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No surprise to those who know me - but I started something new ... Branch Road Designs is my second Etsy shop and I am filling it with things I would like to wear.
My own personally designed collection of t-shirts, sweatshirts, kimonos, skirts.....with a few stickers and jewelry items thrown in to accessorize the very casual look.

Adding new designs weekly - right now there are several Halloween looks that can double as your costume - or year round look. Nature themed, confidently sassy is the niche. Check it out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/branchroaddesigns

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Happy to be a part of The Mouse House Party show that opened this weekend. This event at Current Cleveland in conjunction with the Akron Art Museum was a chance for local artists to show a snapshot of how they managed during 2020 and create a piece of art in their style that fit within a "Mouse Hole"

A close up of my submission "If you need me I'll be in the woods" and my statement follows.

Current Cleveland is located on West 78th Street in Cleveland, Ohio next to the West 78th Street Studios - they really did a great job setting up this unique show and giving artists the opportunity to share their thoughts in a compelling way. Glad to have had the chance to participate!

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A year ago I was in Novi, Michigan working on the Phoenix Girl Sculpture in a big beautiful studio space .....dreaming of one day having a space to call my own where I can build BIG and dream even bigger.

Every so often I would check listings to see if anything was remotely within my price range - and be big enough to be really worth it.
A little more than a week ago, I saw this building. A very familiar space in my hometown.
It was up for lease- and shockingly - it was in my price range.
I called.
Saw it.
Signed the papers.

Moved in the next day. Isn't it so pretty!!!!

(story continues below.....)

The absolute coolest thing though, was that ON THE DAY I signed the papers - the memory below popped up. A year to the day of posting this I had exactly what I was dreaming of. Not posted was the fact that I was starting to get sad about finishing up this sculpture and leaving this space. I really wanted a place to work like this and did not see how it would be possible...... and then it just was. sigh. I am so happy I just decided to look at the new listings that morning. So happy I took a chance and called. So happy I jumped at the possibility and made it happen.

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June was full of fairy work.

Ohio Fairy Gardening festival in Jefferson Village .... set up Cheeky Mushrooms for that show
Fairy Camp - I led a dozen little girls into the realm of fairy art all week in Cincinnati
and finally a fairy door installation at the
Cleveland Botanical Gardens!
9 doors scattered throughout the Woodland garden display.
Great project to end my monthlong foray into fairy world...... but I don't think it is entirely over. I was hooked on some aspects of this month and have continued to incorporate what I started into new pieces. Nothing is ever wasted. Especially not time spent researching.

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Little behind....

3/19/2021

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BUT, I am working on them.
Paper collages with handmade paper and textile backgrounds ...

I'll be finishing these up adding nice frames and posting soon!

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I sketch better with scissors ....

2/18/2021

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Paper scraps, glue sticks and challenges
....these are a few of my favorite things.

I have been participating in the Februllage Collage challenge on Instagram and the daily prompts have been a great addition to my daily routine.
My work is entirely different from most of the other traditional collage artists, but, no matter - I love creating these characters. Not all the collages are winners - but there are some serious contenders in the mix - and the creative exercise is well worth it.

I really do "sketch" better with scissors.

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Risque' - Cactass Sculptures

2/18/2021

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My work has taken a little turn....a 180. Cheeky Mushrooms and now Cact-Ass sculpture.....pretty little succulents. hahaha

There are many reasons for this new collection - I think it is funny.....and I sort of love shocking certain people in my life.....and then there is the fact that I have been working out A LOT , running, weight training ...and I am SORE all the time. So you can say certain body parts are always on my mind.
But there is also the body positivity angle and the pun factor....and I just flat out like them.

Working on a few new practical pieces - jewelry holders, tea lights..... stay tuned.

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Cheeky Mushrooms

1/30/2021

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New Collection of Cheeky Mushroom girls is in the works! Collages & sculptures. I love these elegant - slightly provocative - fungi.
So many more in various stages are all over my studio ....I even added undies to some. lol

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Elements of Nature Sculpture

1/30/2021

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Air - Water - Fire - Earth
These four elements, sit on a shelf that will be mounted to a wall.

Air is blowing bubbles - a glass prisim represents the bubble
Water is sitting serenely with her flowing hair
Fire is ready for anything
Earth is pondering

I love depicting the Elements as a sisterhood.
Intertwined, dependent on each other, yet completely independent.

This is the secret project I was working on before Christmas ....strangely (frustratingly enough) it is still supposed to remain a secret. SOMEDAY, I will be able to share the story behind these girls.
I love their little faces - every time I look at them I wonder where they came from.

I know I made them,
I remember squishing the materials and applying the concrete....
BUT they are all just so 'themselves' the process is always a mystery to me.
I remember starting projects and am aware of the basic tasks, but ...still a mystery.

.....one day I will share the story behind this project. one day....

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Homeless Jesus headed home

12/22/2020

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Homeless Jesus left my studio this morning. He is on his way back to St. Barnabas in Bay Village. This was such a great project to work on. It truly is stunning in person. Walking past this impactful sculpture everyday during this holiday season was a unique experience for sure.

I really am thankful for the opportunity and the new connections. Community West Foundation was so easy to work with and I just LOVE my new paint supplier - oh my goodness, the options are ENDLESS.

Now, Christmas - I am a little behind......

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Adding new designs weekly - right now there are several Halloween looks that can double as your costume - or year round look. Nature themed, confidently sassy is the niche. Check it out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/branchroaddesigns

Mouse House Party

I have BUILDING!!!

Month of the Fairies

Little behind....

BUT, I am working on them.
Paper collages with handmade paper and textile backgrounds ...

I'll be finishing these up adding nice frames and posting soon!

I sketch better with scissors ....

Risque' - Cactass Sculptures

Cheeky Mushrooms

Elements of Nature Sculpture

Homeless Jesus headed home

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Adding new designs weekly - right now there are several Halloween looks that can double as your costume - or year round look. Nature themed, confidently sassy is the niche. Check it out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/branchroaddesigns

BUT, I am working on them. Paper collages with handmade paper and textile backgrounds ...I'll be finishing these up adding nice frames and posting soon!

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BUT, I am working on them.
Paper collages with handmade paper and textile backgrounds ...

I'll be finishing these up adding nice frames and posting soon!