Retro Birthday

Petite_birthday
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I was in the mood for retro colors and cupcakes to celebrate Suzi Blu's birthday (my online art teacher).

Last days of Vaudeville

Last days of Vaudeville
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This is a picture of Thelma Rose at her last day on the job at the Orpheum Vaudeville Theater in the Bowery. Moving pictures were becoming the rage and patrons of the Orpheum were awfully rowdy. Thelma Rose just dodged the tomatoes being thrown at the stage. The boxing twins known as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were dejected at the lack of respect and joined a carnival in Rhode Island.
Thelma Rose became a Coca Cola model in magazines and later a silent film star.
Crowabout challenge week 89

Friends Forever

Friends Forever
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I made this for my dear friend Tammy who is moving far away to Virginia this week.. I'm heartbroken and will miss her soooo much.

Egg Juggling and the history of corn mazes

Egg Juggling
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Bertha Jean had to supplement her egg juggling routine with advertising. Her mama made the rooster costume and so she would juggle every day hoping someone would buy her eggs.

One night, Bertha Jean saw bright lights over the barn and the next morning, strange patterns in the cornfield astounded her.
She told the local newspaper that you could get lost in that cornfield with all those weird patterns... it was like a maze. People started coming to see the maze and she was able to charge insane prices for people to get lost.

Thereafter, Bertha Jean only wore the rooster costume and juggled for children who came on school buses to see the crop patterns.

Panama Jack gets his Start

Panama Jack gets his Start
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Panama Jack got his start selling hairnets before he got the idea to sell his hats. His cute young girlfriend loves the hairnets and uses them daily when they go out in his boat.

Songs of Love

Songs of Love
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Messing around with digital stuff while waiting to go to a picnic....

4th of July Petite Doll Challenge

Hi everyone,

I spent a lovely day with a new friend from my my journaling/bible study class.  We went to a local park to a "sketch in the park" hosted by the local arts council.  I've never sketched from nature before and one of the local artists in charge came up and said he liked my work!! Crazy, because I had no idea what I was doing...
but the weather was actually bearable today. In the 80's and low humidity for a change.  Just the way summer should be!  Then, we went to Joann's looking around, went to eat lunch, hung out at the bookstore and went to a matinee.
Anyway, Suzi Blu, my favorite art instructor in the UNIVERSE, said to make a July 4th doll for the weekend, so here she is.  You MUST go to check out her classes (here). Suzi has given me confidence to call myself an ARTIST!!! YAY