A Lovely Dream

fur mama day

If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.  ~Robert Brault

Just because these fur babies didn't squeeze out of my vagina doesn't make me any less than a mother. I fret over them constantly. I wipe their eyes, make sure they eat, brush their teeth, worry they are bored, and on and on.  My babies rule my life and make it worth living.  They share my joys and my saddness and worry, especially gi, when I bang into things and curse loud. She'll always rush right over and glare at me like "jeez louize be careful. I rely on you!" I once kept a 700 a month apartment I couldn't afford so pooh the cat had a safe place to call home.

I sent my mom flowers and we'll skype later. I have live chat at 3:00 central (4 eastern, 1 pacific, I think) but mostly I will be doing what I have been doing the last few days is making dread extensions, dreading my hair and attaching them. Golly I have a lotta hair.  Lots are done but right down the center of the back is not.  I'll watch too many episodes of Law and Order SVU where I can watch Fin say "You have the right to an attorney and if you throw up in my car, I'll kill ya."

painting and poo-liscious

Tomorrow I paint.
No errands, oh that's not true. Dog food/cat food, trader joes for milk and panda puffs. But that's later when the sun goes down. I am setting my alarm to wake me up at 7. It is the wOrst trying to get out of bed. I never want to no matter how fun the day might be. Walk dogs feed dogs put on clean sweats then go to the gym for 30 minutes on the bike. Order. Exercise. Routine. Then into studio, no shower, and get to it. I have to fix his face.  Too much titan buff and I 'erased' much of the shading. Have to go back in with shadow colors. I am longing to work with oils, but Im in the middle of a class. I can't put too many new things onto them. And then it will take too long to dry and I want to beeswax this one.

Funny story, unrelated. Gigi got a little pissed at me when we made the transition from Beef stew and potatoes and carrots in the crock pot for her meals - to Evo Venison, and pooped right in front of me and started to eat it. I SWEAR. So Patricia now calls her Poo Face, and refers to everything as Poo-liscious. (I swear there's a stamp in that).  And today I had a bag of Finney's poo to bring to the vet for a check up but had to run into the house to put the porch light on. While we were on the road in her car I looked down and said, "Where's finney's poo oh no I lost it." And without a beat Patricia says, "You are Poo-Less." 

I thought you'd like that. At least I know Rafa will.

La Petite Doggie Rescue PARTY!

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And so our story begins at Starbucks.

Like so many Suzi Stories do.

If you want people to smile then wear a tutu in places where no one does.
Which is pretty much anywhere.
 
Flowers make Miss Blu happy.
It was very sweet for Sally and Kat and Rhiana to get her flowers.



And a room full of excited creative women always makes for a good time!



Yummy supplies in happy colors.

 

Sally brought Suzi CUPPYCAKES!
Really, this is the surest way to my heart.

Key Lime Pie and the Peanut Butter and the Red Velvet were the best.
In case you were wondering.

Sally is so thoughtful.

But it was Cynthia, the Glitter Queen, who made me this hat.

The Glitter Queen was very happy that I made a stamp just for herand isn't it ironic she won it when we had the Suzi Stamp drawing?
What are the odds?

Suzi Stamps and Glitter Cupcakes!

The Glitter Queen and Miss Blu discuss the importance of Paper Dolls.

And probably the coolest part of the party was having a real Pirate Girl there.VIVIAN

And of course Pirate Girl Vivian made a mermaid page out of Suzi Stamps

with Gigi riding on a wave of cuppycakes!

And look who comes Crashing the Party!

Gigi Rainbow Sparkle and Finnegan Glitter Sunshine Magic!

Gigi says, "Well Miss Blu we were home alone and it got quite lonely and we didn't want to miss out on your party!"

"Its ok Gigi Rainbow," said Miss Blu as she picked her up. 
"Your dress looks very pretty and I am glad you are here!"

" I like having my very own stamps mommy." says Gigi in a quiet voice.

Then the guest of honors showed up.
Holly's Garden Rescue!

She told us that 100 dogs per day are being put down in shelters all over Southern California.
100 dogs.
That is a lot of dogs.

Yes, I know, this is hard to hear. But there is hope because what Susan and the gang at Holly's Garden do is drive to all the shelters and take out the ones that are on the Red List (about to be put down). They favor small breed dogs but they take the ones that more than likely won't be adopted as is. Maybe they need major surgery, maybe they look really bad or are very sick. Without Susan, who lives in a small bungalow in Pacific Beach, many, many dogs, cute dogs, lovable dogs, would have died. 

But Susan scoops them up and takes them home makes them well.
Then she finds them Forever Homes.

Like Tia. She is looking for her Forever Home. Look how cute she is!

Kat Baker shared her story about working for a Pug Rescue. But when I look at this photo I can only think of the fact that I am freakishly small.

Then Will, from Holly's Garden (Susan's BF) cradled gigi like a baby and said goodbye!

And my students settled back down to work.

Look how happy Petite Dolls make Gina!

And Norma!

And even though we all started out with the same Suzi Stamps, everyone's work looks different.

Oh but then I got tired and had to sit down. Next to Davielle.

Oh but still not too tired to look cute!

 

Or to get a new Tattoo! Oh wait Im ahead of myself.
Here is Thanisha. She always looks cute in her Day of the Dead stuff.

So here is our Group! Thank you everyone. Because of YOU we raised

$530.00 for Holly's Garden Rescue and it will pay for many vet visits to get the babies well! See, artists can make a difference. And perhaps our event didn't change the world. But it changed the WORLD for a few dogs. 

Oh so my tattoo.  Well, its late and I want to get to sleep. I'll write about that tomorrow.

xoxo

Public Art and a Bath

Inspired by the show "Work of Art', my friends Shannon and Tara brought me on a little trip as they hung up their art in a park.  How cool right? No galleries no juried art shows to reject you. Just your art and the public.

Doggies Divine

 

 

Shannon drew this. She is an A+ student xoxo
Here is her Blog
http://www.whatsanartdoll.blogspot.com/

 

 
The winner of the USArtQuest product giveaway....AMY!

In person Class to help Rescue Animals!

 

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