RAW Natural Born Artists Video

RAW and Some New Shit

The RAW art show last night was great fun.  I had a super time talking with folks about my deliciously inappropriate mosaics and meeting some really talented artists.  Here are a few pics of my display:

So many of my friends showed up to support me and I want to say thanks again!!!

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Eccentricities Mosaics by Kelly Aaron

Things are coming together for the Country Living show next week in Austin, TX at the Travis County Expo Center. I'm so excited about my new sign!!

This was the first cowboy boot I made and it was purchased by a great customer in London.


Signs by Tomorrow made the sign and I would recommend them highly. If you're in KC, they're on 87th and Farley.

I spent hours the other day getting every piece tagged and bubble wrapped. I want to make a few more things and am going to land just shy of my inventory goal, but it is what it is!!

Flowers in Bloom

The weather in Kansas City over the weekend was fantastic! It really put me in the state of mind I needed to knock out some garden flowers to send to Sister's in Iowa.

It's fun coming across old tins in thrift stores and garage sales. I can't often afford the ones I find in antique malls, but sometimes I do luck out. Brendan helped me pick out the center for the one below. It's made of a cool wedgewood blue tin.

Anything with an English AND a fruit cake reference is bound to be awesome.

I had never glued buttons to the leaves before, but I found a great two-part apoxy adhesive that will hold anything, so that's opened some doors. Wait until I post more of my progressively crazy birdhouses . . .

And here's a little of this and that from around the house. The fabulous Lori Buntin (not an artistic medium she can't master), picked the frame and matting for this great silhouette of Brendan from 1997 when he was 3!

When I was junkin in Welda, KS a couple of weeks ago, I bought a jar of shells and was stoked that this little doll was hiding inside!

I got the "FLOWERS" letters on Ebay.

And here's another junkin find from Welda. My heart nearly stopped when I spied it from across the room for $10!!!! Original frame and the picture is on some kind of canvas that has deteriorated perfectly! Who were these people? I would love to know.

And along with my metal flowers, I got some real ones planted this week, too. I skipped right over the pansies, so I'm hoping our nights will be warm from here on out.

I decided to keep my Valentines out for awhile, no need to confine them to February.

I am very into concrete chickens as of late . . .

Jason took me to a place called The Garage Cafe in Birmingham (Alabama, not England) once. They had all kinds of crazy antiques laying around outside in a garden setting. We're working on our own "Garage Cafe" in the backyard so I've been collecting some interesting odds and ends.

And the very best part about my weekend was hanging out with my nephew, Kiran. So cute! Just look at those chins!

Birdie Commune

I've been working hard on the Birdie Commune. I am more than ready for spring and these birdhouses just get me in the mood to dig in the garden and take long walks in the warm sun. Anyone else out there agree?!

This little birdie hut is the first in the series and will go to Stuff today. I got the yard sticks at a garage sale over the summer and knew what I was going to use them for at the time I bought them . . . finally!

I love chunks of old metal hardware. It is sometimes so ornate and "Victorian".

The metal circle at the bottom of the front entrance is an old drawer pull.

And I've been doing a few hanging plaques. The dog bone is made of polymer clay.

I had a dream about putting pennies on the roof of this one and got up at 5:30 a.m. one morning to do it. I wish I had dreams about doing housework.

I called the second house in the series "The Pink Chateau". I wonder where I got that inspiration?

Again with the Victorian-esque inspiration! I think the figurine came from Sparks flea market. Can't wait to hit that this spring!

And I love the red and pink combo. I can't remember if it's Romantic Homes or Country Living that features a red and pink home this month?? The story is about an English family who bought a French home and the decor is to die for. Next in the Birdie Commune series: The Tropicana Tweet Club. I think that one will go up to Sister's in Iowa. Off to work I go!