RC studio ~ seahorse pendants galore

The holidays are fast approaching, so I have been up every morning long before the sun gets up to make new jewelry. I love getting up at 5am and creating in silence, it's feels like no one else is on the earth and nothing is important, besides creating of course! Just me and my mind get a chance to hang out and with work, life, stress, etc. that doesn't happen to often. So it's nice to relax + create and being well prepared for the Holiday Season doesn't hurt either. :) Please feel free to leave some feedback on the start of my new seahorse necklaces below.

what would wilson do?

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Spaz Case Chaos

sometimes...actually most of the time I am in full throttle ADD mode, stressed-out & unnecessarily nervous. Something that calms these abundant mind nuances is just letting my fingers so whatever they want without consulting me. It gives my brain some much deserved time off from it's self....

I made this little bugger using one of my porthole belt buckles, lots of beads, sea treasures, pigment powder & tons epoxy

Firestarter

Amazing Australian textile artist, Louise Weaver crochets outfits for taxidermy birds! The peacock and parrot below are part of her Firestarter Collection. I love them! I had just been talking to my neighbor at Unique LA about making outfits for my taxidermy bobcat and alligator. This fantasticness only inspires me more to actually get sewing...perhaps this weekend?

Louise Weaver represented by Darren Knight Gallery

fashion{ably late} ~ hail mary

I want to live here-taxidermy bear, purple paisley wallpaper and mother mary via ViVi Japan December 2009Above is almost my dream room. I would have to add these antique Victorian wooden carved stag head clock shelves to complete it via Rose Bowl Flea Market

the life of a butterfly hunter continues

The Best Day Ever! I returned to the estate sale I went to yesterday morning with hopes of acquiring a vintage taxidermy butterfly collection. I thought the butterfly collection had been sold. Because before I left yesterday I ran back upstairs to take some more pictures of the collection. But, it was gone.

So when I went back today for some more frames for my desktop air plant gardens I was surprised to see it still there. To my sadness it was still still $100. As we were leaving there were whispers of everything being 50% off after 11 am. I buy my frames drive away without asking about the impending sale. I was feeling shy and frankly just not in the mood to be noticed or interact with anyone I didn't have to. Then while driving the little voice in my head says, "NO! Go ask!" I realize the worst they could say is NO. I roll back up and nervously ask the man in charge if the rumors are true...and he says, "let's make a deal" though it wasn't even eleven yet!

SO WE DID!


Lesson Reminded: It Never Hurts to Ask!

I didn't even realize until after. It's been a year to the day since my cat, Bentli-Balboa passed. Since that horrible experience I have learned to stick up for myself and be bolder. She probably would still be here if I had been. It was the hardest way possible to learn one of the best lessons of my life. I think about that often when I am feeling shy or don't want to cause a ripple, which for me is most of the time. Told I was bold and asked and got what I wanted.

Thank You, Bentli-Balboa.
♡

Vintage Photo of Crocodiles at the Zoo

I LOVE old photos.
And this one takes the cake!
I can picture myself at this Zoo all dressed up like Lucille Ball
when she goes out- with my hat, bag and gloves.



It's is refreshing since I don't fantasize much.
I imagine, wonder, worry and reminisce.
They take up more than enough brain time.

...............

I am a highly visual and factual person and the things
I create are based visual experiences, feelings and thoughts
of discovery, in the present shaped by my past. I don't like
fiction and the word "science fiction" excites me as much as Algebra
equations slathered in mayonnaise. I think that is what attracts me to
old photos, they allow my mind to fantasize on a visual that
once was fact and a part of SOMEONE'S history. There is truth to
them and I am just filling in the facts, or so my mind likes to believe.

daniel firman elephant

Saturday Night Inspiration: {Daniel Firman's taxidermy elephant} ♡

Boston Museum Of Science

During my recent trip back to Boston I visited the Boston Museum Of Science, where my uncle is a volunteer. I haven't been there for a VERY long time. I was impressed all over again. Ripley's Meets the Petting Zoo!
When I was very young I saw an exhibit at the BOS that featured the use of a human toe as a replacement thumb (click to see thumb/toe warning not for faint of stomach). I think it semi-traumatized AND extremely intrigued me! I always loved using that special fact through out the years when a person's appendages were in jeopardy. Below is the baby hand deformity from the exhibit which is still there! I was beginning to think I dreamed the whole thing up!

{More Pictures} I took @ The Boston Museum of Science

Shell Collection

Butterfly Specimen

Taxidermy kitty

Butterflies

Neri Oxman

Quartz

Rock Collection

The baby hand deformities

fetus

Ant Tunnels


Museum Reflections

fly circus

Ahhhh! We all have the, "why didn't i think of this!?" every so often. This is mine! I play with dead bugs. I have more flies than I can count waiting in a jar for "what's next!" Well here is what their next could have been....should have been. I feel like a deadbeat dead fly mother!

See more dead fly art by Magnus Muhr at AcidCow.

usually cats leave these on your doorstep

my friends send them to me in the mail!

Arrival of scorpion & lizard from Athena. These little taxidermy treasures where collected up north in Humboldt County.