My Funny Valentine Wish List: Kiss

gone with the wind


shakespeare in love

amelie

brokeback mountain


from here to eternity

the last emperor


la dolce vita


the tudors


girls


bridget jone's diary


casablanca

vicky christina barcelona


notorious

some like it hot

homeland

godfather ii

my little chickadee

how to steal a million

"A kiss is just a kiss," unless it's from Humphrey Bogart (or mygod!) Cary Grant or Javier Bardem or Clark Gable.

Everyone of these actors could win for best onscreen kiss, but it is Clark Gable that wins the prize for best film kiss.

What are your favorite film kisses?

My Funny Valentine Day Wish List: Hearts

erin dollar


robin barrett

suzanne talmadge

leeana provan

send a smooch

meredith moran


Valentine's Day is next week. I think we spend far too much time focusing only on our partners, lovers, spouses. I think it's a good idea to spread the love this year, so, what I want to do is give a Valentine's to my tribe - my lovely circle of friends and family.

I don't have unlimited funds, so I will have to be creative, as in hurry up and paint or make something to get it in the mail and out on time. 

Twelve Days of Christmas Wish List: Homemade & Vintage Gifts

The month of gift giving, gluttony, and goodwill begins this Saturday.

I haven't hung one decoration. The tree and all the ornaments are upstairs in the abyss I call my studio. I have an urge to buy stuffed Grinch dolls and attach them to the wreaths I have yet to hang on the doors of my house.

I'm not saying I am a grinch, or feel like the Grinch, or that have anything against the season, I just understand him more and more.  My favorite Christmas stories are: A Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and It's A Wonderful Life. I am drawn to the characters of Ebeneezer Scrooge, The Grinch, George Bailey.

If you think about it, all three are stories of redemption. We all need a little redemption. At least I do. What about you?

I decided to take another one of my favorite Christmas standards and give it a little twist. Instead of a true love giving me gifts, it's about discovering treasures that inspire and delight.

For the Twelve Days of Christmas I discovered:

one folk art bird primitive

two little dove wire drawing sculpture ornaments

 

 

three origami birds

 four sumo wrestlers

 

five amethysts spike gold ring

 

six deer mugs

 

seven girl with antlers plates

 

eight modern himmeli ornaments

 

 

nine paris"red"postcards

 ten santasaurus rex holiday cookies

 

eleven little traveler mouse needle felted ornaments

 

twelve chocolate peppermint cake truffles

 

Black Friday Wish List: Homemade & Vintage Gifts

I don't participate in Black Friday. The introduction of Gray Thursday is just way beyond the pale. It's not that I have anything against it, I just cannot see the point of getting up before the sun is up to power shop and fight and push and maybe endanger other people.

 

I also don't participate in Cyber Monday. I'm not a shopper. 

 

But, to be completely honest, if there were a store that specialized in original artwork and was offering cutthroat prices, well, I might consider and grab a cart and run like hell, no excuse me, just get out of the way!

 

I would hang the following art on one wall. Here's my wish list:

 

portrait of girl with feathers

 

dodgeartwork

 

red lipstick

 

 don't give up

 

 swedish style picknick
 

vintage eye chart

 

owlbert

 

line etching

 

this is gran's pie

 

mark twain

 

modern house

 

 unreliable narrator
 

 anais

 custom book painting