Odett

She got caught in an unexpected downpour.  Her hair never holds up to unprdictability.

When she was young she tried everything~~straighteners, wrapping her frizz around frozen orange juice 

containers, ironing her hair, thick dep gel to plaster her hair to her head 

with a nylon stocking on top.  Nothing worked.  Oh, if only 

she were born with my straight hair.  Of course,
I always wanted wavy red hair.

So many 'if onlys' in life.

Just a note ~~ I saw on Anahata's blog that Sabrina Ward Harrison's new book, 

The Story is Happening, is coming out soon.

You can also catch a glimpse into Sabrina's Silver Lake apartment

at Apartment Therapy, in case you are curious.

Thanks for visiting.

xxo

Television Girl

quirky girl, caran d'arch, stabilo woodie, pencil, gesso

Television girl 

watched a old movies incessantly.  

The 1963 version of Cleopatra 

with Elizabeth Taylor was her all time favorite.  

Sometimes she went so far 

as to imagine that she was 

a reincarnation

of Cleopatra.

She never uttered this 

to anyone.

Anyone.

Just thought that you might want to visit  Amy's tutorial 

on a making a Darn Sweet Book 

here

http://flutterbye.ning.com/group/adarnsweetbook?xgi=5ZxehjEI8v9Avb&xg_source=msg_invite_group


xxo

Cenitra

Cenitra's friends gently recommended
eyebrow waxing and less rouge,
both suggestions were formerly inconceivable
only because she never thought to change the routine
she had developed since puberty.
To some extent we are all
at the mercy of our own selves.

xxo

Quirky Girls

I have painted a few quirky girls on telephone book pages a la the ever generous Katie Kendrick.  Let me introduce you to Alice.

Alice wants to be happy but lost her mojo somewhere down the line.  She carefully applies make up and dresses up but to no avail.  She cannot find the spark within.  She thinks here job as the assistant to the tree trimmer is holding her back.  Maybe a more exciting job is the answer.  If only she know where to start.