Do you know where it is SET, my dear? In a BROTHEL!

Oh my GOSH, it is such a culture shock to be BACK after touring with that rock band around the world. I swear I'll have jet lag for a least a MONTH. Anyway, I thought I'd begin to post a few items I harvested whilst abroad. My only thought was of the anesthetic prosthetic aesthetic value of each luxurious piece. With each post, I'm sure you can see each treasure speaks volumes of my artistic tastes:

For the brothel:


For the brothel at night:


The haute art was also gleaned during my precious few moments away from my fans.
I'm just WIPED OUT with exhaustion. I'll post more later. TA TA chickens.

Is it getting hot here or is it just me?

Alas, a lot of time has past - feels as if it's been years, and yet it's only been weeks since I last blogged. This will be short and sweet..... here are some pics from the deck. I hope you enjoy the view as much as I have been enjoying...NO, WAIT -- let's do this in order. FIRST, the move....

Here is the Princess in her royal carriage carrying her from her old castle to her new castle.


The Navajo Bridge - opened in January 1929 - was the first direct highway route between Arizona and Utah across the Colorado River. The original bridge (left) is now closed to traffic, but it open for people to walk on. A second bridge (you can see a small portion of it on the right side of the photo), was built to handle the newer heavier vehicles. It was built to look identical to the original.


A bridge with a view - looking down on the Colorado River:

FINALLY, we're here! This is the view that I enjoy every day from the deck. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

And now for the Paradisaical backyard of the big bro!

I'll Have My Cake and Eat it TOO!

TBD, thank you for the birthday wishes.  I ate so much I'm surprised I didn't POP!  Here is the lovely cake (the name has been removed to protect the innocent...that would be me)

And the beautiful flowers....

Now, for something completely different..... REEDS.   Yes, I, IB am a double reed God and have created reeds.  Behold the beauty of the double reeds:

And, let us not forget the hours spent on making the bridal shower cookies.  Sorry you can't partake of the delectable delights - perhaps your friend will eventually send you some.  In the meantime, please know that these were a big hit and tasted, uhm, how shall one say DELICIOUS!

Birthday Grrrrrrl

Happy Birthday IB! Someone needs to get their head out of their birthday cake and post on the blog.............. HINT HINT.

I reject your Paint By Number scheme and substitute my own....

As many of you are aware, I've exhibited some of my work in some mighty fine art galleries from here to New Mexico. So, of course, after getting the Paint by Number bug a few days ago, I HAD to buy a kit TODAY.

Kit as bought:










Same kit pimped out with REAL acrylic paints in complete Mezzo Presto fashion because we hates the wimpy little uninspired pots of useless goop. Also observe the crock of artistically arranged paint brushes added for panache:



We'll see how it turns out. I worked on it some today, then my muse disappeared and I worked on this. Doggie included for scale:





Looks kinda like those Byzantine artifacts someone digs up, polishes, and photographs for National Geographic. And, of course it needed MORE stuff on it, so I added MORE stuff on it....







I give you Psychedelic Byzantium:



I finished the back with the same sticky felt I used on the sparkly bracelet.
Yep, those are sequins, the base is made from those cheap glass beads from our fave crafty store. The little blue glass seed beads are actually real Delicas...rescued from the bargain wall at same said fave crafty place. No, haven't put the clasp on yet.

And, this arrived last week, left on my front porch. All 500 pounds of it. It is a storage cabinet.
Here's the before shot. Doggie included for scale:




Here's the after shot:


Yeah, I know...the after shot is of it AFTER I pulled/dragged it into the house. It may take a couple of weeks to regroup and get the thing put together.
Or months.
IB, when did you say you were going to stop by for a visit????

Behold, the beauty of the beads....

Well TBD here it is  - the latest creation.  The idea was that of a flower garden - nice pretty pastel flowers.  I'm not sure if I like the overall look.  Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.  I will continue on and not give up on this creation.  Perhaps once the flowers have all been "planted" I'll like it more.  

And, just for fun - here is the Princess sitting on her throne, next to the sparkly fruited tree, observing the peasant (that would be me) wandering through her kingdom. 

Duct Tape Happens

Hey IB. Well, I'm back. Trip was not without incident, however. I popped open my car's sunroof and it wouldn't completely close afterward. I pushed on the hinge, trying to slide it back, then said a couple of bad words, then took it to the local dealer who announced that they did not have the part in stock to fix it. Rain was in the forecast......Long story short, went to our fave crafty place and got black Duct Tape to match the car (of course, I LOVED the RED Duct Tape, but that would have looked tacky.) It really does match better than in the picture. Really.



OMG, I can't wait to get it fixed.

And, for those that have been asking, here are some shots from what it looks like 4 minutes before a performance:



Mezzo Presto action shots:



For those who are about to Rock, I salute you:



Very exciting, no? Anyway, it killed a couple of minutes. I was going to take some shots AFTER the performance, but I was so wiped out that I didn't have the energy to reach down and dig out the camera. I crawled out to my car and had to just sit in it for about 10 minutes before I could drive back to where I was staying.

I think I need some SRV therapy. Johnny says hey.