heading to Atlanta

In the morning I head to  Atlanta Georgia to teach two classes  at Jill Coopers I have not yet met Jill  and yes  she is really married  to Jack- Tee Hee . I am sure  it will feel as if we  have known each other as  she is part of "the  clan" you know- creative folks !!  I know it  will be another "best time". Speaking of creative folks  and best times ,when I was teaching in  Portland at  Art and Soul , 2 weeks ago , I did the  three day class with  Nina Bagly .What can I say about this woman , she  is an old soul!! My soul is just a teenagers compared to her.  Here is what I made. The class was called " because I want to remember"  and yes I learned a lot and will remember the Nina wire wrap  !! Thanks   Nina.

Solona Beach CA fun Nov. 19 20 21

  I want to post today about 2  friends  Terri Brush and Deb Hodge  If you live in southern CA mark a date for Nov. 19, 20 , 21 when   they will both be in Solana Beach southern CA . This is a very sweet place to attend a wonderful vendor event at the Mermaid Mercantile and see Deb's wonderful  wearable art  as well as other unique vendor wares . Then hop up the stairs to a sun filled studio and take 1 , 2 or all 3  days of fun classes with Terri Brush !!  This sweet little beach town has not lost its bygone small beach town feel either and makes for one wonderful pre holiday fun filled weekend. Think -pretty home, pretty body adornement , pretty art  and Pretty NICE people!!

Terri's work!!! and just one of the fun items  you will make !

Deb's work and just one of the fun items  you can wear!!

Art in Soul Portland

I am all snugged into bed in my hotel suite in Portland  for  Art and Soul this week .   I teach  3 classes   and get to take a 3 day class with Nina  Bagly . My sister Lorrie   is coming  in  for the class  with Nina too (  Time with Lorrie  is always my best time!!) . I left behind a wonderful mess in my stuido as I  created up a storm  . How come ones  studio  has to end up  looking  like this ( see below )  to create this...
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  I made this for the teapot art auction. The theme is Wonderland!!I had to add a  Stempunk twist .

OMG!!

Peanut  thought if she perched on my suit case she could go too.

The whole process of me packing and creating just exhausted Scooty!

fun things in the works Heytommy shop!!!

Lots of fun stuff going on , summer is over  and it seems it is time to get on the stick and I did. I FINALLY got my web site updated with a new look and added my on line shop which I had wanted to do forever. I sell stuff that I use in my art work and  classes . I was printing this long supply  list of all the places I buy my items and giving it out to students when I taught. I found it was getting complicated  for them and me . So why not just offer everyone "one stop" shopping so they can  go to my site and buy the items  they want and not have to buy them in the bulk like I do for some of the items !! As time goes by I will add more and more things.  I have cute hand crocheted flowers coming in next week  and unpainted game pieces,  paints etc...YIPPEE.  It should be fun and most of all easier for my students and other folks . By the first of the year I hope to have a few kits with dvd instructions.  Cal is building me an awesome light box for shooting the classes with our dvd camera so we get really good light and quality. Well, here it is HEYTOMMY .That is  name   I  also use for my shop on ETSY   . It is a combo of Haymaker Thompson TEE HEE!!  If you have any suggestions for items for me to carry in the shop  that you do not see let me know  .  Oh and USA shipping is free. I am having  trouble with my new web  site publishing right now for some folks wwwjuliehaymaker.com I have contacted Tiger technologies about it, so I hope to is all worked out in the next few days. Yuk!!! Computer tech. stuff!!!! What a love hate relationship.

Just some of the stuff in my shop!!

Fish Out of Water

Another mindless ramble... Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water, my mouth is always  opening and closing . But instead of gasping for air, words come out. I will run my mouth  about anything!!! Sometimes the most  shocking things things are spewed out  but most the time it is  just mindless chatter.  ( help I've started talking and I cannot stop!!) .Often I will feel   guilt  about all this chatter and wish so badly I could make some of the words come back. It amazes me when I meet so many people that are able to censor themselves and therefore in my mind  they are so " nice" . I am just not one for those people. For those  of you who know me  you can also  say "and she even chatters on about chattering" !!! I guess this post is just another one of those chattering moments, but instead of my voice I am using   cyber space to ramble .Well today I am off to teach an all day class. It is one of my favorite projects and the first time I am teaching it at the Frenzy Stamper , "Shelf Life".  Maybe I will bring  ear plugs for the students so they can tune me out when they need to. Tee HEE

 PS -I did the frog jump callenge  ( bellow post and link)  , correct  about 3 times  but for the life of me I do not know how it happened.  Try it it's silly fun!!!

Leap frog !!!

For a while I have been having a hard time keeping my brain on a train of thought. I feel even flakier then ever. Is it age or what !!???  Well I droped by a new blogger friends Blog and he had this link to a puzzle. I could  not resist trying . Yikes! now a feel even duller !How do you do this darn thing?????
http://funstufftosee.com/frogleaptest.html

New on Pfatt market

Every month  on the 10th I list new items on Pfatt market . These are 2 pieces I did, inspired by my smaller ( tiny) versions . It is fun for me to see how things change when you work in different sizes .
 The artist Jeff Koons  has been doing this for years taking basic irelevent small objects and blowing them way up in size. He oftern works in chrome . Also  think of  the Sta puff marshmallow man in the old movie Ghost Busters. Oh do not worry mine are NOT ten feet tall ( TEE HEE) .Only about 12 - 17 inches.