Val Gal

Studio Work Saturday: Morning Saturday I usually go thrifting but the store was closed that day.  I had gone to the pharmacy on Boxing Day and the place was in a chocolate frenzy.  The chocolate had been slashed to half price and people were running around with tons of chocolate.  There were lots of people and they were spending like crazy.  So much chocolate did some customers have, I thought they would die soon from chocolate overdose. I had gone to the pharmacy for a completely other reason. I just watched the people go for the candy and left. But the experience haunted me.  I had met Jane Fonda pretty recently and she had had one of her most lavish dreams granted.  Just like me, she was told to eat chocolates when she had no energy.  And like me, because chocolates make you fat, she bought the cheapest chocolates she could find. I don't meet her often. But when I met her again she said when it comes to chocolates quality does matter too. Sh...

After all the hurrying I did for Christmas Day I thought that I would just do some tidying up online a little before I started my Studio Work this Saturday.  I thought,  it would just take one second.  I would go to the proper file, and put the Pen and Ink Drawings onto my Wealthy Art sight. Unfortunately it took almost all day to find the files.  I remember doggedly going onto the computer late at night still nervous about some missing files.  So this prompted me into a frenzy of organizing my files, both paper and online that is still going on now (Tuesday). I had the day all planned. First I would take down the little dog under the mistletoe which is very Christmassy and replace him with the "Ballerina and Time" (a collage done by myself). Then I just would, neat as a baby, go take my snowy scene from the dossiers downstairs, quickly change the muse into one that was better and put it on the wall.  To date neither are done but I have both images near m...

Superstitious?  What kind of rituals do you follow for good luck?  For myself, I like to take advantage of special times to see if I can reap good fortune.  For example, if I have something important to organize I am likely to do it on a Holiday or on Sunday. So planning this week's Studio work was a no brainer.  I had recently received a large amount of old jewelry from an estate. The choicer pieces had long gone and these were left.  They were supposed to be unsellable.  So I asked how they were organized. I said if you give almost them to me, I will organize them for you in the proper way.  But I was given them instead. The owner felt they were just cluttering up the house.  Luckily I have my jewelry collection. To get them they had to be quickly boxed and taken off the premises.  But once I brought them home, there was no time to organize them anymore because of the Holiday Preparations.  So this Saturday I took some time to c...

Hello dear Readers, Coping with Holiday Frenzy What do you to pamper yourself when the Holiday frenzy starts ? I went for a long walk to pick up some containers for my external hard drives.  You see I am into organizing and I want to have all my files easily accessible by the time the Holiday season is over.  As luck would have it by the time I was half way back to the metro I felt really tired.  Luckily there was a good restaurant, Nickels right at the corner.  I did the unthinkable.  Instead of getting some nuts and a drink from the grocery store I regaled myself on a French onion soup before I hit the metro.  It tasted so good I didn't even think it was expensive.  At the holiday season I always get tired in transit so I put away a little extra cash for food. It makes it a lot nicer. Saturday Studio Work: Speaking of the Holidays I am doing a lot of celebrating.  This week the Rose Studio is open to Art Fabi...

It didn't look like I would be able to do it on time.  But I got all the work hung for the Holiday Season Exhibit and the Holiday Season Ornaments all done as well.  To celebrate I thought I would lead my online friends like you on a tour of the Val Gal as it looks today. The film starts a little bit too dark but don't worry.  As you go down the corridor with me you will be able to see more clearly how Val Gal is decorated for this magical time. Whew! That's done.  And now I can get on with the rest of the preparations.  There is still a lot of work to be done with the Gift Atelier and the Art Fabian Company Bazaar for Patrons and Friends. Its nice to  be able to work in a place that fits the fun and the work that I have at this season. So I invite you to sit down and take a visit to the Val Gal with the video below: