tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39191545256923552152024-02-20T06:04:55.939-07:00MoonRae's Art ,thoughts, whateverMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-70459613663475735022008-07-10T12:28:00.000-06:002008-07-10T13:11:45.061-06:00Poor hammer continued.....The kid pitches my bag at the unknown hero's truck AND SMASH!!!! it hits his windsheild, flies open and then falls under his truck,he drags it and then it flips up behind the back tires and I see my $50 Swiss chasing hammer hit another car's hood and that's all she wrote.....he ran over it and the bag .....it broke the handle, but the head stayed attached to what was left of it (oh those Swiss and their commendably made tools) During this, the unknown hero has grabbed the kid,you can hear sirens(somebody called 911)and there's all kinds of people stopped in the street and me running and yelling like some escapee from the psycho ward(which by the way is just 2 blocks away)and if you look over, you can see the original kid (the butt smacker)heading on the bikelane into Juarez(probably laughing his ass off)<br /> Somebody taps me on the shoulder(which brings me back to reality and PUNCH mode)and I scare the heck out of some teenage girl who is pointing to the street and asking "Miss?? what's that????" I look over and in the road are a ZILLION copper jump rings,GLITTERING in the spring sunshine.....like little jewels <br /> be back soon (I Promise)MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-64592487811936204672008-07-10T10:02:00.003-06:002008-07-10T12:26:48.217-06:00My poor,poor hammerSuccess!!!!!! Let's get on with this escapade.....<br /> As I said before, the rec center is is just a "hop,skip and jump" from the free bridge to the mexican border.<br /> I am so thrilled and proud to be participating in this project,it's just too cool!!<br />So, we find a space to park right on the street in front of the building and start unloading.....my partner is teaching a sculpting class and has alot more to unload than I do....I throw my trusty Mudd bag over my shoulder and proceed to help her get stuff out of the back seat. I must tell you, this bag is just PREMO(as in perfect not the polymer clay)It has the perfect pockets for all my tools and supplies. My bench block, my hammer,my pliers and hand saw....all of them have a pocket they fit in perfectly.(I must have "perfection" on the brain hehehe) Even the wire has a space where it's quilted padding so it doesn't get mushed up(not yet anyway) Oh, I failed to tell you, a couple of days before the class I cut(by hand saw) about a pound and a half of 5mm copper jumprings for the students. Do you know how many rings that is???? It seemed like millions, maybe a billion shining little rings.....could it be a zillion??? Exaggeration for entertainment purposes only!!!!<br /> As I'm leaning in to reach in the back seat,SMACK....somebody just smacked me on the butt.... I look up to see some kid ahead on the sidewalk on a bicycle. "You little PERV!!!!" Of course being almost 50, maybe I should have been delighted.....NOT!!!!<br /> I turn back around and this is where things become a blur....a combination of slow motion and the speed of light.....Surreal.....<br />Another kid(on a bike) has just grabbed the strap of my beloved Mudd bag and all I can think is "NOT my bag, NOT without a fight you punk!!!" He grabs,I pull, and some how the strap of the bag is wrapped around the handle bars and he's hauling ass off!!! I scream some obnoxious explicatives(you know me by now) and he turns around to look back at me.......while this is going on, some man who witnessed the whole thing has jumped in his truck and is going after them!!!!! That split second the kid turns to look at me.....BOOM, he hits the street light pole and goes flying into the oncoming traffic....CRASH!! some guy runs over the bike,BUT that kid is UP and RUNNING with my DAMN bag!!! Then here comes the guy in his truck to save the day(mind you, this is all happening up the block ahead of me as I'm running toward them(what a joke) The kid pitches the bag at the truck and..........<br /> Before losing this post,I'm publishing it and then continuing......here goes(don't forget to pray)MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-83509810767656860452008-07-10T09:43:00.000-06:002008-07-10T09:53:37.996-06:00Finally!!!!!Well, first let me apologize for being away soooo long!! We all know Blogger does not like Sharon and seems to decide when I can and can't post.....It has been almost a month and a half since I've been able to get on here. Please pray for me,and hope this post doesn't disappear in to that dark place that Blogger seems to send my overly long and explicit posts hahaha.<br /> Yes I'm 50 now and still wondering how to act....Remember those days when "mom" used to say "act your age!!" What the hell does that mean????????<br /> I'm going to push the dreaded orange "publish post" button and see what happens....If it posts, I'll proceed with my hammer story. Wish me luckMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-82865800591496527512008-05-25T20:40:00.002-06:002008-07-10T09:41:59.901-06:00Turning 50 and the Hostage Hammer plus the mourning of a GREAT BagWhat do these have to do with each other you may ask.....I don't know, nothing really, it's just the subject of this post.<br /> Exactly a month from today I will be 50. Yep, the big 5 0. I'm cool with it, but I'm wondering just how I'm supposed to be acting. You'll be the first to know when I figure it out......just don't hold your breath or anything....hehe<br /> So let's get on with the juicy stuff....<br /> A few weeks ago I participated in a local artsy thing where artists went to different Rec and Senior Centers and gave some little classes on our chosen medium. Since my class was with teenage art students and they chose jewelry making in the questionaire, I decided we could do some basic wire and metal stuff. Then it came to me.....ChainMaille!! I'll teach 'em with copper wire to make jump rings and then teach them a pattern called "Idiots Delight" especially since the pattern can be made with one size of ring. It was taught to me in one of my very first jewelry classes at the school. <br /> I was very excited the day of my class, it is 7 hrs with a lunch break and such, which is perfect cause ChainMaille will keep 'em busy and challenged the whole 7 hrs. <br /> I failed to question where this center is since I don't drive and one of the other artists was picking me up and taking me there. I packed my tools and the instruction sheets in my FABULOUS Mudd?? bag and I felt like a "Real Instructor/Teacher" ya know, it's kindof' a rush, a power thing.....haha I know, it's a Rec Center class for God's sake, but let me have my little fantasy, cause real life is gonna come along and smack me in the butt real soon, yep, literally.....<br /> This class was not in one of the more "Savory" centers here in El Paso, but hey, I'm not judgemental, and I happen to love some of the more artistic graffiti on the buildings and underpasses down there. Down there is a 10 minute walk to the bridge into Juarez,Mexico. You guys hearing about what's been going on here??? Terrifying....Bad enough that if Charlie knew that's where this was going on, he probably would have "suggested" I pass this time around....Of course we all know, he doesn't tell me what to do, but he's allowed his suggestions, in the end though, the decision is all mine.....well, you must know me well enough by now, that you're gonna have to come back and find out what happened cause I'm sleepy and I'm just a born tease......nighty night friendsMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-51408614975276809262008-04-21T21:39:00.000-06:002008-04-21T22:17:07.002-06:00TimeWow, sounds sooo cliche' but "Time, it REALLY does fly".....where does it go?? What have I done between last month(which seems like yesterday)and today?? which IS....right now....weird I've been going thru this "time" thing for a while. I get like this. Then to top it off, I'm in an altered matchbox swap and mine has arrived from my partner Tami. Guess what it's about????? Yep, TIME....She doesn't know me, or anything about me, but she knew.....how did she know??? I will post a pic on the OTHER blog along with the one I'm mailing to her. The theme for the swap is "Share Your Secret" The one I made is called "Closet Pagan"<br /> The pic of heart #3 is also finally up on the OTHER blog. I think Laurel really got a kick out of it.....every time she thinks about the ex, she can look at the heart and have a little laugh(at his expense) or she could just throw it at the wall.....or better yet,poke him in the ass with a little smile(literally hahahaha) Thanks for reading and looking....I'll be back soon.....(there's that time thing again)MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-32260392013088283212008-03-18T13:36:00.000-06:002008-03-18T13:41:03.303-06:00Just so you know........I'm over it, I'm okay now. BUT.....now we're wondering what a heart made of 3/4 of a block of black Kato clay (don't forget the probe stuck thru it) is going to do in 55 yr old plumbing????? in the toilet no less.......oh GodMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-17200293328196270182008-03-18T12:45:00.003-06:002008-04-25T18:48:57.518-06:00PrototypeAt moonrae1.blogstream.com there's a pic of the "prototype" after giving it a wash to bring out the lettering.I can see better now the letters are messed up(plus the back has fiber disease). I won't bother taking a pic of my toilet bowl to try to catch the ghost of "Number 2" I'll post a pic of "Number 3" the "FINAL" heart AFTER Laurel receives it.....no jinxin' this oneMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-58792060185556714012008-03-18T10:24:00.006-06:002008-03-18T11:52:57.480-06:00I'm mortified part llSo the batting stuck....stuck!!!! I sit there and I pull all those teeny fibers off the heart.....bummer.....oh heck, it's okay,the texture is kindof' interesting so we'll make this the prototype. I'm a firm believer in "it happened for a reason" so I just start creating a new one. I change the wording a little and texture the heart and pop it in the oven......ON my trusty,dirty,old fiber blanket.....I've learned my LESSON, oh yea, no batting for me except to stuff the guts of my dolls.<br /> I can't describe my anticipation.....I AM NOT screwing up another one NO WAY!!!! So here goes, I peek, it looks alright....I wait til it's completely cooled and open it up.....OMG, it's so bitchin'(some of you have to be from the 70's) and I'm sooooo happy jumping around and being silly (notice I said SILLY, not stupid....not yet) I drop Laurel a line (my partner) to tell her I'm gonna paint and polish it and get it in the mail wednesday....yippeeee.<br /> I paint and polish it on my machine and I'm just beaming......it really is cool. So my husband is in the bedroom and I go back to show my prize to him. He goes on and on about how much he loves it(he's such a darling) He told me to get it wrapped and he'll mail it and the one for Tejae in the morning(today)which is a day earlier than I told Laurel I'd send. So I'm off to wrap it, but I need to pee real quick....even artists have to go potty haha Well I have on pjs that don't have a pocket so I set the heart on this box Charlie has on the back of the tank that holds his razor and shaving stuff.....I quickly do my biz and go to stand up and my knee kind of gives out, so I grab the side of the sink to help me stand up.....I stand up, turn around to flush, bump that box, and at the same time I touch the handle, the heart bounced, and YEP!!!!! there it goes!!!!! I tried to grab it as it went down(oh come on, I only peed) and it's a goner....I scream "SH#T!!%$#@!! and here comes Charlie running into the bathroom to find me just standing there staring into that "black hole". He makes some wisecrack like "you just figured out what THAT is???" and I'm yelling "NO MY HEART, MY HEART!!!!!!" Poor guy thinks I'm having a heart attack or something!!!!He tries to grab me and I'm screaming "not MY HEART!!!you Asshole,my heart!!!Laurel's HEART!!!!" He gets this blank look and says "Honey,I told you I liked it, God Sharon, you're so extreme!! I hope you took that probe thing you stabbed through it out before you flushed it...why couldn't you just throw it away??? or better yet, just give it to me??? I really DID like it....." <br /> men.......MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-19109276605641712002008-03-17T22:37:00.003-06:002008-03-18T13:01:17.973-06:00I'm so mortified I can't think of a titleHave you ever done something so utterly,ridiculously,stupendously stupid, you don't know if you're pissed or if it's funny?????? By the way,did you know that "stupid" is right after "stupendous" in the dictionary??...no kidding,it really is(you'll understand better after reading) Anyway......sit back, this is gonna take a while......<br /> I'm currently participating in a "heart" swap on TejaesArt group. I must tell you, I was sooo thrilled to get the partner that I did.....I felt she would understand me and my wiseassness so she would probably appreciate a piece of my art......okay cool, I've got this great idea, so here I go. I create a heart....a pretty damn good heart....I'm gonna bake it and I notice my trusty piece of fiber blanket is showing it's age and kinda' dirty(oh God,sounds like myself...ugh)....that's okay, I remember the ladies chatting about using batting to set the hearts on while baking. Yea, I've got batting and it's the kind that doesn't burn, so why not?? Well, I bake my heart and I'm just waiting for it to cool(first time using Kato, didn't know if it might crack or what) I cover my PC pieces with an old pyrex loaf type dish when I bake and usually don't peek til it's room temp anyway.....I'm so excited.......so the time has come to check.....front looks great.....went to pick that baby up......and the batting comes up with it. That's right.....mine doesn't burn,nope no burning,my sh*t melts!!$##@!!!!! In case you're wondering......we haven't gotten to the utterly ridiculous,stupendously stupid thing I did yet.......I'm taking a break(maybe a long one) so you'll have to check back to find out just "How Stupid is Sharon???" Oh, trust me.......MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-14214947406720030102008-03-02T19:49:00.001-07:002008-03-02T20:25:58.373-07:00It's timeThe time has come to show the pics of my BJPs. Crappy as they are(the pics, not my BJPs), my friends are bugging me to post them, I think a few are wondering if I even followed thru. hehehe<br /> Earlier this afternoon I wrote the longest post in blog history explaining what my June page was all about. It was full of emotion and rambling and personal reminiscing. It was quite fantastic if I say so myself.........so after personally spellchecking myself, I pushed that almighty powerful button "Publish Post" and off it goes, and goes and goes and goes........where???? I'm not sure.......but it's gone........an hour's worth of exposing myself and it's gone in the blink of an eye, or the push of a button. Wonder why??? maybe it's not the "right" time to expose those things. Soooooo.........below you will find "tags" of the meaning of my BJP 6/2007<br /> Moon, art,age,my birthday,parent's anniversary,who is MoonRae, transition,transformation,dear Charlie,me the Goddess,moons,menopause,change,changes,changing..........yep,all about me....<br /> you can see the pic at MoonRae1.blogstream.com<br /> Here I go pushing that mighty button....wish me luck!!!!MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-58030563446169626972008-02-05T16:55:00.000-07:002008-02-05T16:59:40.484-07:00Why???Why does Blogger dislike me soooooo much?????MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-82458766768069648352008-02-04T12:32:00.002-07:002008-03-02T20:32:44.179-07:00Pink ArtistsFirst, let's hope the pic will show up before I write a whole buttload and it disappears.....it's been happening to me....I haven't had a successful post in over a month. Here goes....nope no pic,but the post is here. Better than nothing, hehe<br /> Anyway, Monica Magness is taking donations for 2x2 squares to be added to her art doll/quilt endeavor for breast cancer. I know only a few folks read my blog,but someone may stumble in here and not know about the project yet. I have 4 squares so far and will get some pics up on my "other" blog and post a link to it. Funny, guess I'll be writing more here but will have to put pics somewhere else. Back to the task at hand!!Please check out girl-gone-thread-wild.blogspot.com and find all the details on this. <br /> I sure did want that cute "pink artist" logo on my blog...boohoo<br /> You can see it and 2 of the squares at MoonRae1.blogstream.com Thanks for headin' over there and lookingMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-66250233340995424712007-12-23T13:14:00.000-07:002007-12-23T17:43:22.568-07:00Hellacious HolidaysI'm not sure "Hellacious" is a real word (doesn't seem to be in the dictionary) but I think we all know what it means hehe...... I love the holidays, what it's about, or what it's SUPPOSED to be about.....but the process,what it involves,what it has become, I HATE (well I don't HATE anything,but it's close..) This time of the year,well,I wish I was a kid again....not because of Santa and the presents and that whole thing(which was quite wonderful when I was a child) but the innocence and just being happy to BE.....there was no issue of political correctness or WHATEVER the proper term may be.....we said Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah and Feliz Navidad in my part of the world.....Santa said HOHOHO and we smiled at people and gave a little nod AND we really meant those silent wishes for them and theirs.....<br /> I'm all grown up now.....but I still mean those silent wishes that's behind the smile and little nod.......AM I INSANE?????? More often than not this year people are looking at me like I'm nuts.....some whacko walking around smiling at complete strangers.....well, I am a little whacko, but those that know me love me because of it and God bless 'em all!!! It was my own little project of the day, just smile at folks and see what happens, say Happy Holidays to someone for the heck of it, not the usual store clerk or food server(in retail it seems like we're programmed like a recording,it just comes out,force of habit.....)but to a total stranger, a real stranger in the middle of the mall, hauling ass by, looking for that last something or other that someone else may pick up before they can grab it.....just smile at 'em and say "Merry Christmas" and really mean it. So I went on my "Merry" venture, determined to succeed at my personal challenge to make at least 10 human beings make eye contact and reciprocate in some form or another.....oh well,maybe it was just my timing.....Oh, I got my reciprocation, just not quite what I "hoped" for. It was mostly "WHAT??!! and they'd keep going. A group of teenagers asked me if they could get "some" of what I smoked....haha A few people asked if they "knew" me. It made me feel kindof' sad to think people only expect a well wish from some one they know or that person who had performed some sort of service for them(you know the sales person, server etc I talked about earlier) When I answered "no" to their question, more than one of them looked at me like....you get the idea. I'm actually smiling about this as I write, but I was disappointed in the result of my little project. Disappointed isn't the right word/emotion (you can't "expect" something from people you don't even know) maybe disillusioned or saddened are better expressions. Just when I thought I was defeated.......a little boy walked right up to me and smiled with all that light and brightness only children have and said "Merry Christmas Miss" touched my hand and walked away.........all is not lost<br /> This post is dedicated to my father who taught me the real meaning of many,many things....<br /> Raymond Reed Welch <br /> 9*22*15 / 12*20*98<br /> Merry Christmas daddy...MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-31452740506448062502007-12-13T15:02:00.000-07:002007-12-13T15:37:54.075-07:00Doing this!!I'm not "trying" anymore....I'm going to do this. I think now on this computer my browser is updated enough that I don't keep losing posts before I post them...does that make sense??? It's been six months since I've had a successful post here.Alot has happened in that time,this time,whatever the time is. I don't like to say it's been a "bad" year perse, but it has been a little more difficult than usual....a growing time....mostly with some very intense relationships. It is said people come and go in our lives....appreciate what was good and release everything else....I guess I have a hard time releasing. I'm a fixer, a healer,even when I'm the one who is wronged and being broken....I want everything to be okay, and sometimes it's just not how it is in the real world. Understanding this "time" in my life has been very healing for me and guided me through a situation I never believed would ever happen....it did.....and I lived through it. I'm a better,stronger woman because of this and the world "did NOT come to an end"<br /> AND so now it's time to get back to the task at hand and catch up on my BJPs. I'm a couple months behind,but I like that this is "My thing" and I can move along how ever I please. November and december will get done, just like january,febuary,march,april and may will be done.<br /> Now if anyone wants to tell me how to get decent pics of the ones I do have finished, I'll be sure to post them hahaha I knew doing just one color for each month was going to be a pain in the ass to photograph.....guess that's why I did it.....love challengesMoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919154525692355215.post-68636619342496429342007-06-03T15:07:00.000-06:002007-06-03T15:12:01.926-06:00First postWell I'm going to try this again.....If I can get this to show up I'll be ecstatic!!!MoonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com6