the way we were...

and still are...


Cape Cod 1980 ... photo by Elaine Pearsons

the scrapbook...

It was terrific to see Fred Bronson who joined us for the book signing we went to on Sunday. He is the author of our book "The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook" and he did a stellar job of threading our stories together. We all feel he retold our story the way we told it to him... that was really important to us.  

Charmain Carr. me. Kym Karath. Fred Bronson - author

Here we are at the Egyptian Theatre - American Cinematheque booksigning. Following our discussion on stage there was a showing of the movie. So many adult kids had bought the tickets for their Mother's and we saw many happy faces yesterday. We love hearing how the movie The Sound of Music has influenced lives...and our hope is that our book brings those fans of the film a more intimate look of who were were at the time we made the movie through our personal photographs, stories and DVD from our home movies. 
Go here for books signed by me  angela-cartwright.com/publications.html
Books signed by the seven SOM cast member  - somfamilyscrapbook.com
Friend the SOM 7 on Facebook

mother love ...

can you see it?

Have a great day...

doodling for NF...

These doodles have a very important aim: the funds they raise will benefit NF, Inc. Network, an organization dedicated to providing support to individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF).
Raising money for neurofibromatosis, celebrity doodles are available for auction on eBay from May 10th - 20th.
Please check them out if you can...there are many celebrities who doodled for a good cause... and one of those celebrities might just be your favorite...


Here's the direct link to my doodles...
You can find more celebrity doodles on their website: doodledayusa.org
Angela Cartwright Doodle 1
Angela Cartwright Doodle 2

Check out some my friends doodles also:
My sis Veronica Cartwright Doodle 1
Veronica Cartwright Doodle 2

By pal Bill Mumy Doodle 1  and Bill's Doodle 2

Debbie Turner's Doodle 1 Marta from The Sound of Music and Doodle 2 

Sandy Martins Doodle 1  and Doodle 2

and Donald Hendricks illustrator extraordinaire...Doodle (hardly a doodle but a work of art) check it out

what? nail polish?

Playing around with transparent layers...with glazes and mediums... I tried nail polish... and voila...a different look and feeling to my art was born...not to mention another use for those bottles of nail polish you never use...

Published in Somerset Studios magazine May/June issue

click here to read the article.

 The cover is by Seth Apter...

Here's one of my pieces they did not use in the article...

you can see a few more here...

climbing every mountain...

I have barely recovered from the whirlwind of interviews, tv, book signings and talk having to do with the release of my new book "The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook."  I say my book, but it is really a labor of love from all 7 of us who were cast all those years ago to play the von Trapp family in the movie.

I'll tell you a little more about our book that was years in the making in my next post. There are plenty more pictures on our Facebook page... drop by and friend us.... https://www.facebook.com/SoundOfMusicFamilyScrapbook

 

 1965 premiere..............................................2012 today

Book signings... Samuel French and Barnes & Noble

 

 

 Talking on The Talk...

you can watch it here
http://bit.ly/somTheTalkinterview

Wake up.... KTLA Morning show...

http://bit.ly/somKTLAinterview

Hollywood Show....

The Hotel Peninsula..LA Times 

and the beat goes on....

a little music...

start your day with a little music... pause my music box at the bottom of the page before playing...

a smoo day...

This is Smoo... I saw him not long ago at a table outside a restaurant I frequent...his owner says Smoo like to eat out... It made me smile... as I hope today does.  

Happy Easter... Happy Spring...

4 little ducklings yield big thoughts...

I wanted to tell you about four little abandoned ducklings...newborns that had no where to go until they were rescued by a goodhearted neighbor. She will feed them mushed up food and let them swim around in her sink, and then when they are old enough, she will release them back onto the lake.  

But it made me stop and think...about the effect we can have on people. How a simple gesture can change a life, how stopping to really listen to what someone has to say can help you understand... how communicating is so important, how taking the high road is the thing to do, how important empathy is, and how it can awaken something deep inside you that seems to make it all worthwhile. 

I was thinking of all the potential we have to find a gentleness, a kindness, an understanding. How mean spirited actions can quickly corrode a soul... and how any day could be a day of new beginnings.

Those newborn ducks...swimming around in their Saviors sink...trying to stay above water... with no one to teach them how to swim,  made me think how we are all survivors in this deep black abyss... and we all have our challenges to face.

...who would have thought that those little ducklings had reminded me of such important things that are so easy to forget.

"I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou 

i'm seeing things...

 April Fools...

taking the pulse...

Have you seen the new book The Pulse Of Mixed Media? 

Do you know what it's about?

Author Seth Apter invited me to be part of his first book and here is what it's all about...

If you gave 100 artists the same set of art supplies and asked them to create, you would end up with 100 unique works of art. This is because the magic ingredient in every artwork is the artist, who brings his or her own history, personality, creativity, and personal perspective to the pieces that they create. It is this magic that is the subject of “The Pulse Of Mixed Media.”

“The Pulse of Mixed Media” grew out of my online artist survey “The Pulse.” In the book, 31 spotlight artists and 102 additional contributors generously share their most intimate thoughts and feelings by providing answers to a series of personal questions. Some of these questions focus on their art, for example the art material they could not live without and the messages they hide in their artwork. Other questions focus on the artist, such as their art-related regrets, the obstacles that they have faced, and the one person in their life with the most creative impact.

my self portrait in the book

I turned the tables on Seth and asked him to answer this question...

Why did you start The Altered Page....?

SETH: Ahhhh. A good question. I had been creating art and handmade books in earnest for about 5 or 6 years at that time and was beginning to take the process much more seriously. I found that creating art was a very satisfying experience but quite isolating. I began exploring the Internet as an avenue to address that - by looking at blogs and websites, and joining a number of Yahoo groups to exchange art and work on projects with others. I became frustrated with the groups for many reasons and decided to stop participating in them. But I wanted to keep that social component and it seemed to be the right time to start a blog as a way to do that. Plus, I felt more comfortable as an artist and wanted to put my work out there for the world to see. Somehow that made me feel more accountable and gave me motivation to work harder and to create more. In my first blog post in August 2007 I wrote...  

"I have 3 goals in mind for this blog. First, to share my art and receive feedback in return. Second, to share artists, websites, stores, books, ideas, and creations that I have found. And third, to share great art finds from the museums, galleries, and streets of New York."

I love reading that now because I feel like I have achieved what I set out to do when I started. 

Seth Apter art that appears in Pasticcio Panoply

Seth is a wonderful artist in his own right.  He has generously submitted his art to several issues of Pasticcio Quartz and more recently his art appears in our latest issue of Pasticcio Panoply.

I was on Mark Lipinski's Creative Mojo radio show today with 4 other artists that took part in Seth's book. I think you can listen to the show here under RECENT SHOWS 3-21-2012 ... I think you'll enjoy it.


Not one to rest on his laurels, Seth has put out an open call to artists... read about it here on Seth's blog. I think you will want to bookmark it. And look for his new book, The Pulse of Mixed Media...because it's one interesting journey into the pulse of mixed media...

comin' down the road...

 Heading back from Las Vegas to make my interview on Creative Mojo . We are talking about art and my part of  Seth Apter's book The Pulse of Mixed Media ... Left early...coffee kicking in...and aching to do something creative...this is what I shot from the passenger seat...