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Yipee home...safe and sound..

the sculpture looked and sold great...

here's how it looked...and today I got

my new smart car and I'm

in Metroland...

enjoy

Stay Up Late

Thing One and Thing Two

I'm off to ride my bike.

Here is one of my favorite

kid's books..

Enjoy--

View from My Desk

Here is two days work..

shew...I'm tired...

Enjoy-

How Am I Dr. Ving?

I remember driving to a show..
and seeing the usual sticker
on the back of a truck..
how's my driving?
...except some letters were rubbed
off and it read--
" how am i dr. ving?"
I couldn't stop laughing for miles...

Lose the Splatter

Here is a Pollock

Painting I like alot...

And a Maira Kallman

Store Window I love..

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Heart meringue

Gloria Aorta

Here you can see the heart mold...cast in

resin from Rod's sculpture and mold..

Then you can see the finished painted heart..

it's ready for the gloss coat now..

and jewels..my favorite part..

Enjoy-

Wet cookies in Milk

Titsworth

Lost in Candyland

Dace this Mess Around

Today I'm painting heart sculptures.

I found some good pics of my favorite things..

and some new goodies..

enjoy--

Lovely Frida

Bannerman Castle

Here are some things I love..

I am fascinated with this

Bannerman Castle

place in upstate NY...

I think they are actually restoring it...amazing place..

I went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit..

It was amazing to be near her paintings..

this was the first time I got to see

them im person....amazing experience..

very moving for me...

Story of the Yellow Dress

Here is a store window I did..I just found the picture in my studio...
I remember getting lost
in a clothing rack of dresses at Two Guys when I was a kid..
that inspired me to make this installation....
I made a film that played on a loop and the dress slowly spinned...
Over the top of the dress was a painted heart I made in dedication to my sister..it was inspired by a line from a Jane Siberry song.. about
a yellow dress...My paintings were shown at the bottom of the window...
I was interviewed by NPR that day.. I'm returning to the heart now..
and casting and painting them....


Here is my first Stuart Weitzman Window in Boston..
All of the shoe sculptures sold...

And my latest picture book called
"Lemon Sidewalk"...I saw a cake bearing that name at a chinese buffet...
I knew one day I would use it for a title....
-Wendy

Daily Candy

Here are some of my favorite things..

Totes I designed for a QVC project...

"Dots" handbag all made of leather..

we even cast the handles out of resin

with word beads inside...

and Michee my friend on bike with alter ego lemon head

Enjoy!

Sculpture Past

Good Day All,

Yard work done, pastries made and eaten..now time for more

Art..my favorite cup of tea.

Here are some sculptures from the past...last years crop of gorgeous sculpted, cast and hand painted bustiers and shoes..

see all sculpture:

http://www.wendycosta.com/

under the sculpture gallery

Enjoy!

View inside my Studio

I collect old typewriters...hearts and

create '"Icons" that open and close..

here you can see some hinged paintings

and small Icon paintings I made a few

years ago...

Cookie Puss my friend

My latest and greatest jewel of a friend is

Cole Godfrey...aka "cookiepuss" she shows up in alot of my paintings..

she is an awesome woman and you can see her

jewelery on her site...http://colegodfrey.phanfare.com

My Sketchbook

Here are some scenes from my sketchbook...

I am always sketching and planning my new products..

here is a peek inside..

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My assistant Michee

My assistant Michee is great..

I painted her on our vespa...

she also paints cats, girls and shoes..

Her business is called--

"flashback kitty" here is her great blog..

it's hilarious---

http://www.flashbackkitty.tumblr.com/

Smart Cars

Finally the Smart Car is here!

We have one and our production Guy has one!

We love small cars..this is made by Mercedes and gets 50mpg!

1953 Citroen

This is one of my favorite cars...1953 French Citroen.."Traction Avant"

we wanted one for years...she is rough but beautiful...

We found her in Georgia..she was a wedding car!

Decorating the House

I have been flea marketing again for goodies...

Here are some great finds...

Luna Parc Ring

Ricky Boscarino of Luna Parc www.lunaparc.com made me this custom ring... it was a gift from Rod...its gorgeous...

Luna Parc is amazing and Ricky is another incredible artist...

please take a tour of this site and visit him in person!

Boot Painted

Here you can see my first boot sculpture

all painted..now it gets the gloss coat.

I love the way it came out...

Boot Vases

Here you can see Rod's latest sculpture...

The boot vase is ready for paint...I LOVE painting

on sculpture and seeing it come alive with color!

Simon Trudeau

Simon Trudeau is an amazing artist and dear friend..

here he is getting a much deserved Niche Award for design...yay!

I carry his bags all the time...hopefully his site will

be done soon....http://www.anemonebags.com/

Great Stuff..my personal favorite..and Simon is a super nice person!

Painted Sculpture

I have been working on new shoe and boot sculptures...here are some

hand painted shoes...now we are working on boots that are also vases..

really neat!

Enjoy

Todays Art

I'm off to the flea market..again..for more weird finds.

Pics also coming soon of our new sculpture, new paintings and more..

enjoy!--

Wendy Costa