Etsy Shop for BLUEchair

Ashmine Erz - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:20 -0500

$15.00
She is completely fabulous and ready to be your bookGoddess in whatever you are currently reading - or intend to read in the future. For those dull slogs - you need encouragment and for the exciting ride through a tense adventure, you need assurances that everything will be okay. Ashmine Erz will provide all that for you AND will keep your place in the book while you're away.

9.25" X 2.5" (235mm X 65mm) she is just the right size to be your bookmark. But so stylish yet sensible. From her polka dot batik fabric hat (with gold tassles!) and her thick blonde, red and black hair (upholstery fabric)down to her sensible black shoes (paint)she is READY to go. Her brown tweed dress is all common sense and she wears an apron (white paint) in case things get messy and a bit of an orange shawl around her waist (paper) in case she gets cold. Finally, an underskirt of black and bronze will provide that extra layer just in case... just in case you're reading a bodice ripper.

I molded her face from play doh which I painted, when dry, to resemble ancient metal with a blue and pink irredescent shine. Altogether, she is lovely and ready to go to work as your best bookmark ever.

Meiko Math - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:20 -0500

$15.00
Meiko is bright, colorful and modern. Does she like Math? Maybe - you can find out by sticking her in your math book and see how she does to inspire you with your answers.

I molded Meiko's face from Model Magic, and then carefully, painstakingly painted it to resemble aged metal - with an irredscent sheen. Her hat is bits of fabric and her hair is blue thread -- which picks up the blue in her dress - taken from an old calendar onto which I've doodled - I have recycled old materials into something useful that will roll with you (check out her wheels!) through many reading adventures.

Many people frame these but she is just a bookmark and will greatly enhance your reading hours - or your wall. Your call. She makes a perfect gift for someone special (who likes to read) and if you convo me --- I can ship direct to them and include a message from you.

9.2" tall X 2.5" wide (231mm X 65mm) - on thick cardstock, all elements applied with acid free adhesive. The background is something I painted, photographed and printed out -- adding some extra bits of paper and dots of paint to create texture and interest. Altogether I think you'll find it's even more fabulous than the photographs.

Bryn Bo Bane - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:20 -0500

$15.00
Bryn Bo Bane is an especially fearless bookmark, ready to go on all your reading adventures with you. Her heavy black boots will help her slog through virtually ANY literary work with the greatest of ease.

Her hat is glued on so she won't make you stop reading every time her hat blows off... it won't blow off! Ever. Her hair is a bit of colorful yarn which should prove to you that she is up for anything you care to read. I molded her face of playdoh and then painted it to look like ancient metal - tarnished by years of wear when in reality, she is quite new and completely eager to be off on reading adventures with you - or your favorite bookwomrm.
Her dress is various bits of paper from a shirt of brown and tan herringbone, a colorful striped belt, a multi-layered skirt which shows that Bryn Bo Bane knows about the wisdom of dressing in layers for warmth.

9.25" X 2.5" (235mm X 65mm) she is on thick cardstock and ready to be your favorite bookmark!

Mariel Jewel - a bookGoddess for your book

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:50:21 -0500

$15.00
Mariel is ready to be the best bookmark you've ever had. She's ready with a sensible plaid hat (fabric) trimmed with cheerful, multi-colored tassels - just in case what you're reading is dour and dull and you've need of visual refreshment. Then there is Mariel Jewel wedged into the back pages of your open book - bestowing wave after wave of calm belevolence upon your reading hours.

9.25" tall and 2.5" wide (238mm X 65mm) she is just the right side for a bookmark AND has wheels - what could be handier than that?! I molded her face from playdoh which I then painted to look like a bit of ancient bronze as befits a goddess. Her only concession to glitz is the gold glitter at her neck and long, elegant earrings. Sometimes all that glitters is not gold - it's glitter!

Her dress is a recycled bit of old calendar which I painted and scraped with both black paint and metallic gold to create for Mariel, the most wonderful dress. All is glued to heavy cardstock so that years of reading enjoyment can ensue - the minute you buy her.

Kelleen - a bookGoddess for your book

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:50:21 -0500

$15.00
Bookmarks hold your place - sometimes they're pretty too. Kelleen will hold your place, she's very pretty and stylish and devine and an original work of art - for your book. Sophisticated and urban also come to mind when describing her. I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble an ancient bronze with pink cheeks. Her tunic is cut from an arts magazine. Her wide pants consist of several layers of paint.. the top black coat partically scraped away to reveal polka dots underneath. Her lacy collar is a bit of old dictionary and her hat is bit of zebra-print fabric. Her hair is metallic silver threads on one side and black, kinky woolen threads on the other. I can't decide if it's hair or tassels of her hat -- and neither can she. She is wearing orange socks (paint) and black flip-flops. Sophisticated yes - but those comfortable shoes tell you she'll merrily tromp along with you through any reading material -- not a snob!

9.25" X 2.5" (234mm X 65mm) total size - this original bookmark is put together on cardstock and durable enough to be used - nice enough to frame or put up in your work space to bestow her calm benevolence to all your daily activities.

Ruby Dirk - a bookGoddess for your book

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:43:29 -0500

$15.00
She is a bookmark - that's her humble side. She is also a bookGoddess which isn't to say she's NOT humble on both sides -- but one side is just a bit more divine. But still very useful for holding your place in whatever book you are currently reading - or plan to read at some point in the future. Really, can you imagine a time when Ruby's benevolent presence would not be welcome? Some people frame their bookGoddess - or have them in their workspace or next to their bed. But she is just a bookmark.

9.5" tall X 2.5" (238mm X 65mm) Ruby Dirk is an original artwork (for your book) never to be made again. I molded her face from playdoh which I then painted to resemble ancient bronze - befitting a goddess. Her bonny bonnet is a bit of red tartan plaid fabric with glittery gold accents. It's just the sort of stylish but practical gear that shows she is ready to go with you on a literary stomp across a wind-swept moor or high into the the Scottish Highlands on a moon-lit night in the spring. But her practicality extends to textbooks, manuals and any other reading material you may choose to pick up and read. Her very original (and stylish) dress come from magazine bits (to which I added paint) and some lovely black and silver alligator-print paper for a skirt. Finish it all off with a few strings of pearls (paint) and wheels and now you really have a goddess to serve as your highly suitable reading companion.

If you like her - buy her NOW --- I can never make her again. Those magazine bits in her dress - I used them here and would never be able to find them again.

Tazni - a bookGoddess for your book

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:03:38 -0500

$15.00
Tazni is a bookmark in that she will hold your place in whatever book you're reading - but she will also bestow unlimited quantities of grace, benevolence and style upon you as you read.

9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (235mm X 65mm) she is on thick cardstock and will hold up to daily use. Or, like so many others, you can frame her or put her on display in your work area or next to your bed to preside silently over your dreaming.

Her hat is three different bits of fabric -- a black and metallic gold, a bit of tartan plaid and finally a swath of rusty red with a dash of orange paint -- plus some gold glitter all combine to make the most wonderful hat imaginable. It's the kind of hat I would wear - if only they made hats this glorious (and bizarre)! I molded her face of playdoh and then painted it when dry to look like an ancient bit of metal. Her tunic is from an old calendar which I scrapped with metallic gold paint around the middle and then at the bottom, sponged with black paint and scribbled into it while still wet. With white paint I added "buttons" and several "pearl necklaces". Her pants are black with purple circles and orange dots. She wears white socks with black flip flops. Althogether, simple elegance and divine servicability is what Tazni offers you.

If you like her, buy her quick as this is one I would be utterly unable to recreate -- even if I wanted to.

GIFT CERTIFICATE

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:59 -0500

$12.00
This Gift Certificate is valid only in my Etsy shop. Gift certificates expire when I do -- and I'm in good health -- hip hip hooray!

This $12 gift certificate allows YOU (a very generous person) to send a friend a gift certificate (or several) for the Blue Chair Studio etsy shop (BLUEchair) which is the perfect amount for a bookGoddess or a six pack of ARTcards!

Thus, your deserving friend, family member or favorite person can pick out their own bookGoddess (or other gift) and I'll ship it off to them just as soon as I can get my teenager to let me have use of my car.

If they are extremely deserving - convo me the exact amount of gift certificate that you want and I'll set up the item!

I will send the gift certificate to you (and THEM) via email for FREE. If you want an actual gift certificate to present them with, I will create a gorgeous gift certificate, hand embellish it and mail it for between $2.50 - $5.00 (depending on where you live) so convo me if you want an actual gift certificate mailed to you OR to the person you're gifting -- just provide me with their name and I'll include a message from you.

Connie Kumar - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:59 -0500

$15.00
Connie Kumar is so busy being blissful and benevolent, she isn't even aware of how stylish she is. As bookmarks go, Connie is head and shoulders above others - mostly because she has a head... and a stylish colorful hat to put apon it. Two hats - because she put on a colorful beret and then topped it off with a top hat made of newsprint fabric. Out one side stream her lustrous locks - actually not so lustrous - a bit of kinky colorful yarn. Clearly Connie is not afraid of the fashion police! I molded her face of playdoh, then painted it a coppery shade because - true cowgirl - she was in the sun a lot - but with a blue-green patina of age because, she whispers to me, she was only recently made but she's been around forever. And I believe her. Her dress is from a 2005 calendar which I painted partially black and inscribed circles on - for an eye-catching dress. Cowboy boots complete the look which says - I will go on any reading adventure you go on - just take me along! All glued down on sturdy cardstock and ready to be your favorite bookmark.

9.38" X 2.5" (239mm X 65mm) - an original artwork never to be made again.

BOOKmark named Belle Cara

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:59 -0500

$15.00
Belle Cara is a bookmark - only she has so much funky fun style and grace - she is a bookGoddess! Still however, just a bookmark and I urge you to use her as a bookmark as she will be excellent company in whatever book you are currently reading. Yet, as an original work of art, framing her would not be silly. Or - display her in your work area to provide moral support during your day.

9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (235mm X 65mm) Belle Cara is the perfect size to be a bookmark and yet - she is so much more! I molded her face from playdoh which I then painted to look like ancient, well-polished metal. Her hat is a bit of black polka dot fabric with some bright fabric overlaid for a most glorious, funky and stylish chappeau! A few glittery gold accents on her hat (think of them as bells for Belle!) render her very stylish indeed. Her multi-colored hair is a bit of yarn that a wonderful friend bought for me at Salvation Army (I love my friends!!) Her hair cascades down and her hand reaches up, as if to caress a stray lock of hair.

Her tunic is a bit of magazine, onto which I glued some glittery green paper and overlaid that with some glittery gold as a gorgeous scarf - warmth and style both so Belle Cara is prepared for whatever you read. Remember - the key to staying warm is to dress in layers and Belle has done that! Under her funky tunic is a colorful skirt and a plum-colored pair of pants overlaid with lace (white paint).

Wow, she really is ready for anything! Finally, a pair of comfy flip-flops over white socks and you have a bookmark who is fancy enough for something from the New York Times best seller list but casual enough for a textbook or some ratty old paperback from the nickel box at a garage sale. No matter what your reading material, Belle Cara (pretty heart) will radiate calm benevolence upon you in unlimited quantities. What a deal for just $15 bucks!!

Invisible Sun - original mixed media art

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:58 -0500

$125.00
"Invisible Sun" was created by making a colorful collage which includes some pieces of copper, then masking shapes out and applying black paint, creating a background for the living shapes that emerge. A sunburst shape towards the top is nearly lost in the riot of colors and shapes - thus the title.

The art is 12 X 19, archivally attached to the black mat 18.5" X 25.5" with a foam core backing. READY for you to frame. In perfect condition except for slightly squished corners on the left size - this would be completely covered by the frame you choose. If you want a different mat color, the piece is inserted into vinyl sleeve corners attached to the mat, so you'll have ZERO problems removing the piece from the mat.

This piece is ready to be an interesting piece in whatever room you put it in. It is instantly fun for the eye but also invites closer viewing as some elements are "hidden" in the black paint - enjoy it for many years.

Kylie O'Dell - a bookGoddess

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:58 -0500

$15.00
She is like a bookmark (and should be used as one) but this bookGoddess - named Kylie O'Dell -- also stands ready to inspire you and accompany you through the pages of any book you read. Some people frame these -- a LOT of people frame their bookGoddess, but they are just bookmarks and Kylie is no different - she just wants to be there as you sail the wild waters of fine literature or trashy novels -- she is even game for textbooks and work-related materials. She is elegant but not a snob - check out those sturdy shoes!

9.25" X 2.5" (234mm X 65mm) - all original elements glued to cardstock. Entirely made by me, Kylie will never be made again so if you like her - BUY HER NOW!

I molded her face from play doh which I painted when dry, to resemble old copper. Some loose threads from a bit of woollen fabric make her hair all black and nicely kinky. Her unusual head covering is made of gold mica chips, under which I tucked some scraps of colorful fabric - as feathers. Her dress is cut from an old calendar which I painted with gold and scraped out circles. She wears pearls (white paint) around both her neck and her hips. When you're a Goddess - you can do what you want! But she is sensible too - sensible socks and shoes - ready to go tromping through whatever you decide to read.

I have several bookGoddess that I use in the books I read and I tell you - having them there is really pleasant. Even if I do say so myself. These make a wonderful gift for that special reader in your life - or for someone who has everything --- I'm betting they don't have one of these!! How about a gift card for a bookstore AND a bookGoddess... now there's a nice gift marking you as an especially thoughtful person of remarkable character, not to mention very attractive too. I'm just guessing about that last bit but it's true, isn't it?!

a Letter

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:56:01 -0500

$7.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. Printed on 80#card stock with color laser jet printer... image is water-proof and fade resistant. Paint and collage elements are hand applied to add back the fun of the original. THis card is nice enough for framing, but if you mail it, it makes a stunning piece of mail (like a traveling art exhibit)in the hand-embellished translucent vellum envelope... which allows the design to shimmer underneath the address and postage stamp. This card will make a decidedly colorful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about

Bookmark named Bia Cyrine

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:56:00 -0500

$15.00
THis bookmark, named Bia Cyrine is so divine - she is a bookGoddess, ready to bestow her unlimited benevolence upon you as you read -- or you can frame her too as she is an entirely original piece of art. But also - works great as a bookmark!

From her black and white hat (paper) with a colorful brim (fabric) and multi-colored hair (yarn), down to her flip flops - Bia is ready to go on all your reading adventures with you. I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to look like old bronze.

She is not a snob - she'll happily romp with you through a trashy romance, an old spy novel, the greatest novel ever written (Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy... just my humble opinion) or a textbook if need be. Her tunic is from a book - a journal sort of thing and it serves as a reminder that all great books began (probably) with a writer somewhere scribbling things down in a highly messy and disorganized fashion. Her skirt is a bit of art paper that matches her hat - she is quite stylish! Finally a bit of black paint makes the black pants that finish her ensemble - remember, those layers mean she is dressed for any sort of adventure you take her on whether it's wind-swept moors in a gothic romance or the jungles of Brazil in a textbook about the snakes of South America.

She is an original thing - never to be made again. Buy Bia Cyrine (BC for short!) and let the reading adventures begin! The bookmark is 9.15" tall and 2.5" wide (230mm X 65mm) which is - a GREAT size for a bookmark!

ARTcard P2-1

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:56:00 -0500

$8.00
5X7 inche ARTcard, lots of lushious hand embellished on a reprint of my original artwork to make this look and feel like an original. Blank (white) inside. Printed on acid-free 80# cardstock like all my ARTcards using a color laser jet.

Comes with a translucent vellum envelope which I've also embellished with metallic spray paint to coordinate with the design which shows up underneath the address you write on it and the postage stamp... if you mail it. And why not mail it? I promise that will make a lovely splash in someone's mailbox and, because the envelope is translucent... it is also going to give the postal workers something to look at. But if you're going to frame it... maybe buy two so you can frame one and mail one. Convo me and I'll get TWO of them posted. I'll make as many as you want.

Linn Mai Lai - a bookGoddess

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:37:58 -0500

$15.00
East meets West in this bookmark. With her exotic eastern style headress and golden wrap... ending in African paper for her skirt and cowboy boots. She is ready for ANYTHING you read and eager to be off on reading adventures with you, as your bookmark.

An old calendar found new life here as her tunic... over which I scraped metallic gold paint - one picture here, shot at an angle, really shows the lovely golden glimmer. Black paint, into which I scribbled makes a nice pattern in the middle - and the bottom is the robin's egg blue of the calendar over which I painted several rows of off-white dashes. Her skirt is made of wonderful black and white African paper over which I added white dots - let's pretend they're buttons! Rustic browns and amber toned fabric make her small, peaked hat -- half of which is a blue and yellow batik print, with accents of glittery gold dots, befitting the divine bookGoddess. I molded her face out of playdoh which I then painted to resemble well worn copper.. with a blue green, iredscent patina. This is one of those times when photography doesn't quite capture her loveliness.

9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (232mm X 65mm) - the PERFECT size for a bookmark. She'll enjoy being your bookmark whether it's a paperback or a large coffee table book. She makes a wonderful, unique gift for the teacher who has all the difference or a loved one who reads a lot or who you would like to encourage to read more.

ARTcard - Japanese Lanterns

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:29:13 -0400

$7.00
5" X 7" ARTcard (blank inside) on 80# acid free card stock, printed on color laser jet so it won't fade in the sun or have colors run if wet. However... it is on paper so don't get it wet if you can help it!! I've printed the original artwork out and then added quite a few embellishments by hand so that it's nearly as nice as the original.

It comes inside a translucent vellum envelope which I've also embellished with metallic spray paint to coordinate with the design that shows through... so the design shows through under the address & stamp side of the envelope and it makes a very nice splash in the mailbox of the special person you send it to.

Piper SKY - a bookGoddess for your book

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:29:13 -0400

$15.00
Piper SKY is a very unique and interesting person except that she isn't a person - she is a bookmark. Well no, not really JUST a bookmark - she is more wonderful than that... she is a bookGODDESS! She will keep your place in whatever book you're reading - or you could frame her or post her in a place of honor in your work area to inspire you or, keep her next to your bed to guard and protect your dreams. Whatever you do with Piper SKY - she is a unique piece of art never to be made again so if you like her - click quick!

9.5" tall X 2.5 wide (238mm X 65mm) P. SKY is made entirely by me... I molded her face from model magic playdoh, and then painted it to resemble old bronze. It's a really beautiful face, with irredescent pink and coppery highlights and a blue-green patina as if she were ancient, which she is of course - never mind that I just made her the other day. Her hat is a bit of colorful appricot and purple fabric with bits of red... accents of metallic gold paint and long, lovely multicolored tassles of pink, purple and blue. You can think of it as hair or as tassles. Once she is yours, you can think what you want.

Her dress is a bit of purchased paper. Even I cannot resist the allure of the paper aisle at the craft store! To this however, I added a bit of ivory/metallic gold paper as a wrap skirt, and a yellow scarf with orange polka dots just to keep her warm on those literary adventures in cool climates. Her petticoat is a bit of a map - somewhere in Eastern Europe I think. I have a wonderful friend who travels a lot more than me and she brings me such wonderful bits and pieces from her travels. This might be in the area of Prague. Not sure.

Fianlly - she has wheels instead of feet. Colorful wheels too and one has extra traction built in --- so you know there isn't a thing she cannot navigate - book-wise. Altogether Piper SKY is a wonderful, lovely bookGoddess ready to bestow vast clouds of warm benevolence upon you as you read.

Amise Dale - a bookGoddess

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:35:03 -0400

$15.00
Amise Dale is the patron saint or something like that for those blessed with short, frizzy hair. Her hat tries but does not contain the frolicsome mass of hair (yarn) which just wants to shout to the world "Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almight - free at last!"

Her dress is a colorful bit of paper and her skirt (who says you can't wear both at the same time!!) is a bit of green marbled paper made by my friend Barbara who I'm trying to lure onto Etsy. Wheels instead of feet will get Amise easily around whatever reading material you care to voyage into. Gold jewelry (paint) on her hat, neck and even ornamenting her wheels make Amise very fancy but as you can see... by her serene expression, she is NOT a snob at all.

9 3/8" tall X 2.5" wide (238mm X 65mm) she is just the right size for a bookmark but so fabulous that you might be tempted to frame her. Although she is just a bookmark - though perhaps the most exquisite bookmark your books have ever seen (since when do books have eyes?).

I made her face from play-doh, then painted it to resemble an old bit of metal left out in the weather for a few centuries. Add a crazy variety of papers both handmade, junk mail, purchased paper, paint and glue --- and you have a completely original bookmark which really will make your reading hours a lot more fun. If you can bear to buy her and then give her away -- then she'd make a nice gift for that special someone you know who has everything... everything EXCEPT a fabulous bookGoddess.

Personally -- I suggest you buy a few -- they make nice teams when bought in groups plus it's easier to give one away when you already have a few of them in your books.

Bronwen Bax - a bookGoddess for your book

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:35:03 -0400

$15.00
Bookmarks rarely have this much style - so Bronwen is a bookGODDESS, if you please!

9.7" tall X 2.5" wide (245mm X 65mm) she is the perfect size to keep your place in whatever book you are currently reading and is also, as it happens, a very small, portable piece of original art. Who says you can't have a work of art as a bookmark?!

Bronwen Bax is very elegant from her very fine furry hat (a bit of upholstery fabric whose frayed edges serve very nicely as fringe) down to her black fashion boots (paint). I molded her face from Model Magic and then painted it to resemble old copper with a blue-green patina of age even though she is brand new. Her dress is cut from a bit of scrapbooking paper which was too ugly for words so I painted it orange, colored on it a bit and then WROTE all over - complete nonsense, I assure you. THEN I stamped some gray paint over the top and this bit serves as a warm sweater for Bronwen... never mind the holes in the sweater -- they only go to show that 'shabby chic' is a way of life for the average bookGoddess. Finally, an underskirt from some very nice black and metallic gold paper complete her very interesting ensemble. Her orange-russet hair is a bit of unraveled upholstery fabric - she wears it loose because she may be elegant and serene at all times but she is also wild and uninhibited -- therefore equally at home in a textbook, a romance novel, a New York Times bestseller or... whatever you are reading now. She just wants to be along for the ride.

She is glued to a bit of heavy card stock using archival adhesives. Is she lovely - yes! Is she lonely -- YES! She wants to be out of my Etsy box and into your book! Please order her today. The End.

Happy Birthday

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:33:37 -0400

$7.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. Printed on 80#card stock with color laser jet printer... image is water-proof and fade resistant. Paint and collage elements are hand applied to add back the fun of the original AND the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" have been added to make this a birthday card. The original image is an 11"x14" mixed media work, matted and archivally framed and is also for sale. So... you could have the original and a CARD from the original!! Your call. Anyway, even the card is nice enough for framing. But... if you don't frame it, it looks nice also in the hand-embellished translucent vellum envelope... which allows the design to shimmer underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a decidedly colorful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about.

Maura Lei - a bookGoddess

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:33:37 -0400

$15.00
This is a bookmark - but Maura Lei is also so lovely and so keen to bestow her unlimited quantities of benevolence upon your reading hours -- that she is a bookGoddess. She will amuse, delight and inspire you to read more - she will also keep your place in your book while you're away.

9.2" tall X 2.5" wide (233mm X 65mm) Maura Lei is the perfect size by bookGoddess standards. She is an original piece of art on thick card stock, never to be made again by me. Some people buy these and frame them but she is just a bookmark and would very much like it if you'd use her that way!

I molded her face and then painted it to resemble ancient metal with the patina of age. Her black and white hat is a fabulous mix of swirls and circles -- made of fabric and paint. Her kinky black hair is a bit of unraveled wool tweed (don't worry - my dad's old coats and jackets are all unmolested!). Here dress is a bit of paper which I painted mossy green, sponged with black then etched out circles, scrapped, and basically screwed around with until it pleased me. Her underskirt is just some black and white ribbon and her neck scarf - fabric to match her hat. Wow - she is really put together well -- and isn't this exactly the sort of thing you'd wear if only you could find such fabulous clothes. Really - a designer needs to come along and HIRE ME to help them design more interesting clothes for us all to wear. Until that happens, I'll continue making bookGoddesses and "dressing" them in the most wonderful outfits possible. Throw in a pair of comfy cowboy boots and this girl is ready to roll through your next book with you!

Elsmey DuJour - a bookGoddess for your book

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:14 -0400

$15.00
9.5" tall X 2.5" (241mm X 65mm) Elsmey is the perfect size for whatever book you're reading. Which is lucky because she is, after all, a bookmark. But so fabulous that she is a Goddess and as such, the rules of anatomy do not apply to her so she gets wheels instead of feet. Forget roller-skates! This bookmark gets around and will roll though any sort of literature you care to read. Elegantly attired in a red and gold tunic, a handy pocket... and a very colorful skirt. The rules of fashion also do not apply to her. Bright pink hair (thread) and a colorful hat -- she contemplates only her future as your bookmark, with the clarity of purpose that is just typical of my bookGoddesses.

I made her face out of playdoh which I painted to resemble old bronze. Her tunic is purchased paper and the skirt I made from some of my kid's left over graph paper from math class. The hat is fabric and all is glued down with gel medium which is tough stuff! The background is embellished with torn up sheet music and a bit from a French language newspaper and some wrapping paper. All these bits and pieces come together into Elsmey DuJour JUST FOR YOU.

P2-4

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:49:44 -0400

$7.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. I've used paint to add back the texture and shine of the original to this high quality print which is both water resistant and lightfast, printed on 80# paper. Like all ARTcards, it's suitable for framing but it is a CARD and comes with a gorgeous translucent vellum envelope which I've also hand embellished to coordinate with the design which shimmers underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a wonderful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about.

Anya Wren - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:57:07 -0400

$15.00
Anya Wren is a lovely, elegant bookGOddess - ready to be your bookmark as you boldly read where you have never read before. On the other hand, if you've enjoyed a book in the past - why NOT read it again? Take Anya Wren along - her taste in literature is as vast and as varied as yours.

Her elaborate headwrap is made from various bits of pink batik, red print, and purple fabric embellished with gold paint. Having her hair tucked away means that there will be no distractions for her as she romps with you through the pages of --- whatever you are reading right now. I molded her face of model magic and painted it to resemble old metal. Her tunic is a bit of purchased paper (even I cannot withstand the allure of the paper aisle at the craft store!) which is embellished with gold buttons (paint) and a bit of an old book as a warm neck cozy. Her skirt is more purchased paper with a fringe of black feathers (really it's just paint)... but let's pretend it's feathers. Come on - pretend with me!! Finally, she has on black fashion boots which are perfect if you're reading a book about pirates or about fashion. Or a book with the word 'black' in it. OR any book. Let's face it, Anya Wren is nothing but versatile and she is sturily put together. If you don't insist on having her in your office cubicle to keep you company --- then she'll be your best-ever bookmark.

9.2" X 2.5" (236mm X 65mm) the right size, if you ask me, for a bookmark and Anya says - the 'perfect' size. Well, she is a bookGOddess and must know what she is talking about!

Bea Carrick - a bookmark

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:57:07 -0400

$15.00
Bea Carrick is a bookmark so unique and delightful - she is in fact, a "bookGoddess". Click quick and she is yours and will bestow an unlimited amount of benevolence upon all your reading hours. She will also keep your place while you're away from your book.

She is entirely hand made and is a unique piece of art never to be made again. I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble aged copper. Her black, kinky hair is a bit of unraveled wool and her hat is a bit of black and white fabric embellished with accents of gold and and white paint. Her dress is from a book, with a skirt to match her hat, embellished with a bit of shear black and white polka dot. Wheels instead of feet are evidence that she is ready and willing to roll with you, whatever your reading material. She is not a snob. Neither is she super delicate. While some people frame their bookGoddess... I would just like to take this opportunity to point out that she is a bookmark and can be used as a bookmark provided you do not close the book on her face which is durable given it isn't abused (it is just playdoh after all!).

9.25" tall by 2.5" wide (234mm X 65mm) on heavy card stock, all elements applied with acrylic gel medium so she will hold together no matter how turbulent your action novel, no matter how steamy the romance, no matter how bone-achingly dull the textbook... she will endure! And she will help you to endure too. She's like that.

LOVE is the glue

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:25:07 -0400

$8.00
5"X7" ARTcard with some hand embellishments such as paint, thread, heart-shaped embossing paste. All ARTcards are blank inside and come with a lovely translucent envelope that has been embellished with metallic spray paint to coordinate with the card design that shows up underneath the address. ARTcards make a lovely, spectacular splash in the mailboxes of your loved ones.

Thank you thank you thank you

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:46:29 -0400

$7.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. I've used paint and collage bits to add back the texture and interest of the original to this high quality print which is both water resistant and lightfast, printed on 80# paper. Like all ARTcards, it's suitable for framing but it is a CARD and comes with a gorgeous translucent vellum envelope which I've also hand embellished to coordinate with the design which shimmers underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a wonderful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about

ARTcard - flowers of love

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:23:30 -0400

$8.00
5.25"wide X 7.25" tall (182mm X 132mm) printed on 80# white cardstock and embellished by hand using bits of paper, torn bits of old books, newspaper puzzles... splashes of paint and finally --- the stems are painted on so they're 3-D.

This ARTcard is just in time for Valentine's Day but since it is simple and unencumbered by a message -- it can be used to celebrate your love for another any day of any year! Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, Tuesdays --- all glorious occasions to let someone know that we care about them to send the most unusual card possible - an ARTcard, hand embellished in the ever-funky BLue Chair Studio by me.

Each card comes in a translucent vellum envelope which I've also embellished to enhance the design which shows through making this a most unusual piece of mail which is ART that even your weary postal worker gets to enjoy --- IF you manage to send it. Alot of people swerve on the way to the mailbox and their ARTcard ends up in a frame. Oh well, that's nice too.

Each will be LIKe this but will vary somewhat as the materials that are ON my work table tend to migrate to what I'm working on at the time so each will be part print and part fabulous original. So much like life: each day dawns pretty much the same way - the sun comes up --- but oh how each day makes itself so unique and wonderful!

Kimono

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:52:04 -0400

$6.00
a 5"x7" blank inside ARTcard with hand applied embellishments to make this card feel like the original. It comes with a translucent vellum envelope which has been embellished with metallic spray paint to coordinate with the card design which glimmers underneath the address that you write on it and your postage stamp. The cost of postage may have just gone up but the price of this card remains the same. This card will make a lovely splash in the mailbox of someone special to you... or it looks nice framed too.

For a retail location near you, visit my website at www.bluechairstudio.com

Popcorn - ARTcard

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:02:59 -0400

$6.00
5" X 7" blank inside ARTcard. This is a reprint of an original which I have carefully embellished so that it's almost as wonderful as the original.

Mailed inside a transluscent, vellum envelope, which I have hand embellished with metallic spray paint... this makes a very stunning splash in the mailbox of someone who is very special to you. Or frame them. A lot of these get framed... but they are for mailing, just so you know.

RuBee Raye - a bookGoddess for your book

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:02:59 -0400

$10.00
Like a bookmark but much more fabulous, colorful and benevolent, RuBee Raye is a bookGoddess. She'll keep your place in whatever book you're currently reading but will also bestow her calm radiant charm upon you as you read.

She is just one of FIVE RuBees currently listed so you could buy the whole collection of RuBees -- all of them colorful and wonderful - all cut from the same piece of paper which I painted to make even more fabulous.

This RuBee's hat is made from various bits of fabric and her hair is yarn. I molded her face from playdoh and then, when dry, I painted it to resemble a bit of lovely old bronze with a blue-green patina. Her tunic is a bit of paper which I painted to make very colorful. Her underskirt is black and white striped paper. Her very comfortable cowboy boots are part paint and part print. She is glued onto 100# cardstock and altogether is ready to be YOUR favorite bookmark ever! As one customer exclaimed, "It's artwork for your book!" Each one is highly unique and will never (can never) be made again so if you adore her and want her - click quick before this RuBee is gone.

9.75" tall X 2.5" wide (248mm X 65mm)- colorful, wonderful and ready to go. Once sold, she'll be carefully wrapped and placed in a (recycled) box and shipped off to you. Every care is taken so that she'll arrive in perfect condition, ready to go to work as your reading companion. Or you can frame her - lots of people do, but I make them as bookmarks, use my own as bookmarks and suggest you do the same - they really do make reading better.

Sadly, reading is on the decrease in this country. Use this bookmark to encourage yourself to read more OR, if you're already a bookworm, use this bookmark to encourage someone you love to read more. I so admire First Lady Laura Bush for all her work to promote reading in this country so I sent her a bookGoddess AND am also keeping the prices of the bookGoddesses low so that people will actually use these original works of art AS bookmarks.

BELIEVE pocket pillow

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:02:59 -0400

$18.50
17 inches X 17 inches

Using a variety of fabrics including a man's shirt from Goodwill (washed first, of course!) this pocket pillow is perfect for holding teeth - awaiting a visit from the toothfairy. The pocket would also be nice for holding a nice little gift for someone special. I've added lace to the pocket and replaced the boring button with a nice little pearl-like button. "BELIEVE" is written in permanent ink on the side pannel. There is a button & loop closure on the back side (which uses the man's shirt again - thus the aged look) so this pillow would be easy to wash. Just wash in cold and line dry.

Priced low to make room for the coming batch of pillows!

Ngbo Komi - a bookGoddess for your book

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:26:16 -0400

$15.00
There are bookmarks and then there are bookGoddesses - Ngbo Komi is a bookGoddess! She will keep your place in whatever you are reading (like a bookmark) but she will do it much more style and calm, benevolent grace.

I molded her face from playdoh (Model Magic) and then painted it to look like an ancient bronze - befitting a timeless being like Ngbo Komi. Her hat is part paper and part fabric, from which emerges gold earrings (paint). Her dress is from a magazine cover (recycling!!) and her skirt is a lovely piece of purchased paper - yes, even I succomb to all the lovely papers that are out there for sale. Instead of feet, shoes & socks - this charmer has wheels instead and who ever said they had to match each other OR her outfit? Altogether, she is wonderful, lovely, stylish and never to be made again. If you love Ngbo Komi - or know someone who would, I urge you to buy her and put her to work in a good book - or a bad book. But a BOOK! Remember - those who DON'T read have no advantage over those who CAN'T.

What's the perfect size for a bookmark? Well, I'll tell you: it's 9.25" tall by 2.5" wide (240mm X 65mm). Every thing is put together with acid-free gel medium onto 100# cardstock which is just a tad thicker than the 80# cardstock I used to use. Someone asked me to make them thicker so I'm making them thicker!

CREATE your CUSTOM bookGoddess

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:26:16 -0400

$20.00
The pictures show a vareity of bookGoddesses - but NOT the one you are buying. You are BUYING a very special bookGoddess that is not yet in existence but will result from our collaboration... a unique combination of my glue wizardry and YOUR ideas and maybe some of your stuff too.

She will eventually stand approximately 9.5" Tall and 2.5" wide (235mm X 65mm) which is the perfect size for a bookmark! BUT you might choose to frame her.

I will use YOUR colors, YOUR ideas, YOUR hair (optional) and can offer shoes, boots both humble, elegant and cowboy and 3 different styles of wheels (instead of feet). Off subject but somewhat related - I told my family I want to be buried wearing rollerskates. Not that I do a lot of rollerskating now --- but I plan to have more time for things like this in heaven. Plus, you don't worry about falling down in heaven - right?

To get the ball rolling here - BUY this item and CONVO me and we'll start planning YOUR very special CUSTOM MADE bookGoddess.

Ideas of things you can mail to me: a lock of your hair or your loved one's hair (to use as the Goddess' hair) a bit of fabric that you love, a bit of old book, old postcards, old photographs, foreign currency, newspaper clippings, scrapbook paper - a child's drawing or painting --- all these things can be cut up and used for the dress and or hat. Anything you send me will either be used in the bookGoddess OR returned to you with the finished bookGoddess. Anything you send to me will be cut up and USED in the bookGoddess so don't send anything that is either valuable or irreplaceable. If it's super important to you then send me a photocopy!

Not optional - the face. Basically all faces are similar but you can choose bronze, coppery, gold or shimmery blue-green -- which are the basic sorts that I paint but each face is a mixture of many paints which give the face a lovely fake patina of age which is quite appropriate to a Goddess with buckets of wisdom and grace.

Together we can make a very meaningful gift for someone you care about --- or a keepsake for yourself that you'll treasure long after I'm rollerskating in Heaven.

Certainly I can do more than one -- but they're $17.50 each. If you want more than one (one for each of your parents?) then convo me and I'll set up the price JUST FOR YOU. They will not (cannot) be identical but can be similar (or dissimilar) - your call.

Two Columns

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:21:06 -0400

$6.00
Inspired by the last Olympics in Athens... 5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. I've used paint to add back the texture and shine of the original to this high quality print which is both water resistant and lightfast, printed on 80# paper. Like all ARTcards, it's suitable for framing but it is a CARD and (if you want to mail it) comes with a gorgeous translucent vellum envelope which I've also hand embellished to coordinate with the design which shimmers underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a wonderful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about

I Checked the Want Ads...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:21:06 -0400

$7.00
"I Checked the Want Ads but what I want, only you got."
a 5"X7" ARTcard, blank inside. Printed on 80#card stock with color laser jet printer... image is water-proof and fade resistant. Paint and collage elements are hand applied to add back the fun of the original AND the words have been added to make this a "I want you" card which is nice enough for framing. But... if you don't frame it, it looks nice also in the hand-embellished translucent vellum envelope... which allows the design to shimmer underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a decidedly colorful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about

RuBee Jones - a bookGoddess for your book

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:21:06 -0400

$15.00
Like a bookmark but much more fabulous, colorful and benevolent, RuBee Jones is a bookGoddess. She'll keep your place in whatever book you're currently reading but will also bestow a great deal of benevolent charm upon you as you read.

She is just one of FIVE RuBees currently listed so you could buy the whole collection of RuBees -- all of them colorful and wonderful - all cut from the same piece of paper which I painted to make even more fabulous.

This RuBee's hat is made from bits of fabric and glitter and her hair is yarn. I molded her face from playdoh and then, when dry, I painted it to resemble a bit of lovely old copper with a subtle blue-green patina. Her long tunic is a bit of paper which I painted to make very colorful. Her pants are green paint over printed black. Her very comfortable flip flops are testament to her relaxed attitude toward style and insistence on comfort. She is glued onto 100# cardstock and altogether is ready to be YOUR favorite bookmark ever! As one customer exclaimed, "It's artwork for your book!" Each one is unique and will never (can never) be made again so if you adore this RuBee and want her - click quick before this RuBee is gone.

9.4" tall X 2.5" wide (238mm X 65mm)- colorful, sassy, wonderful and ready to go on all your reading adventures with you.

Once sold, she'll be carefully wrapped and placed in a (recycled) box and shipped off to you. Every care is taken so that she'll arrive in perfect condition, ready to go to work as your reading companion. Or you can frame her - lots of people do, but I make them as bookmarks, use my own as bookmarks and suggest you do the same - they really do make reading better.

Sadly, reading is on the decrease in this country. Use this bookmark to encourage yourself to read more OR, if you're already a bookworm, use this bookmark to encourage someone you love to read more. I so admire First Lady Laura Bush for all her work to promote reading so I sent her a bookGoddess AND - for YOU, I am keeping the price of the bookGoddesses low so that people will actually use these original works of art AS bookmarks.

3 Gold Circles

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:34:18 -0400

$6.00
5"x7" printed ARTcard with hand applied embellishments. Blank inside for YOUR special message to your special person. Comes with a translucent envelope to which I've also applied hand embellishments (metallic spray paint) which compliments the design that shows through the address portion of the envelope. This will make a very nice happy splash in the mailbox of someone you really care about.

ONE Gold Circle

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:34:18 -0400

$6.00
5"x7" ARTcard - with lovely hand applied embellishments. Blank inside for YOUR special message. Comes with a gorgeous translucent envelope which I've also embellished with a metallic spray paint design to coordinate with the card design which glimmers out from underneath the card design... under the address and stamp. This will make a lovely, fun splash in both the mailbox and the heart of someone special enough to be special to you.

Ro Audio - a bookGoddess

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:33:45 -0400

$15.00
There are bookmarks and then there are bookGoddesses... Ro Audio is a modern art Goddess for your book - a bookGoddess! Like a bookmark she will keep your place in whatever you are reading but unlike the average bookmark, Elouza will also bestow a never-ending benevolence and calm joy upon all your reading hours.

I molded her face from playdoh and then carefully painted it to resemble worn copper. Her hat is part black and gold paper and lovely, bright fabric bits. A bit of paint serves her as pearl earrings. I cut her dress from an art magazine which I painted on and added bits of an ancient newspaper so lots of recycling going on here. Her skirt is a bit of paper I recently bought - it reminds me of printed African fabric. Ro Audio is very sensible and has cowboy boots so she is ready for ANY reading material you care to take her through. She is modern, stylish and sensible. HOW great is that?

All her bits are glued with acid-free adhesive to 100# cardstock which is 9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (238mm X 65mm) onto which I've printed an artwork of mine with a few extra embellishments just to provide the perfect backdrop for the modern, timeless, useful Ro Audio.

Sarra Tei - a bookmark

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:33:44 -0400

$15.00
Sarra Tei is a lovely, one-of-a-kind bookmark -- lovely and serene, a bookGoddess! She is ready to embark upon any reading adventure with you -- and will also hold your place while you're away.

9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (238mm X 65mm) Sarra is a work of art you can put in your book OR frame -- some people do even though, she has the humble goal of being your favorite bookmark.

I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble old bronze befitting a goddess! Her interesting and elegant hat is from bits of fabric (NOTHING goes to waste around here!) which I've embellished with bits of metallic gold paint. Very elegant yet she's not a snob at all... check out the cowboy boots! Sturdy footwear tells you that she is ready to tromp with you through any sort of reading from dull textbooks, tedious assigned reading or rivoting novels. Her hair is a bit of amber colored fiber unraveled from upholstery. Her dress came from a calendar and is a colorful bit which includes greenery, a bird, a bee and a flower! She is the goddess of gardens and the wee beasties that live in the garden! She very sensibly has an apron of ivory and gold paper -- and an underskirt of red and brown fabric.

Altogether, she is ready to be the best reading companion you've ever had!

Lola BEE - a bookMARK

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:11:46 -0400

$15.00
Lola Bee is a bookmark but so much more serene, more magestic, more fashionable --- in short, she is a "bookGoddess" if you please!

9.25" tall by 2.5" (234mm x 65mm) Lola is lovingly made entirely by ME - each component carefully added after I threw caution to the wind. Really, the bookGoddesses (and all my art) are about letting the art happen and I just try not to get in the way of what the universe wants to do with my art supplies on any given day. ANd these are the results!

Her colorful tunic is cut from an old calendar - I liked the birds and the bee! I molded her face from playdoh which I painted to resemble ancient metal. Her hat is made from bits of fabric (I never throw anything away!!) embellished with dots of metallic gold paint so look like bells. Who doesn't want a hat with bells on it? Her skirt is a bit of purchased paper because even I cannot resist the allures of the paper asile at Michael's! Finally, Lola Bee has wheels instead of feet - given the choice, wouldn't you prefer wheels? And the one wheel has added tread for traction in those really difficult to read passages.

Altogether, Lola is the kind of bookmark that will happily read anything with you - she just wants to be along for the ride as page-turning is her very favorite thing in the world. She also likes it when you gasp outloud at the really astounding bits in the book.

Asian Gridwerk

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:23:27 -0400

$6.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. Printed on 80#card stock with color laser jet printer... image is water-proof and fade resistant. Paint is hand applied to add back the fun of the original. The card is nice enough for framing. But... if you don't frame it, it looks nice also in the hand-embellished translucent vellum envelope... which allows the design to shimmer underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a decidedly fun splash in the mailbox of someone you care about

Mimi BoDonna - a bookmark

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:23:26 -0400

$15.00
Mimi BoDonna is a bookmark of total originality and quirky fashion sense -- she is, in short, a bookGoddess. She not only looks good, holds your place in your book while you're away and while you read, bestows calm benevolence - never ending supplies of it, in fact.

Mimi is 9.20" tall X 2.5" (234mm X 65mm) and is an original work of art, suitable for framing. Or use her as she's intended - as an amazing bookmark! I molded her face from play and then I painted it when dry, to resemble old copper. Her hat is bits of fabric, securely glued on and accented with metallic gold paint. Her black kinky hair is taken from a bit of tweed (don't worry - dad's jacket has not been molested). Her beautiful, colorful dress is a bit of an old 2008 calendar onto which I sponged black paint and then inscribed designs in it to create an interesting skirt for Mimi. Her underskirt is a bit of paper I made using some graph paper that came home one day in my daughter's backpack. Finally - Mimi choose to have wheels instead of feet. Given the choice, who wouldn't?

Altogether, Mimi is a lovely bit of unique stuff and ready to go to work as your best bookmark ever.

bookGoddess named Bao Hannah

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$15.00
Bao Hannah is named for a talented young painter I know named Bao. And you can see that the painting that makes up her dress is wonderful! This is what should happen to all wonderful 2005 calendars.

Colorful and lively... Bao is ready to be your best bookmark ever! Imagine her serene face quietly bestowing calm through whatever you are currently reading.

I made her face from playdoh and then painted it to look like weathered gold. Her blue hair is plain ol' thread put to glorious use. Her hat is from bits of fabric with frayed edges - Bao likes fringe! Her dress is from a 2005 calendar of watercolor paintings - isn't it wonderful? I have almost 20 retail locations across the country that carry the bookGoddesses but Bao was SO SPECIAL -- I kept her aside for YOU, my etsy friend. She has a glittery silver necklace and there are also glittery silver "stars" in her sky. She has gold buttons on her dress (paint) and then a marvelous pair of wheels which are just right for rolling through the pages of any book you care to tackle with Bao Hannah along.

9.5" tall X 2.5" wide (243mm X 63mm) she is JUST the right size for a bookmark but also suitable for framing as she is an original work of art, never to be made in just this way again. If you agree then DO IT --- BUY HER -- because I'll never be able to make her again -- that 2005 calendar is just a bunch of goddess dresses.

Zola Hapohaad - a bookGoddess

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$15.00
Zola's SUPER fancy hat (with a real feather accent!) and her skirt made from a bit of real foreign currency (money can buy art supplies or it can BE art supplies!!) would lead one to believe that Zola is a snob but you'd be wrong. She is busy contemplating her future life as YOUR bookmark and is not even aware that she is so fine looking. BookGoddesses are like that.

Also - her sensible shoes would make you think she eschews lewd, silly or otherwise questionable reading material but there again --- wrong. She is READY to go on your reading adventures - ALL of them. Textbooks, best sellers, you name it - she just wants to be in on the action - YOUR page turning!

I molded her face using playdoh which I then carefully painted to resemble ancient bronze - as if she has been around forever. Her hat is a bit of batik fabric accented with dots of gold paint and a FEATHER. Very delicate - very elegant! Her hair is a bit of unraveled wool and her dress is partly from a children's book illustration, old currency and a bit of purchased paper - even I cannot withstand the allure of the paper aisle at the craft store!

She is glued to 80# card stock which is 10" tall (from the tip top of her feather) and 2.5" wide (252mm X 65mm). But that doesn't begin to actually describe her --- she is exotic and benevolent -- she is a one-of-a-kind item which I will never make again - can never make again.

Perfect as a mother's day gift - or a very special gift for a teacher --- a graduation gift - for ANYONE who loves to read and will appreciate Zola's unconscious forray into the wilderness of extreme fashion.

Maura Tanya - a bookGoddess for your book

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$12.00
There are bookmarks and then there are bookGoddesses! This bookmark will not only hold your place in whatever you're reading --- tuck her into the back pages while you read, and she bestows her gentle benevolence upon your reading hours. As if reading weren't already great enough!!

Though she serves AS a bookmark, Maura Tanya also has the fashion sense to knock the socks off anyone wearing socks. She wears a black and white scarf (fabric) under an orange on orange polka dot hat (more fabric) out of which springs a bit of metallic silver thread as a long, elegant tassle on one side with a tiny gold "bell" on the other. It's really not a bell - just a dot of gold glitter but remember, not all that is glitters is gold -- sometimes the glitter is GLITTER! (Isn't 'glitter' a funny word --- say it five times fast)

Her dress is QUITE the thing and I would definately wear something like this if I could! Her colorful yellow, green and rust colored dress is from an old art calendar and the black & white skirt is a bit torn from a woodblock print I made back in college - FINALLY I am putting it to good use! Instead of feet, Maura has colorful wheels - which don't match. Whoever said that our wheels have to match? Of course, strictly speaking, no one ever said we could HAVE wheels in the first place but I think that's too bad because think how fun life would be if we could choose wheels instead of feet!

I molded her face out of playdoh and when dry, painted it to resemble an ancient bit of bronze as befits the timeless dignity of this bookGoddess, named Maura Tanya.

She is 9.25" tall and 2.5" wide (233mm X 65mm) and is glued with an acid free adhesive to 80# cardstock onto which I have printed another artwork by me --- and I've also glued on some bits of paper and a bit of envelope from some junk mail. If this description doesn't answer every question you might have --- then I'm impressed with your highly inquisitive mind and hope you'll convo me with your question!

Odylle - a bookmark with personality

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$15.00
Odylle is a serene, serious but light hearted bookmark -- a useful bookGoddess -- too divine to be merely a bookmark! This bookGoddess will not only exude radiant grace and benevolence upon you while you read, she will also keep your place while you are away! But don't expect Odylle to give away plot twists and turns, this bookGoddess is ON YOUR SIDE! She wants to tackle every page with you and will not (she solemnly promises) read ahead no matter how the pot starts to boil. Unless you're reading a textbook and then never mind... no one is tempted to read ahead, even a bookGoddess!

9.25"tall X 2.5" wide (234mm X 65mm) she is a terribly unique piece of art sutiable for framing and yet she is only a bookGoddess, humble yet sublime and elegant! I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble old copper. Her colorful headress is black and white fabric topped with a brim of orange fabric. Glod glitter for dangly earrings and she is ready for whatever you are reading. Her tunic is from a book that was laying around here and seemed to be doing no good - until I started to cut it up! Then she has an underskirt of brown fabric with a petticoat of black and oatmeal colored paper striped -- with playful minty green dots to show you that she's not above a bit of whimsy! Her collar is a bit of junk mail over which I've laid down some more gold glitter for necklaces - isn't she wonderful? She could be YOUR bit of wonderful - if you buy her for yourself or as the "perfect gift" for that reader you care about -- or someone you wish to encourage in their reading habits.

ALtogether, Odylle is dressed for ANY sort of reading you might be doing. The cowboy boots just mean that she is ready for any sort of book! But don't let the sturdy, sensible footware fool you -- her danty black glove and delicate hands suggest a cultured refinement -- even in the most exalted company - such as Jane Austin or a biography of the Queen - Odylle will know how to behave and will do you proud.

Rosamund Innes - an OUTLANDER bookmark

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$15.00
A very quirky bookGoddess - named Rosamund Innes - could be the best bookmark you've ever had but only if you click quick. Once she's gone, this original work of art will not, cannot, be made again. All the bookGoddesses are like that.

Rosamund is not named for any specific character in the Outlander series by writer Diana Gabaldon, but is just a name given to this highly unlikely highland lass.

First, no one has wheels instead of feet - even highlanders who have to walk everywhere and WISH they had wheels instead of feet. However, these wheels are what makes her so very handy as a bookmark - she can turn on a dime and go from a spy novel to a textbook and back again without any problem.

From her jaunty burgundy hat down to her knobby tires, she is eager to get into a good book and go along for the ride. Her hair is a bit of burgundy upholstery fabric (don't worry - my drapes are unmolested) and her hat has some bells on it! (not real bells - just gold metallic paint). Her tunic is green plaid with a little pocket, an underskirt of longhand text and another underskirt of red and metallic gold paper. Then the wheels. She is both elegant and wild. I molded her face from playdoh, then painted it to look like ancient gold.

9.5" tall by 2.5" wide (242mm X 65mm) she is just the right size to keep your place in whatever book you're reading, whether you're a fan of Diana Gabaldon's books or not.

Almost Blue (Portrait of Elvis Costello)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$350.00
Oil painting of older Elvis Costello on panel glued to gallery wrapped canvas (18"x18") which is an acyrlic collage of earlier Elvis photos. Does not need framing... ready to hang.

Party Hats

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$6.00
5"x7" ARTcard, blank inside. I've used paint to add back the texture and shine of the original to this high quality print which is both water resistant and lightfast, printed on 80# paper. Like all ARTcards, it's suitable for framing but it is a CARD and comes with a gorgeous translucent vellum envelope which I've also hand embellished to coordinate with the design which shimmers underneath the address and postage stamp, making this a wonderful splash in the mailbox of someone you care about.

Island News ARTcard

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$8.00
5"X7" ARTcard, blank inside because you know best what to say to the person special enough to get this card. LOTS of hand embellishment, including several postage stamps from my collection. Metallic spray paint embellishes the coordinated translucent vellum envelope that accents the design underneath that shows under the address and postage stamp when you mail it: guaranteed to make a nice, happy splash in the mailbox of someone very special to you... if you don't frame it, that is.

ARTcard - Happy Birthday

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:53 -0400

$7.00
5"X7" blank inside card that says Happy Birthday rather unobstrusively on the front. For that sophisticated person who likes contemporary designs and the handmade life.

This is a 5"X7" reprint of an original work, to which I have added by hand various embellishments to give this the feel of an original. It comes in a translucent vellum envelope which I've spray painted with metallic spray paint to compliment the card design underneath. Altogether, this makes an unusual and beautiful piece of mail which can create a very happy splash in someone's mail box... if you mail it. If you frame it, never mind about that splash thing. Buy two... frame one and mail the other. There. Problem solved. I'm here to help solve all your problems (all the ones that can be solved with art.)

UNA Desmond, a bookmark

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:58:52 -0400

$15.00
UNA Desmond is such a fabulous bookmark she is, in fact, a bookGoddess!

She is a sensible sort of goddess, dressed in layers so that no matter what you're reading, she is ready! From her colorful but warm hat down to her sturdy cowboy boots, Una is ready to roll through the pages with you as your favorite bookmark ever. She has long black hair (a bit of unraveled upholestery thread) worn in two long ponytails. She has a bit of fabric for a hat embellished with a bit of gold paint - both elegant and practical! I molded her face from playdoh which I then painted to resemble ancient metal befitting a goddess like Una Desmond. Her dress is from an old calendar onto which I applied some black paint and then scraped out the 'skirt' to accent this very fabulous outfit. A bit of art paper is her underskirt which is a bit worn and torn but that's Una - not a snob! Not at all!!

9.25" tall by 2.5" wide - she is an original thing made entirely by me - never to be made in just this way again so if you like her and need her company on all your reading adventures, click and she's YOURS!

bookmark named Nola Bram

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:02:23 -0400

$15.00
Nola Bram is a cowgirl bookGoddess -- just too divine to be merely a bookmark! This bookGoddess will not only exude radiant grace and benevolence upon you while you read, she will also keep your place while you are away! But don't expect Nola to give away plot twists and turns, this bookGoddess is ON YOUR SIDE! She wants to tackle every page with you and will not (she solemnly promises) read ahead no matter how the pot starts to boil. Unless you're reading a textbook and then never mind... no one is tempted to read ahead, even a bookGoddess!

9.20"tall X 2.5" wide (233mm X 65mm) she is a terribly unique piece of art sutiable for framing and yet she is only a bookGoddess, humble yet sublime! I molded her face from humble playdoh and then painted it to resemble old metal. Her colorful russet hair is from a bit of upholstery which I unraveld a bit for this divine bit. NO WORRIES - the drapes are just fine! Her hat is scraps of fabric from various sewing projects (NOTHING goes to waste around here!) and her dress is a bit of an old calendar which I partcially painted over and scribbled on to create the kind of dress I wish someone would make for me! Finally, she has an underskirt of green fabric and a petticoat taken from the pages of a book which had all kinds of great art in it. Her belt is a bit of silk... fancy!! Oh, and she has a matching scarf around her neck. ALtogether, Nola Bram is dressed for ANY sort of reading you might be doing. The cowboy boots just mean that she is ready for any sort of terrain! But don't let the footware fool you -- her danty black glove and delicate hands assure you that even in the most exalted company - such as Jane Austin or a biography of the Queen - Nola will know how to behave and will do you proud.

She is for YOU or your favorite reader -- if you need a truly remarkable, one-of-a-kind bookmark

ARTcard - Thinking of you

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:02:23 -0400

$7.00
5"x7" blank inside card - a reprint of an original mixed media work, to which I have added lots of hand applied embellishments to make this feel like an original.

Says "thinking of you" on the outside and they'll know you mean it by sending this very unique card. Very good for the person who likes clean, contemporary designs. It comes inside a transluscent vellum envelope that I've hand embellished with metallic spray paint to coordinate with the card design which shows through under your addressee's name and a postage stamp.

Altogether this makes a lovely, unique splash in someone's mailbox unless you can't bear to mail it and either frame it or put it on your fridge -- all are reasonable reactions to something like this. But come on! "Thinking of you" imples you're thinking of someone so you do really need to slap on a stamp and mail this sucker off to someone who really deserves it. It's gonna make a nice splash in their day. I promise. I break a lot of promises -- the ones about chocolate especially, but not this one.

The Great Thing About You

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:41:18 -0400

$8.00
5"X7" card with many hand embellishments which vary from card to card but typical items used are used postage stamps, art paper, newspaper, ribbon, string, found paper, hand-painted paper... essentially just what is laying around and is here put to good use. Each card is blank inside and comes with a translucent envelope that is embellished with metallic spray paint to go with the design which shows underneath the address. This card will make a lovely, spectacular splash in the mail box of the people you love best.

6-pack of cards

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:41:18 -0400

$15.00
Each card is printed on 80# card stock then excessively embellished by me -- with paint, paper, bits and pieces - until it's PERFECT for you to send to someone who needs one of the following sorts of cards:

1. ThanK YoU so very much
2. Get Well Super Soon
3. Congratulations (also says
"FACT: YOU ARE AWESOME" and "Celebrate")
4. I'm so very SORRY
(also says "truly deeply")
5. HELLO
6. My sympathies on your loss (cat)
7. My sympathies on your loss (dog)

ALL ARE BLANK INSIDE FOR YOUR MESSAGE. Due to the embellishments - EACH card is slightly different.

You pick a combination of cards - as many as you want of each differnt card for a total of six. Could be six "HELLO" cards or 2 each of Thank YoU, Congratulations, and Get Well SUPER SooN. TELL ME which ones you want and how many of each in the MESSAGE TO SELLER when you purchase. Comes with 7 BRIGHT colorful cheerful "OPEN-ME-FIRST!" envelopes - because we all make mistakes.

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My cat mug is not included but I'd be happy to throw in a tea bag (unused) if you let me know you're a tea drinker/lover.

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is my special black and white roller ball pen - made just for me by fellow etsy artist Expresso - check out her shop and have her make you a special pen in YOUR favorite color. The rollerballs write like butter! I like using the computer to communicate with people but I find myself writing notes to friends just because I want to use my lucious expresso pen!!! If you visit Expresso - tell her elizabeth says 'hello'

FOUR PACK of cards

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:41:18 -0400

$14.00
This is a fabulous HAPPY BIRTHDAY card PLUS 3 more cards of your choice from the following: Hello, ThanK YoU, Congratulations, I am so very SORRy, My sympathies on your loss (cat), My sympathies on your loss (dog), Get well SuPER SooN. You'll get ONE Birthday card but need to tell me which other 3 cards you want from the above list. You can order in any combination such as 2 - ThanK YoU and 1 - HellO or all 3 - I am so very SORRy if you've done something horribly regrettable to THREE people.

All the cards are printed on 80# white card stock and then the borders are completed covered (by me) with paint and bits and pieces of paper. They may not be exactly as shown but will be a delightfully original thing which Hallmark only WISHES it could make but they're too busy churning out exact copies. All cards are blank inside for your message and come with an envelope so colorful it ensures your card will be the first thing they open!

Happy Birthday also comes with a CAKE on the front- each tier of which is a different paper and then all have delicious vanilla icing dripping off. Just kidding - that would be a MESS! It's just off-white paint. Not as delicious but this way the envelope isn't made a complete mess. You get five fabulously BRIGHT envelopes - why not just four? Because everyone is entitled to at least one mistake a day.

NOT INCLUDED - my cup of tea - for the same reasons that I could not use real icing on the cake. Also not included: the beautiful zebra pen - custom made for me by etsy artist, EXPRESSO. Visit her shop and ask about a custom pen for you. It's not as expensive as you'd think. And tell her elizabeth sent you!

Maggie Loeffelholz - a bookGoddess

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0400

$15.00
There are bookmarks and then there are bookGODDESSES! This bookGoddess, Maggie Loeffelholz, is named for a VERY wonderful young lady of my acquaintance who constantly impresses me with her beauty, intelligence, warmth, wit and the most amazing smile that starts in her eyes and ends in her radiant soul.

This bookGoddess - named for a special person -- was made to be YOUR favorite bookmark of all time. Maggie just wants to go on all your reading adventures with you. THe Maggie I know is not a snob despite her vast charms -- and this Maggie is no different. Whether you are reading a textbook, a trashy novel or a best-seller... Maggie will bestow her benevolent charms upon you as you read AND will keep your place for you while you're away.

Her hat is made from three different bits of fabric and her hair is a bit of unraveled wool which is like the curly hair of MY Maggie. I molded her face from playdoh which, when dry, I painted to resemble an ancient bronze, befitting the timeless elegance of Maggie. Her dress is cut from an old calendar and her skirt is a bit of a woodcut print I did back in college. It sucked but finds itself suddenly useful again! She wears flip-flops just to show that she is not a snob when it comes to fashion. Comfortable footwear is important if you're about to traverse the unknown wilds of literature.

It's all put together with an acid-free adhesive which is so durable that you really can use this beauty AS a bookmark.

9.5" tall X 2.5" wide (240mm X 64mm) on 80# cardstock.

Hiro Mae Dwan - a bookmark

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0400

$15.00
There are bookmarks and then there are bookGODDESSES. Hiro Mae Dwan is a bookGoddess! Like a bookmark, she'll keep your place in your book while you're away BUT Hiro will also bestow her calm benevolence upon all your reading hours. And check out those sensible shoes - she is ready for whatever reading material you care to romp through with her by your side.

Her very stylish hat is fabric and yep - that's a real feather in her cap. Be gentle with Hiro and especially gentle with that feather but it really makes this a very special bookmark for you or for your favorite reader.

I molded her face from playdoh and then, when dry, I painted it to resemble precious metal with the patina of the ages as befits a goddess. Her hair is coppery metallic thread. Her dress comes from an old calendar with a bit of torn newsprint for a 'lacy' collar. She is glued with acid-free adhesive to 80# card stock. Altogether - Hiro Mae is lovely and I hope she adds a great deal of happiness to your reading hours.

I have several bookGoddesses and they really do add to my reading enjoyment.

10.5" from the top of her feather X 2.5" wide (270mm X 65mm) is a great size for a bookmark.

Jen Too - a bookmark

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:12:59 -0400

$15.00
Jen Too is a bookGoddess - too lovely to be called merely a "bookmark" but she is in fact both a bookmark and an original work of art!

9.25"tall X 2.5"wide (234mm X 65mm) Jen Too is the perfect size for a bookmark and every thing else about her is perfect too -- just the right amount of sass and yet she is very sensibly wearing wheels instead of feet so she is ready to roll with you through whatever reading material you may have before you. She is ready for anything!

I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble old copper. Her black kinky hair is fibers pulled from a wool tweed (don't worry - dear old dad's jackets are all unmolested!) and her hat is a bit of fabric embellished with gold paint. Her dress was a bit of calendar that I painted black at the bottom then scrapped paint away to create for her a sassy little dress. Underneath the dress is a colorful skirt - a bit of paper I made from old graph paper. And then - the wheels which are not only colorful but will really give you the traction you need to get through rough spots in books.

She is ready to be your favorite bookmark ever. She would also like to be a gift for the special reader in your life. TEACHERS: imagine displaying a bookGoddess as a prize for the most books read for the month! That would inspire some page turning!!

BOOKmark named Zelda Bao

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:58:11 -0400

$15.00
Charming and attractive, Zelda Bao is the sort of bookmark that is so divine, she's a 'bookGoddess' but still - humble and gracious at all times. Don't let her bright colors mislead you, she is modest and never a snob - she will happily, joyfully, even gleefully embark with you upon any reading adventure you care to name. No author is too steamy, no textbook too dull, no assigned reading too tiresome -- she just wants to be YOUR bookmark!

9.15" tall X 2.5" wide (234mm X 65mm) she is an entirely original work of art, all made by ME (just for you by the way) glued onto heavy card stock which will stand up to years of use. Some people frame their bookGoddess AS a work of art and that's fine -- but then buy TWO - one to frame and one to use because they are SO VERY nice as a bookmark.

AND perfect for Mother's Day (May 10 - 2009) Find the bookGoddess that suits your mother's style or buy one that honors the goddess that she is to you.

I molded her face from play doh and then painted it to resemble old bronze. Her hat is fabric with a bit of glitter and her hair is colorful yarn. Her shirt is a bit of an old 2008 calendar and that fluffy skirt is just a bit of paint. Then she's got two colorful skirts underneath, one is purchased paper and the other is a bit of colorful paper that I make. Finally - WHEELS instead of feet. How handy is that???

KS Chebdeene - a bookGoddess for your book

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:56:44 -0400

$15.00
A bookmark holds your place in whatever you happen to reading. KS Chebdeene will do all that effortlessly and will also bestow a great deal of artiness and urban style.

Named KS for my inspiration - Kurt Schwitters -- she is a nice combination of old cardboard box and scrapbook paper, old book and dictionary.

9.5" tall by 2.5" wide (248mm X 65mm) KS Chebdeene is an original work of art for your book. Her hat is a bit of artfully frayed upholstery fabric - fabulously stylish and warm too - so take her with you next time you venture off into a Gothic romance on the wind-swept moors or on a tale of survival in the arctic. I molded her face out of playdoh which I then painted to resemble an old bronze. Her black kinky hair is a bit of unraveled wool. Her tunic resembles old handwritten text to which I've added a few scraps from a dictionary and a bit from an old book. Her two lower skirts are torn from a bit of cardboard box which would make Kurt Schwitters proud - he was terribly fond of using strange bits and pieces and I love his work to pieces. Her shoes are sensible so that no matter what you read - she can keep up.

True Kubah - a bookGoddess for your book

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:38:08 -0400

$15.00
True Kubah is a down-to-earth spirit appearing here in the form of a bookmark. She is 9.5" tall X 2.5" wide (240mm X 65mm) and durable enough to really use as a bookmark. I promise - she will be your most companionable bookmark ever!

She's a bit of a hippie - thus the name "True" but a real goddess of the universe ready for any sort of book that you might now be reading or crack open in the future. She is not a snob and just wants to be along for the ride. Check out the riding boots - see... she is truly ready to ride along in your next book.

One-of-a-kind describes all the bookGoddesses and True is no exception. Her hat is a lively combination of different fabrics and paint. Unraveled upholstery fabric is made to work for her light brown/blonde hair --- so thick and wonderful! I molded her face of playdoh and then painted it when dry to resemble old bronze. Her tunic came from an old calendar which I painted over. Her skirt is from both a bit of old newspaper and a bit of art paper - even I cannot resist the allure of the paper aisle at Michael's!

There is really nothing else you need to know about True except that once she is gone - you'll never see her like again as the paper and the various elements were all unique to True Kubah. So if you love her and have to have her... she is a mere click (or two) away.

Zelda Zee - a bookmark in Goddess form

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:52:35 -0400

$15.00
Zelda Zee is a bit of a hippie but still very much a goddess in bookmark form. Or is it the other way around? Why not buy her and decide for yourself?

She is 9.25" tall X 2.5" wide (234mm X 65mm) and durable enough to really use as a bookmark. I promise - she will be your most companionable, most unique bookmark ever!

Zelda is a lovely goddess of the universe ready for any sort of book that you might now be reading or may read one day in the future... so many books, so little TIME!! Zelda ZEE is not a snob and just wants to be along for the ride. With her many-layered outfit, she is truly ready to ride along in your next book - whatever it is.

One-of-a-kind describes all the bookGoddesses and Zelda is no exception. Her hat is a lively combination of different fabrics -- one black and white and the other bright pink, with lovely metallic gold accents. Multi-colored yarns for hair - so very wonderful! If only it were blowing in the breeze of your next book! I molded her face of playdoh and then painted it when dry to resemble raku pottery. Her outfit came from a variety of papers (even I cannot withstand the allure of the paper ailse at Michael's) and her pants are just colorful paint.

There is really nothing else you need to know about Zelda except that once she is gone - you'll never see her like again. So if you love her and have to have her... she is a mere click (or two) away.

The Great Thing About You

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:21:10 -0400

Shannon Shy - Outlander bookmark

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:20:29 -0400

$15.00
A bookmark with uncommon style! From her pink plaid skirt to her pink batik hat - Shannon SHy is ready for whatever book you are reading. To help you navigate all the plot twists and turns - you'll notice that part of her skirt is a MAP (a city in Eastern Europe I believe). She wears a swirly patterned shirt with metallic gold buttons (paint) and has colorful wheels instead of feet... she is READY to roll with you on your next reading adventure whether it's the Outlander series by author Diana Gabaldon or another book!

9.25" X 2.5" (235mm X 65mm) Shannon is a very original piece of art for your book. I molded her face from playdoh and then painted it to resemble ancient metal. Her hair is lovely kinky bits of rusty fiber taken from upholestery fabric (don't worry - the drapes are unmolested!) and more metallic gold paint is used to ornament her pink hat in a way totally befitting a goddess. Her jaunty but relaxed stance tells you she is at peace with herself and the world -- the universe too so she would be perfect for any fiction, non-fiction or science fiction! The main thing is -- just get her and then take her with you on your next reading adventure because that's why I made her and that's what she lives for.

Scarf-2

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:20:29 -0400

$35.00
A nice, long, toasty warm scarf handmade for you. With lots of finger-like, thick, ropey fringe. Want to look good this winter? This scarf will help you do that. Want to make someone else look good this winter? This scarf could also do that. It's just like that.

CeJudo - a bookGoddess bookmark

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:41:32 -0400

$15.00
Celebrating the achievement of Beijing Olympian Henry Cejudo, who became an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling at age 21 -- this bookGoddess is colorful and exuberient.

9.25" tall by 2.5" wide (236mm X 65mm) she is the perfect size for a bookmark (which is what I made her for) but she would also look nice framed.

I molded her face from playdoh and painted it when dry, in lovely shimmery metallic shades from copper, a green-blue patina and pink highlights - it's very lovely and the pictures do not do her face justice! Her hat is two different fabrics and some bits of metallic gold paint and her "hair" is some multi colored yarn. Her colorful, modern art tunic is a bit from an ART magazine and her boldly geometric black and white skirt is a bit of nice art paper. Then she has wheels for feet because let's face it, who would not rather have wheels?!

Altogether CeJudo is a lovely thing ready to be YOUR favorite bookmark ever. Each and every bookGoddess is a one-of-a-kind thing never to be made again so if you like her - snap her up!