tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92065003163049147162024-03-18T19:45:54.395-07:00Creager StudiosCreager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-80072044179331107542018-04-21T11:24:00.003-07:002018-04-21T11:44:20.390-07:00Our Most Excellent Day....<b>Every so often we are given a day that seems perfect in every way...the stars and planets align there seems to be no step out of place ..a day where your dreams really do come true...this was our day yesterday...April 20, 2018.</b><br />
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<b>Started off like any other day really ...sun was up...shining bright and the coffee tasted especially good (which probably should have been my first hint about the day ahead) .... a few lovely squash were harvested, and our aches and pains seemed at a minimum. </b><br />
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<b>We had a few chores to tend to out and about but nothing pressing...so we cooled our jets until about 10:30 am (late for us to get a start) ..we at last hopped in the car and headed to town ..heading down the street we drive each day when heading to the market. And there all of a sudden was a Garage Sale sign at our most favorite house on that long street to town...We have looked at this house for years with it's fantastic court yard and heavily shaded with lovely trees and shrubbery ..and beautiful boulders everywhere...this was 'done right' we would say. Well recently they put the house on the market ..and no surprise the house sold quickly ...and now one of our favorite houses in Lake Havasu was having a Yard Sale...and we just had to Go!...Though we got there 4 hours after the sale had started ..that was OK cause we basically just wanted the chance to see the 'special' house and yard up close... As I thought, there were just a few items left.....but everything there was high quality...I said Good Morning to the owner and she returned with a big smile and "Hello"...always wonderful and true to my belief, this was a good day. I then spied a piece of Pottery sitting on a beautiful dining table in the center of the garage...even from behind...I KNEW whose work it was...one of our favorite artists in Lake Havasu and a true Havasu Art Legend...Kimmberly Ioane !! I felt my step quicken to an actual sprint to get to it before anyone else ..there sat a beautiful 8 inch tall masterpiece..with a price on it that I could actually afford...my Heart Literally Soared!! So many things went through my mind...like how could she sell this beautiful art piece, why had no one purchased it before I arrived at the sale (lucky stars playing another part in my life) ... could this all be just one of my wishful 'dreams'?? ... but facts were facts...there the piece sat...and now IT WAS MINE!! The lady started to tell me about Kimmberly ...and I quickly said "oh we actually know her and of her work" and we both agreed that she is one of the most talented artists Lake Havasu has known. She was as giddy as I was about the work while going on to explain that she owned about 10 pieces (I quickly felt a better about her selling MY 'new' treasure.) They were a lovely older couple moving back to Washington State...she was sad about leaving but so happy she was taking art from AZ back with her. We continue to chat about Lake havasu, it's art, the beautiful land ..and of course Kimmberly. I explained that I have one very tiny nude wall piece of hers that I have adored for years and that I have lived vicariously through several of our friends larger pots on display in their homes...and only dreamed about owning one someday...and now I do (I am sure she could see my glee) ... I exclaimed that she made my entire month and as I was paying for my treasure....she all of a sudden told her husband to go over to a box they were packing for their journey back to Washington...and retrieve what was inside...He returned with a BIG Kimmberly Ioane pot (15" tall by 18" across ) ..we of course gasped at the sight...and then she said out of nowhere..."I want You to have this....take this...it's yours...I am thrilled to meet someone else that has the same feeling I do for Kimmberly's work as you...art should be shared and passed along so this is my gift to you...I know that it will be loved and cared for in a grand way as I have loved it"....(I remember word for word what she said...even now, and forever) ..well I was in shock (as was Richard) ...I must have said NO NO NO we can't take this a thousand times... saying let me pay you (knowing I could never afford it) ....but she stressed again "art should be shared...passed along to those that love it as much as I do, and beside...this needs to be a 'Gift'" well...I cried, hugged her , vowed that I would forever cherish it and treat it with care it deserves...and that I would think of her daily. I walked away feeling a gambit of emotions ...joy, quilt, pride, overwhelming satisfaction that we were the new caretakers of this beautiful art work that we had for so long dreamed of owning one day... </b><br />
<b>I shook all the way home which is something you don't want to be doing with a big Raku hand made art piece.... We have done nothing but stare at them both since they came into our home.</b><br />
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<b>I have said many times in my life and feel even stronger that 'things' happen for a reason , we cross paths with others for a purpose , we share a moment in time with those we are meant to...life is a wonderful journey of the sharing ..and the receiving of the joy that it gives... </b><br />
<b>This lady to me is like a guardian angel (and I have met a few in my life) .... to offer a total stranger such a gift is beyond words... but paths crossed ..and there was a connection , I felt it, she felt it... </b><br />
<b>Before they leave we will gift them with something of ours so that this chain of goodness will continue....</b><br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-53404786052139411142018-04-13T12:10:00.001-07:002018-04-13T12:10:40.469-07:00Friday the 13th....oh how I love you so....<b>I have never considered myself a particularly 'lucky' person...I mean I am not unlucky but I have not lived my life void of problems or issues...like most of us. I have always believed that Luck was something you 'make for yourself' ...you can send yourself in a good direction in life or you can chose to dance and dance often with the devil himself....looking for issues that could be called unlucky. But there is something about Friday the 13th that I have always felt comes looking for me .. to offer a Big Ole Bouquet of Nice smelling Lucky Roses.... I have actually always looked forward to this day...waiting to see what 'good lucky thing' might happen. </b><br />
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<b>Over the years I have won money in Vegas on this day, Met a love of my life on this day, got a job on this day, sold dolls on this day, found long lost things on this day, driver licenses on this day, found a home on this day, found a Dog on this day...and the list goes on......67 years worth of lucky Friday the 13's ...</b></div>
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<br />Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-45889454110087005162018-04-11T17:04:00.000-07:002018-04-11T17:04:04.186-07:00Thinking of 'that' when I should be doing the other...<b>Been a day today (boy I say that a lot lately.)..starting to think I may be using it as a weird little excuse to not finish things completely....hmmmm...there I go, screwing with myself again.</b><br />
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<b>We are working on our last Miniature Doll setting ...something that both Richard and I came to terms with...and actually feel OK with.... to many reasons to list why.... but suffice it to say with all the balls we have in the air right now, and calculating our age and what we still want to get done in the shorter time allotted ....something had to give....and I am afraid Minis was it!!</b><br />
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<b>Now this is not to say that I might from time to time sneak off by myself and do a little witch bust (oh how I love those so)...but then who knows...will need to learn to focus on what's in front of us..."SQUIRREL" ....</b><br />
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<b>We are loving this piece ..it has been fun and I chose something that I have wanted to do for a very long time (been running around in my brain forever) ..and while I really won't say what it is...I will say it has to do with the story of Wizard of Oz....almost like the continuing story, or the story not told.....my version totally. The aftermath if you will....</b><br />
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<b>So it does involve a 'story' that I have had in my brain forever...but now...I have to put it to paper (or computer) ...I never write things down..well, maybe a word here and a word there...but the plot stays in my head....</b><br />
<b>The dilemma....it is firmly lodged in there...and is not responding well to coaxing it out... </b><br />
<b>Once I start...it is like a burst water main ...can't find where to turn the source off</b> ...<br />
<b> Funny how years change a pattern.... 10 years ago this would never have been an issue....</b><br />
<b>The doll setting looks at me...I look at it , they smile...I smile ...drink 4 cups of coffee and say "Alrighty then...lets do this"....only to think "SQUIRREL" .....</b><br />
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<b>Richard says I sometimes make things way more difficult for myself than they should be ....perhaps, but when I see the whole story in my minds eye exactly how I know it should be....well...it has to be that very way....</b><br />
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<br />Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-51711189658328844412018-04-10T16:41:00.002-07:002018-04-10T16:41:19.827-07:00Forever and a Day since I last Posted ...Honey I'm HOME!!<b>What is it about the fear of another social media that makes a person go running to a place that seems more comfortable and familiar even though they have not been there in a very long time... No, seriously...I am asking...for a friend of course....wink wink! I have blogged for years (apparently under 3 different emails and 3 different blogs, I keep finding them) ...and then a friend suggested I would hit a larger crowd with something called Facebook.... hmmmmm! I am now finding that larger crowds make me really nervous. Well nine years later I am still hanging with Facebook and have severely neglected my beloved Blog....</b><br />
<b>Don't get me wrong...I have met some of the most amazing people on FB...who have turned into even more amazing friends and for that I will forever be grateful....</b><br />
<b>But lately like so many I am starting to feel rather odd and funky with all that's happening with FB....I feel like many that I am being watched, rated, categorized and used by outside forces that I feel like I need a shower! Ick! ....But I do know that when you get as large as FB it is hard to control who is abusing you and to what level of abuse they inflict. </b><br />
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<b>Maybe I will stay on FB if they get their SH** together...but after watching Zuckerberg saying 'sorry' that he help give trump the white house with the info he shared....I just want to slap his little 'young' face till it stings. So I will hang back more on FB and try to be here daily in my neat and tidy little part of the much smaller Blog-O-Sphere ...safe, secure ...and chat to whomever wishes to listen...and if no one does....that's cool too ...because it is rather like talking to myself anyway...which I do often when working....</b><br />
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<b>So...back in the saddle of blog again...not sure what in the hell I will say...but then....isn't that the fun part... Dolls, recipes, dog, husband,gardening pictures... bitching, moaning, praising...you get the idea.... Hang in there.....</b><br />
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<br />Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-19707678187031229892015-12-17T10:38:00.000-08:002015-12-17T10:38:21.165-08:00Happy Holidays from the Creager StudiosHAPPY HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE...<br />
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I know I know been ages since I have posted anything here ....life just gets in the way once in awhile of things we really want to do... <br />
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Hope everyone is having a lovely Holiday Season.... <br />
We sure are..... it is the first Christmas with our New Doggie...'Sofi' this January it will be a year since she came into our life.... and we love her to pieces....<br />
After we lost our precious Tess La Rue ....our hearts were so broken we thought we would never have another dog....but we were wrong.... Sofi came into our lives totally unexpected ...and we truly feel we were given a Great Gift in her love and being.... Our lives have begun again...<br />
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As for Dolls this past year....in 38 years this is the least amount of dolls we have worked on in our whole career .... again, life got in the way...did loads of remodeling around the house, gardening, and just in general enjoying life...<br />
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But we are ready to hit it again...after this studio redo I am in the middle of.... boy I tell ya , you hit 65 and all hell breaks loose.... which is good, must mean I have found my second wind and don't appear to be settling down anytime soon....<br />
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So Out comes carpet, new cabinets, paint, and better organization ...turning 65 did tell me one thing...I don't handle clutter and no organization well at all any longer....<br />
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So I look forward to new exciting things coming from the studio, finishing up some long standing commissions and hugging Sofi tightly and often..... Sounds like a perfect life to me...<br />
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Have a good one and a Bright and Extremely Shinny New Year...<br />
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Jodi and Richard...Sofi Too!<br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-47965999381714944482014-08-02T06:36:00.000-07:002014-08-02T06:36:03.401-07:00Vacation Over.....work load looming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a terrific time on our short jaunt to Northern California..... it has been 3 years since our last visit ...and it is always so great seeing old friends and family again. Grass Valley is a place where we lived on and off for over 16 years....charming Gold Rush Sierra Foothill town....but like everywhere..it grows bigger and gets more crowded...I miss the days of the laid back Hippy Retreat feel.... now the word Yuppy comes to mind....still lovely but I relate less to the inhabitants these days.... One of the reasons for going also was to see one of my all time favorite 'Heros' of the music/movement world in concert....Joan Baez!! She was over the top fantastic....lovely, moving worth all my years of waiting to see her in person... it was a lovely small venue , close enough to see very well.....she encouraged the audience to sing along to a few songs...and sing we did....Loudly and Proudly....now I can say I sang with Joan Baez...tee hee! <br />
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We visited you pick farms, living in the desert you really appreciate fresh fruits and veggies, of course we visited a few wineries and 'tested' the wares, buy a few bottles of the most delicious ones....YUM! <br />
Mainly this was a very relaxing visit, good talks...good food and wine....concert and reminiscing tour.... but, as much fun as we had....there is no place like home (clicking my heels together 3 times while saying that) Yes, back to our heat, now humidity too, sunny blue skies....now...back to work.<br />
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Later....Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-14008851700965928562014-07-19T06:29:00.002-07:002014-07-19T06:29:41.378-07:00Stormy Weather....but not enough to get wet....Morning....<br />
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The early morning desert is dark and gray, with heavy clouds hanging low , little wind and a coolest we are not familiar with during this time of the year....all of this drama...yet not a single drop of rain...UGH! I will not despair as the day is young and we still may get a few 'spits' by days end....keeping fingers crossed...<br />
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Today is a good day to clean and reorganize the studio....started yesterday late, and by moving a few boxes I have already 'found' a few things that have been lost over the last year (tells you how often I organize) ....I do like a small sense of kayos around me, a feeling that something is about to happen, rather than the doctors waiting room tidy clean feel...that freaks me out just a tad... but I have gone from organized kayos to Mayhem overload... I mean, it is insane. And why you may well ask...well...I will tell you...(and I do have a pretty good excuse)...my 'our' life has been in a bit of an upheaval lately ...Our beloved dog passed recently, my mother before that, my only sister is moving to Texas and it seems whatever creative energies I have left have been sucked up by the Facebook Monster....Time melts away and with it...creative juices .....therefore, my desire to be at one with artistic creation is well...basically...*POOF* .... So I got myself away from FACEBOOK...didn't even say goodbye, leave a light on ..but I did close the door....DAMN, should have locked it....!! oh well.... Now I am back over to my very neglected blog ...from where I started and things are once again beginning to feel right....so back to the studio.....clean, clean, clean ...organize ,organize, organize, ..and then...back to work for me....Hello Old friend....!!!<br />
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Later,<br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-25999032935440224072014-07-18T15:41:00.003-07:002014-07-18T15:43:43.850-07:00Newest PieceSee....I can't stay away too long...two posts in one day...ZOWIE!! Lovely hearing from you CaseyMini ....<br />
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Anyway...mostly these past few months we have been working on commissions ...I so enjoy those...We have not sold things on EBAY but only 2-3 times this whole year.... but starting up again soon...I feel the need to make more 1:12th scale miniature Witches.....<br />
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Anyway...this was a commission to do Harry Potter playing Quidditch , flying near the Griffindor Tower trying to catch the 'snitch'.<br />
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The Tower is hall scaled wood with bolts....then covered with hand sewn and painted fabric... All his Quidditch padding is leather hand sewn and glued....glasses brass, painted....his broom is hand carved from wood and brass foot holds added.... A fun fun piece to do for a wonderful collector. Next Up...Ron on the Wizard Chess Board riding the giant Knight (horse) .....<br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-77983756495413350572014-07-18T07:48:00.001-07:002014-07-18T07:48:38.092-07:00Hello Out There ...Hi De HOOOOOO Everyone...<br />
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Just a short note to you all....first off...I have missed you.....second...I am off of FACEBOOK, having said that ...I feel surprisingly well, no shaking, no jitters no twitches of any kind just a small since of freedom, rather nice actually. F.B. had become such a big part of my life for sooooooo long....spending countless hours making up artwork to post, days searching for just the right thing to post (pictures and words), just under a gabillion emails in my box each day , and then there was that virus/malware thing that I KNOW I got from F.B. ..only have heard about them in the past ...but they came alive in my life and computer....so very long sordid story shortened ....I decided to step away. I KNOW I KNOW I have done this before.... and gone back...but...this time feels different...Possibly in 6 months when the weather is cold outside and I am sniffing and boo-hoo'ing over my hot coffee I might drag myself back...but I think not at this point...been there done that kinda thing. I have always prided myself on being 'different' from everyone else (at least a little) ...never dancing to the same tune as everyone else ...(I like a more upbeat jazzy little number anyway) ...and I was beginning to feel like I was sent on a mission and not being myself any longer....don't get me wrong...I ADORE the people I met there... and will miss them terribly...so those of you still on facebook and also here in Bloglandia...if you see me now..."HI" ....good to see you...and if you know of others that might be saying "What the Hell happened to Jodi"??? on F.B. please let them know I will be posting words and pictures of new art and things I find and make over here now ..... I seem to be a lot more free with thoughts and words here...so hold onto your hats....this could get interesting.<br />
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So that's it from my corner of Bloglandia ....alive and kicking in another part of cyber space....<br />
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Oh just in case you forgot who I was...... here I am.....<br />
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Hugs to all Jodi<br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-41579846939685045742013-12-18T10:51:00.002-08:002013-12-18T10:51:31.559-08:00Ho Ho Ho and all that Holiday CheerGreetings.... YES, contrary to what rumor may be spreading...my feet are still planted firmly on Earth, have not fallen off, or left to visit other planets.... I have just been absent due to the fact I am one to have about 20 balls in the air at any one time and I find the older I grow (can't believe I wrote that out loud) the harder it is to organize the balls so that they have a nice uniform look.... so again, my apologies for being absent....I am here alive and well and kicking the butt out of life ...<br />
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So , the tree is up, the lights are on the house , some eggnog has been consumed , a few carols sung , holiday movies viewed, tears shed...but alas I still am missing something.... and I think I know what it is.....my youth! (OK second reference to older age...one more mention and I either turn into my grandmother or get a free set of Ginzu Knifes....or both) ...seriously though...each year at this very exact time I feel I have misplaced something , something very familiar but removed for whatever reason...I look High and Low....go through empty decoration boxes thinking it is a lost ornament, I check my gift list (very slim this year) but I still look, and then it hits me...as it always does....I am missed my Youth!! That giddy filled, wide eyed wonder stare , excitement packed joy known only to little ones...Oh we adults get that way too, but it is different somehow... with the Kid innocence there are no questions asked, no doubts ,few frills ...just a basic....'There is this great guy who lives in a really cold place up North and somehow someway he has been watching me the whole year, took some notes on how good (or bad) I have been ... and is heading this way Christmas Eve to show me which I have been with the gifts he brings (or doesn't bring) ...the anticipation is like Kid Drugs...all amped, nervous , giddy jumpiness, actual squeals of unintelligible gibberish that only another kid on the same amped high could understand...and possibly a few dogs in the distance . I saw some of these kids at a recent Santa Lap sitting session ....some seemed calm (kid drugs must be wearing off) while most talked a million miles a minute and stared closely into the face of Santa as if to mentally connect with the Big Guy each smiling so big and wide I feared their little faces would hurt later....once they connect with Mr. C ...they are sooooo confident , borderline cockiness takes over and many feel they just need to coast into the finish line that is Christmas Day.... THAT is the feeling I am missing, that certain deep inside 'Kid High' that can only be achieved at certain times in our life.... that truly magical moment.....<br />
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.OK, Yes Yes...we all have glorious memories of other Moments in our adulthood that we remember warmly and with joy...but the closest one can get to that special perfect moment in kid life again is to watch your own kids or grandkids enjoying 'their' moments.... and if you sit really really close ,preferably giving a hug at the exact moment a child 'Sparks Joy' ...you can get almost a contact high and flash of that special moment from your youth.... bottom line, Christmas is in truth a Child's Holiday, we as adults lay claim because we don't want to let go of that kid feeling...remember, kids keep us young and the magic alive in our hearts.<br />
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Happy Holidays To all My Bloglandia Friends...may the Magic of Childhood dwell within you always <br />
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Hugs,<br />
JodiCreager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-56331071707025725762013-08-14T07:33:00.003-07:002013-08-14T07:33:58.300-07:00Hello Bloglandia Bloggers and Blogettes...<br />
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Again been away way way way to long...won't make excuses other than to say..."Where the HECK does the time go"....that's the million dollar question!!!<br />
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We have been busy here at Creager Studios.... creating a little of this and a lot of that... trying to stay cool in our sweltering heat of the Arizona Desert.... but there is a change in the air...our mornings are actually bearable and down right coolish...YIPPPPEEE! It always gives hope that Fall is indeed just around the corner...waiting to slip in and make it's self at home....ahhhhh, I LOVE fall time....the only downside to fall in the lower desert region is the color changes..I REALLY miss that....must resort to taking slow strolls through Michaels Craft Outlet Store Fall Foliage isle with eyes partly closed and pretend I am in the north country walking down a tree lined country road....and with the smell of cinnamon candles on isle 6 hanging in the air.... makes me wanna spread a blanket, open a thermos of hot cider and read a book in my colorful surroundings...but I found out the hard way that Michael's frowns upon customers doing this....so I just have to hold the image all in my mind....<br />
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Instead we start to make 'Fall Art' .... all things Halloween and fun. Started the year with a new Miniature (1:12th scale) 'Zombie Dude' ....but this is no ordinary Zombie.... this dude prefers carrots to brains ....a Veggie Dude if you will. But he is Zombie non the less.....<br />
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And the first of Our Original haunted Ghost Shadow Boxes ...that we started creating years and years ago...and in doing this one it made me realize it has been about 5 years since we made the last one....YIKES! So needless to say he was fun to work on and makes me wanna do another.... <br />
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This guy is 'Count Leopold Mordecay Von Ravensthorne....and his Pet Bat 'Guzzler' ' a Long Gone Vampire who's portrait (and possibly him) still hangs in Ravensthorne Manor.<br />
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Both are newly listed on EBAY....<br />
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Lets see...I also 'redid' our Miniature Gallery on our web site this summer, worked on lots of 'house' projects.... and made a few interesting purchases that were to good to pass up....more to follow on that...<br />
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Great to be back....<br />
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Hugs to All<br />
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Jodi<br />
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Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-22710500459409413682012-11-19T08:56:00.000-08:002012-11-19T08:56:33.310-08:00Hollybirdmas ...EEEEEK!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I woke up this morning all cheery and somewhat zingy in step and somewhere between my second cup of coffee and walking towards my sculpting table it hit me like a sack of yams laced with holly leaves.....THANKSGIVING IS IN A FEW DAYS AND CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT ON IT'S TAIL!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should have seen the warning signs ... a few deranged neighbors have their Christmas lights and Holiday Sentinels already standing in place in their front yards.... tunes of cheer are blasting over the market intercoms ...mentioning those buzz words of turkey, cranberry, stuffing, holly, snow, presents, chestnuts and so on....all with cheery tones...up to this point I have been able to view them as 'white noise' ...but I fear no longer.!! Not to take this is a negative direction but this will be my first Thanksgiving and Christmas without my Mom in over 60 years...and as these were the holidays where she really would shine...i.e. decorations, baking, ho ho ho'ing ...it will be a very different holiday season for me this year. I plan to make a few of her favorite recipes (from her hand written recipe cards) , belt out a Christmas tune or two while sipping egg nog laced with brandy in her honor... make Rum Balls for friends and family (she made a mean Rum Ball) and just reflect on wonderful childhood memories with Mom.... I think I may be channeling her actually as I remember she too had that 'panic mode' she displayed each year when she realized that the holiday season was all of a sudden 'HERE'....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will enjoy this Thanksgiving with good friends and family this year.....and Christmas is still up in the air as to what is going on.... I always refuse to think about Christmas until the last Kid Made paper turkey is removed from the fridge and the last bit of left overs are digested....then and only then do I 'bring on the Nog'...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sunday Morning from the Tipi Inhabitants of Havasu.... Today is Richard's 68th Birthday and what better way to celebrate than with a beautiful desert sunrise (I fibbed a little and told him that I ordered this one up special for his day) ... I kid you not these are the true colors of a desert sunrise ...breathtaking is an understatement . The only thing more exciting than sitting in a tipi with this sky is to be sitting out on the glass calm lake in a kayak...which we need to get on pretty soon! Anyway the following are some pics that I popped yesterday evening and this morning of the finished tipi inside (more to come) ...The wood in the fire pit is for Richard's early morning Birthday Fire (which was warm and lovely by the by) ... the other two are just random shots....as my Indian spirit guide is a Raven...Richard carved this raven Chair for me a few years ago (it is a N.W. Design which I adore) . I need to get onto making a new bag or two for this years tipi...a tradition I started about 4 years ago.... so peaceful to sit in the tipi on a cold fall afternoon with the warmth of the sun hitting the canvas and feeling the warmth inside the tipi....beading! I am NOT a beader...but I do enjoy the relaxing task and try my best....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a great morning....we are so content that the tipi is up and there and ready for us to escape to whenever we feel the need..... Richard has already taken a nap out there in that sun warmth....ahhhhhh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well it is a Bright Sunshiny Day in Lake Havasu.... Birds are singing, there is a slight nip in the air and the tipi is UP!!!! We LOVE this time each year.... always seems like a new beginning and the start of endless possibilities....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course...we worked our arses off yesterday and are almost too sore to move today but we did drag ourselves out to the tipi at 5am to enjoy our first pot of coffee and a warm fire... the pains just seem to melt away... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We rebuilt the tipi flooring a couple weeks ago ...fixing and repairing the flagstone and then adding a outer layer of pavers around the fire pit flagstone...less gravel under the reed and canvas flooring that goes in today....and it just looks cooler. The other 'bare bones' shot of the tipi before canvas is actually taken last year....but it looked the same this year....almost!! We have been doing this for 7 years now and each year the poles are a bit different....but this year....we set up and took them down 4 times...something was just not right.... poles to far apart at the top (cloth won't fit right) to close together...same thing! door poles off center...not spread enough...spread to much.....LOL...I really should be taping this event as you have not lived until you see two artists , each one extremely anal about how everything should look and be placed...setting up a tipi....!!! I think we might be real contenders for the $10,000 award for funnest video.... yesterday was the best..... BUT...we got them set, we put on the canvas (2 tries) and stood back and smiled....waiting a good 10 minutes to see if it all fell down.... at 11 minutes...we knew things were Hunky Dorey!!! SHE STANDS!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now to do the 'tricking' out inside...lining, hanging up stuff, pillows, hides etc etc... I will do a short video and put in on here when complete...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK...I am off for the day... changing direction a bit with the doll we are working on....thinking of something else.... might go for some elves...talk about different direction!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning Bloggers in the Joyful Land of Bloglandia.... tis I...the woman who is getting all kinds of work done.... and "Why"? is she getting all this work done you may be asking...because...she...Me! (OK this is getting confusing) ...I disconnected from Facebook! I severed a tether from the Mother Ship and struck out on my own for a bit....ZOWIE, what a feeling. You never ever really know how ,dare I say it..'Hooked' you are until you go 'Cold Turkey' (mmmmmm Turkey)!! .....at first the shaking was a little intense but I saw it as a form of exercise (something I had not been getting much of having been glued to F.B.) ... next came the questions...Holy crap, what did I leave over there in little file folders that I now cannot retrieve.... ???</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I tell myself..."self....it's not like you left pentagon papers there, or secret formulas, just a few old pictures, a few recipes and a whole lot of words that you can never get back anyway. What I do miss are the friends.....but...I have left long long trails of bread crumbs and I am hoping that many will find their way here. I left rather abruptly , not even a note on the fridge.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now...with all this extra free time I am indeed getting oodles accomplished ....and it does indeed 'Feel Good' . Rather like the 'Olden days' (pre computers) ... I basically was not on the computer all day yesterday and when I got on this morning...guess what I saw...something I have not seen in a very long time...'dust' on my laptop...yes indeedy ...Dust!!! A strange site to behold....I would have guessed radioactive fallout over dust any other time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trade off is work accomplished....a wonderful feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday we started the long process of setting up our tipi for winter use. She has been safely packed away all summer away from the extreme heat and sun... now she is ready to enjoy the company of friends, warm fires and hours of relaxation....this is something we always look forward to each fall...when the temps start to cool. We have been performing this same ritual for 6 years now and yesterday the neighbor on the back side of us looked over the wall and said "So, are you gonna get this done or what"? ...LOL...seems each year they look forward to this process and have been waiting with baited breath....cool! We want to have everything up and running by Thanksgiving with the tipi...now we need to buy a half cord of wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are working on a Harry Potter Commission at the moment...should be a really fun piece.... Ron Weasley on the back of the Horse Chess Piece from the first story....helping harry to get past the Knights.... so far it is turning out great...will post pictures here when finished. After that....Harry playing Quidich...chasing the Golden Snitch. And we have to figure out what to do for a Christmas piece this year...times slipping away once again...thinking of a miniature Christmas Carol piece....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK...time to get back to work and let my computer gather a bit of dust for the day ... I really do promise to be here more and more...with lots of this and that's....stay tuned...</span><br />
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<br />Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-85807242534571002032012-11-08T09:40:00.001-08:002012-11-08T09:40:43.582-08:00Happy Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thursday Blog Buddies.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have added a recent doll...BabySitting Witch....watching over 3 'Little Monsters' while their parents are off scary the Halloween Trick'O' Treaters..... she is a 1:12th Miniature Scale....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we are now planning the next piece....a Harry Potter Commission.... Ron Weasley riding the 'Horse' life sized chess piece from the Sorcerer's Stone, on the chess board...all in miniature...will be fun, then onto Harry and Hermine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other than that we are doing lots of this and a whole bunch of that around the house. Decided that this winter ( we have pretty mild winters here in AZ) we will do lots of Fix Up Work around the house...some very needed and others just fun cool small stuff I wanna do.... though in saying that we are right now clouding up and it is thinking strongly of rain at the moment....UGH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Richard at the moment is 'restringing' my large studio window blind....it dips down on one side when I open it and I think he finally took pity on me...LOL! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I need to have a couple garage sales this winter (again our time of the year to have them...summer way to hot) so I need to organize stuff for that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Man you would think with all the crap I need to get done and all the running I do...that I would weigh only 12 pounds....HA! ...not fair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Roasted Garlic Pork Roast this cold stormy weekend (comfort food) and a few new movies we have not seen yet.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Howdy Everyone in Bloglandia.... Here I go again with the apologies ...it has been ages since I have been here...no excuse really other than I get so darn busy I forget the enjoyable things to do...and also this has been on e WEIRD Year for me....Losing my Mom, not being able to focus as well on work, a million and one projects around the house , a brutally Hot Year here in Arizona and on top of everything else....we are discussing a Move to Oregon.....and though I am jazzed at the prospect of a move... the mere thought of packing up two shops and a big studio plus all my household stuff makes me want to run and hide and shake and quiver...a very scary thought. Good news bad news kinda thing. Richard and I have reached our limit with the hot summers here and lack of culture...we both crave a place where we can got to small art shows, hear local musicians while chomping on a burger and sipping wine.... to enjoy these things we must now travel to Las Vegas or Phoenix.... each 3-4 hours....UGH! I adore my house but, am willing to look again in an area I am truly happy. If we could we would move at the beginning of the year but we have a few things to do to the house and then there is that pesky little task of 'selling' it.... with the market...who knows. So we are setting our sights on 1-2 years....EEEEK! So in the meantime we sit and dream of greener pastures (literally) and new opportunities. I look forward to a weekly growers market, great stores and Yes, even the possibility of selling small art pieces at a local art/craft fair....something we have not been able to do in years and years.... So gang, this is what we have been up to. We have made a few dolls since August, mainly commission work and a few for EBAY... This one above is Called Princess Buttercup....a little girl dressed for Halloween with her Fairy Godmother Ogre... We also made a miniature (1:12th miniature scale) Witch , babysitting 3 tiny Monster Babies. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think I am ready to get into Christmas....Santa's, Christmas Elves, Christmas Carol characters, and a few commissions of Harry Potter.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I KNOW I KNOW...it has been ages since I was last here.... time just seems to slip away when you are having a weird time of it. UGH! It has been ages since I have posted anything and ages since we have created any doll art.... but i do have a good (although sad) excuse....my dear mom passed ...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She was a big part of my life and who I was...and you never realize how much until that part of your life is gone... having said all that (and believe me I will not make this any more sad) though gone...I know and feel in my heart that she still stands at my side...egging me on, encouraging me, inspiring me, correcting me and making me laugh..... I miss most the hugs and the voice...although i will forever be wrapped in her warmth and hear her gentle voice in my mind and heart... Miss and Love you Mom...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK...enough of that...I have done enough grieving for 10 people...time to push on....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have started to create dolls again after the long absence...(the shot above is one we just had on EBAY) a miniature scale house section wall hanging shadow box with several ghosts and 2 witch ghosts.... very happy and surprised with the outcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now doing another witch (1:12th scale) that will hopefully be listed in a week....I will post pics here... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">All of a sudden my mind is reeling with ideas and desires to work...this is good! So I will seize the moment. I am caught up in Halloween this year....yearn to see ghosts and other things that bump in the night...might have to hunt down a haunted house somewhere near....can't wait to get out my Halloween do dads from the closets.... I want to get my 'spook' on.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good to be back...Missed everyone here....Welcome to my new friends...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just created a new FACEBOOK Page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creager-Studios/166943386746546"><span style="font-size: large;">'Creager Studios'</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> where I will be posting all of our Older Work right up to the very newest...hopefully tips and small videos from time to time...I wanna make the page fun and informative... hope you will pop over and say Howdy....</span></div>Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-74882026039305512412012-06-07T08:25:00.000-07:002012-06-07T08:25:04.963-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Bill Nelson (wonderful artist) ...has just released the long long awaited second edition of this fantastic Doll Sculpting Book...by American Treasure Robert McKinley. Long out of print...this book has been searched for high and low for years...and when a copy here and there have been located have commanded prices as high as 200.00.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Now everyone can have a copy of this great classic ....I have my original, but plan to get this copy to keep my original safe and packed away.... I find myself even to this day thumbing through this book for inspiration and guidance...now I don't have to worry about messing up my original.....YIPPPEEE!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>So don't walk but rather run to get a copy ... Bob single handily introduced the words 'Doll Art' to us all....he was (and still is in our hearts) the Great Master.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Thank You Bill for bringing the great talents of Bob back into our lives....</strong></span><br />
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Well it has been one heck of a March, and to be truthful I could not be more pleased that the whole month is over...now I am keeping everything crossed for a super dooper April!! I dropped off of (or out of...which ever is best) of Facebook....for at least a while...I found I could not concentrate on other matters and still maintain an active chat life (sort of like rubbing your stomach and patting your head at the same time sorta thing) ...so I stepped away from facebook...and decided to only chat here for a while...though I have not been very good at that either...UGH! </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">In a nutshell...My Mom and sister (both live in town near me) have been in limbo for the last few months ...living in apts they were moved to as their other apts were being remolded....a move within a move if you will...and for most this may not seem bad...but to understand how much crap the two of them own would give you all a very accurate idea of the HELL i have been in...helping to pack them both for the first move, than this move and yet to come...the unpacking!!!! Makes me want to set a torch to my belongings and go for the freedom of a paper sack suitcase and the road!! My Mom is 88 and very feeble of body now and my sister has many health issues...both find it hard to do a lot of things on their own...so that is where Jodi comes into play.... I love helping, and I feel the duty in it...but it always comes with such a price....in our case....our work has really suffered.... case in point, the doll listed here...and Easter Doll that won't end it's sale until the day before Easter....UGH Again!! I am off kilter and outta whack!!! Oh Well.... </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Then my Mom got very sick with a quick trip to the hospital...and another coming in a few days....I fear my dear sweet Momma won't be here much longer....and for that I am so sad....I will love her each second that I have left with her.... and my sis is not a whole lot better....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I had a few health things this last march...other than turning 61~~lol. Including a fall where I ratched my ankle and wrist! (move related) ... I have been in touch with so many friends and family that have also had a shitty (health wise) March.... Must be Mercury in Retrograde....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I am ready to move on...get those loud quacking Ducks in a row and raise and wave my Freak Flag at the world...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss you all.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Jodi</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div> </div></div></div>Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-78919270097324166182012-03-07T06:55:00.003-08:002012-03-07T06:59:59.914-08:00Our Newest Mini Doll Set 'The Munsters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-GQVoqTeCsE4JRcST8EG8bz5vix-71ddS53rxrMylNH350kt7xkVIZGnBmFFJLL5VC8oaSufP8u8ebjSO-F8wnZQwXbFGlkt1m3YbCWYWdRF1swsw78ZAzOOLN-A94KXmY5XV0DS-J4/s1600/munsters+4.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 279px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717169410948905010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-GQVoqTeCsE4JRcST8EG8bz5vix-71ddS53rxrMylNH350kt7xkVIZGnBmFFJLL5VC8oaSufP8u8ebjSO-F8wnZQwXbFGlkt1m3YbCWYWdRF1swsw78ZAzOOLN-A94KXmY5XV0DS-J4/s400/munsters+4.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkrPs_mXfrp6iCkHZFv2GJ851jVZR2CnKffLB7D5u9uhRmPg-B0uxzfE6yZcYBzVlTlD12kmYQ2Iu3xOaSTWpGt3UBMm8Q5ACS36AMi5ser90wTtoa2muB-KmztEhNXZiOMRnUGAejCc/s1600/munsters+7+copy.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 277px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717169404631129778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkrPs_mXfrp6iCkHZFv2GJ851jVZR2CnKffLB7D5u9uhRmPg-B0uxzfE6yZcYBzVlTlD12kmYQ2Iu3xOaSTWpGt3UBMm8Q5ACS36AMi5ser90wTtoa2muB-KmztEhNXZiOMRnUGAejCc/s400/munsters+7+copy.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKWwEslubRlkRU-MJj-wC1xDuo2TzjHjqRnPh2vCeXHFtJloQrMmMpH3DlfUedl9aAvupdDFDSQ2duIx4d_T4sKmn1Ct_6E5lqjBYCUWr2lZc4vXngsoD0I7xQYl22V4N1lSXIMJxuSQ/s1600/munsters+5.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 253px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717169401745022354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKWwEslubRlkRU-MJj-wC1xDuo2TzjHjqRnPh2vCeXHFtJloQrMmMpH3DlfUedl9aAvupdDFDSQ2duIx4d_T4sKmn1Ct_6E5lqjBYCUWr2lZc4vXngsoD0I7xQYl22V4N1lSXIMJxuSQ/s400/munsters+5.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JUEYOXf0VrdKhvw-x7oGTXHnzTGu-r1JpCZOIB82jQ751AJ72sJLbgjV7RH2ta8qtB8LdE77C0zCBMUIaw-85nR-Fjbyn33-2xgt0saCPC4lA7VCoHiHB0x68O2GHpd4xD2_9mniHv8/s1600/Munsters+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 259px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717169399611420066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JUEYOXf0VrdKhvw-x7oGTXHnzTGu-r1JpCZOIB82jQ751AJ72sJLbgjV7RH2ta8qtB8LdE77C0zCBMUIaw-85nR-Fjbyn33-2xgt0saCPC4lA7VCoHiHB0x68O2GHpd4xD2_9mniHv8/s400/Munsters+1.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssatZnEYZiOnrSMB7HmNF2tbZp_1FyKT7mrPBT7mFMH0cMFSyPwS8N_aPrnnPz41mmQvWbj9tIzwXRkSQr_oiYnX8FjkJuuST3fAM4A1VZ4eWIaZZqPfH3P_M5wpcPQ2oQa2f0ZU6jLE/s1600/munsters+3.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 289px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717169395264545986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssatZnEYZiOnrSMB7HmNF2tbZp_1FyKT7mrPBT7mFMH0cMFSyPwS8N_aPrnnPz41mmQvWbj9tIzwXRkSQr_oiYnX8FjkJuuST3fAM4A1VZ4eWIaZZqPfH3P_M5wpcPQ2oQa2f0ZU6jLE/s400/munsters+3.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Howdy Do.... we just finished our latest Miniature 1:12th scale Doll Setting...Lily and Herman Munster ...from the wonderful 1960's TV Show.... I LOVED that show.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We have plans to make grandpa and Eddie at some point.... </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We are just having fun and feeling very nostalgic lately!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Hugs to All</span></div></div></div></div></div>Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-76562054207122596992012-02-06T07:21:00.001-08:002012-02-06T08:09:50.581-08:00A New Little Elf & Friend on EBAY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD0wRLA_kcd9TyIk0STu2L_Pjk5_2MJiEKIYTDphHxhb9EF5pA7a6TtR6och5jVt1qa70YErKt_-10wTGXw7Vdv3SlWFjXQlXFUkGXDsuA2WMjBKFgh72ol1VdMwG0NNi0HvWCC6kTF8/s1600/simon+and+slugo+001+copy2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 349px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043530676877506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD0wRLA_kcd9TyIk0STu2L_Pjk5_2MJiEKIYTDphHxhb9EF5pA7a6TtR6och5jVt1qa70YErKt_-10wTGXw7Vdv3SlWFjXQlXFUkGXDsuA2WMjBKFgh72ol1VdMwG0NNi0HvWCC6kTF8/s400/simon+and+slugo+001+copy2.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zdDB6Xyq6aMmnuh2u_Lbj07jBWeOjqb3UMT1i44hS6kduUzFFRTRa-Jwm_sr3BLrmLRKT5KuOgiul8mi4jAXUybYLfrKLP1GY7d5_VtJd6evH8H_e-5JhrpkGMaxMWFUKg8yNAjf51E/s1600/simon+and+slugo+012.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043540691549362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zdDB6Xyq6aMmnuh2u_Lbj07jBWeOjqb3UMT1i44hS6kduUzFFRTRa-Jwm_sr3BLrmLRKT5KuOgiul8mi4jAXUybYLfrKLP1GY7d5_VtJd6evH8H_e-5JhrpkGMaxMWFUKg8yNAjf51E/s400/simon+and+slugo+012.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043539067374674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZszAgceA3eA4yjv0RV2DF3jRCSITB1kORsT3DD5y8cPpQurKALQLCo4uVAhqHHcrlpAR5xbl37MnO1J5VNr1XUI1n0uVk_DJN0m_hOSSQLfnisgGr_Ta6T7fgvgi1JSH4sihT84iE2DQ/s400/simon+and+slugo+011.jpg" /><br /></span><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThRVRa-YXkMQSb-cr1l3egdDULjc3wyeiQUsgCmcwUfrloRnfpItpWR6qTISARZdexGO50Y84CLmSvZbsKhaJLfqIvkDPUe4jdJgixFGvhleUXfYcTtf95Uhgd1CwwFkmh2itHqOfy-Q/s1600/simon+and+slugo+023.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 306px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043538496317234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThRVRa-YXkMQSb-cr1l3egdDULjc3wyeiQUsgCmcwUfrloRnfpItpWR6qTISARZdexGO50Y84CLmSvZbsKhaJLfqIvkDPUe4jdJgixFGvhleUXfYcTtf95Uhgd1CwwFkmh2itHqOfy-Q/s400/simon+and+slugo+023.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uAt4m7ehTXDm2AlcqOwZH-OV7mk9USpLXBWmrGBQvfMYcB6zu6rG1jgX7DFib-J5padayXYKCLP3gyUTHU5JQPRlW-3N-s0ZeMhAIQrtvsFKK7OyG82RJpXCFty6w0X045pMP-K_BRk/s1600/simon+and+slugo+006+copy.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 268px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043533697540418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uAt4m7ehTXDm2AlcqOwZH-OV7mk9USpLXBWmrGBQvfMYcB6zu6rG1jgX7DFib-J5padayXYKCLP3gyUTHU5JQPRlW-3N-s0ZeMhAIQrtvsFKK7OyG82RJpXCFty6w0X045pMP-K_BRk/s400/simon+and+slugo+006+copy.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Howdy Do One and All....Hope everyone is having a beautiful February so far...Here in the desert of Arizona we are waaaay under the norm for both cold and rain...not good for our summer heat (and the lovely desert spring flowers) ...but I try not to ever complain...it is what it is....and I will be most happy with that!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Having said that...we are once again busy in the Studios (well, getting busy) behind in that as well I am afraid.... but this little guy is our first EBAY doll for the year....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">'Simon and Slugo' ...</span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/OOAK-Original-Forest-Elf-Art-Doll-Snail-Creager-NIADA-/330682125725?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6139782786682234357"><span style="font-size:130%;">http://www.ebay.com/itm/OOAK-Original-Forest-Elf-Art-Doll-Snail-Creager-NIADA-/330682125725?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6139782786682234357</span></a></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">His story is on the EBAY Site.... </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This little guy was lots of fun...dang, I really enjoy making 'critters'...I need to get back into my Bugs! I miss the bug phase I went through...LOL.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Also been thinking lately that I need to get back into stocking up my ETSY Shop with a little of this and some of that! Shadow Boxes...I think that is at the top of my list...been ages and ages!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">OK...the meter is running and I need to fly....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Big Hugs to All.....</span></div></div></div></div></div>Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206500316304914716.post-38273686100013829462012-01-07T14:44:00.000-08:002012-01-07T15:36:13.281-08:00Our Newest Miniature..Bathilda Bagshot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOE51BAt3wG2ExpMdV3b7tn_CUVgBQ45jXy1J0u0aJCo_cwZmphnCvuJ2TRbZWeBwZoicDGe_8qTLq9GTYQ97-e00WJMZYkLXY2H08dKl7NQHDY7Q-TQHECiVX3s-Qv6V7pRRcrv1N5I/s1600/BB+5.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695025257401239906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOE51BAt3wG2ExpMdV3b7tn_CUVgBQ45jXy1J0u0aJCo_cwZmphnCvuJ2TRbZWeBwZoicDGe_8qTLq9GTYQ97-e00WJMZYkLXY2H08dKl7NQHDY7Q-TQHECiVX3s-Qv6V7pRRcrv1N5I/s400/BB+5.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJVme7tjRPvj9GY7Cb-fjZdnAmEUG1eokSB2nF0VGsVWh6Hg2nBk4CHaCLrV6HJOVbnZcHWcBbXV4s4qJpEvUgUsplN9ecCdESm0X4xVK_GCiQs9ZQ110kBdxeRtONcnso5UiHALzAIw/s1600/BB+6.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695025255345698242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJVme7tjRPvj9GY7Cb-fjZdnAmEUG1eokSB2nF0VGsVWh6Hg2nBk4CHaCLrV6HJOVbnZcHWcBbXV4s4qJpEvUgUsplN9ecCdESm0X4xVK_GCiQs9ZQ110kBdxeRtONcnso5UiHALzAIw/s400/BB+6.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCPC9Rid-pQdAWemffxnNgXcFa9GRG7scRpfPa_bpidVKAe_3MCbJEOK6IBUE1BlygoUXXNgxP-jq96XRs4r6GRNETgUDLmWmN0DQtbUplZqtv3bBtugwVlfAo-pYboo_yNCjqx1CwmQ/s1600/BB+7.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695025246848072978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCPC9Rid-pQdAWemffxnNgXcFa9GRG7scRpfPa_bpidVKAe_3MCbJEOK6IBUE1BlygoUXXNgxP-jq96XRs4r6GRNETgUDLmWmN0DQtbUplZqtv3bBtugwVlfAo-pYboo_yNCjqx1CwmQ/s400/BB+7.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlwhyOmVCBX7luYNZ6-NxnD0Uy26Qw1BiUQIYw9GoRPzzgBik46gHWl7T2fdzQtMGAf3OXUuvXi2Gu4vXGFQjxaZm0BM_B-_MQ7Q0PulImsvbvJm1vOJQiu55ba7dwdSG-CZFNoWCVKc/s1600/BB2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695025243615337106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlwhyOmVCBX7luYNZ6-NxnD0Uy26Qw1BiUQIYw9GoRPzzgBik46gHWl7T2fdzQtMGAf3OXUuvXi2Gu4vXGFQjxaZm0BM_B-_MQ7Q0PulImsvbvJm1vOJQiu55ba7dwdSG-CZFNoWCVKc/s400/BB2.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6eBsFVAoODWn5cOBlr3LABlgDZOgInF3ejj1c-jO0PEP8Jo2Qlfdp4Co5Rp5lJSsAfrjTgyPN35Olk9BItem32S-s7oWwvKdUKnlOgUOnN1kYM7PdeFzwNg9yOjJAiRP85WTnGXAnlk/s1600/BB1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 310px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695025239510422034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6eBsFVAoODWn5cOBlr3LABlgDZOgInF3ejj1c-jO0PEP8Jo2Qlfdp4Co5Rp5lJSsAfrjTgyPN35Olk9BItem32S-s7oWwvKdUKnlOgUOnN1kYM7PdeFzwNg9yOjJAiRP85WTnGXAnlk/s400/BB1.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy New Year everybody....hope your first week has brought joyous events and glorious things...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We are off and rolling ...tipi sitting, walking, semi sorta diet , and planning new works for the new year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The piece above was just completed about a week ago...it was a commission from one of our collectors...she adores Harry Potter things about as much if not more than we do...which makes creating for her a dream come true...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This characters name is Bathilda Bagshot ...she is a very old witch and author of several books , she lived in the small village where Harry's parents lived...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Richard made all the furniture and the plaster walled tutor room... I made the books, rug and the doll.... she was so much fun to create ...we love a detailed piece because we both can get into it at different times and at the same time...we even photographed it together...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">by the by this is a 1:12th scale miniature...she stands approx. 5 1/2 inches tall...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Not sure what is next... we are putting on thinking caps to see what pops up... I have a hankering to do another witch...didn't do enough of them this last fall...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Enjoy the new year...stay happy and healthy ...</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Hugs</span></div></div></div></div></div>Creager Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614188104491419238noreply@blogger.com13