Maxine Inspired Musings and a Blue Rooster Ruckus

September 17, 2007

Maxine Inspired Musings and a Blue Rooster Ruckus

Queen of Hearts Alter

Here it is Monday and no Maxine to post about....she is really, totally gone now.

Messy business when these giant pumpkins go south, didn't think you'd want to see it, but with pumpkins in mind and Halloween on everyones mind out in bloglandia these days I have been inspired to begin my Dia de los Muertos alters. I was excited to find silk marigolds....dried marigolds just do not have the old, vintage-y look that dried roses do, they instead just look old and dried. These I think look very much like the real thing.

La Calavera alter

I bought those little dominoes so I could make tiny alters....I just couldn't figure out how to make them stand up....but attaching them to the dresses made of lotteria cards worked so well, it is dresses I am making!

Earlier in the summer we found these tall windows at a garage sale...Mr. R. made a screen out of them that is PERFECT for hanging and displaying the dresses and house cards for the tour this weekend.

Love how each dress has its own little pane.

And....roosters, you ask, what about roosters. Well, you have met the little Mexican rooster, Maxine's friend, and as I was peeling and seeding a bushel of peppers (ok, only 1/2 bushel, the other half is calling me to finish the job) yesterday here at the kitchen sink I realized I have a few roosters. Can you find 2 roosters in this photo?

Well, as Mr. R. and I were driving around on Sunday and passed this corner on the north end of town that sells confederate flags, lovely rugs and blankets with images of Elvis and pirates....carved bears with signs that say 'Welcome'.....you know the place, you have one too don't you? Anyway a GIANT pink flamingo caught our eye...seriously big, like 8 feet tall and the wonderful shape of the flamingos in Alice and Wonderland. We whipped a u-y in the little Cooper to have a look....hoping no one we knew saw us pull into this place.

We could just picture it standing behind the blue fence with Melly looking out over the colorful sculpture garden...but holy cow!!! it was expensive!!!

We kept wandering around, very interesting bunch of stuff this guy has....wish I would have had my camera....and we bumped into...

this fabulous big blue rooster....it just barely fit in the back of the Cooper, so of course had to come home with us.

I sure do hope he doesn't scare the little bird in the bird bath! I'm thinking a rose in his mouth for the Studio Tour...what do you think??

Sep 17, 2007 3:09:00 PM | Artwork, Other creative work

26 Comments

oh my gosh Steph -
you and Mr. R. sure do know "how to live"...
and BE - loving that blue rooster...

may be DREAMing a blue rooster too...

surely he will PLAY nicely with the bird bath birds...

and oh yes - absolutely - a rose will do nicely

just perfect...

xox - eb.

Posted by: eb | September 16, 2007 at 09:23 PM

i love the window turned display frame for those beautiful dresses! what a fabulous idea. the colors and marigolds on the dia de los muertos insired one is goreous. i look forward to seeing more!

Posted by: elsa | September 17, 2007 at 02:46 AM

Oh no poor Maxine!!!!!!!!!!! But you made up for her loss with all this colour.

Posted by: carolyn | September 17, 2007 at 07:19 AM

The blue rooster is wonderful!!!...but what I really love is the way you have displayed the dresses in that wonderful window pane screen! What a great hubs!

Posted by: Jungle Dream Pagodal | September 17, 2007 at 07:32 AM

Hi Stephanie, Absolutely love the blue rooster. I'm on my way to Oaxaca manana so will miss your blog but hope to steal some ideas fabulosas from the artists in town.

Posted by: toni | September 17, 2007 at 08:52 AM

What an absolutely grand way to display your lovely dresses and cards....bril actually!
We are much like you and Mr. R - that pointing and the word "LOOK" and a dash in to see closer! Love the blue rooster...he appears to be guarding rather than scaring the wee bird. A rose in his mouth would be ever so fitting! I long for a garden as colorful as yours!
XOXO
L.

Posted by: Lisa M.S. Oceandreamer | September 17, 2007 at 09:51 AM

Stephanie, these are gorgeous!! I've just come from 5 days at the NM state fair and was going to take pictures of our "Maxine" but it was soooo piddly next to the former Maxine, that I decided not to make your neighbors just south look pitiful. Love the silk marigolds too. Your blog is a visual delight! Leau

Posted by: Leau Phillips | September 17, 2007 at 10:48 AM

Your big blue rooster is magnificent...he really knows how to strut his stuff! And the window 'frames' as display for your art dresses is brilliant! Such a melange of colour on your site!

Posted by: Kate I | September 17, 2007 at 12:17 PM

Love the rooster and he's one that is ok since he doesn't cocka doodle in the morning! Yes a rose would be good or even a marigold!

Posted by: amy | September 17, 2007 at 03:33 PM

how wonderful all the color around you! The rooster is handsome, a rose would be a nice touch. I really like the flowers on the blue fence, they are fantastic!

Posted by: hrsj | September 17, 2007 at 03:41 PM

Oh yes, a rose in the mouth and people will swoon!!! I'm sure the birds will return, he actually will make a lovely perch before diving into the water! The dresses and cards in the frames look wonderful. They are so vibrant, like lights in the window!

Posted by: Lea | September 17, 2007 at 06:02 PM