What whAt? #Scandal in the making #gossip or truth

Back off #paparrazzi

there is a scandal in the making

Stay tuned for

truth or #gossip.
Yes, I wrote a book.

the #adoption process; counting the cost

When I was in Haiti a five years ago in the orphanage where
we were adopting from

  (the little girl we were in process of adopting)

I met another adoptive mama   

there meeting her little girl for the first time!
(I got to witness the beauty of it!)
She is a beautiful spunky gal

that is now on her 3rd adoption
of a little boy Belief  (from Congo).
She also has 3 young boys at home.
(she is going for a 6 pack~ LOL)

I know all too well the cost (and heartbreak) of adoption

Here is where love dolls began~

When I first met Dieunka, she didn't have any toys

so I made her a doll

the back story of

the Love Doll began with my own adoption process;

which if you are a long time reader

or know me in real life

know ended in unfortunate heartbreak
by someone we called a friend

(due to fraud, long painful story)
the adoption process is not an easy journey! 

I don't want to ruin the happiness of  Melanies' current adoption
(So the TELLING of my story is for another day) 

Mels' family is working hard to fund raise

and I'd like to help them

(and its healing for me to make these dolls for the purpose of adoption)

so I've made this art doll

(she has been named Zoe)

that she is going to raise $ with~

The stages of her birth

(and her adoption story coming soon)

There is another to come as

I'm making her another doll as well.

Pictures coming soon~

What is a #Hipster? or Pop Culture #Embroidery

I had to get a googlecation

(educated by google)

on what a hipster is?

I obviously needed to know

I mean I recently seen #hipster

tagged on a friends instagram...

which drew me to the ?

err What is a hipster?

my first hit landed me here

hmmm..then I clicked onto

the video below.

hey I kinda like the groove~

uhhuh getting a better understanding

Then I start reading the comments below the video.

YIKES

hipsters got haters

then I accidentally hit something

and the video below 

interrupted the first video

Right when they were getting interviewed on the street

My fan in the RV kicked on and I couldn't hear

so I had to go plug in the external speakers 

then go back to hear what they said~

Can I conclude hipsters don't want to be hipsters?

*scratches head*

After watching the video, pausing at the drama of hipsters

I realized

I was actually in the middle

of searching pop culture embroidery

because I'm photographing

my original

embroidery designs  

and don't know what to label them as..

when I realized I know nothing 

about Pop Culture

  and/or what a hipster is, nor how to label myself.

HMMMM Does that make me a hipster?

Ehhh probably not because I'm 42.

(uh I think)

 Sheesh my mind is as tangled as my embroidery floss.

Stay tuned my original embroidery designs

 coming up next.

Frida Kahlo guitar Assemblage& State of Decay Polaroids

This is an older piece but one of my favorite assemblages still to date.

My oldest son reclaimed the thrown away guitar 

proudly bringing it to me to "make art with".

He was about 8 at the time. (now 18)

My sons are so sweet~ 

My grandma has these beautiful peonies

and my sweet youngest son (14) picked me some.

It's been rainy and cool

which is always my favorite painting days

 so I'm working on 

    Polaroid paintings.

Life is beautiful!

Live like a Warrior~ performed by Rachel Nicole

Vote here for my beautiful friend Rachel Nicole

when she wins she gets to

  perform “Live Like A Warrior” on stage with Matisyahu.

 Performance will be filmed and featured

 on Matisyahu’s online properties.

Come let's vote now! 

(can vote 3X a day!)