Paid Off

As we begin a day full of photography and framing...

The Shop is transformed into a large piece assembly line...
And all of this framing hilarity is for...

Your loyal Rockstar Framer had a HUGE bar bill to pay off over here at Oldfields...
Recently renovated and in the capable hands of Davey Gravey, the owner.






The Willing hands of Ripe Art helped David decorate this local watering hole with some fabulous framing around his cool, large reprints of old photos from the local historical assoc.










A view of the front dining room previous to our whirlwind of debt paying decorating...

















A pause to think of the fun it was running up that enormous bar tab here in this nice restaurant...listening to rock n' roll music, never getting kicked out...*sigh*...









Finished front room- accomplished. Drinks- not on me this time.

NO Zombies...

The cross-stitch pattern was a xmas gift from a friend...
...so once completed I HAD to frame it...and for myself no less!!!
Digging on the skully frame.
On display on my sales table right now!

The "Rose Colored" Party: photos surface.

Rather like this over-the-top, "i'm taking this show on the road" outfit..

Dj Lombardo...

That's Jack Roman.
Photographer, sculptor.
New artist to Ripe.
Attracted a lot of females.









Feather fan sculpture
by Margaret Miller.


















A heart shaped pizza!

No photos exist of the after "round of drinks"...at Ruvo. They remembered my last visit...

The Rose Colored Glasses are OFF.

Well...just overwhelmed by last night's Valentine's Day party...great people, great art, love, and tunes from DJ Lombardo...**sigh** Very tired as well. Pixs will surface soon...

This is my piece for the show...another of my mirror pieces. Extremely personal, as usual. But it's also really about the amazing group of ran-over (run-over) glasses. Sunglasses, as well a regular. Amazement was over the thermostat in particular. The paddle ball game was in my xmas stocking.


I particularly mourn the baby blue cat-eyed glasses broken into 4 parts. And the big "airport" glasses I personally broke on an airplane trip. Above, is a security tag that I have no idea where it was procured from. The background color is "Cool Lava". The frame was left to me by a dear friend, she would think this piece was awesome.

Jungle Frame...and an Interview from the Jungle Room.

Cool frame for at rock poster...That's the Black Crows...Dude that framed this saw them for the 37th time on his 37th birthday...hmmmmmmmmm....

Anywhooo...http://spotonli.com/2011/02/ripe-art-gallerys-cherie-via/

THanks to Mick DuRussel for this informative interview...
That was fun. I talked to him on the phone Monday night.

Putting it Back Together...

Welll....things are looking much better here at Ripe Art!
I've been able to put back together the boutique..hang artwork...and take a breather...
Whew!...
I didn't think
that it would take so long!






My mind feels better...clearer...
And I know
that there are
people, fans, and beloved clients out there that love me, and all that Ripe Art is...
I've been told that my space is an OASIS!


We're back up to full production, and gladly accepting pieces for our
FAMOUS Annual Valentine's Day Show!
My FIRST phone interview happened tonight! for an article about the Rockstar Framer and Ripe Art on SPOT On Long Island. Should be out on Wednesday!!!!
Exciting things are happening!!!!!....
The Rose Colored Glasses may be OFF...but I still see LOVE, A FUTURE, and Success.
Thankful for all of it!!! xoxoxo

Gallery Renovation Continued...

So....anywhooo....
We're still working on the Ripe Art Gallery transformation...to Lemon Lime!
These are shots of the during...





The way it looks in these shots is how my mind felt during the renovation. Scrambled!
I'm also going through, I hate to admit it... an awful breakup...
so this is a true metaphor for how I feel. Upended. Upset. Sad. Displaced. It's all taken apart...
The Backdoor Gallery, which is also my office space was full of Boutique items...
The only thing that felt good was having work by "Honey" Millmann and Nadine Bouler on the walls...Selfishly placed there for my own well being.

But...Here we are turning a corner....


Tomorrow the rest of the place goes back together. I will finish hanging all my press write-ups (which gives me a shot in the arm as I sift through all the articles written about Ripe in the past few years), re-hanging the boutique, and getting the shop back into full work mode.
WHew!....What doesn't KILL me,makes me STRONGER.