Winter Villa for the Ducks

The Winter Villa, as Bob calls it, is ready.  Here are the quacking 6 staring at the new "thing" in their pen.  We now know that 4 are girls, and 2 are boys.  The 2 black Cayugas are Drakes.  Lots of duck eggs were found in the straw when Bob assembled the villa.

Matilda is the Gray Swedish, Daisy the White Pekin, Afro is the Black Crested, the 2 drakes are Cayuga, one named Amigo,  and the black in front we are not sure if she is a Black Runner or Cayuga. The males have a little curly tail feather.  The females quack, the males sort of grunt.  They are a talkative flock.  They continue to bring us constant entertainment, and joy.

Thanks for reading.
Each day is a gift, open now.
xo
Suz

My Movember

Rawr! Animal print 'staches.

Why are mustaches growing in my shop?  Movember is just around the corner.  I have made mustache jewelry and key chains out of very unusual materials.  In 2010 and 2011 I made them for the MoSistas up in Quebec.  This year I decided to donate directly to the American Cancer Society in Dennis Hopper's name.  Plus they are fun to make!

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember

Suz and Dennis on the set of Crash

It's been over 2 years since the icon, who I proudly call friend succumbed to prostate cancer.  I worked with him on the TV show "Crash". He always made me laugh, and would sing and dance for me.  His way of "loosening up", and easing the stress of movie making.  During this time his cancer returned, and watching him suffer broke my heart.  He was also a fabulous artist. He and I would talk about modern art every day we worked together. I would save the NYTimes Arts section and we would hoot over the auction prices of artists who were his contemporaries.  He encouraged me to leave my job in the movies after looking through my flat file of fine art prints.  I promised him, I would return to making things.  And so my Etsy shops were born.

A little soft shoe I caught on film. xo Bunny

So men, please  remember to get screened. It's so simple.  Ladies, wear your mustaches to remind them.

2011 Canada Movember Mustaches

Thanks for reading!  Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz