Awaiting "Tickler" Uke Number Two

My Tickler Uke #1

My Tickler T-shirt design

Gary over at Ukulelia blog wrote up a nice post about Tickler Ukes,

the t-shirt and my art. Thanks, Gary! Written from the perspective of a uke-playing clown (or hanging from the sound hole of a girl's uke):

LINK

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Barefoot Girl

"The Delegate's Daughter" by Aron Wiesenfeld

I like this painting of a young woman by Aron Wiesenfeld. Wish I could view it larger. Looks like she's got a slingshot in her hand. Is she a barefoot huntress? The rabbit is not a stuffed toy? I like the simplicity of the composition, her super long legs, the spindly tree on top of the bluff that she is holding onto. The mysterious grey sky. The title suggests that she should not be out hunting in barefeet. More of his work online at:

Timmons Galleries

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Fan

French Beauties

I am posting these images just because they are so "me". Right now, I am painting a standing nude figure and some other characters on stage - using a tall format - it's a take-off of one of my "little pierrots". I am tempted to try some paintings with casino costumes next.
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Clever Coconut Amp by Steve Lodefink

Steve Lodefink of Finkbuilt blog is always coming up with clever things to make at home. I especially love this cool little uke amp he designed and made out of a coconut. Steve writes Finkbuilt blog, but he is now a guest blogger at Dinosaurs and Robots , a new blog by Mark Frauenfelder and Mr. Jalopy which I read about on boingboing yesterday. (Read even more about that here .)

Speaking of ukes, my #2 Tickler uke is still in production. It will be worth the wait when it finally appears. The luthier is adding so many nice little details to this uke.

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New Art Print by Mark Frauenfelder

Slingshot Press has a sweet deal today. You can get a signed print of Mark Frauenfelders' "Map of Everything" (10.5" x 11") for $50. Only 50 in the edition. I really like this design. One of Mark's best! (boingboing)

Slingshot Press

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Polka-Dot Entertainers

Mr. Little's Company of Pierrots photo by A. Breach

Polka-dot costumed pierrot troupes were all the rage once upon a time, especially on the coast of England. To paint them is traditional. I never really thought about it the first time I painted one, though. I wasn't even really aware of the history of the pierrot. I had an old family photo of my grandma's uncle, an actor dressed in a pierrot outfit, and I used it as reference because I liked it. That's how the pierrot became one of my characters. Later, I noticed pierrots could be found all over the place - in all kinds of art, music, and theater images. They still look good in their polka-dots. Classic.

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