Cockroach Time!
Yep, it's time for my seasonal found objects, "decorated rubber cockroaches". Since painting has slowed down while I completely finish my three panels I decided to start my cockroach collection. I did these one's last year, but my new one's are pretty much the same. The screaming mouth roach is one of my favourites. Mine of course are nothing compared to the live cockroach brooch which sport real Swarovski crystals or Catherine Chalmers who paints live roaches, and some of them are very cleverly disguised. Personally I think I will stick with the rubber one's, if you don't mind :)
I am a beetle, well that is my animal totem :) To find out what yours is visit here and share your results :)
Lesly tagged me on a meme from Christy at Christy's Coffee Break ..... it's a meme called In the Spotlight. I wanted to answer just one question.
What's your favorite childhood memory?
Sitting on the front doorstep in Hetton-le-Hole (an old mining village) when I was about 5 watching the stars twinkle in the black velvet sky, and eating home made chips (french fries)with malt vinegar mum had put in a paper cone. It was a beautiful night and I felt loved and happy.
Naj at My Depictions did the most ADORABLE painting of Rufus based on the photograph below. Got to check it out and let me know what you think.
Comments
*HUGS*
Take Care
Michael
You know how I love them so!!!
And I much prefer yours to the fancy pants ones!!
I really really love the screaming mouth cockie.
It's how I feel now, only I can't open my mouth due to two swollen and bulbous post-op hamster cheeks.
Is there a mewling mouth cockroach?
Gorgeous, as always...
Off to find out what animal I am.
Hope it's not a f*cking hamster...
Having a live roach crawl on oneself just seems wrong. I couldn't do it. I'm still freaked out by the roaches in the B movie "Damnation Alley" from the '80s. So, I much prefer your painted rubber ones to the others.
I appreciate that you won't paint live one o.O
Love to you!!!
M.
I saw Rufus' picture.Great portrait of the little guy, right down to the "Who-did-this-to-me?" eyes.
Thought about casting your painted roaches in resin?
Loved your memory...
Hugs,
Sue
Oops you might not find him now - just did a website building article! He's a bit further down the page below that.
I just love the cockraches BTW (can't say the same about real ones - one fell out of my hair once!)
the outer shape of the figures
Yours are very jazzy :)
Scared of cockroaches, but these are pretty!
BTW, I was a Praying Mantis... not sure what that says about me. :D
Very cool roach...love to see these all over the walls somewhere. (I was a spider - didn't surprise me at all because I never hurt them and hate it when others do...)