Treasuries and Rainbows

As much as I poke around on Etsy, you'd think I'd know about this, but I had no idea! Vivianne (thanks sweetie) told me that my TADHG Miniature Gnome Buddha Bear sculpture was featured in an Etsy Treasury chosen by myzoetrope (TY myzoetrope!). What a nice surprise on this rainy gray day. And here's the other surprise, courtesy of Mother Nature:

Can you see the full arc? It's a biggie!

Wow! I'm like a crazed tourist whenever I see a rainbow, grabbing for my camera, taking pictures from every angle. Look how far the rainbow's reach is, making everything else look so small. When you step back and look at things, we all are very small in this great universe. Can you tell I've been reading up on astronomy lately? Yep, I'm a star gazer :)

talk soon! xo

Happy Earth Day & SALE!

Happy Earth Day to you!

In Celebration of Earth Day (and Mother's Day approaching), I'm having a special offer in my Etsy shop this weekend only March 28-29:

Buy One Art Print, get One Art Print FREE!! Sale had ended, thank u! No limits, your choice :) If you've had an inkling or curiosity about my art prints, or would like to give someone a nice gift, now is a perfect time. No promo code needed, I will send a revised invoice.

http://pengpengs.etsy.com

~ and remember:

Earth Hour is tonight, Saturday March 28, at 8:30pm local time wherever you live on the planet Earth. "Vote Earth" by turning off your lights for one hour :)

I'm looking forward to Earth Hour, I hope all the little houses in my neighborhood will be cozy and dark (except for those dang city street lights!).

for more info:
http://www.earthhour.org

Have a glorious, green weekend!
xo, Peng Peng

A HOOTenanny of New Prints!

"mama", 8"x10"

"Hoot", 8"x10"

"Buddha Bear in the Pom Poms", 8"x10"

These new prints are a bit of an experiment that turned out quite delightfully. They are prints of original ink illustrations on brown paper bag, then digitally colored. The brown bag's texture, seams, and speckled irregularities add interest to the print. The images have a naive saw-toothed edge, so the effect is like a whimsical matte board!
Each measures 8"x10" for easy framing, just pop 'em in! Note: the watermark does not appear on the actual print ;)

Oh, and they're available now in my shop.

Gosh, it's Wednesday already! I've got a Miss Marple DVD to enjoy tonight. Can't resist a good mystery :) xo

One Lump or Two?

Many of you know I'm a self-professed Cat Person. However that doesn't exclude me from having Dachshund daydreams :) I am completely enamored with the "hot dog" dog.
I just came across Picasso & Lump: A Dachshund's Odyssey. Okay, here we've got one of my favorite Artists and favorite dog: I MUST get this book!

Another one of my dear, favorite painters, Pierre Bonnard also had a Dax. "Quelle coïncidence!"
It is touching to see the artists' animal companions appear in their work, as did Picasso and Bonnard (below) for example. Capturing a moment in time...

Anyone have a Dachshund I can borrow? ;0)

Have a great week!

Get to Gnome Me!

(click pic to see it big)

Look what popped out of the garden today! New Miniature Gnome Buddha Bears! I spied them planting seeds whilst singing a song... in a strange language I couldn't understand. But 'twas the most joyous tune I had ever heard! The shyest gnome hid behind a leaf and lost his pointed hat in the confusion, but a few minutes later he was happy to pose for my picture with his friends :O) I would gladly lend him my hat, but it would be a tad too big...


I will be posting these wee folk in my Etsy shop today and tomorrow. If you'd like to reserve a little gnome(s) just e-mail me. (Gnomes A, C, E are SOLD)

Happy day to you!

Mr. Jollies! New Bear, 1 Day eBay Auction

When mohair and paper clay meet! I present to you my first bear with a sculpted paper clay muzzle, Mr. Jollies! He is on eBay for ONE DAY auction, with "buy it now" option, going on right now :) SOLD, thank you!

Owlies update: 2 more new owls will be posted in my Etsy shop today!

And finally... a reminder that Snickerdoodle ellie eBay auction is ending TONIGHT on eBay. SOLD, thank you!

Thanks for looking!
xoxo