Our Newest Project

OK...40 million things happening at one time and I am at last getting to the posting on my blog of our Newest Project...a Chinese Rickshaw. It is a commission piece (yes, there will be dolls) for a collector of ours...

Richard made this from scratch it is 14 " long by 11" high (with top up) ...it wheels like butta, and turns on a dime. The elliptical springs are functional, the top and all hinges work ...he is hand carving now the seat for the Rickshaw. It eventually will be painted and detailed with a thin leather covering on the top....

If you want to see it come together I have posted pictures over on our PBASE Page there were to many to post here on the blog...

I am so proud of Richard...I have seen him make many things over the years but even this one blew me away....

Thanks for taking a peek....and as a PS...I got a shot of him in HIS BIBS!!!! hee hee...

Hugs to all

Jodi and Richard

Bibs, Bibs...we got Bibs!

Can you tell I have been digging through VERY Old Pictures today... This International Overall

Day Event has me whirling like a caffeined up Dervish.... I do love my Bibs...and think the whole world should as well. ... There not your Daddies work clothes any more...

So the above pics are just fun little ones that I came across recently... The first one with the 'Foxfire' sign is Richard and I doing our very first art show together in 1975 ...The Boulder City Art Festival in Boulder City, Nevada. Our booth was filled with our paintings, my hippie style macrame and shell jewelry, painted face rocks, and even a few of my EARLY sculpted from lumpy paper mache face planters...(who knew that would lead to this)...anyway, it was a great and fun show...our friends (on our right) and us...were the only ones at the large show that built a booth from wood to display our art...for years all they had were plank easels and a few tables...we stepped out of the box big time...

The second shot is in front of our little humble and VERY small one room abode that we lived in for the first year of our marriage in Northern Calif. We still say to this day...it was by far the smallest and by far the most happy we have been....

and the Third Bib photo is Richard and I at Disneyland ...we don't really agree on the date...so lets say it was somewhere between November 1974 and March of 1975...

Still hunting for those shots of Richard in his Bibs of the past...might have to settle for 'Recent'...as in about an hour ago...

Hugs,

Jodi

International Overalls Day!!

International Overalls Day November 20, 2009
Sassy up your overalls! Join me, and 1000's of people, all over the world for the first annual International Overall Day, Nov 20. Take a pic of you in your overalls, and you could be featured in a historical album. Who knows this could end up being a calendar with YOU in it! Post your picture on your blog or Facebook. Get the official button above for your blog. Spread the word and the fun.

Woodstock Lille
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OK... that is a wonderful message from my friend Lille ...Woodstock Lille to be exact ...you must go and check out her blog about Bib Overalls... Now I always knew that she and I had a lot of things in common (actually called ourselves 'Litter Mates') but now to find out she is crazy in love with Bib Overalls like I am ...well, it's just all wonderfully crazy!! I ADORE Big Overalls ...have worn them most of my life...of course most of us ex-Hippies lived in our comfy bibs.... sadly I am only down to 3 pairs (have them on right now even as I type this believe it or not)
To durn hot to wear em in the summer months...so fall is exciting for yet another reason...dragin out the bibs!!
I hope if you are a certified Bib 'O' File you will consider joining in the fun...but on those designs of genius and take a walk down the comfort lane of life!!

Peace!
Jodi

Clay Project Finished!!! WHEW!

Just a quick update on the 'Clay Project' ...IT'S FINISHED!!!!!! OMG... that was VERY interesting....and more taxing that I thought. When someone gives me a 'project' or duty to perform...I take it very serious...probably too serious!!LOL.... I think some of my last remaining energy was sapped just a tad... silly I know.

Anyway they are one their way ...and my work is done... I Unfortunately could not share the faces that I did or can I give any results or name of the company... Hopefully soon I will be able to tout a new clay. I will say that of the 4...I liked only one...and it is one that I would happily use. So I guess lots will depend on what others testing the clay will say ...but as for me...it was a hands down no brainier win for the one clay...

I did sculpt 4 'miniature' heads..as I feel that with the minis I would have to work harder to get the details and that would test the clay more.... I answered all the questions and wrote a loooooong statement for my conclusion and closing remarks (which they asked for) ...

WHEW... and now back to work on our doll commission....which I popped pics of Richard's Part and will share in another post....wowie zowie is all I can say....what a dude! He is waaaay ahead of me....rare! Hope everyone is having a great week ...

Hugs to All

Jodi