Thursday, April 1, 2010

Azaleas, cats, collage in progress...and finished!

I have a medley of pictures today.  The azaleas have been going bonkers outside, so I got some real close-ups.  I might have posted some last spring, but you don't remember that. :)  Then of course there are the cats, Bailey my "heart throb" and Tabby the neighboring "ham."  They get into everything.

I finished my mermaid collage and put it in that old window.  The collage is fabric that I painted with my hands, literally, and then applied more fabric and paint on top of that.  The face is wholly painted with acrylic paints.  She looks happy, doesn't she?  Why wouldn't she in a warm sea among the fishes... :)













6 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello,
I stumbled on your site as I was "bloghopping" this morning and I love it. Your flower pics are wonderful, and I especially like to see your feline friends in the pictures. I laughed out loud at your handpainted :) cloth. That is what I look like when I am painting, but I never thought about taking it to the sink.
Joyce

Unknown said...

Oh, look at your mermaid!! She is absolutely gorgeous, Maria! You are so talented, my friend. Love all the shots, they are so good. Glad you have flowers, we woke up to a half-foot of snow this morning. Can you believe it?

Sharon said...

I love your mermaid, Maria! It looks like you must have had a fun time with this collage!! Your kitties are adorable and, as you know, cats are near and dear to my heart!! And those flowers, beautiful! Spring must have sprung in FL!

Maria said...

Thanks for your kind comments! Snow? Eeek!

ACreativeDreamer said...

Maria...she is WONDERFUL! Just like everything you do, you are an amazingly talented soul!

Heather said...

Thanks for visiting my blog - it led me to yours. Lovely work! I really like your mermaid!