Recently I decided to really put a lot of energy back into making art. I need to bring in a little income while I'm staying home with the kids! I thought about tutoring, but the thing that makes me really feel grounded is painting...

It's hard to find the time, but I'm moving my work around the house and making time. I'm wasting paint, but  I'm also getting a lot onto canvas/ paper.

I'm beginning a series about toys and play. The first set of images have to do with tea cups and tea parties. My mother's family is Irish and tea was very important in my house. Everyone had a special tea cups...even us kids. It was the cure for everything and really good with lots of milk and sugar!

I drink herbal tea-sometimes, but it's not the same. My daughter has a whimsical tea set that gets dragged around and banged up where my "play" tea set was always carefully placed on a shelf and hardly ever used in fear of breaking it.  I did put real tea in though!

The first in the series is of me picking up the pieces of my grandmother's tea cup that was given to me after she died. Another self-portrait! You'd think I was a narcissist! I suppose all artists are in some ways.

MEMBERS COMMENTS VIEWING 1 - 1 OUT OF 1 COMMENTS From: Mojodaddyoriginals 05/07/2008 17:25:27 Excellent idea with the cups. If you are interested in incorporating them onto your paintings try building your painting surface out of masonite sheet and building up the bracing on the back with 2"x2" boards that are mitered to create a sort of "frame" or shadowbox" These surfaces are great for withstanding massive texture and objects. Plus if you want you can cut out smaller "shadowboxes" within the surface of your painting which is something you can never do with traditional canvas. Good luck with the new series!