Clea's Cave

A Word About MOO!

Though i've got a few commercial links on this site, it's rare for me to mention a product or service unless it's a film or book i'm reviewing. But some of my Art-O-Mat recipients and fellow artists might like to know about moo.com, the on-demand, customizable sevice for business cards, stickers, greeting cards, and postcards. I use the minicards, half the size of a standard business card, perfect for inclusion in Art-O-Mat projects which measure 2 1/8" x 3 1/4". Minis can easily fit in an Art-O-Box without bending, and you can get cute keyring clip plastc cases to carry cards with you. Besides the uniquely practical size of the mini-MOOs, you can design your cards online with a simple template and upload process which troubleshoots image issues before placing an order. As this blog shows, i'm a less than stellar photographer, but my cards always look better and more professional than the original files. Best of all, moo keeps your text and art designs, and you can build a library. You can have up to 100 designs per box of 100. Because i work in a number of media, it's nice to be able to have a wide variety of examples to hand out. Delivery is fast, usually about a week, but they do have a rush service. They are based in the U.K. and the U.S.A., ship internationally, and take credit cards AND paypal. That is all.

Shows at Northville Art House, Grosse Pointe Art Center.

The title of this painting is "Beauty Green", and it's in the West of Center show at Northville Art House. The opening was Friday, show is up through June 26.

The two works below are for the Faces and Portraits show at Grosse Pointe Arts Center. This show is actually coming down today.

The Queen of Cans and Jars

The Queen of Cans and Jars, in the window of the Grosse Pointe Art Center. The title is from a Guided By Voices song.

New painting for the Day of the Dead show at the Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, up now through the first week of November.

Unfiltered VI Show at Funhouse Gallery

Here are the four pieces of mine on display at the Funhouse Gallery in the Russell Industrial Center. The show is up through October 1st, including next weekend's People's Arts Festival. Also in the gallery are fantastic hand painted movie posters from Ghana, from artist/curator Mike Kelly's collection. 

 

The pieces, from top to bottom, are Chet, Lavender Love Lion, One Day My Log Will Have Something To Say, and that wacky Peony!

Toys for Come Play With Me

The last three pieces in this post are for Come Play With Me, a show currently at Paint Creek Center for the Arts in Rochester, MI. Directly below are three shots of a Triple Goddess turning doll i made for Renee Dooley for a facebook pay it forward challenge. It was really a pleasure to make something so clear in my mind and so right for the person. Hope the next one is so nice.

Sophia, cyclops yeti.

Martha, who balances heart and brain on her hands.

This be Captain Turner. He actually has a swimsuit babe to grasp in his tentacles, but this photo was pre-gal. When i get a chance to shoot him again at the show, i will.

 

 

The Peony

I'm just itching to show off new toys, but some are under wraps until Come Play With Me opens Friday. But here is The Peony, who was completed too late for Paint Creek.

Frankie

He's a 10 inch green glow-in-dark Mad*L toy.  

Day of the Dead Divas!

Gifts from my brother and sister-in-law, they came from American Pop! right here in Ferndale.  Artist unknown, but will update if i find out.

... And Here He Is

His name is Gogo, and he's a DD-Anne basic Near.  Here with his new BFFs, an Orient Doll Vampire and a DD-Anne Zombie Near.