Kelly's Kontest #16
There's been a lil' drama around here with my Molly.
She had become so overgrown and matted from lack of proper care by her horrible master (yes, me) that we long last took her to be groomed.
Here is her "Before"
WELL, our sweet puppy would not sit still long enough to have her front half groomed, so here is how she came home:
Of course she had no clue how silly she looked and continued to hop, prance and jump around like her usual overly- friendly self!
Her master, on the other hand, tried to walk her only in the dark!
It went better, but still the fiesty girl got out of there looking like this:
Our NEXT move was to give her 50 mg of Benedryl and bring her back. We tried, and seriously, wouldn't a big ol' grown man sleep for 8 hours on 50 mg?! But not our Molly!
She fought off 2 groomers and my son to defend her final facial hairs!
Not sure what we're going to do now but we need a name for this hairdo!
Any ideas?
Winner gets a free kit-you tell me a theme preference and I'll make one just for you!
Winner announced on Friday, August 22nd!
Thanks and Good Luck!
- Date:
- August 15, 2008
- Comments:
- 10
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Proudly Introducing Our August Guest Designer
Christopher Karl of Laguna Beach, CA is not only one of my dearest, most cherished friends in life, but a multi-talented mixed media artist, illustrator, book maker, painter, teacher, salesman and simply one of the most all around creative gurus you'll ever meet!
He has the energy and enthusiasm to fill a huge stadium and will keep even the crankiest among us giggling beyond control!! He has a special gift for making you feel as if you're the most important person in the whole world.
His Dad is suffering with Alzheimers' disease, so Chris made a touching album in tribute to the wonderful memories he and his family have shared with his father, Robert.
He also whipped up a few cards using family photos and his ever present knack to put just the right photo with just the right caption.
Christopher is the most thoughtful, generous and loving guys I am blessed to know!
A big huge bear hug, a Macy Gray tune and a green apple martini toast to my beloved friend!!
xoxoxoxo
{Christopher with Pickles the cat}
c h r i s t o p h e r k a r l
BIOGRAPHY
Native Southern Californian born on the cusp between the Baby Boom and Generation X.
Raised by an FBI Agent and Telephone operator with 5 siblings.
Travels to: North – Norwegian Arctic Circle. South – Singapore Equator. East - Bangkok. West – Yugoslavia
5 year Festival of Arts exhibitor.
Bachelors of Fine Art degree in Printmaking from California State University at Long Beach.
American Amateur Press Assoc. member and contributor.
New York’s Center for Book Arts student and member.
Owner and founder of Die Peitche Press in Laguna Beach.
ART THINGS I AM PROUD OF
Having my first painting displayed on TV during the Sheriff John Cartoon Hour in 1971.
My 4 Adult children books: My Eighth Birthday Party At Knotts was a Flop, Santa Rode down Hollywood Blvd., Like The Backs Of Our Hands, & The Fattest Father.
Working as an illustrator of fishing tackle and animals for New Mexico’s Wildlife Magazine.
Art displayed currently in each of the California Bloomingdales of New York department stores.
The series of flamingo murals I painted throughout Europe in 1984 – 1986.
My public installation piece Do You Like Chickens?
Being the illustrator for the first Internet writers’ magazine Alaaraaf.
My commissioned character paintings for Jeffrey Sumner’s My Life in Plastic & The Eccentric Buffet, starring Pam Teflon which was produced in Hollywood after two successful runs off-Broadway in New York City.
EXCELLENT QUOTE
If you study Japanese art, you see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic, and intelligent who spends his time how? In studying the distance between the earth and moon? No. In studying the policy of Bismarck? No. He studies a single blade of grass. But this blade of grass leads him to draw every plant and then the seasons, the whole aspect of the countryside, then the animals, then the human figure. So he passes his life, and life is too short to do the whole.
Vincent Van Gogh
BIOGRAPHY
Native Southern Californian born on the cusp between the Baby Boom and Generation X.
Raised by an FBI Agent and Telephone operator with 5 siblings.
Travels to: North – Norwegian Arctic Circle. South – Singapore Equator. East - Bangkok. West – Yugoslavia
5 year Festival of Arts exhibitor.
Bachelors of Fine Art degree in Printmaking from California State University at Long Beach.
American Amateur Press Assoc. member and contributor.
New York’s Center for Book Arts student and member.
Owner and founder of Die Peitche Press in Laguna Beach.
ART THINGS I AM PROUD OF
Having my first painting displayed on TV during the Sheriff John Cartoon Hour in 1971.
My 4 Adult children books: My Eighth Birthday Party At Knotts was a Flop, Santa Rode down Hollywood Blvd., Like The Backs Of Our Hands, & The Fattest Father.
Working as an illustrator of fishing tackle and animals for New Mexico’s Wildlife Magazine.
Art displayed currently in each of the California Bloomingdales of New York department stores.
The series of flamingo murals I painted throughout Europe in 1984 – 1986.
My public installation piece Do You Like Chickens?
Being the illustrator for the first Internet writers’ magazine Alaaraaf.
My commissioned character paintings for Jeffrey Sumner’s My Life in Plastic & The Eccentric Buffet, starring Pam Teflon which was produced in Hollywood after two successful runs off-Broadway in New York City.
EXCELLENT QUOTE
If you study Japanese art, you see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic, and intelligent who spends his time how? In studying the distance between the earth and moon? No. In studying the policy of Bismarck? No. He studies a single blade of grass. But this blade of grass leads him to draw every plant and then the seasons, the whole aspect of the countryside, then the animals, then the human figure. So he passes his life, and life is too short to do the whole.
Vincent Van Gogh
- Date:
- August 10, 2008
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- 4
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