red riding hood: selected scenes

titanic at the half moon hotel

This photograph was a gift from my favorite guy at the flea market -(park slope) and I love it.  He stopped showing up in early summer last year. I’ve wondered and asked about him since and I found out a few weeks ago that he died.  He took the photo at the Half Moon Hotel in Coney Island, I’m not sure when- 70’s or 80’s probably.  He was a painter and photographer. I only new his first name – John.

new sweethearts available to order

I’ve been working on some new things for spring and they are available now in my shop.

*update – sold out  but more coming soon.

There is also a new one of a kind set – claude and gus.  I’ll have something similar available to order soon.

sailboat #5

I’ve just added this sailboat and lots of other things to my shop.

new in the shop

I finished the owl in the post below - rodrigo is in the shop now as well as a few more birds and a paper mache sailboat.

rigging a tiny ship

The gjoa

and the little diorama it became part of.

shipwreck!!

On a stormy winter sea. That ship met with a mishap a while ago and I intend to fix it soon but I like it’s ruined state and wanted a picture before I repair it.

cardboard castle #2

I finished my second cardboard castle and it’s in the window at Johnson at 179 Orchard street. There are also some doug rhodehamel style mushrooms and a couple little creatures roaming around. I had lots of fun making it and it was good thinking exercise for my sometimes too buttoned up brain. I took some pictures of it here before we brought it over.

The back of the castle has some little holes you can peek into. I couldn’t really properly photograph what you see inside, there are ghosts at a ball in one,

an enchanted horse in another and miss havisham is held prisoner in a tower (her picture didn’t turn out at all).

The castle will be in the window at Johnson until October 31st . Unfortunately this is my last window for Johnson, Mrs. Johnson is closing at the end of the month. I’ll really miss doing her window. I started doing it for fun and it ended up changing my life in interesting and good ways, Thank you MJ.

from below

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serious sailors

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On an excursion in Prospect Park.

paintbox and sailboats

Some new sailboats in progress ( there will be a pattern soon).

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And my paintbox today.

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messing about in boats

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The Wind in the Willows is a very nice book to read, or have read to you – especially in the spring, which it almost is. Happy daylight savings time.

paper mache tea cup

A finished paper mache teacup with flowers and snowflakes and
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progress on an owl.
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sail boat 1

A paper mache sailboat with a stoic little passenger.

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I’m going to make a fleet of little boats like this. I’m also working out a pattern/ project instructions for it.

ghost ship

The Antonia with all new sails and rigging.

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And some sails in progress for The Annabel Lee. She’ll be done tomorrow.

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The Ginger Rose

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6/13/07 6am

Work in progress for tinlark.

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The last daily bird for a while, at least until after the tinlark show.

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Rosey will be in the shop at 8PM EST.

* I can’t take little bird orders right now. I wish I could but I’ve got to focus on things for the show and current orders. *

* Cake topper orders are closed for June and July *

* I’m getting off the 6 am photo program. It has served it’s purpose. The super early start is working well but taking the picture is a distraction. *

*Paper mache- I use wheat paste, Golden Harvest wheat paste ( wall paper paste)*

6/12/07 6am

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Paper mache chicks say good morning. With lots of enthusiasm.

The daily bird

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Monica will be in the shop at 8 PM EST.