BoBo Babushka on Late Night

Don’t panic! My etsy shop will be open shortly! I am to hang out in Denver for the next two months while the Hubs embark on his semi-annual solo sea kayaking expedition. This is not to say I’m to party the whole time, especially in a state that has just recently passed a law that puts a lot of smile on a lot of faces. As soon as I clear the cobwebs of travel over several international date lines from my mind, get my act together and locate my paintbrushes and pants, I’m back in the babushka game.

There are, of course, some happy surprises waiting for me when I got off two rather uncomfortable flights. One being able to see the Bo in Bobo Babushka…

I’d like to think he IS happy to see me, but he’s just not the type to show his emotions all at once.

When I was able to get my texts and emails again (at the Denver airport with free wi-fi), I was more than a little alarmed to see the unusual amount binging from my iphone. Surely the Hubs haven’t been taken by a croc—he’s not even on the road yet! But no, it was just my friends sending me all these links and photos of a Stefon doll that I churned out around Christmas sitting on Seth Meyers’ desk during his premiere. Holy dolly! I’d been told that he got a set, but I didn’t think he’d actually put it on display for all to see. Good thing I didn’t slack off and send a slap dash job!

Alex Buono, who’d given Seth Meyers the set, was kind enough to send me this picture with the arrow pointing out exactly where Stefon is sitting. I’m still a bit jet lagged to catch the show and see it for myself, but that’s what Hulu is for, right?

Well, that’s 15 minutes of fame for BoBo Babushka! Andy Warhol was right on the nose with how everyone gets one, except I don’t think he was talking about dolls!

2 Broke Girls

This show about 2 working waitresses has all the essential elements for good television: Low brow humor, cupcakes, gaudy waitress uniforms, Brooklyn, Jennifer Coolidge, cupcakes…oh, did I mention that one already?

This was a passion project because something about the visual elements of that show that kept calling out to be painted. What can I say? I like shiny things!

From the start, I knew this one had to be a double trio. The two main dolls are Max and Caroline.

The whole gang, which you can mix and match! Oleg the chef, Earl the cashier, Sophie the neighbor, and Han the owner of the diner.

Here are Caroline and Sophie’s purses, both of which, if I was mad enough to want one, would probably keep me painting for a very very very long time to afford.

Earl and Han close ups.

As a treat, you can find a recipe for Max’s Maple Bacon Cupcake recipe here.

I did my own version for the neighborhood Christmas block party, but didn’t have any maple syrup on hand, as they cost an arm and a leg here in Oz. Instead, I put yam in the batter and made the frosting out of that delectable and deadly marshmallow Fluff, which I was thrilled to find on the shelves in my local supermarket. You should’ve seen the reactions when I revealed the ingredients. But I’m allowed to be kooky. I’m from New York! Happy baking!

An Absolutely Fabulous Mini Set

Lately there’s been a bit of demand for the Ab Fab set I did a long time ago. It’s a tedious set to paint largely because of Edina’s multicolored jigsaw puzzle jacket. Oh, and Bubble’s skirt featuring tiny Teletubbies. Since change is a spice of life, I cranked out this mini Ab Fab test set just to stop the screaming in my head…and here it is:

Clockwise from left:

Saffy, Patsy, Edina, Bubble, and Gran

Life Aquatic Scuba Togs

As this is the new year, I figured I ought to do some new things to old sets. Here’s a Life Aquatic set, except the crew in this one are wearing their scuba gear. This was a lot of fun to paint since I get to work with metallic paints and change everything up!

Steve’s spear gun.

I use pelican cases in real life thanks to the Hubs’ penchant for seafaring adventures, so I didn’t even bother with photo references to knock this one out!

Vikram Ray documenting everything as always, even on a rescue mission.

Ever since I got my industrial size magnifying lamp, I have very little trouble painting itty bitty dolls, but this one was still a bit of a challenge since he was “this big.”

By that I mean:

If you think that one’s tiny, check this one out:

I had to paint two of this set simultaneously and was a bit dismayed to see how small the second set was. But as whining tends to get me nowhere since I’m usually the only one in the sweatshop at any given time, I snipped a few more hairs off my paintbrush and thanked my optometrist for recommending the super contact lens that costs more than my monthly rent and here we are.