A Blast From the Past - if it aint the DeskTops! From Red Hat Roberto and Fancy Bell Scott and Mona Lisa From Thom Thom. AND Alicia Starr sends an alter ego...

Just when you think the call is tucked up and ready for the lights to be switched off, along comes the kid who says ONE MORE PLEEEZE. So I'm pairing Roberto and Nancy for the first appearance - remember DeskTops? These beautiful late-comers make a re-visit to a project a thing of delight.  Roberto sent these a WHILE ago - I have not posted these - APOLOGIES Roberto - but thank you! I see your scotty-dog came along for the ride.  He's almost camouflaged - where's his red hat?

And these two beauties, well they just decided to hang together as a diptych - its amazing how these little photographs are abstract paintings in their own right - many thanks Roberto.

I have been waiting for Fancy Bells for quite a while - she ALWAYS comes to the party, if a bit after the event - with her its ALWAYS better late than never.  These beauties are executed in her recognizable style which I SO want to COPY - I have to exercise restraint not to make Fancy Bells!!

Her distinctive stained glass-widow reminiscing.

And then DeskTops Minimal

In a wow painted envelope  Thom sent assembly instructions on the construction of a Standing Mona.  I had NEARLY forgotten the extent of Thoms skills - thats what  happens when there is such a lapse in work receipt hint hint.

There is also a doekie (small cloth) that came in the package. Its a non-iconoclasic making device. I'm still figuring how this works - I'll let you know after further investigation.

Alicia Starr sent a book which I will put into the library, but included in her wondrous package was ANOTHER Mona - sad face - she says the last for a while BUT as usual its a goodie - a visual treatise on the possibility that this may be Leonardo's alter ego.  Not a bad thought - I've always wanted one of those - an alter ego I mean.  But maybe I'm not me, maybe I'm just an alter ego - UG! Lets not go there... 

MANY MANY thanks XXXX

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Comment by Alicia Starr on June 1, 2012 at 2:57pm

Nice blog-jam Cheryl. Thom's 'some assembly required' drawing, is this a diagram for the doekie. exceptional Mona too Thom. Roberto and Nancy Bell's paintings, always rich in color and life. 

p.s. I remember your mona matchbook Nancy. That is what inspired me. Don't tell Val, but they are more fun than arty slides. ;-)

Comment by cheryl penn on June 1, 2012 at 1:23pm

NBS - the calls are NEVER closed - latecomers bring timely reminders. Never mind you being late - Roberto posted me these 2 months ago - they're only being blogged now - so, what can I say, who is the late one??? Hello Angie :-).  

Talking of knock knock - here is a REALLY weak one - but I love it..

Knock knock whose there?

Impatient Sheep.

Impat..baaabaaaa.

Comment by Nancy Bell Scott on June 1, 2012 at 12:53pm

Cool stuff from Roberto and Thom and Alicia. Mona is far out here. Hey hey Mona. I love it. Is the door closed on Mona? I really only did a joke Mona (the matchbox, altered in about 37 seconds) ... Knock knock?

Thanks for this very nice blog, C!

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