Veronica Diago

For Love

2010-10-20T13:10:00.004-04:00

I Love You Like Bella Loves Edward

7x7"

mixed media on wood block

I made this one for my husband.

He was getting kind of jealous

due to my insane crush on Edward Cullen,

so I did this to make it up to him.

He loved it !!!!!!!

...and made so much fun of his silly wife.

New Originals

2010-10-17T17:59:00.002-04:00

Temple

14 x 14"

mixed media on board

Biodiversity

14 x 14"

mixed media on board

Joy

14 x 14"

mixed media on board

Paper & Stitch

2010-07-25T22:28:00.003-04:00

Jump Out

14x14"

mixed media on board

Hello everyone!

good news...

I've just been invited to exhibit at

Paper & stitch!

Check out my exhibition !

. .

The Happy Tree and his Fellow Friends

2010-06-16T20:17:00.002-04:00

The Happy Tree and his Fellow Friends
10x10"
mixed media on board

Just a happy tree, happy that he's got lots of friends

around to chat and play though he's stuck to the ground.

He's so happy he's even wearing a party hat

Sweet Encounter

2010-06-13T23:32:00.003-04:00

Sweet Encounter

14 x 14"

mixed media on board

I created this one while obviously craving for something sweet. What can ever be more sweet that chocolate brown and bubble gum/cup cake pink? It's a spaceship landing on our planet, packed with treats for their new, terrestrial friends.

Heading East

2010-05-30T11:59:00.002-04:00

Just because it's almost summer and I can't wait !!!

Solid and hollow shapes virtually defining my fish,

making you see some behind, some in front.

Heading East
10x10"
mixed media on cradled wood panel

The Chocolate Castle and the Smiling Rock

2010-05-27T23:18:00.003-04:00

I'm trying to diet and exercise, but the more exercise I do, the more hungry I get after I'm done. So what's the point here? To keep me inspired and paint over my candy and chocolate cravings? Oh my. I just feel I wanna eat this chocolate castle! The rock? It was just an excuse to add a smile. I HAD to add a smile to this so very cute pinkalicious piece.

The Chocolate Castle and the Smiling Rock

10 x 10"

mixed media on board

Downtown Rush at Night

2010-05-25T23:15:00.001-04:00

I came up with an accidental shape of a ring, the one at the right. I gave him a couple (pimp looking one with animal print and everything). I then wanted to create a night scene, to go with the romance of the two rings. Then a moon, celestial bodies. The idea of the buildings was just the result of playing around with some round-edge squares I had previously cut gor no reason, and the blond in the window is a leftover from cutting a funny shape out of a red piece of paper. How I wish this all made sense...hahaha

Downtown Rush at Night

10 x 10"

mixed media on board

Spread

2010-05-23T00:52:00.002-04:00

A rootless, floating, and spinning tree who was spontaneously born, and whose branches keep spreading to nest all sorts of living beings...birds, flowers, fruits, and little monsters.

Spread

10x10"

mixed media on board

Shape Kabobs

2010-04-20T09:49:00.005-04:00

"Shape Kabobs"

14x14"

mixed media on board

I finished this one last night.

It made me hungry !!!

GONE TO THE FRIDGE...

Lava

2010-04-18T13:56:00.001-04:00

Lava

Like it?

Prints for Sale on my Etsy Store

2010-04-06T21:16:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone !

This is different post.

I just posted 12 prints of some of my paintings on my Etsy store.

They're only $20.00 U.S

and if you purchase more than one your shipping is FREE !

I also ship them all over Canada and U.S.

if you're getting them for someone else

and you want them to receive it on the mail,

the old fashioned way.

Go check them out !

(There's one that's perfect for Father's Day!)

Cactus

2010-03-29T18:37:00.001-04:00

Cactus sculpture by Amidst Mod

Awesome isn't it?

Moist

2010-03-21T14:18:00.001-04:00

Moist

12 x 12"

mixed media on board

Evolution & Fertility

2010-03-17T17:15:00.004-04:00

Evolution

12 x 12"

Mixed media on board

Fertility

12 x 12"

Mixed media on board

These two pieces were the result of processing some of the things around my life lately (as usual). My sister's pregnancy, James Bond (my son's latest obsession), Easter eggs, marbles, the current nice weather, and who knows what else is behind the curtains in my unconscious mind.

Funny process...it's like a food processor (another thing in my life) in which you add all these things, plus accidental or planned colour combinations, a little of trial and error, and my luggage (or lifetime experiences), and you never know what you'll get. Sometimes everything works around an idea though, but it's always a surprise anyways. At least for me. No wonder art can be so exciting; this creative act keeps everything going on ...and on...

Celyn Brazier

2010-03-11T19:06:00.004-05:00

I can't help getting lost in these.

Click to see more of Celyn Brazier's work on her website and blog.

Nando Costa

2010-03-11T18:44:00.005-05:00

Check out these gorgeous wood engravings and illustrations from Brazilian artist Nando Costa. I found him via The Laser Cutter, and he's also on Etsy. Eye Candy...

Surprise Element

2010-03-07T21:35:00.002-05:00

River

Underground Cities

These are my new ones. They have nothing in common as you can tell. My art has always been quite experimental; I guess that's why the results are usually different. As I take a route, I get distracted by another, and so and so. My paintings rarely end up being what I planned first. The surprise element is so important to me...sometimes I feel the piece "paints" itself, or that there's somebody else behind it. I can clearly see the influences of my daily experiences and the things I like in them, but the structure or "grammar" of my pieces comes to life the moment I create them. I guess that's why art is so important to me. I never know what I will get, and it helps me explore and reveal my unconscious mind.

My Adventures in Garage Sales

2010-02-20T12:22:00.007-05:00

The top cushion is from Emma Lamb;

the bottom one sitting at a chair, I can't remember

but it's from a well-known design firm.

I got mines (below) at a garage sale for $2 each,

and thought I was the only happy owner of such.

The blogsphere has proven me wrong once again.

Magazine Article

2010-02-19T10:21:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone!

This is an article on the "Your City" magazine in which you can see a brief description of my art and a picture of the last Art Show. Just click here if you want to check it out!

Thanks for looking.

Two Newborn Pieces

2010-02-17T22:14:00.002-05:00

"T.V. City"

"Heat"

I finished these ones between yesterday and today for London's first Timeraiser.

I'll tell you how it goes!

See you soon!

Have I ever showed you around?

2010-02-10T18:43:00.005-05:00

Just some pics of my home. See you soon with 2 new pieces !

Update on my life

2010-01-30T11:15:00.006-05:00

I just noticed my last post was # 100 !!!

Time passes by so fast.

Yes, I've been away from the blogosphere for a while, so I'm just going to make a little update about my life lately.

So, we were back home (Colombia) for Christmas holidays and had the best time ever ! Family wedding, boat trips, lots of sun, pool, ocean, parties, even fishing. So, for my sister's wedding my mom made this beautiful, orange, origami lilies that I taught her how to do through Skype!!! Can you believe that ? That was hilarious. (Before you think that orange is weird for weddings: It was a VERY tropical wedding). A friend of us who is a landscape and floral designer did the rest. The long, linen shirt that the men are wearing is called "Guayabera". It's a very typical and traditional Caribbean outfit. The location was beautiful. They got married in Cartagena, a old, beautiful colonial city in the coast of Colombia. It took place at the Convention Center, more exactly the terrace from where you can see the ocean and the boats coming in and out. Sunset. It was amazing. The orchestra played Cuban music most of the time. Check out the pics.

For New Year's, we travelled to my husbands home town, Santa Marta, were my children had a blast. My husband and son love fishing, water skiing, everything related to water. We spent some awesome time with our families and friends. Check our landscape!!! Ocean and mountain together.

We came back to Canada the fourth of January, and a couple weeks later I had the exhibition shown on the post below. Right now, I'm taking an online Photoshop course. I want to explore with more photographic resources for my art and illustration, and in that way I can combine my art with these two frustrated passions.

Well, that's too much talking. I know, I'm just a BIG chatter.

See ya !!!!

Colores de Latinoamerica

2010-01-23T15:06:00.005-05:00

Hello everyone ! I just wanted to share some pics from last night. I participated in a group exhibit called "Colores de Latinoamerica" at The Arts Project, which means "The Colours of Latin America. We were six artists in total, 2 Colombians, 2 Mexicans, one Bolivian, and one from Honduras. We had a great night of Mexican food, Latin American art, and Latin-jazz music. Hope you liked them !

Mural at Childreach

2009-10-20T21:38:00.005-04:00

I can't believe I'm blogging again. Thing is, I've been busy doing a lot of things. One of those things was this mural that I donated for Childreach, here in London, ON. Hope you like it!

Eric McGrew's New Etsy Store !!!!

2009-10-02T20:52:00.002-04:00

Don't you think these wooden sculptures are just too cool ?

They are from the young artist Eric McGrew.

I love his art and the way he defines it.

Check out more of these in his Etsy Store and his blog

for more detailed descriptions,

and also check this video if you haven't...it's worth it !

Video from Amidst Mod

2009-09-07T16:47:00.002-04:00

http://vimeo.com/6425954

Please check out the link above...it's my blogger buddy and artist Eric Mc Grew's video about his wooden sculptures' process and inspiration. Absolutely beautiful !

Very Inuit

2009-09-07T15:56:00.008-04:00

It seems to me that there's a graphic similitude between Mid Century Modern and Inuit art; Ideas are universal.

These pictures were taken at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, at Gatineau, Quebec. I hope you enjoyed the art of the early Canadians as well as the Inuit inspired architecture and art at this museum.

Free Entertaining with my Son

2009-09-04T22:03:00.006-04:00

Hi !

I'm finally home...

Went to Ottawa and Quebec...

Had a great time....

I'm not boring you with tons of family pics,

so I'll be posting some little by little.

The ones above are some cool, unexpected pics of my son's and my reflections on a metal sculpture outside the National Arts Centre. Great inspiration! We had so much fun just playing around these funny, stretched images while my husband, mom in law, and daughter just chilled out at a park bench nearby.

See you soon !

Ottawa Eh !

2009-08-21T23:41:00.003-04:00

Hello dear friends !

I'm gone to Ottawa for a mini-vacation!

I'll be back on Friday, August 28.

See you on Friday I hope, with pics from my trip

and hopefully, more inspiration.

Bye!

"Lentil Soup"

2009-08-20T09:34:00.003-04:00

Lentil Soup
12 x 24"

Acrylic and vinyl on MDF board

on Etsy

One of my favourite soups...

Love to paint things in my everyday life,

and food is a VERY important aspect in my life.

Lentil, Summer, and Mermaid Soup

2009-08-19T14:01:00.003-04:00

I'm working on this one, it's called "Lentil Soup".

What do you think ?

The pic below was published on Facebook

by my husband's cousin Andrea...

Isn't this pic great inspiration ?

Looks to me like a theme for a Dante Terzigni's illustration

or a summer painting from Cathy Nichols.

Summer is still here...

STILL HERE

For the curious ones,

here's two more pics of Andrea, the summer mermaid.

She's smart, beautiful, and single

(She'll kill me after reading this post...hahaha)

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Finally, new pieces !!!!

2009-08-13T15:36:00.005-04:00

Bifocals

12x24"-vinyl and acrylic on MDF board

$160 US on Etsy

Measuring Cup

6x6"-vinyl and acrylic on MDF board
$80 UD on Etsy

Handbag in Mexico City

6x6"-vinyl and acrylic on MDF board

$50 US on Etsy

Handbag and Two Solar Eclipses

6x6"-vinyl and acrylic on MDF board
$50 US on Etsy

Frustrated Woman's Diary

2009-08-09T13:19:00.006-04:00

When I first saw this painting by Louis Stern (first image), I thought it was a woman wearing a low neck top just like in my sketch. I like to subtract too... I mean, taking pieces away from a rectangle or square to see what you get, then deciding what it is, then evolving it. It's a way to give birth to surprises. You can see it in the second image ? Can you see how the girl's arms ended up outside the rectangle in my sketch ?

I'm planning on painting today, hope today's the day. I get so frustrated when I can't. (I often forget this is a blog and not a diary, and that there's actually people reading it...shhhhhh).

I'm posting a couple more sketches to see if you can guess what they are...or what they're about to be once turned into art work.

Hubby just called: "I'm hungry, on my way home,

can we barbecue ? "

He'll have to eat "barbecued paint" cause nothing is

stopping me from painting today.

Roarrrrrrrr...

My Before and After

2009-08-03T21:30:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone ! This is my boy's "new" nightstand. I finished it a couple of weeks ago. Click here to see the post in Design Sponge. Enjoy the pics !

Did I ever show you around ?

2009-07-26T23:59:00.007-04:00

This pictures were taken in my bedroom. I LOVE to transform vintage furniture. Of the pieces you see here, the red/orange dresser (my dad had a Dodge Dart in that colour when I was little) was the only piece that I worked on. I've been having trouble trying to figure out how to fix that little defect in the spot where the four drawers meet. Any suggestions ? Still not sure about those knobs. I chose those just because I needed them to match the gold in the legs. The old paint removal and sanding were a nightmare...but it was worth it. Right ?

The green chairs (I got two more...good finds are always in odd numbers) and the two night tables (opps ! There's a pair !!!!!!! I forgot !!!!!!!! hahahahaha) are exactly like I found them.

I'll soon post about my living room and dining areas with pictures included.

By the way, Today (or tomorrow ?),

July 27 is my Birthday !

:^)

See you soon!

My Recently Sold Pieces

2009-07-21T20:01:00.012-04:00

It's cool to look back sometimes and see your evolution.
These are all sold pieces.

Some were sold during the exhibition, others on Etsy,

others from friends and relatives.

Below is my first Etsy sale,

"Gotham City", sold to Tikimama.

"Babel"(below)

A relative bought it together with:
"The Rock and the Fungus" (below)

This was a commission for a designer's baby nursery in Toronto.

Her name is Patricia Quintero.

The came back from Hawaii recently and of course,

picked everything for the baby with the nautical theme.

She wanted something cool, not the typical "mix and match"

so this is what I came up with.

It's called : "Like father, like son" (below)

They knew they were expecting a boy by then.

Today I sold another piece, one of my favourites actually.

It is called "Underwater Sub"(below).

It was exhibited in The Arts Project for more than two weeks

and it was sold today, right after the show ended, and on Etsy...funny

This other one is called "Bike Trail" (below).

It was sold on the opening night to a curator I met there,

who invited me to participate in another show

called "The Colours of Latin America."

It will take place here in London, Canada

as well and on January 2010.
Can you see the three bikes ?

As I was packing up on the closing day,

cool Bruce, curator of The Arts Project, said:

"You know what? A little girl is turning twelve today.

I'm buying this one."

And he grabbed

"What are you guys looking at?" (below)

from my bag.

Awwwwww...

I'm back !!!

2009-07-20T22:45:00.005-04:00

Hi!

I know, it's been too long...I missed you all!

In the next post I'll tell you about my exhibition, my life lately, my sketches (which I've decided to post more often) and inspiration. Now, I'm posting a picture of a beautiful paint chip and paper collage I got a couple of days ago. Makes me hungry... it's from Ilda Oliver... remember the creative photographer from the "Paint Chips" ?

Well, she did it again. I'm loving this ice-cream, seems alive...love how she mixed other senses (like LOVE...) with TASTE in the same piece. The eye makes total sense.

Smart girl

O.K folks, see ya tomorrow with more inspiration!

Dream Space

2009-07-08T08:08:00.004-04:00

Paint Chip City

This is my favourite.

Paint Chip Wall

Big Paint Chips Wall

You can get these big ones at Benjamin Moore Stores,

not for free though I guess

Too cute...

Paint Chip table

I think this model is originally from IKEA

Hello everyone ! I hope you liked the pcfp pics for today. You know what? I think we had enough fun with this pcfp thing. I need a change. (I had dreams of a paint chip Michael Jackson's face...insane) I'm not saying I'm not creating anything else with them or that you can't send me any submissions, but let's relax a bit. It doesn't have to be a weekly or forced thing. (I still love to work with them and love those hues anyways).

I haven't got time lately to create much. My mom-in-law is still around so my weekends are crazy. Going out, out, out, all the time. I can easily live in a cave as long as I have my laptop, my coffee, a comfortable couch and painting tools. Oh! and huge windows. Doesn't make any sense right ? A cave with windows. That's gonna be my next piece. "Cave With Windows", or "Window Cave", or "Cave with a view" or...I need to ask my friend (whenever he feels like) and English teacher Eric from Amidst Mod to give me a hand. But it's interesting, that's my dream space. A comfy cave (full of MCM refurbished furniture) with a view where I can't be bothered and can paint the whole day long.

Dream on...

Show Pics

2009-07-03T23:09:00.005-04:00

Hello!

Thanks again to all of you who wished me luck at the show.

It was cool, and I needed those encouraging words.

I'm in bed now, trying to write as my baby girl sings between us two.

This is hopeless, I can't focus.

See you later !

PCFP 8

2009-06-30T13:43:00.003-04:00

Hello! Today is the opening night of my exhibition. I'm kind of scared/excited/nervous, and I shouldn't be because I'm not the only artist anyway, it's a group of eight. But still.

I didn't wanted to skip this week's pcfp, but eventhough I was too nervous to make one, I'm posted about other people's ideas. Enjoy them and wish me luck for tonight !

paint chip alphabet

It was done with paint chips

and scrapbook letters.

So easy..

paint chip wall

paint chip mosaic

match box style paint chip notebooks

paint chip curtains

Yellow, Blue, Red

2009-06-24T11:58:00.005-04:00

Thank you, thank you, thanks to all of you who commented on my blog!

Makes me wanna blog, blog, blog...

Today's blog is about inspiration.

Colour inspiration.

Let's not be afraid of colour anymore, especially of primary ones.

My dear country's (Colombia) flag is just yellow, blue, and red.

Clowns dresses have these colours.

Your first Lego blocks too.

Even M&Ms.

I love the "Circus like" and "Carnival like" environment
they create.

I posted this pictures to honour my flag

and to remind us that we shouldn't be afraid of colour.

Oh, I almost forgot!

The lady clown in the last picture is me

wearing my daughter's Potato Head's mouth.

PCFP 7

2009-06-22T23:28:00.006-04:00

I'm lazy Today.

I guess it's the weather.

It was so hot Today !

But anyways,

I found something

really interesting made with paint chips.

A paint chip embroidery,
paint chip card holders,

and paint chip notebooks.

These are interesting.

I found them on Juliet Ames' blog. The embroidery was made by Lisa Salomon, discovered by Juliet at The Beholder, and the card holder and notebooks are from Design Verb. There's even a detailed tutorial on how to make the card holder on this site.

(if you find yourself with nothing to do on a rainy day)

Last, my submission. Hope I made you laugh at least!

Happy Father's Day !

2009-06-19T23:49:00.003-04:00

This is a commission I did for a friend. Well, for her baby actually because it's for his nursery. If you can't read the text in it, it says, "Like father...like son." I chose this one for today's post because of the summer theme, and because of father's day. My intention was to post it together with a poem about fathers, but I went googling and can't tell you which was the tackiest ! One of them was written by a dad about the late night colic's of his daughter and mentions the word "burping"....hahaha

I wish all the daddy's out there a happy father's day !!

Dante Terzigni

2009-06-18T14:35:00.003-04:00

This was a surprise...as I was going through my reader's recent comments, I stopped on one from someone I didn't know. His name was Dante, pretty Italian eh ? He wrote that my work was inspiring. Sooooooo.....I went on to his blog just out of curiosity and what a surprise. I didn't know he was an illustrator, and such a talented one ! His work is great and VERY inspiring to me. Click here to check his blog. It's worth it !

PCFP 6

2009-06-15T23:11:00.004-04:00

Hello... I feel so lonely today. Not one single submission for my Paint Chip Fun Project :(

But,

since I'm a resourceful woman,

I did a little research on paint chip art and...

OMG check these out !!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, paint chip cookies byBAKE AT 350...period.

Cool print over tomato red paint chip by PAPERSTORIES.

Paint chip tree and butterfly by EVERYTHING IS RANUNCULUS.

Last, but not least, my submission.

(It actually does look "least" compared to the paint chip cookies.)

Paint chip blinds !!!!!!

I know, I didn't really glue them, but if you got some old blinds and want to give them a new look, why not ?

See ya next Monday with more pc art, and see ya tomorrow (hopefully) with more updates.

Fatherhood in Mars - finished piece

2009-06-12T19:51:00.004-04:00

O.K., this my "Fatherhood in Mars" finished (I think) piece. The last pic was taken under a tree shade to give it a more "mysterious" touch, the middle one, under direct sunlight to bring out any shadows, and the first one...I guess this one's the official one. Do you like it ?

About my PCFP, I did create something. But, I realised that everyone has more time to create during the weekend rather than on Thursdays. That's why I decided to give it a twist. I'll be posting my PCFP every Monday instead. I hope you're all O.K. with that.

O.K folks, I'll run to Tikimama's to see what she thinks about this. See you on Monday with my PCFP and have a great, creative, and inspiring weekend !

Fatherhood in Mars

2009-06-11T10:14:00.003-04:00

This is a work in progress for father's day. I still can't determine if it's finished or not. It's a dad with his two children, inside an oxygen bubble, in a trip to Mars. I'll post the last version once it's finished.

Humpty Dumpty

2009-06-10T09:19:00.002-04:00

Here's a picture of my paint chip project under daylight. I finally decided on this version, don't know why. If you have any submissions for this Friday, make sure you send them to me at my e-mail: vdiago@hotmail.com

See ya!

My interview with Jennski !!!!!

2009-06-08T22:58:00.008-04:00

Hello everyone! It's been years...can't believe It's so long since. I've been busy and out of town finishing a commission. I'll post that later.

I'm so happy about my interview on Jennski's blog. It was posted on Thursday and I didn't find out til last night!!! I've been away from my computer, you know. O.K, no more wording. Here's the link to the interview. In my picture, I'm wearing pj's, my usual outfit. The background is a mural on our basement I painted a couple of months ago. Enjoy and give me feedback !

PCFM 5

2009-06-08T22:28:00.011-04:00

Yes, M stands for Monday. You all know the story now, so lets get going. The first piece is from Moondoggie. Isn't it cute ? I feel like playing doll house again. It's a rendering of a mid century modern living room with a fireplace. I love it as well as the pod chair at the right. I think the lack of glue isn't a problem here. It looks great and "temporary".

This beautiful paint chip tree is from Tikimama. She posted two versions because she thought it was missing something, and I think she was right. The little cardinal at the right really gives the final touch. (I'm not a baseball fanatic, o.k?) Make sure you check her blog for more details.

Last but not least, mine. You're gonna think I copied Moondoggie's, but no. It was a total coincidence. We had the same idea of the paint chip bricks, only mine is a wall and it's called "Humpty Dumpty" for obvious reasons. I couldn't decide on these two versions, just like Tikimama, so I decided to post both to see what you think. Hope you give me your opinion so I'm able to glue the last piece. I'll post a better picture of "the chosen one" at daylight.

O.K everyone, thanks again for all the support

and nice words about my daughter.

(I kept the bikini.)

See ya !

PCFP 4

2009-05-29T10:06:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone ! Today's PCFP is very special. My dear blogger friend Karin Grow joined our paint chip party with these beautiful party decorations. It was the theme for an adult art workshop. Aren't these cute ? Check out her blog for more details on these.

O.K, please hold your breath on the next one. It's my daughter wearing her one and only, custom made, brand new, paint chip bikini. I know, it's too cute, please don't cry.

See you soon my dear friends !!!

Optimistic World

2009-05-28T09:25:00.004-04:00

The retro future has always inspired me. Why is it that yesterday's past is so attractive ?????? Maybe the concept of the future back then was safer. Everything looked so pleasant, so peaceful, so organized and easy. All the technology available to us, but still in harmony with nature. Today's concept of the future is a "bit" more scary. All the hazards...chemical contamination, genetic manipulation, etc. I just realized that there's something common in everything that inspire me. It's always about an optimistic world.

Imagine...

Hello !

2009-05-25T23:20:00.004-04:00

I've been busy painting a side board that I got at a garage sale. It's so cool...but I'm not posting a picture of it yet because I still need to install the knobs. Meanwhile, let me show you the piece of furniture I DID NOT get at the same garage sale. The granddaughter of the couple hosting the sale wanted to keep it. I almost went on my knees begging her to sell it to me, but she wouldn't. I took a picture of it just to torture myself on it.

Ahh! another reminder that the sale on my Etsy shop ends on Wednesday and two of my pieces are reserved for an exhibition coming over. I'll give more details later.

See you soon!

PCFP 3

2009-05-22T13:30:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone ! I guess my bud Jem is out of town again and my other buddy Tikimama is busy changing diapers. hahaha just kidding. So, this time I posted some samples of pcf I found via Flickr. They're all great, check them out below as well as the last one, which is mine.

Welcome home !

Enjoy the pictures!

2009-05-22T13:17:00.005-04:00

paint chip atc, originally uploaded by myrrhmaid8.

"Made with samples from the home store." by myrrhmaid8.

2009-05-22T13:15:00.003-04:00

detail, recycled paper chain , originally uploaded by paper•ballet.

"Detail of recycled paper chain." By paper.ballet.

2009-05-22T13:13:00.003-04:00

Picture 538-1, originally uploaded by mishadyer.

"A handmade card for Malen made with paint chip samples & magazine art." By mishadver.

2009-05-22T13:11:00.003-04:00

Stuck on wall art - paint chips, originally uploaded by elmoraux.

"Someone has decorated this corner with a patchwork of paint samples." By elmoraux.

2009-05-22T13:05:00.006-04:00

Here's my pcfp piece for this week.

It's called

Masquerade

I hope you like this one as well as the rest. I'm in love with them !

See you soon

and have a great weekend !

New Piece

2009-05-20T23:02:00.004-04:00

Yes, this is my new one.

Biosphere

6x6 inch, painted vinyl, paper and acrylic on MDF board.

Do you remember my Underwater Sub, while in process? Well, I thought the little semicircle with the evergreens inside was more like a piece itself, rather than part of one.

See you tomorrow !

Brown and Orange

2009-05-19T22:15:00.009-04:00

Like I said before, blogging helps me organize my ideas and inspiration. This time, I'm showing you how it helps me with colour. I'm a colour addict. I usually forget to record my favourite colour combinations, so today that's all I want to do. Record a simple yet stunning one. The so MCM combination of brown and orange. I guess I like it so much because it makes me think about something yummy, like chocolate and fruit. I've been collecting these images in the past days. I got some from Jennski, Moondoggie, Biba, Flickr, and the rest, I honestly don't remember.

Enjoy the pictures!

This first picture is from my own home, a great chair

I got for free from a friend.

I still can't understand how come she didn't like it

and gave it away.

Biba from Inspiration Bubble. Great banner !

The Brady Bunch's kitchen. Awwww...

A pair of twins

A cool phone against an orange wall

A bar set...perfect for Tikimama's parties

From The Cottage Cheese.

A nice plate via Moondoggie.

The fabric. I'm almost sure my older sister had a bathing suit with this print.

The design had two big holes at each side.

Or was is a big one in the center, just to expose her belly button?

O.M.G

That's all folks ! See you tomorrow.

Opening Sale and PCFP reminders

2009-05-19T14:05:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone ! This is just a reminder that my opening sale has eight more days to go. All the items in my shop have the 25% off , prices as marked. The paint chip pieces above are also for sale. Check it out !

http://www.veronicadiago.etsy.com/

By the way, remember to submit your paint chip fun submissions by Thursday night. If you're a little bit behind, don't worry. Just give me a shout and I'll wait for you. The two last posts were awesome, and I can't wait to see this Friday's. If you're a new follower, click here so you know what we're talking about. If you want to see last Friday's creations, click here.

See you later !

Inspiring Space

2009-05-18T14:51:00.014-04:00

Murphy and Murphy Architects is a very well known firm here in Ontario. I happen to go to their building every Saturday; It's one of those spaces that inspire me. I'm not an expert, but in my opinion, it is a Mid Century Modern jewel. I don't get to see architecture from this time period very often around here, so when I do, I get very emotional. Let me guide you through a tour.

This is how the building looks from the outside.

They had this cool mural of a fire engine on the side wall,

but they covered it to replace it with a new one.

Here's a picture of the mural design

and another one of how the building used to look.

Check out the waiting room isn't it great ?

The couch, coffee table, side table, the cork covered wall,

even the print on the fabric speaks the same language.

These lamps were salvaged from an old warehouse. So MCM.

So much metal, wood, stone, light, and open space.

This are the handles of the washroom cabinets.

So atomic, right Tikimama?

This is the last picture. It's a mural in the basement.

Well, that's all for Today.

I hope you liked the tour through this beautiful office building.

See you tomorrow with more inspiring ideas.

PCFP - Chapter II

2009-05-14T23:43:00.018-04:00

Hello paintchipers! Thanks again for responding to this funky request. I feel like printing all the pictures from our PCFP and cover an entire wall with them ! Well, here they come again:

The first one is from our dear blogger friend Moondoggie. Her words about the piece are really fun. Check them out: "After a bit of drama (paint water spilling on chips), a few resourcing problems (no glue), some technological glitches (wrong photo resolution) and some digital manipulation (the easy part) here is my submission to this week's paint chip fun Friday. Dah dada DAH! MoonDoggie logo paintchip stylee!" Read this words in British accent please. How neat ...(I'm saying 'cool' too much so I changed it to 'neat'...) I posted her logo too so you can see how she recreated it with paint chips.

"Paint Chips", as in "Potato Chips"...do you get it ? The ones below were sent to me by the same photographer who took the picture for my late spring post, remember ? Ilda Oliver. Her initial idea was to get some paint chips (paper ones, not potato ones), and then cut them round and fold them like an accordion, but then she decided to paint these. I think what she finally did was more realistic. I love the result...s000OOO()()()OOO000 coooOOO()()()OOOoool !

The turn now is for our other blogger friend and co-host of the PCFP, Tikimama ! She did an awesome job again. Funny thing is, she's not supposed to be an artist. At least that's what she says. It's called :"Music to my Eyes". Great tittle...never thought we could actually "see" music. She proves it. So atomic, so tiki, so her: "If you look at this image bigger (you should be able to click to enlarge), you can see that all of the paint chips I used have musical names for the colors. The images are stamps I've had for a long time and never used, with black and silver ink." Please do this on her blog, you won't be able to do it here. It's worth it !

Remember my weird paint chips from Sico? The curvy ones? Well, our blogger and comedian Jem and Tonic asked me to send him some pictures of those. Here's what he came up with. Simply great ! He called it "Balance". He didn't mention anything about how long it took him to finish it, but I'm assuming he'll say 20 minutes just like he did last week. Do you believe him? (Just for fun, let me know in your comments if you believe that's true or not. Just for fun.)

Last, my baby. It has a special meaning to me. I called it "Ode to my Family". The tall figure is my hubby, followed in height by me, then my boy dressed in camouflage as usual and the peachy, chubby small thing in the middle is my daughter, looking up as always. The object at the extreme left is our couch in the living room, the object at the extreme right is our house's door. This actually matches the real layout of our house. The ones at the top...could be clouds, paintings, thoughts, conversations, ideas, dreams ..................

I love my family, what can I do ?

Well, thanks for joining me in another chapter of our

Paint Chip Fun Project.
Don't forget to check Tikimama's and Jem's blogs for more of PCFP.

That's all folks !

Paint Chip Fun Project Reminder

2009-05-14T13:20:00.003-04:00

It's never too late...

This is just a little reminder about our Paint Chip Fun Project.

Don't forget I'm posting tomorrow morning !

To my new followers, if you want to know what this is all about, click here.

If you want to see what my followers created for last Friday's PCFP, click here.

It's a lot of fun!

I got a couple submissions for tomorrow and I'm, as always, excited !!!!!!

See you tomorrow !

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2009-05-13T00:48:00.003-04:00

I was outside today for a while. You know, there's something called "fresh air" which I don't get very often because I'm an indoor person. Every time I do this, my neighbours (especially a Scottish one) begin to tease me. "What have you been doing all this time!...You look so pale!...You need a bit of sun! But... this time..., I proudly answered:

"Opening my Etsy store!"

Of course now everyone wanted to know; So I told one of them about it, then the other wanted to know too (like they're all gonna buy, right ? ha ha ha), so I grabbed a piece of pink chalk my daughter was drawing with and just wrote the web address on the sidewalk. "Go check!" I yelled. Well, I didn't exactly yell. So, this other smart one said that she was going to buy herself a huge chalk and that where ever she went, she would write my Store's web address on the sidewalks. I don't know if she meant it or not (hope she's not reading this lines, ha ha ha) but ...wouldn't that be cool ? Please don't think I'm lunatic...I mean...like...why not ? If you were going out your door one day and suddenly see it, wouldn't you just check out of curiosity ? What if it's a surprise, an epiphany, who knows...

Thing is, if one of you cool ones decide to do it, please send me the picture. I'm just testing to see how brave and adventurous an Etsian or a Blogger could be. Meanwhile, enjoy the picture and the pretty, so 80's contrast of pale pink and sidewalk grey.

Bye, bye, community !

BIG BIG BIG NEWS

2009-05-12T11:39:00.005-04:00

O.K everybody...(deep breath)...

I finally opened my Etsy store !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.veronicadiago.etsy.com/

I'm having an opening sale from now until May 27 th. I'm selling my originals with a 25 % off, prices are as marked. Thanks, thanks, thanks to all the people that supported me on this. You are all awesome, I still can't believe there's so many kind people around :) !!!!!

Weeeeeell, what are you waiting for ? Take a look and give me feedback.

See you around!

Still Here !

2009-05-11T23:11:00.003-04:00

Hello loyals ! I missed you guys. This was a very busy weekend; I had some guests staying over at our place, my mother in law came over for a long stay, and on Sunday we had more people over to celebrate mother's day. However, I'm still dreaming in paint chips. I'm discovering new things about them everyday. What a great media ! A friend came over today to drop these ones which I've never seen before. Those curves, Oh my God...Aren't these so retro=cool ? They are from SICO paints and she got them at Rona. She also sent me a new submission for this Friday. She's a photographer, so she came up with something completely unexpected. You'll love it !

See you tomorrow with more inspiration.

Big Day - PCFP

2009-05-07T22:23:00.009-04:00

Hello everyone ! I can't believe I'm finally posting my Paint Chip Fun submissions. Thanks, big thanks to everyone who submitted, commented, or read about my fun project. Without further introductions, here they are:

My first submission was sent by Courtney, from Finding Home. It was a total coincidence, so typical to me. I had JUST posted about the PCFP when I clicked on her icon in my blog list for my daily reads. I saw these beautiful pieces made out of paint chips and of course I wrote her a message immediately. Telepathy or what ?

The turn now is for Sylvie, from Leptitpapillon. She actually works all the time with paint chips. These beautiful mobiles and garlands were already made before my invitation, but she read it and was nice enough to sent them to me just for the fun of joining. I've posted her work before, the jellyfish paper flowers, remember ? But I didn't know her other creations were made of paint chips too. Enjoy the beauty !

Next is our blogger buddy Jem, from Amidst Mod. This was a funny story. When we contacted him regarding this project, he was stuck out of town, buying a car. No computer, no time, no design tools, not in the mood, and no free paint chips around. So, I took some shots at my paint chips, sent them to him, and guess what, he managed to finish this digital paint chip image in only twenty minutes...isn't it c@@l ?

Now this little cute shadow box is from my PCFP partner Tikimama. It's called "Walking". Great tittle and sweet concept. Love the colour palette she chose ! I bet this little shoe is one of those odd pieces from our children's toy collection. Great re purposing ! Check out her blog for her daughter's submissions too...ever cute!

Last, but not least, my own piece. I called it "Shelter". Can you actually see the rain above the trees ? Well, the huge trees act like a shelter against the storm for the elephant. Funny thing is, the elephant wasn't meant to be there. It was a complete accident as usual. It resulted from cutting the semicircle for the small jellyfish in "Underwater Sub" out of a paint chip with this weird, so cool to me, purple/black colour. I just added the ear. This piece was made almost entirely with paint chips (Don't tell Home Depot).

O.K dear followers, let me tell you this is getting to be addictive. I''ll be creating more of these, and a couple creative souls told me that they will be happy to come up with something for next week. This being said, I announce that this little fun thing will be a ongoing one. Got submissions, I'll post them on the following Friday. (This sounds like a paint chip party already...hahaha...I guess Tikimama will be now hosting one since she loves to have people over...hahaha :)

Once more, thanks to all of you, this was awesome, and don't forget to check on my blogger buddies Tikimama, and Jem for more PCF submissions.

That's all folks !

Underwater Sub - Finished Piece

2009-05-06T20:53:00.002-04:00

Again, I was inspired by the retrofuture, The Jetsons, Mid Century Modern design, the ocean, the upcoming summer, and the ongoing desire of being submerged in a tranquil, warm body of water.

12 x 24 inches- acrylic, painted vinyl and paint chips

cut, punched and glued on MDF board.

New Member of PCFP

2009-05-06T14:29:00.004-04:00

Good news ! Our dear blogger buddy Jem & Tonic from Amidstmod joined the cause. Check out his funny post about our Pain Chip Fun Project and feel free to submit your work to him as well !

What's Up ?

2009-05-06T10:28:00.005-04:00

Hello there ! I'm almost done with this new piece. I still don't know how I managed to do it with all the excitement going around the Paint Chip Fun. I dream about paint chips every night. This is my work in progress.

I'll call it "Underwater Sub".

Talking about paint chips...I got a couple submissions already!! This is better than coffee. One was a complete coincidence. As I posted that very same day, I came up to this artists blog and she had just posted herself two beautiful images of art pieces made out of paint chips. I sent her a message immediately and she was nice enough to reply with the attachments. The second one came over for a virtual visit and she wrote back with a bunch of pictures. She actually works with paint chips all the time !!!!!! Like she said, she's an addict of working with paint chips. Can't wait to post !

This little (or big now) boy is my son, and the bottom image is a paint chip from the Disney colour selection. Get going folks, end line tomorrow late !!!

See you soon !

Late Spring

2009-05-04T22:17:00.008-04:00

May be late for some, but not for us. Canadian flowers just started to bloom a couple of days ago, so I thought it was still early to post this beautiful picture by the Portuguese-Canadian photographer Ilda Oliver. I couldn't have thought of a better and more appropriate picture than this one. Check out the Swedish, wooden shoes the boy is wearing. Simply beautiful. What do you think?

Paint Chip Fun Project

2009-05-04T10:42:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone ! I forgot to tell you in the previous post that I missed you during the weekend. I went to garage sales and went on an art tour where I got a few special things. I'll tell you about them later, this post is about something else.

Do you still remember my last piece, Mighty Sun ? O.K, my dear friend Tikimama wrote that she loved it and that she felt inspired to create something with paint chips, just like I did in my piece. Do you still remember Cathy Nichols' "Found Art Friday" ? O.K.

Well, unintentionally, they both gave an idea.

I'm now announcing my...

Paint Chip Fun Project

(Let's abbreviate that to PCFP)

I'm encouraging all my followers, or anybody else who stops by my blog, to create something, anything, with paint chips. Could be art, DIY project, photograph, whatever you want and as creative as you want it to be. Don't be shy if you're not an artist, every mind is one different world, and it's always interesting to see what's in yours. I'll be happy to post a picture of your creation on this Friday with a link to your blog, website, etc. Submissions are due this Thursday, as late as you want as long as it's still Thursday, May 7 th. You can send your submissions to: vdiago@hotmail.com

Are you excited already?

Go run to your closest hardware store and grab a few!

I forgot to mention that Tikimama joined me and she's having her own PCFP too, so make sure you check her blog too on Friday (mind the time-zones) if you want to enjoy some more images.

See you soon paint chip addicts !

Jellyfish Flowers or Flower Jellyfish ?

2009-05-03T23:55:00.009-04:00

What is it with me and finding similarities ? I see faces in my textured ceiling, shapes in water spills (sometimes spilled on purpose), and facial expressions in cars, looking at them from the very front, the lights being the eyes. Is that normal or is it just me ?

Since the blogaddiction, now I happen to see more similarities everywhere, and must admit I found it to be very exciting. It's the same feeling you get when you read a book and then see the movie based on that same book sometime later. It almost feels like a deja vu (I tried to spell that correctly but my keyboard wouldn't let me).

This time, the turn is for jellyfish flowers

or flower jellyfish.

Who knows...

The beautiful image below is by Melissa Moss, featuring our dear ones. I find this girl's work amazing. Besides, the story of how she started painting is very interesting and touching. Go check if you haven't !

...and these beautiful paper "same things" are by the French, Canadian based Interior and object designer from "Leptitpapillon". Enjoy the blogride...you'll love the paper garlands as well !

That's all folks !

All I Want for Mother's Day ...

2009-05-01T22:06:00.004-04:00

I'm tired of housekeeping...

I want a "Rosie" for mother's day. Period.

Happy Friday everyone !!

The Result

2009-05-01T09:12:00.005-04:00

Now this is my finished piece.

Mighty Sun, 12 x 12 inches, acrylic, vinyl, and paint chips on MDF board.

Did you notice my sun seems to be literally "walking around"...?

(That's only possible when you're round and you only got one foot to wear a cosmic boot on)

See you soon folks!

Mighty Sun

2009-04-30T20:05:00.004-04:00

So, this is a picture of a work in progress.

"Mighty Sun", I will call it.

(I'm speaking like Master Joda)

Is it me or this picture (Mod Podge included) looks like a finished piece already ?

Hope to finish and post it by tomorrow.

See ya !

Hello There !

2009-04-29T23:16:00.003-04:00

Today was a nice day.

I'm soooo000OOOOO000oooo excited !!!

(Those "o's" turned out cool, ah ?...hahaha)

I finally got the paper for my prints. I've been busy playing around with my printer experimenting...testing...comparing... ;)

Etsy shop...here I come...I'm getting closer.

See you sssssssooo000OOOOO000ooonnnnnnn my loyals !!!!!!

More Similitudes

2009-04-28T22:24:00.004-04:00

One of my teachers from college used to say things like: "Ideas are Universal" or "Ideas Travel". He also said we could never imagine a colour that we had never seen before (Try to do that). After all, we all live in the same planet and are inspired by the same nature, shapes, colours, textures... Nothing is invented, it already was. What we as artists do, is really re-invent or re-design over existing ideas. Ideas live in a big bank to which we all have access; no wonder why we see the repetitiveness of ideas from artist to artist. There's definitely a difference between "being inspired" and "copying". When we create something inspired by someone else's, it inevitably translates itself into our own language, passing through a filter between the images we first see and assimilate, and what we end up "creating". Nobody copies nobody (generally), specially because that "nobody" didn't really invented it himself. It was also a redesign of what he first saw, sometimes not even remembering where or when.

Well...(That was a hard one...ha ha ha) that being said, here's another example of similitude (after Shag's Case Study House #2), or of Universal Idea. One is an image from The Jetsons and the other is from the talented Canadian Designer Carolyn Gavin, for a Today's Parent issue on Parks. I just want you to note the plant and planter, at the left on The Jetsons' and at the right on Carolyn's. Check her out, she's great.

Ideas really fly.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS CHANDELIER ?

2009-04-28T14:02:00.003-04:00

My friend from Toronto sent me these...

I HAD to post them here

;)

Over-Inspiration

2009-04-27T18:54:00.006-04:00

I just read a posting today that reflected EXACTLY how I feel since I've become addicted to blogging. I've been thinking about writing a note to describe my feelings of "over-inspiredness" to see if it feels better, but I couldn't have done it like DeannaMaree did in her blog. Hope this helps you too, the ones that feel like me about seeing so much (too much) art and inspiration thanks to the Internet. Like she says, it's good up to one point, but don't get overwhelmed. Check out this words:

Enjoying the Ride

Have you ever felt over-inspired? Sometimes I spend so much time absorbed in the blogs and websites of all the talented and gifted creative people out there that it somehow becomes very overwhelming. I end up with so many ideas and know so much about everyone else that I just end up will a mass of confusion and it all leads to feelings of inadequacy. It is something that has really been strangling my own creativity lately - comparing my work, and my stage in this journey with others - wondering will I ever be like they are? To a point, it is so helpful exploring the creative worlds of other artists, to see what is possible - it can be encouraging to see that others have done this, so I can too! But I think it needs to be left at that - I find when I start comparing myself, and my work with other artists I get such an overwhelming feeling of anxiety, my stomach churns all day, and suddenly I put so much pressure on myself to create. I feel that I should have done so much more already, that I am so far behind everybody else - but the more pressure I feel under, the less I seem to create, and the worse I feel. I want to enjoy the journey, to stop reaching for something that I may never get. We are always reaching out at something, wanting more - and too often forget about the wonderful journey we are on. Today I went into my studio with nothing in my mind other than the phrase 'Enjoy the Ride'.. Here is the result..

Michele Maule

2009-04-27T09:57:00.005-04:00

Hurry up! Michele Maule is having a moving sale at her Etsy shop from now until May 10th. Select items are 20-50% off, prices are as marked! Yummy... I'm in love with this one; the hours seem to fly away (very suitable for her sale). Isn't this girl's art great ? So inspired by her everyday.

Little Monster Girl and the Cherry Blossoms

2009-04-26T23:56:00.003-04:00

Little Monster Girl and the Cherry Blossoms, originally uploaded by veronica diago.

Believe it or not, I only added the right arm and the hair to this monster girl. Her bodyparts arranged themselves spontaneously on my desk (even the legs). The trunk of the tree is a scrap that resulted from cutting out some ovals long time ago. The flower is made from the negative of the top part of her crown. The nest, the bird and the little moon at the top left were also freely born. I should call it "Spontaneous Generation", or maybe I can use that name for a set of all my pieces that were freely born. In art, sometimes accidents are necessary.

Silent Language

2009-04-25T22:27:00.007-04:00

Stormy Route 27, by Grant Haffner

Head Of Pond Road, by Grant Haffner

Plank, by Leah Giberson

For Two, Leah Giberson

Caravan Series (One), by Leah Giberson

I think places, spaces, and objects have a language. They seem to catch and reflect the mood of the people that live or use them and tell their stories, even when they're not around; tons of stories (no wonder chairs look like people sitting down). They create a connection between the designer and consumer, being pretty suggestive to this last one. I believe this hidden language is what gets us so crazy about them...furniture and architecture, cities and towns, old and new. They make us decode their past as well as guess about their future, though they all speak silently.

Capturing that language is not an easy job; it requires a big doze of sensitivity, observation, and sixth sense. It seems to be easy for these two artists which seem to have a lot in common, Leah Giberson and Grant Haffner. Enjoy the pictures and let them fascinate you with these words:

Leah Giberson

"In my current mixed-media work, I search for personal meaning in the most ordinary of surroundings.I start by photographing suburban and urban landscapes and then use these digital printouts to begin my mixed-media collages. I work back into the prints with paint and sometimes embroidery thread to alter the setting and distill the essential elements of each image. The lines between the "fact" of the photographic image and the "fiction" of the paint are blurred at times, but not denied. I am not trying to hide the process, but rather, I am investigating where fact and fiction meet and how they influence and inform one another, creating a new and arguably truer story."

Grant Haffner

"Grant sees every passing mile of country road as a potential painting, often pulling his 1986 Ford F150 onto the shoulder to record the more striking scenes with a Polaroid picture. Via these Polaroid snapshots, he is able to carefully study the angles and planar landscapes, revealing intersections of sky and the open road. His compositions are rendered with a bold and sometimes solarized color palette, which is cleverly balanced to depict the speed and rhythm of the rural roadways. The slightly exaggerated poles and power-lines are primary to these compositions as they are utilized to exaggerate the depth of field and perspective and the artist's absorption in the fleeting landscape of the East End of Long Island. Haffner is committed to exploring these horizons, which appear to extend as far as the eye can see, with no end or beginning."

Beauty Contest

2009-04-25T15:43:00.002-04:00

Five finalists in the contest...one of them was just crowned and she gives support to the fat, short one while still looking at the camera. The one at her right admires her too much. The other two, don't care much. Excitement, fanfare, femininity, vanity, and tackiness.

6 x 6 inches, acrylic and paper on MDF board, soon for sale

The inspiration for this one ? Mi little GIRL being too GIRLY yesterday around older GIRLS.

EmmieBean's Prints

2009-04-24T12:18:00.003-04:00

How cool is this ? My sister has a boyfriend we all love. I can't wait 'til they marry just to have an excuse to get her one of these. This is from EmmieBean ; affordable and customized with your picture...wow

In her own words:

"This is a print of my original digital painting "Male Neighbor." It was inspired by a humorously odd vintage 1960s photograph of two girls, a man, and his puppy visiting at the trailer park. This illustration was featured in "Solastalgia" at Gallery 1434.

Please convo me or email me at sadieraber [!at] gmail.com if you have a personal vintage photograph that you would like illustrated. Thanks for visiting!"

The Neat Freak Pizza

2009-04-23T20:13:00.006-04:00

O.K, it's time now. Here's my new piece and here's the story:

I know, it's funny. I was brainstorming about TASTE for Cathy's found art project this week. While in a picnic, my baby was having a pizza and she was making a mess, like you may guess. I'm kind of obsessed about cleaning, at least regarding my daughter. I couldn't stop just wiping her face off after every bite, so my "random idea processor" (my mind) joined the terms "pizza" and "neat freak" into "The Neat Freak Pizza". It's a portrait of a pizza who will helplessly try to arrange her uneven and odd items in rows, failing at every intention. The city at the left was a result of the leftover pieces of the items in the pizza, and the sun is a peperoni I declined on for the pizza.

Acrylic and vinyl cutouts on MDF board, 12 x 12 inches, soon for sale.

Case Study House # 22 Today

2009-04-23T14:04:00.003-04:00

Stahl House, Case Study House # 22, originally uploaded by Woo Hizzle.

Just another random picture of the Case Study House # 22 nowadays. Tikimama was nice enough to send me this !!!! I just wish Shag himself would reply to all the comments here regarding his painting and the house. Does anyone know him personally ?

See you tonight with my new piece.

Similitude

2009-04-22T21:29:00.007-04:00

Can you believe the similitude between this two images ? This first one is from Shag. No comments...amazing like all his work.

I found this second one via moondoggie. Love her blog, by the way. If you haven't, it's worth taking a look. This picture was taken by Julius Shulman. Ever amazing... same windows, architecture, view, atmosphere, people, even the big planter outside as in Shag's (except there's nobody dancing naked in this one). I just noticed it's night time in both too. Shag's got a moon; the picture's got a round ceiling lamp that resembles a moon anyway. Wow...such synchronicity.

Today, I've been working on a piece I can't wait to share. I'm waiting until tomorrow night because it'll hopefully appear on Cathy Nichols' blog on Friday and I don't want to spoil the surprise. This week's theme is TASTE. See you tomorrow night my seven followers !

Old Washer Machine

2009-04-22T00:04:00.004-04:00

I know, this is totally pointless. It's just a funny picture of my old washer machine saying goodbye to me. I got a new one from my adorable hubby this past weekend !!!!!!!!!!

See you tomorrow probably.

About Retro-Future - The Jetsons meet The Flintstones

2009-04-20T23:51:00.003-04:00

I'm back !! (Please read the previous post first) I was just googling The Jetsons to see if I could find something nice about them to post. I got this video. Enjoy (and remember) the child in you !!!

The Star Wars' Ocean

2009-04-20T22:20:00.006-04:00

I painted this mural in one of our basement walls a while ago. My son calls it "The Star Wars Ocean." I guess he's close. The retro future style rocks my world.. our past's future...reminds me of The Jetsons. Ahhhh...I'm getting a glimpse of new inspiration right now...a comfort dream life...living in underwater bubbles maybe...all those floating chairs...(a robot maid)... those curvy lines ...sexy interiors.... We'll see.

Back to the Jetsons, funny how we believed it was magical to speak to somebody by phone and watch their faces on a screen at the same time...ha ha ha...I'm not nearly as excited now when I speak through Skype. I think I read somewhere that The Jetsons were created by Hanna-Barbera after the hit they got with The Flintstones, by they didn't have as much success as it was expected. It's a matter of taste...I think different than the general public.

Accidental Monster

2009-04-18T17:29:00.003-04:00

Just a sample of how I play with left over cutouts to find new shapes or weird animals. One of the cutouts is the moon on top of the tower in "Free Hugs." Now I need to get some eyes, background, texture and story. We'll see what we get.

New Piece, "Free Hugs"

2009-04-17T09:13:00.003-04:00

"Free Hugs"-12 x 24 inches. Acrylic, vinyl, and paper on MDF board

I'm so happy, I guess I can still feel the energy of the free hugs. This is my new piece, just inspired by the previous post's picture and moment. Cathy Nichols posted it today in her Found Art Friday project. This is so great, she's getting to be an institution! If there's anyone out there that hasn't participated in her project, let me tell you is a lot of fun. You should try it!

This time, I wanted to recreate the warmth of the hugs against the cold, big city. I started cutting out some circles out of a hot pink rectangle to make the faces, but the left out piece looked like their hugging bodies. I ended up downsizing the circles, and using the funny leftovers of some other piece to make the city behind. Funny how we can "paint" with paper and a pair of scissors. Hope I didn't go off track with the theme, only one of the girls seems to be yelling "Free Hugs!" in my painting. It was the greatest shout I've ever got, the energy spread over Dundas Square was amazing. Hope you like it ! Soon for sale.

Free Hugs

2009-04-16T15:49:00.004-04:00

As I was walking around Toronto, I was also looking for a SHOUT as inspiration for my new piece. We were coming out of the Eaton Centre when a bunch of boys and girls, with colourful signs, shouted to us :"Free hugs! Free hugs!". I guess they were students from an art school in the middle of a project. I don't even know who they were, but the warmth and energy they spread was amazing...specially in a cold day like that one. That was the best SHOUT I ever got. Inspiration is everywhere, definitely. Enjoy the pictures while I start my piece. See ya !

City Language

2009-04-15T12:56:00.008-04:00

I'm impressed about how this blog helps me organize mi ideas and inspiration. Cathy's new theme for this Friday is SHOUT, and while I was in Toronto I tried to find SHOUTs everywhere. Big cities... everything is about metal, cement, concrete, wiring, glass, sound and faces (at a first glance). But then you start "reading" their language...Cities "speak"...there's texture everywhere, expressions, shapes, shadows, patterns. Maybe it's the fact that you don't get to see nothing but space surrounded by buildings with few pieces of sky, that make you focus on all the quiet things around you, that tell their story. It's a whole new language, so silent and talkative at the same time. That's why I titled this one "City Language". Sounds like the title of a new piece...

Holy Week

2009-04-15T12:40:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone ! (If there's actually somebody else but my three followers out there...ha ha ha). What a busy week I've had. My sister and her boyfriend came over to visit us, like I said before. We were in Niagara Falls, London, of course, Oakville and Toronto. I barely had time to finish my Found Art project last week, and here I am, finding new inspiration as always. Amazing how it is everywhere! I'm sharing some of the pictures with you...the trip, my family, the places. Just a few.

Happy Easter !!

2009-04-12T22:43:00.005-04:00

Hello ! I'm in Toronto right now, enjoying my baby sister as much as I can. She's leaving on Tuesday, so these days have been very busy for us to get as much of Toronto as we can. This picture was taken at a house near our friends place, where we stayed. We just got back after walking all over Toronto, and rushed to the computer...wanted to post this one before midnight, while it was still Sunday, and being able to SHOUT happy Easter !

p.s: SHOUT, next Found Art Friday's theme...!

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My Before and After

Did I ever show you around ?

My Recently Sold Pieces

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