All the Things I have Loved Before.............And Sometimes Have Not Shown

It's not the New Year, but then I never do anything in the most usual way. I am changing it up before January 1st. I have decided to use only my name as my business name. In the past I have used both my name and Tinsell and Whimsy to reflect what art I have done and do now. I have decided that I should just be me, Susan Bartolucci..........Hey, that rhymes and reminds me of a kindergarten song I used to sing with my class........I am a wonder I am a whee...I am P Mooney........or Susan Bartolucci. It's time to shed my "cute" little moniker that somewhat described my creations...... I will still be using Tinsell and Whimsy as my blog site name, but for business cards etc. it's Good-Bye Tinsell and Whimsy......You served me well...............Hello...........Susan!

OK....transitioning......on to another thing I have loved before, and not shown, but not doing this task too smoothly...............

Pictures from a recent show Tinsel and Treasures held on September 10th in Danville. Such an array of talented women with good spirits.......Thank You Iva Wilcox.

Next I call it Halloween Hijinks(noisy and mischievous merrymaking)
......the Gathering of Ghouls and a couple of Buoys prior to the Art is Retreat...Petaluma September 24th at the winery and then on to my house for dinner. Unfortunately, there was too much merrymaking, and no "photomaking" at the house!

And last but not least...........Pictures from Ghoultide Gathering........I wish I would have taken more photos.........but as they say I was so in the moment.......enjoying the ambiance and festivities.















I have more I have loved and have not shown..........which I am saving for a later blog post. It's hard to tread water, and keep up with all the activity!

Tis the Season With Much Rhyme and Reason

AND sooooooo

To all the Halloween Figures I have loved before......

Who travelled in & out my door....I am glad they came along....I dedicate this post

To all the figures I once created..........And may I say in my mind I have created some of the best
Thanks for helping me to grow I owe a lot I know

To all the Halloween Figures I have loved before

Here are a few of you to view..............

Eva Fangoria

Pin Heads

Evil Richard the Costco Employee of the Month


Tin Bone Collector

Creepy Carnival Knock-Downs Drag Outs

Hell's Kitchen

Goth Bat Boy

Ghost Whisperer The Gratest Halloween

Buncula

Bona Lisa

Devil With A Blue Dress On

Herding Cats in a Catgo Line

Ah Spare Us Gus

> Two Old Bats Join the Box Party

Enjoy...............!

What Gets Me Going............

It is not possible to make a prediction from where inspiration for a new piece may come. For me it could come from anywhere, and at any time. Sometimes what I create does not even remotely resemble whatever it was I saw, read, or felt that inspired me to create. I can honestly say that whatever spark I took from something I saw, read about, or felt will never be a copy. Not too many years ago I used to feel it was cheating to even look at anything, and use it for inspiration in some way. I thought that any ideas I would have should be solely generated by me.....as if I lived in a vacuum. However, I soon realized that what there is in the world are really spins on what already exists.

I think of all the ways to be inspired seeing something like a found object that once was something so obvious is the greatest challenge. To look beyond the blatant meaning of something and see another vision is more difficult than creating something from scratch. That is one of the reasons I choose to work with found objects. I feel happy or should I say relieved that we as artists do not all have the same vision when we see something that inspires us. We could all take one single source for possible inspiration and come away with a million different ideas.........the potential of everything to be something is the greatest reward of creation.

Here are a few things that inspire me.......

Just a Few of My Favorite Things...........the Before..........the After Awaits...........