Love, Lucy

Flea market art + Thrift store Art = Love.

It goes without saying that "i love Art." I especially love flea market & thrift store art. When I buy something sitting on the ground or on a shelf amongst misc. housewares....I feel as though im saving it's life. That might sound odd. It just hurts me to see some of these pieces sitting there, rather than being "at home" on someone's wall. Especially since someone put so much thought into making it. For some reason I appreciate this type of artwork moreso than I would any other.  Art does not have to cost alot to attract me. The design, the colors, the craft; is what draws me to a piece. Not the price tag. Etsy is another place I love to buy art. The artists are all "small people" like me, just doing what they love, hoping to make a few pennies in the process. Gotta respect that. My problem is that I don't have enough confidence to sell my work.  Besides, how do you put a $ figure on something you put your heart and soul into? My art usually becomes a birthday gift or a gift "just because." 11 of the 22 pictures below were done by myself. The other 11 were bought at a thrift store, flea market or Esty. The car one was purchased by my husband, in Cuba, by a street-side artist, several years ago.  The spanish senorita is a vintage paint-by-number purchased on Ebay. I love her.

Cat art.

Yes, even my cat has her own art work. It might be my vivid imagination, but I truly see her looking at it while she eats. One day, I even saw her mimicking the stance of this cat. Ok....... that was a coincidence im sure, but still.

These are two of my favorite things.

Below is my fancy, feline friend Bindi and my beloved olive green buffet.

Bindi was saved from a local animal shelter and the buffet was given to me by a very special person.  My loverly friend Lauren took these photos, a couple weeks ago, when she was over for an impromptu bar-b-que.  I'm saving the other photos for future subjects to blog about. Check out Lauren's awesome blog, the Urban Hippie HERE.

Isn't it cool how well Bindi matches my favorite piece of furniture? I just love the colors in these photographs. Thank you again, Lorena de las Mariposas.