Tons of 'Stuff' and Juggling

MY GOD…can you believe the CRAP I collect…. Thank goodness the vast majority of

it is tiny…easy to quickly scrape into a box when someone who freaks easily arrives unexpectedly at the door….

Actually the majority of these are pins , and bits and bobs or this and that…. Nothing to serious… of course what you are not seeing are the 106 brooms on the wall, dozens of tiny wooden bowls, miniature crocks galore, tiny carved wooden dogs in various poses, Masks from everywhere, mini shoes, purses, etc etc etc…. LORD…stop me now before I collect again…

This is just ‘stuff’ in my studio …one addition at a time I always say… Oh...did I mention I am wankie for 'BEANIE HATS' ...and all things pinned to them!! Yes it's true...when I was a kid I like to wear bizarro hats and started collecting pins from everywhere I went, I swapped with other kids etc etc... this passion continues today I have over 10 Beanies filled to the brim with fun pins ...not really sure why this is must be that 'tiny' thing again ... and SHHHHHHHHHHHHH, don't tell anyone but I have been known to wear these hats out in public once in awhile ..YES...it's true...

Of course Richard claims he has never seen me before and that I am a complete stranger who obviousily needs 'help'

BUT…onto the Juggle Balls…all of my life (and this is the truth now) I have wanted to Juggle… small amounts of drool run down my chin every time I see someone juggle…I swear it is better than sex… now to learn to juggle while having sex…. “SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE AT LAST I HAVE FOUND YOOOOOU” …
But alas…. One ball at a time….which is how I am taking it…. I am up to two and doing pretty darn good at it if I do say so myself…. I was told this is the way to learn… first ya get good at one…move onto the big two…get that down and then….drum role please….THE BIG THREE!!! I confess my weakness …and admit to you here and now….I have ‘skipped’ to 3 when no one is looking…. Of course that is always the time when Richard walks into my studio and all three balls go every which way but right…. ‘BUSTED’ … I have had this urge and these ‘balls’ for several years now …but I must admit the juggle crave has reared it’s ugly head lately and I must obey…

Will keep you up on how it is going….and if you are all good little boys and girls…when I reach the ‘ Juggle Nirvana’ and …dare I speak it…3 balls glide through my hands with grace and perfection…I will have Richard video me…and post here…of course I will be much grayer and have a slight stoop by that time…
Happiness is grasping firmly 3 balls at once …who said that????

Later
Jodi

OK for those that find it hard to believe I am this tidy with my studio (from the emails I have received)...I admit...I am a tad bit more neat with my studio than other places in the house...I find that if my studio is too messy...I tend to go a little crazy...and I don't mean crazy in a fun way...I mean crazy insane stick beans in my nose while screaming in strange tongue crazy... so I find it best to tidy a tad more in the so called 'place of creativity' but...all bets are off for other rooms in the house... say for example my bedroom...I have a pile of clothes mounded next to my side of the bed with several season involved....layers upon layers.. scary ..very scary... I am afraid that one day my poor dear Richard will be 'sucked into' the Giganto Garment Monster I have living in there... and all that I will find is one lone shoe...his!!! GULP... He is very patient with me...says not a word...just takes a big step over and then moves along on his way .... I have just always been this way... hangers...HA!!! Who needs 'em!!!
But oddly enough I am great with doing the laundry... it just never stays in the closet for any length of time.

That's the truth and I am stickin to it...

Later,

Jodi

Stuff in the Studio

WOW…Day two and I am still blogging…CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! I myself am totally shocked and a bit befuddled …

Well I have gone with the More Pictures theme again…(by the by…be sure to ‘click’ on the picture to make bigger)…for the longest time I cursed under my breath at such small pictures people would post on their blogs…”Can’t See S%#*” I would say…. Until by chance one day I by total accident dragged my little mouse over the picture and saw that it could indeed be made larger… ‘DUH DUH DUH DUH….DUH DUH DUH DUH DUUUUUUH’ (please hum to the tune of ‘Dragnet Theme’)…thank you for playing along. Anyway, I am sure that 99.9% of the viewers out there already know this about Blog Pictures…. But I am now talking to YOU…. The 0.1% people … my compadres, my amigos…. Send my your email…we’ll chat!

So that’s it…. I know…big whoop … hey, get use to it…more pictures and saucy dialog will surely follow…

Later,

Jodi

Misc. Stuff ...Heads...and plenty of them...from past classes and stuff that just popped into my head..... In the second photo a little carved wooden 'Tootle Train' that Richard made for me one Christmas...I love my little Tootle. Third pic.. I love heads as you can probably tell by now...they are everywhere in my studio...and I dig all of the 'parts' that gone on a face... Sculpted these little facial anatomy studies...not only good for a learning tool....but they make great Christmas Tree Ornaments....

Studio

OK OK…I know…I have Not kept up with my Blog like I should … BAD JODI …BAD, No Biscuit!! Not really sure why other than things keep getting in the way … you would think that I would sit down and write more as I DO LIKE TO WRITE and talking is like a second language to me… but alas, I hide from this like I hide from so many other things…. Need to knock that shit out and get with the inner active program called life… ARTIST…what are ya gonna do!!!… we just hide so damn well , so well in fact we get lost from ourselves… and forget who we are at times…that is why I have started to wear a name tag… just saves me so much hassle from asking around.

So much is going on art wise at the moment… but I won’t spill it all in one shot…dribs and drabs I always say…dribs and drabs….

But a Good friend on another wonderful blog…has shamed me into posting again (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE….(I CAN SEE YOUR NAME TAG FROM WAY OVER HERE)….. so I am taking a page as it were from her blogette and just posting pics from my studio… (I know I know I am being really C.S. about it… using pics instead of words… but hell…I personally LOVE seeing where other artists work and are imprisoned 22 hours a day…. I find it fascinating and almost intoxicating… OK…I will tell you that I DID clean just a bit before posting these pics…. If I did not ...believe me when I say you surly would have worried that the Mother of all fault lines was positioned directly under my studio … shameful and freaky scary it was… I am a recovering slob “HI… my name is Jodi”….etc etc etc…
My better half is a confirmed ‘Neatnik’ he use to be a Beatnik….Oooo Plop pa dow Daddy O!! Sorry …I digress….

So Here are some shots of a little place I like to call Hell…….. Oops…I mean, Home!! My studio like my work is in a constant state of Flux…
Let me know what you think… thumbs up?…or Throw Tomatoes , MY GOD have you seen the price of Tomatoes …throw em…I could use em.

Later….Jodi

Our Grand-daughter at 'Ren Fair'

Erin always has such a wonderful time at Ren Fair...especially when she is with her best friend and cousin 'Micky' and her Daddy Rick.... I think Mom is taking the picture.

Daddy Rick always makes the girls fun costumes to wear... complete with leather armor and wooden swords. Both girls really get into the mood. Daddy sells his beautiful hand made armor and weaponry at the Ren Fairs.... he is a True Creager...always working on Art ... a chip off the old block...LOL!

Erin (grand-daughter) with her trusty sword....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN