Dreaming of Flying

Made as an angel a.t.c. artdoll, this mermaid has her companion, a Rock Dove joining her as she dreams of flying, guided by her star of destiny.

Painted and drawn on heavy watercolor paper using watercolors, colored pencils, india ink, gold acrylic ink, sparkling H20, and sumi-e ink stick. The atc folds into itself to conform to the 2.5X3.5 inch size.

Mer man

He is drawn and painted using colored pencils, watercolor pencils, sparkling H2O, watercolor, and gold acrylic on heavy cold pressed watercolor paper. His tail fin will be moveable on a brad. I made him as an 'angel' paper doll because a group member did not come through with her promised doll. My mer man is just about to perform the "Mudra of the Inner Self" as he swims along. He's just come from a reading and is very inspired. Here's what he heard at the reading:

"We live on in form and illusion

And only sense in days of suffering

The eternal changeless existence

Of which dark dreams tell us.

We hope for redemption and salvation

In the unreal offerings of dreams-

Since we are gods and take part

In the very beginnings of Creation."

-partial quote by Hermann Hesse

Beijing Opera Singer

Here he stands painted for the most part, ready to be assembled into a paper doll for my swap partner at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasticflat_paperdolls/

He is painted on heavy watercolor paper with watercolors, sparkling H20, colored pencil, india ink and gold acrylic. One of these days I am going to treat myself to a set of wooden hand manikins. Watercolors don't take to scanning but I don't know how to photograph them properly either! Oh the learning curve...

Next, it is more mermaids. I never tire of them.

Water Sign

A friend of Marylouise, 'Water Sign' will be swimming her way to go live with Wanda. Her friend gave her a silver bra as a friendship and going-away gift.

Painted on heavy watercolor paper with watercolor paint and pencils, colored pencils, and india ink. Embellished with sparkle. She was made for my swap partner at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasticflat_paperdolls/

marylouise

It is in the deeper parts of things that we often find the valuables. Go deep. Marylouise found this to be true when she went exploring in the deepest darkest of caves where once you enter sunlight cuts out and you swim blind. She'd been warned, and pleaded with not to go but Marylouise was not one to pay heed to anyone other than her inner muse. The voice said: "Go deep," and she did and what did she find? A treasure. Something that she could only feel and make out the outlines of. Knowing right away that this is what she was meant to find, she swam quickly to the safety of sunlight. She polished her treasure (a byzantine bra and matching hair ornament) and wears them proudly. The brave are rewarded...

This mermaid was made for my swap partner and is painted on heavy watercolor paper using gold and india inks, watercolor, colored pencils, charcoal pencil, gold paint.

ATC artdoll swap...

Green Tara wearing her new tights...

Ever since Tara got her new tights (pink and orange striped) she's not been able to take them off! She wears them all of the time and I mean all of the time. Of course she launders them regularly but there's no telling how long she'll be sporting this look!

As she has two left feet and as nobody ever says anything about it she feels that she can wear whatever she wants and nobody has a say about it. It won't be me saying anything!

Tara was made for my swap partner at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasticflat_paperdolls//

He's LATE for a very important date!

Oh that Mad Hatter is acting mad again!

It seems he got a great gig mansionsitting over the summer while the folk are abroad. He is putting on a tea party and sent out all of the invites and now everything is mixed up. He is also hosting a dance and sent out wrong invitations to everyone and some got invites to tea and have come and gone as noone was home. One of the fairy queens arrived early in the morning as it said 7 a.m. on her invite and she waited on the front porch. Finally the monkey let her in, prepared tea, and made her feel generally welcome. The mad hatter himself is at the tailors having a wee repair and there is no knowing if he will actually show up to his own party. Oh what a muddle. In any event, I hope that you are all having a wonderful tea party yourselves! Creative hugs to you all, Norma

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