art de choke

so maybe a year ago, ok, maybe even 2, i bought a big ol banged up artichoke. i have a deep love for the chokes. theyre grand. theyre lovely. theyre...vegetables?

anyhow, i was at a yard sale, & i spotted a choke from afar. i raced over, cuz i HAD to have it, & nobody better mess around & touch it, or else! of course, being the meek & non confrontational sweet spirit that i am, id have graciously congratulated the lucky party on their score. *cough* yeah rite. as if. *cough*

anyhow, (again) i made it to the table first & my heart sank a bit. it was broken. twice over. but you know what? ive been broken before, & i got fixed up, so i say, 'so what?!' i could puff new life into this pretty old banged up veg, & if i couldnt, i was positive i could spin the break to the back & no one would ever know any better. i like dirty little secrets, what can i say?

anyhow, (yes, again.) i put my guy on a high shelf, & no one had a clue. & i forgot about him. for a year. okay, maybe even 2. but, something inspired me this week, & i finally decided to art de choke. (that means paint him all sorts of pretty, in case you were wondering.)

know what? im a bad blogger. know what else? i didnt start this paragraph with anyhow. makes me just a little sad. anyhow, (haha. there it is!) as i said, bad blogger. i neglected the step by step picture process. mostly cuz it's hard to take pics with paint all over my fingers. mostly cuz i forgot. but but but, i DID manage to get the afters. so here they are.

 i used craft paints Apple Barrel brand 20403 white, 20432 nutmeg brown, Folk Art brand 515 vintage white, & Behr Faux Glaze. and paper towels. LOTS of paper towels. im not quite finished with him yet. im going to repair the breaks, then do a super shiny glaze over all, but for rite now, i am quite content with him. to me he says, 'no matter where youve been, what damage youve taken, nothing can stop you from being beautiful. there is a Master Artist waiting & wanting to give you new Life. to lose our scars is to lose our testament of who we were & who we have become.' but that seems a lil heavy for a blog about artichokes.