jour huit

i'm loving the flee markets

today we went to the

marche aux puces

a la porte de vanves
above some of my goodies

paper-bank note, advertisement,

hand written letter and stamps

lots of metal and

a brownie for my collection

this must have been a display for an art store

funny puppets
( lu, these are the french men i found for you)


some things need no translation

remembering when

my third submission for the awol

square foot show

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the background is old paper, maps, sheet music

wax and oil paint and

a sketch of elvis i did years ago

as a photo transfer on top

the edges are typed out lyrics of

some my favorite elvis songs

32 years later and i still like listening to his music

long live the king

when i was a little girl i loved to watch elvis movies

i think i've seen every one 50 times! really!

i told my mum "i'm going to vegas to marry elvis"

i was never a fanatic , just had a huge crush!

i started pencil sketching in grade school

mostly houses and scenery

i started portraits in high school and

once i left collage i wondered into other mediums

once in a while i would pick up my pencils and try "my hand"

i found this sketch in my portfolio case hidden away

it's at least 15 years old

and one of my favorites,

it captures him before the fame, before the army and

before his innocence was lost

and of course, i had to play a little in ps

trying on different backgrounds and blending modes

i still listen to elvis and love his christmas songs the best

i did get married in vegas to a wonderful man

and elvis showed up and sang

"love me tender", "i can't help falling in love"

and "viva las vegas"!

he was wearing his gold lame jacket