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Pushing Daisies

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by bobobabushka in Fashion is My Passion, That's Entertainment!, Touch of Magic

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People, you have no idea how long I’ve been jonsin’ to paint this set. “Pushing Daisies” is lovely, quirky, yet sadly short lived little show that speaks to the artistic side in me that craves bright colors and bold patterns. It also speaks to the macabre side in me as the show deals mainly with deeply dysfunctional people, murder, mayhem, and death. Not an easy feat to pull off but they did it! I think some of my favorite parts of the show is when little Olive Snook (played by the magnificent Kristin Chenoweth) and Aunt Vivian (or Audrey from “Little Shop of Horrors”, as she is known in my warped mind) played by the delightful Ellen Greene, bust into songs. What a wonderful world it was when a show about resurrecting the dead and solving crimes features two Broadway veterans and allow them to showcase their vocal talents as well!

Pushing Daisies

This one features Ned the pie maker, Chuck, his lady love, whom he raised from the dead with his magical powers but can’t, sadly, touch due to some silly conditions of his abilities, Emerson Cod, his business partner, a PI who is really into knitting, Chuck’s aunts Vivian and Lily, and of course, little Olive Snook, a former jockey now waitress.

Some details:

Chuck

Chuck with one of her bees (she kept an apiary before her death in her backyard and then on the roof of Ned’s pie shop).

emerson.cod

Emerson Cod with his knitting.

the aunts

The Aunts, the former Darling Mermaid Darlings, who are really into tea, cheese, and pies loaded with mood enhancers.

Olive

And Olive Snook wearing a pie hat, naturally.

I was unfortunately walking the earth when this show was on air and was forced to binge watch it, for the first time, while cooking a 10-course Thanksgiving dinner. It’s lovely that my local library has both seasons in stock, allowing me to revisit this show again whilst painting the set. It sure beats binge watching “The Walking Dead!”

God Save the Queen (and Everyone Else)

17 Monday Aug 2015

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This one was so much fun to do mainly because I got to go into my box of bling to jazz up the Queen’s crown and gown!

Royal Family

This set of the Royal Family features the Queen, Charles, Princess Di (in an outrageously outdated dress bless her heart), Prince Harry, Prince Wills, Kate, Prince George, and baby Princess Charlotte. But never mind them…check out the Queen’s shiny things!

Jewelry Jewelry 2

I used a combination of glitter glue and nail art rhinestones and painstakingly separated glitter fragments to create the effect of priceless jewels.

The Queen

The crown proved to be a bit difficult, but the Hubs was able to 3D print me a base for the crown and I got out my glue gun and some shiny baubles from my collection of charms and fun bits and went to town. It’s a shame the crown is about the size of a Nyquil dosage cup, or else I’d happily wear it myself!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail…Part II

05 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by bobobabushka in Geekery, That's Entertainment!

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Oh man! Most of my childhood consisted of my brother and me quoting lines from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” which was why I painted a set for him for his birthday just in case he forgot what nerds we were back in the day. I’m so glad there are people out there who are just as into the movie as we were because I get to paint another version!

Monty Python

This time I painted only two of the knights: King Arthur and Sir Bedevere. In place of the other knights, there’s Tim the Enchanter, the main knight from the Knights Who Say “Ni”, and of course, my favorite minor character of all time, the French Taunter.

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