only an ironic consequence .
She was left as she had been left then , without Phillip or the queenly Astrid of the Belgians either ,

occupying her own circle of space , in a reverberating echo pool of silence . "

It doesn't seem to matter much that I don't know the whole story of this book .... I just love certain phrases .

anyway > A print of this is in my Etsy shop

Oh and P.S. ..... yes I used Derwent Inktense pencil ...... the color is called ..... ' willow ' Oh I love that Inktense

Heavenly Cupcakes painting , original acrylic painting

This angel reminds me of Shirley Temple although I don't think Shirley looked this nutty .
This painting was at America Oh Yes Folk Art Gallery ..... but I am so sad that the gallery recently closed ....
so
now it's in my Etsy shop

Happy Sunday !
Have a cupcake

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Eartha Kit -tee,,,,, in my Etsy shop

Her name is
Eartha Kit- tee
but she won't sing

Friday, July 17, 2009

Like a Rhinestone CAT girl ,,,,fabric art doll , hand painted face

Just added this to my Etsy shop because I made it TODAY !
She comes with two greeting cards and the flower.
Her arms , legs and tail move ...

And now I can't stop singing >
Like a
Rhinestone
CAT
girl

I am hoping some of you are old enough to remember Glen Campbell's song ...
Like a
Rhinestone
COWBOY !
Please tell me you remember
and that this song will now play over and over in your head .... ha ha

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Cat Girl dolls

I'm making cat girl dolls .
These are 15 inch dolls with movable arms and legs .
hand painted faces [ I used ink, acrylics and Inktense pencils ]

I THINK I will make paint these on mini canvases too
and greeting cards
and maybe book marks too

sculpted Lady


Yes I made her [ a few years ago ] .... I took an old bottle , covered it with polymer clay , sculpted her face , embedded sea shells , jewelry , buttons and beads
and then painted it and antiqued it

She's in the photo below .
notice the

' Artistic ' dust on the buttons !!!!!