I started this little blog adventure exactly one year and 387 posts ago! I had no idea what fun it would be to enter the blogosphere, no idea how much I would learn, and absolutely NO idea how many new (and renewed) friendships would come my way as a result. Now Marvelous Kiddo has become a really important aspect of my life and I look forward to continuing it for years to come.
Thank you to all of you who read this blog. It means the world to me to read your comments and emails, and to know that you find something of value or enjoyment here. I am honored to have found a tiny little place in a beautiful, supportive community of bloggers from around the world who post about having and raising their babies, making and enjoying art, and finding the poetry in life.
As a token of my appreciation, I would like to offer one of my own pieces of artwork as this week's giveaway. Since becoming a mom I have largely put aside my work as a sculptor, and (as you might have noticed) am currently finding a creative outlet in writing, photography, and blogging. A little over a month ago I actually moved out of my tiny Garment District studio, and in the process I rediscovered a few pieces that I saved after creating them in 2004 for a window display at Barneys New York.
The wire faces belong to a collection I call Miss Thangs. Here is my official artist statement about the collection from my website:
Leigh is descended from a grandmother who ran a beauty parlor and a father who worked for years as a professional caricature artist. In light of that lineage, the Miss Thang Collection was inevitable. Each wire face celebrates the ever-important tools of attitude and hairdo in its own idiosyncratic way. Through the Miss Thangs collection the artist pays loving homage to the idea of the wacky-beautiful, trashy-devout, intellectual-fireball Southern Lady.
To enter, leave a comment on this post (along with your email address) by Friday, November 14, at midnight, PST. One comment per person, please. The winner will be randomly picked and announced on Monday, November 17. The winner will receive a wire face sculpture of my choosing from the Miss Thang Collection.
Feel free to email this post to your family and friends to spread the word. Good luck, and happy commenting!
Feel free to email this post to your family and friends to spread the word. Good luck, and happy commenting!
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