busy bee!

I've been a busy girl lately... making jewelry, painting, and enjoying working again! It's been over 10 years since I've had a 'j.o.b.' but I do love it! I get to work with one of my passions- BEADS.
Here's a few pics of what I've been doing the last few months.

I painted this picture for Ady Bugaroo's birthday.

Designed a ChaCha bracelet- this one is autumn colors. It won't be featured on my website because it's made with Swarovski Crystals- not gemstones or natural crystals. I get compliments on this every time I wear it- so it'll be a regular for my trunk shows, etc.

Had another birthday. Just turned 38! Where'd the time go?

Went to the fair with the kids. This is me and my son going down the giant slide!

That's the very short version of what's been going on!

good dog

Bone pic done... kinda cheesy but fun!

Bone thugs in harmony

I'm making a bunch of paintings for my friend's holistic pet market. Thought a doggie bone was appropriate. It's still in the works... but this is the idea. I will put a few sayings on this one and I've got a bunch of other ideas for the store. Good times... By the way, GO TO NOBLE BEAST PETS. (www.noblebeastpets.com) It's an awesome place for you and your beast!

Speaking of Noble Beasts--- here's my animals in action today!
Kitty enjoying a nice cool porcelain sink. How do you spell porcelain? He likes the sink... the ONLY surface he's allowed on... bathroom sink. He drinks from the tap- what a spoiled kitty.

Marley girl looking absolutely pathetic. She's trying to find a cool surface to lie on... who said it was fall? It was 107 today!!!

Just can't leave good enough alone...

I didn't like the rainbow effect on the feathers so I jazzed it up a bit... I am walking away. I am done. Putting it down... I'm done??? Yes. I think so. Added some green to the centers of each feather. I may still need to add more color to the ends... not sure... dang it. I don't think I'm done. haha!

Peacock Feathers

TAKE THAT PEACOCK LADY!!! (part two)

Finally done with the feathers... I love peacocks. I love them. I heart them- I adore them. Know this and be at one with this. TIFFANY LOVES FEATHERS- especially peacock feathers.


Here's how it went throughout the process:



Add a few days of bug eyes from painting tiny little lines... and voila! You're done. LOL!!! It was quite a process but I enjoyed it. It was more fun than painting flowers that's for sure.

Hello Loto

So I am finally done with the lotus. Even though I share a birthday with Georgia O'Keefe, I am not going to be one that focuses on flowers. They are beautiful- but difficult!!!! I will post the inspiration for this painting and the finished product. You be the judge...


The inspiration...



The finished product...

Seriously the last flower pic I'm gonna do. Next project is to finish the peacock feathers, make some bone, doggy, & kitty pics for my friend's pet market, dragons for AJ's book (I have not forgotten), then the abstracts for the other book... lots going on and that's just the art projects I'm doin! Busy bee!!!!

Unfinished business

I am getting really good at starting things and not finishing them... well actually, I've always been really good at that. But now it's leaking over into my artwork. But here's a few things I've started. They need a bit of tweaking. This canvas was meant to be a background for something extraordinary but it's growing on me as is. I may do a series of these in different colors- related colors of course. This is 16x20 using acrylic paint.



This is a pink lotus... I have a photo of a lotus that is really inspiring and I did my best rendition of it. I need to finish it up with some correct shading, etc and then I'll post it when I'm done...

Peacocks

Do you know me? Do you REALIZE how much I obsess over peacocks? Do you know that I have meellions of peacock feathers and peacock sundries? DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A WOMAN IN COOLIDGE, AZ THAT HAS SEVERAL ACRES OF LAND WITH A KICK ASS HOUSE AND AN OLD STONE BUILDING OUT BACK THAT SHE TURNED INTO HER STUDIO AND HAS PEACOCKS ON HER PROPERTY? She also makes things by hand and is an artist. She probably twirls under the sun in broomstick skirts and sings Stevie Nicks songs too. Do you know that she's friends with my cousin? And my cousin likes to tell me "Tiff, she brought me this great cookbook & it's filled with all her own recipes and she even illustrated the book herself!" Hey Peacock Lady, I NEED you to quit pretending to be me, ok? Hopefully this perfect woman has toe jam or some serious B.O., because that would make me feel a tiny bit better. BAAHHHH hahahahah... I bet in actuality she smells fantastic. She probably smells like asian jasmine instead of 'teen spirit'. Danged peacock lady.

Now where was I? Oh yes, the painting. MY painting. I have been working on this for weeks. One feather left then I'm callin it quits... but maybe not. This is definitely a work in progress and I will post it once it's completed.

I love Feathers..... (tone)... I say feather- you say stone... FEATHER... (stone) FEATHER (stone). Don't act like you didn't say it.

KATO MATE- catchin wind. ~Rev Rizzle.

16x20 canvas acrylic paints (click on pic to enlarge)

Hearts are Trump

Does anyone remember that band Trio and Error? What a good time they were... German pop punkers are as happy as leetle gerls. Anyway, I thought I would make some paintings of hearts that should be tattoos the more I look at them. The swirlies in the one painting were inspired by the Olympic torch--- represe'in flames. I dig it. I dig it like Diggie Howzer. But I'm not one that usually digs hearts. This is not unknown... But here I stand beside myself in a glass case of emotion obviously. So I painted hearts. And Hearts are 2 Sweet 2Be 4Gotten. LYLAS! Srs 89! Longer Letter Later! SWAK! Boys Before Books! Enjoy the fire and passion and hearts that are painted. But don't sing to me in German because more than likely I won't know what you're saying. ACHTUNG, BABY.

8x10 canvas acrylic paints
11x14 canvas acrylic paints

Mom got a time out

Saturday afternoon my friend Joy called and asked if I'd go to the cabin with her. So I did- even though my 'responsible' side was doing everything to try and to talk me out of it. I put that 'responsible' side in the coat closet and duct taped its mouth shut. When exactly is it that I began to be so 'responsible' anyway? And why do I wait until I'm ready to lose my mind up in here (up in here) before I think - HEY, I NEED A FREAKIN BREAK?! You know me. You know I like my me time. You know I am spontaneous. What happened? When did I stop taking me time and being spontaneous? Needless to say, I went and I am glad I did! It was a nice 2 hour car ride with great conversation. We were rained on during the drive to the cabin- the smell of wet pine trees is just unbelievable- I had forgotten. We drove with the windows down hyperventilating from inhaling as deeply as we could. It was so incredibly peaceful and serene. Once we got there, it was about 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix... need a sweatshirt? That would be an affirmative. After walking around the property, taking endless photographs that did absolutely no justice, and finally eating dinner, I spent the evening having great conversation, watching the fire, and really getting back in touch with myself. I could have stayed a few more days but even just the one overnight was plenty to rejuvenate and get centered. The weather was gorgeous and everywhere you looked was a picture perfect postcard. The cabin is near Mormon Lake which is SE of Flagstaff. Unfortunately the Elk we hoped to see were nowhere to be found as hunting season is open so they were all scared off - bummer. However, we did see other wildlife such as chipmunks, ravens, frogs, swallows, dragonflies, tadpoles, minnows, horses, dogs, and lots of beautiful flowers in the meadow.

I promise that I will take time to be alone with myself more often... and also be more spontaneous. NATURE RULES. Here's just a few of the meelleons of pictures I took. (Click on each to see close up.)

I used a Canon Powershot SD630 digital camera.

First Day of School 8/11/08

My computer crashed so I haven't been able to get pics up! But here we are...

My 10 yr old daughter started middle school. In my opinion, 5th grade is much too young for junior high but we have no control over that. Needless to say, she handled it like a champ and didn't even bring her schedule with her the 2nd day of school! She's amazing.It was a very bright morning. HA!

Sam started 2nd grade this year. He was a bit nervous as his big sister wouldn't be on campus so now he's got to represent all by himself. Give the boy some props!!! He loves it and is thriving in school right now... we are very pleased with this!
They are well adjusted in their 3rd week of school now and thriving. These 2 kiddos are pretty cool in my book.

Sunshine... on the water... looks so loveleeee

Dear Amanda Sunshine-

Happy Birthday! Never ever forget the light you have within. Continue to share it with others and you will brighten their lives.

Love, Aunt Tiff

We can all use a little sunshine can't we? I keep thinking of that John Denver song: "Sunshine... On the water.... Look so loveleeeeeee..."

Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all

I'm gon tell you, like you told me... cash rules everything around me
Singin Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all...

So the other neice is into all things aquatic. Gary came to mind... No.... Anemone (ameneone. Aneneme... Anemonemo) Nah... then Sand Dollar came up and Bingo. So there you have it. Do I have the luckiest neices or what? Pickles and Sand Dollars and paintings oh my!

I repainted the sand 3 times til I got the color the way I wanted it. Layers of color and flecks for depth. 9x12 canvas: Acrylic paint

Now that's the best tastin pickle I evah hoid!

Only because my niece has exchanged the word Pickle for Cool was this painting ever even considered. I was in a pickle about what to give her for her birthday and my sister said "I have a dill idea!" and that's when the pickling began. Now I'm moving on to other things- like Gary (MEOW!).

Work in Progress

I made the tree a bit more substantial & changed my signature. It still needs to dry so I can varnish it, but It's pretty much done. Happy early birthday, Laura!

One Tree Hill

The moon is up and over One Tree Hill We see the sun go down in your eyes... U2 dude. U2. What was that, like 1988-89? That was right before Bono went Auchtung baby. I have never. NEVER painted a tree in my life. So, even though good 'ol Ross the painter (RIP) on PBS would say "put some happy little yellow in there" I didn't. I haven't even let the paint dry on this one. Here's what I've done today- I'm sure i will continue to fidget with it until I feel great about it. But for now- it's simple and soothing.
(More U2) Oh... great ocean... Oh great sea... Run toooo the ocean... Run to the sea...
Medium: Acrylic paint

Ommmmm

Gahead- chant it. You know you will. Ommmmmmm.... Finally- the finished product. I added a touch of gold to the sanskrit for depth and I am pleased!!! More to come...