A WILD CRUISE THROUGH ALL THE MEDIA THAT I CAN GET MY HANDS ON & THEN SOME.


Friday, October 10, 2008

Yikes!!! I've been tagged!!!!!!!!

Well, I've been tagged by Shibori Girl, so I'd better step up to the plate. Let's see if I can meet up to the standards! I need to follow these rules:
1) Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog
2) Share 7 facts about yourself, some random, some weird
3) Tag 7 more people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
4) Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs


1. I have always been involved in making art
...since a teeny tot. I must have been OK as a child, because one of my vivid traumatic memories pertained to a teacher who used my work as an example for other classes and then never returned my work to me! I am still scarred...

Here are 2 of the only remaining early works. These are from High School (and I won't tell you just how many decades ago that was, but here's a hint: if you are old enough to know what PSFS was, you are no spring chicken! HINT: Philadelphia Savings Fund Society).

This next piece is a self-portrait from High School. It is also dated, as the process is "linoleum block print". Anyone out there remember what linoleum was? The interesting thing about this piece is that my current hair length matches the one in the print for the first time in many decades (thought you had me!).

2. For about 6 years I have been in a cover rock band called "The Hip Replacements"
I have always sung with friends for a hoot, but when my good buddy told me she was in a band, the brain cells were jogged. We now have a band of 8: 4 married couples!! We get together to jam as much as possible, sometimes every week. I play harmonica and sing. This beats (yes, a pun) poker in my book.


That's me with shore hair in the middle
3. I am a grandmother!


Suka is a stray adopted by my daughter this year. We think he is around 2 and part German Shephard, part Besenji...that's Egyptian for "dog". What a good boy!!!!

4. I LOVE junk: particularly metal.
This is my workstation. No one would dare to call me neat when I work! Believe me, I know where everything is...


5. I love gnocchi.
I love to make them and I love to eat them. YUM!

6. I love Italy.
I just got back from a course in Italy with Michael DeMeng http://www.michaeldemeng.com/ along with Arcangelo Productions http://www.arcangeloproductions.com/. Here is a picture of Michael doing a demo. Check out the countryside behind him. That's the view from the window of our studio: Bella Tuscany. Ahhhhh... Not too shabby.



7. I am obsessed with making things using glass and mixed media.

This is the lastest work I completed. I began with a volume of an Italian encyclopedia, deconstructed it and created "MaMA" using all kinds of parts from household appliances. This piece was inspired by a cast-off doll I retrieved from the side of the road. "Mama" is the first word that children from all countries, backgrounds and eras can pronounce (ok, maybe "Dada" is the first...) and its universality struck me.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your recent visit! It's so nice to have you back in Blogland.

Kate

Stacey said...

Thanks Paula, this is so great, your book was amazing and Im happy you posted these pics!!!
oxox stacey

Leslie said...

Hey Paula!

Thanks for the fun facts and the pictures. I'm going to have to think on this one. I love the picture of all you rock stars.

It was great to see you again in Italy. I had a blast!

Anonymous said...

Loved reading your seven!
You're a cool girl!

xox
Constance

marbleMan said...

oh no, my sister is in band with Chicks in Black Leather! need... coping... mechanism...

i remember that my science teachers used to pick on me the same way your art teachers did. when no one in the class raised their hand, they'd usually call on me. but i got my answers back from them.

how do you make crap look so interesting? :o .... you are your own recycling program!

-g

Unknown said...

Wow, I've never seen those pictures before. Where have you kept them hidden all these years? They're both great!

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