It Takes a Village.....

Husband (left) and friends burning the midnight oil. Tate was gluing the image on the inside of the card! ;/

Husband made me beautiful rustic frames for my prints. A happy customer, Jamie from Arizona.

The tea towels have arrived and left within the first few hours!

Me and Tate, who is not looking very cowboyish for a change.

Michele, my partner in crime who i lovingly call "my left brain". We've been talking about doing this for years, it's finally happening and to top it off, we actually had fun working together! :)

Here i am personalizing prints for display...I dip the ink then hold my breath...one mistake and the whole thing is ruined!

The Milady Productions cards were a big hit! Here is the Estate pack found at my ETSY SHOP

And Woodland pack of 3

Christmas pack too

IT takes a village to make anything happen. I am ever so grateful for those who helped me make this dream come back from its long long slumber...the response was overwhelming and encouraging. I made some significant connections in that little ol park of mine in Ridgway, Colorado.  True Grit with John Wayne was filmed in that very setting. (google it)
who knew?!
Up  up and Away!!!!

xo

Cruising the Hood





all photos by Morgan

A little Space to Reflect and a really crooked bunch of photos

 So, what you ask, have I been doing? 

well, here is just a snippet. A peek, a quick dip in the daily life

of me.

I taught little children to  believe in fairies and make

inviting houses and gardens for them.

They named me Miss Margaloo and clung to my arms by the end of the classes.

I loved my little friends and their sweet creative spirits.

even if some terrariums got mixed up like a  blender.

 

Everyday i look to see whos living in my fairy forest

with as much anticiaption as my little friendsnever wanting this green

magical summer grass to end...

And lambie's wool needed cropping again

And my first born blossomed into a young lady
turned 16!

Lambie thought the piglets, Lola and Frederick. were her long lost babies

Some friends opened an artists co op this summer
where i have sold 8 paintings!

Driving back and forth to town in my favorite old red truck.

and by some miracle pulled off a successful show of milady productions - a product line of my art
 in our park last week! I won best booth :)

and now...im POOPED but excited and motivated.
did i mention the new puppy?
oh....

I'm A Busy Girl

me 6 yrs
 in my daily attire: fancy silk slip and costume jewelry :)

hello my dears, mom, and looky loos!

I am a busy girl. The art show is in 2 days. Print hiccups, delays, over budget and schedule. It's hard getting
things done in a New York minute in Rural Colorado. People don't take the term "deadline"  seriously. I'm busy making it happen - by some miracle, come saturday i'll be sitting in my hand painted world selling, new cards, a few tins and every print i own. 
By some miracle. At least the weather is glorioius and my booth is situated under a 100 tree. :)

xo milady

THEATER: Drawing Challenge

This is what i came up with .  An intuitive browse through my files...trying to tell a story about THEATER>
Starring as ME , mother, creator, artist, caretaker in the SET of my life; rural, ranch, home, land, remote.
Home is my stage, Improv is my life.
I wish i had time to doodle and create but life is speeding up as summer races towards an end.
Did i tell you? I am preparing for an art show in 2 weeks! A small town sort of arts/crafts event that draws a crowd to our little nook in the west.
Visit my fellow beloved performers and enjoy the show!
renilde
ariane
nadine
kristen ?
ritva welcome!
rachel

any others? Don't be shy! the theme is open ended! I have so much more to tell you, about my life as a young dancer growing up in the Seattle Opera House and falling asleep under velvet cushions to the lullabies of Wagner.

xo milady

Tomorrow is THEATER

Hello my patient peeps! Tomorrow's theme is THEATER (which i mistakenly did here)
I will be posting in the morning which could very well be your evening! So, check back!
I suspect i will mix a little CITY in the THEATER since I missed last week's challenge.
Life is full of visitors, events, teaching children, telling ghost stories, late night gatherings, swimming in the river and rodeos!

My little girl Rosie on her dad's horse as Queen Attendant.

Busy but good.
See you tomorrow  ( drop me a note if you want to join us in the THEATER!)
xo milady

Clouds: Drawing Challenge

clouds
you know i love them
i mean really LOVE them
i dream of soaring through them
but for now
i lay in summer fresh grass
and float below them
around here
i see really good ones
catch a cloud and ride over to Nadine's to see more!

see ? i have been busy!
xo milady

Monster: Drawing Challenge

monster - hmmm let's see what i have in my files. Ahhhh...the Glubus (my son so emphatically recognized as such) the only monster i could find as i am late and out of time!

and then whats this? coming in from a favorite site - monsters from the 1600's!

 Thank you Julia for this weeks theme, more beasts gather there.
look here for more monstrorum historia via the inpsiring eye candy shop :bibliOdyssey

and 1 morgan monster for good measure.

see you saturday in the clouds!

xo milady

Theater : A Drawing Challenge

Hello!

All the world is a stage

Where I lead the role of my dreams

creating the set

in which i can perform

and be blessed by an audience from around theglobe
as supportive and inspiring as YOU!

thank you!
xo milady

ps.  oops, i made my own challenge via Ariane's post! :)

oh well! here it is!