Monday, April 26, 2010

A doll for Alexis

My friend Leah asked me to make a doll for Alexis, who made her first communion last weekend.  Leah gave me two photos of Alexis in her communion dress and I made a doll to look like Alexis.  Take a look.

The photos of Alexis:

The doll:

Friday, April 16, 2010

More about dolls

I haven't posted much about dolls lately, so I want to send you to a new blog created by my friend Elsa Mora.  This is her third blog! (I can't even keep up with one.)  It is going to be all about dolls and the first post was published today, so go take a look at the fabulous doll Elsita made.
http://elsita.typepad.com/dolls-have-feelings-too/

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Shoes

OK, I have to admit it, I love shoes.  My artist friends introduced me to John Fluevog shoes and they are wonderful, stylish,  and comfortable. So I have managed to acquire a few pairs and here are the latest.  When you wear these shoes someone invariably notices and makes a comment!

All Fluevogs have something written on the bottom of the shoe.





Check them out at www.fluevog.com

Sunday, April 04, 2010

The Addams Family

On Thursday we went to New York to see The Addams Family on Broadway. Although we love Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, we were there to see my friend, Carolee Carmello.  I was the "boss" when Carolee was a Resident Assistant at SUNY Albany and have been so happy to watch her success.  We visited Carolee after the show and, as always, she was so gracious and happy to give us a backstage tour. This is quite a production with trap doors, puppetry, alligators under the bed - lots of stuff needed to be stored in the wings - a complex job for the stage manager to keep everything moving safely.


The show was thoroughly entertaining - lots of laughs and lots of fun.  I think it will play for a long time.  And of course Carolee was great - she undergoes a "personality change" at the end of the first act that is hilarious - ending up passed out on the dinner table!



So if you get a chance - go see the show!