Everyone is a winner!

Myself & Eamonn arriving at the summer picnic in The Phoenix Park

This is a print A3 size of an original painting that was bought by a horror movie director in New York
'Claude Arundale' by Rainey J Dillon (signed print A3 size in webshop now )

'' Dolly Daydream'' Steampunk Romantica pendant by Rainey J Dillon
''Off with her Head'' original painting with added mixed media

''John Clement'' Original illustration pencil pen charcoal by Rainey J Dillon

Hi there fellow bloggers...long time no see! Well without doubt I've been neglecting my blog for far too long. I can only put it down to two things....work & play. Lots of commission work has been rolling in thankfully and since I am the quintessential dillydallier my tardy approach has only got me to the top of the pile now. I've loaded up some new paintings, illustrations & steampunk pendants onto my website The Josie Baggley Company & signed A3 sizelimited edition prints are also now available -just sayin' :)

~*PLAY...oh yes play...what a grand time I've been having this year so far. Myself & my paramour Eamonn have been living-up the Dublin jazz scene , have taken a wonderful holiday in France organised and run Temple of Rock and are on the cusp of the return of The Ferocious Mingle Market. We've spent the summer imbibing ginger beer & ruby wines , indulging in home made icecream ,cakes & pies, cycled all around the city, partook in art exhibitions,enjoyed concerts, shows & gigs -some of which Eamonn played in and luxuriated in doing absolutely nothing of task or toil whilst in Dinan, France. Long may it last....

oh and by the way EVERYONE who left a comment on my last post will receive a little something in the post...just send me your address details josiebaggley@hotmail.com

Rainey Jx

Josie Baggley~* GIVEAWAY*~closes June 10th

' Follow The Yellow Brick Road' A Steampunk Fantasia pendant Vintage ladies gold tone pocketwatch with inset findings & such (commissioned )

'Monocle Molly' original Steampunk Painting (oil on canvas with added vintage mixed media)by Rainey J Dillon. SOLD at May's St Stephens Green Exhibition , Dublin




~*Fabulous Life~* Josie Baggley GIVEAWAY running until June 10th

Well hello dear peeps!

it's been a long time since I blogged and told -& I've been away from Happy Blogland for quite a while oops!-it wasn't intentional ,-I've been a busy woman! I was exhibiting my paintings at the Peoples Art 2011 Exhibition at St Stephens Green in Dublin a couple of weeks ago which was a howl ..we imbibed in wine and chocolate as we watched the people go by, drawing light relief through random critique & obiter dicta in relation to the diverse passing attire worn by the masses-overall quite acceptable to our tipsy disposition (that was a pretty long sentence-I'll put a full stop here now . Now let me see hmmmmm. what's been going on in my life; I was featured in The Irish Times Magazine.-(Rainey J Dillon).. :)a lovely lively journalist Tara Brady contacted me to ask me if I would be interested in an interview about my steampunk jewellery ,paintings & The Ferocious Mingle Market. Well eh ''YES ''I said . I thought that it was going to be a little 3" mention -which btw is cool enough with regards to the Times..anyway a photographer was sent out the following week to ..well to take photos of me;) The feature ended up being a FULL colour page WOW!! I was rather chuffed with that I can tell you. Since then I've been working on a bountiful number of commission pieces. This makes me happy :) :) :)

I was delighted to find out that my work is in the book 1000 Steampunk Creations by Barbe Saint John. Jo Archer, my dear friend from England & Kristin Hubick from the States also have their work published in this wonderful pictorial catalogue that you really consequently should buy lol ;

What else...emmmm... oh yes

I've also met a wonderful man. Yes I have. I've been seeing him for quite a few months now...just sayin'.

He flips my heart .

*~Since I've been away awhile I thought that it would be nice to re ignite my blog with a little giveaway. It'll be a surprise option...could be a pendant, a sketch or a wee box of supplies -your choice. All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what surprise option you choose should you be the name drawn from the hat on June 10th. Simples! :)~*

ART by CANACE is also throwing a Giveaway...one of her beautiful assemblages is up for grabs! Closes 21st June.

So there you go folks. Thanks for your emails of concern but you see I've been just peachy...no untoward reason for having been away so long. Life has been fab!

Rainey J

xx

The Owl & The Gorilla- Original Painting

Hi peeps!

well it HAS been a while eh? How have you all been?

I've been up to my eyebrows with The Ferocious Mingle Market & painting etc. I have hardly had time to switch ON the computer let alone post!

Anyway Happy New Year & hope that Christmas was fantastic for you. It was for me! I've been living life to the full and it's bloody great oh yeah ...lots been occurring ;)are ya curious ...are ya curiouser?

Here are a few pictures of a recent commission work which was to be a Christmas present celebrating a fifth anniversary.

The Owl & The Gorilla

4ft x 4ft

Handpainted original with then added music sheet written by my customer for his love. I've incorporated the handwritten music into the gorilla's waistcoat & then added a monocle chain & lovelock & vintage lace.

Back soon

Rainey J

x

Albert Von Tilzer~ Original fantasy painting in my White Rabbit Series

Albert Von Tilzer

Original Painting with added Mixed Media (papers not reprints), Parisien Queen playing card piece, vint. lace, antique paper

(Another in my White Rabbit series-most of which are now hopping all over the world)

the story goes...(in MY head anyway! :))...

Albert Von Tilzer was a dapper Austrian Magician during the late 18th c. He was grand uncle to The White Rabbit ehemm ..yes.. and packed out the theatres such as Theater Van Der Wien with his jaw dropping performance to the delight of his adoring audience...pulling a medium sized child from his top hat was his signature trick. He was also a shrewd investor & bought up many cafés & speakeasies which yielded him a pretty penny. He also took part in the seasonal Balls in particular The Kaffeesiederball in Vienna where he sang his ears off on a beerfilled belly & on one publicised occasion fell off the stage and broke his pufftail in three places. It was in plaster for two months . It was never the same again and he noticeably walked to one side from that moment on.

I think he resembles the actor John Malkovich.

My Sweet Vengeance~ Original Painting (with added ephemera

~My Sweet Vengeance~

by Rainey J

27.5" x 19.5" canvas

Original Painting with added ephemera (1846 to 1950s)

''IN MY WORLD HONEY BOY

WHEN THE LEAVES COME TUMBLING DOWN

OH MY SWEET VENGEANCE ON THE GRAVEL PATH
INSTANTANEOUSLY''

This painting was inspired by a majestic 150 year old hand sculpted stone statue in Glasnevin Cemetery of Jesus Christ. It's about fifteen foot tall and is absolutely awe inspiring. The craftsmanship is incredibly unreal...no laser cut computerised machinery back then! Anyway , using this belief system and world unfoldings of vile proportions I have tried to paint an all-powerful stone expression and then using antique & vintage papers I've depicted a scene (which has been repeated too many times in a clandestine world ) below Him that which suggests innocence, church, trust, paradise,wolfe,death,vengeance, lurking danger & sachrine persuasion intent on feeding its insatiable evil want.

This is one of the newer paintings that I'll be exhibiting at The peoples Art Exhibition on St Stephens Green this coming weekend.

So sorry to all my followers for having not left comments on your wonderful blogs as of late. THANKYOU for visiting mine and for taking the time to write your thoughts- love yas! I've been so busy with painting, steampunk jewellery, and running my market event. Also my daughter Jade is about to start her Masters Degree in NCAD and has needed her Mammy to help out with preparations.

Rainey J

xx

'Clockwork Harlequin & Red No 5' Painting with Mixed Media

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This is a new painting , finished last night.

~Clockwork Harlequin & RED No 5~

12" x 9" canvas

(painting with added mixed media elements)

It's a bit kooky this one..inspired by my friends Eszter & Roland who were talking about the fairytale of The fox & The Crow not knowing that I had already started a painting of a fox! I painted a cheeky clockwork harlequin wearing a crow cone-mask (vintage playing card piece) on the back of her giant fox Red No 5..flying through the night without a care! -until she has to be wound up again!

I've added vintage wallpaper that I got from the adorable Alicia over at Alteredbits , lace and various manuscript pieces torn up a touch of steampunk in there too (her eye mask)and an old key ..and a piece of Dresden lace. Her right eye is a 1950's magazine piece -besides this she is handpainted .

Red no 5 is a handpainted bushy tailed freespirit who is only too happy to take her up to the stars where she will turn back into a crow.(he has a strip of 1909 paper down his back with a touch of 'foxing' on it hehe ;) and a no 5 tag

Ok can't chat- have to dash- so I'm off to try to finish another one of my White Rabbits as only one remains for sale since the Peoples Art Exhibition in the city a couple of weeks ago. I am so happy that my work is being regularly purchased so I'm exhibiting again on the 24th 25th & 26th again at St Stephen's Green on the EAST side so have to re-stock ! Busy busy busy with thois and the Ferocious Mingle Market preps for this Sunday OH did I tell you?- I'll be wearing the coolest clown outfit-vintage ensemble of course! Only thing is it's bloody MASSIVE I've had to take in 7" on each side and it's STILL freakin' humonguus! I'll have to bandage my boobs to my ribcage else I look like a giant FRUIT!

Dublin City and The Samuel Beckett Bridge

I like this ad from the National Lottery . It has such a feel good factor to it don't you agree?. It shows another side/part of Dublin City ..other to grand Georgian Dublin and to The Old Quarter both full of majestic charm and palpable history. Here at Dublin Docklands we can see the magnificent relatively new Samuel Beckett Bridge in honour of one of our highly esteemed playwrights. The bridge is shaped like a huge harp with the bridge cables as its strings. How beautiful a design is that! It can move 90degrees to allow ships to pass. This part of Dublin City has been brought to life over the last few years with an introduction of contempory buildings such as Grand Canal Theatre & the impressive Convention Centre seenin this ad
with its glass fronted atrium giving you fabulous views of the city the mountains and of course the Liffey... and it's the world's first carbon free convention centre
too supposedly

Sacred Heart of Happiness~ Original Painting (with added mixed media)

Well hello peeps! I've been so very busy as of late what with The Ferocious Mingle Market & now The Peoples Art Exhibition at St Stephens Green Dublin City. From Tomorrow morn and through the weekend I along with other artists will be showcasing our paintings right around the park gates.

This is a new piece that I've just completed .

''Sacred Heart of happiness-

-(repeat twelve times daily) ''

Handpainted portrait- she turned out to be kind of 'pop arty-vintage with a Santo thing going on -I THINK! and then I've added very old (from 1918) tears of paper & vintage lace to give texture & a tactile multi dimensional quality to it. I've mixed my colours to give an old plaster and peeling paint type of look to the background. I love to incorporate old vintage & antique 'bits' to my work rather than leave a 'cleancut painting'. I used to paint portraits at one time in my life and got quite bored with its boundaries so now I really enjoy pushing the boundaries so to speak on a finished painting to get a finished mixed media original painting whilst keeping the integrity of the raw painting....haha I know what I mean in my own head anyway lol

Vid clip) Interview with a Mingle Market (Meet me & some Ferocious Minglers at ~Dublin's Fancy Dress Market~

Sunday's Ferocious Mingle Market was a howl! Here's a video clip put together by our mascot 'Princess Peach' ..( I'm being interviewed by the princess royal at around 7 mins into it...now go easy on me guys I only had about three hours sleep the night before and it's the 6 espressos that are keeping ME upright & my mouth motoring !
Belly dancing by Zoryanna and the Mingle Finder himself ,Luca (Dublin Fleas) ! wooohoo ..and did you think it would be ANOTHER Jesus pic folks? hahah. Luca had his eye on this pic all day supposedly and didn't know WHAT was happening when he was surrounded and being told to get up on the stage and take on the accolade of being the Mingle Finder...he won 75€ cash and a very cool ~'*I found the Mingle T-shirt'*~

Steampunk Fantasia

This is a few of my latest Steampunk Fantasia pendants that I'm in the process of uploading to my website(long drawn out process of L>>I>>>S>>>T>>I>>N>>>G>) I am so lazy with regards to taking pics ,resizing the things , measuring, describing etc and then when I'm just about to click SAVE ...what happens? yep the page freezes! Drives me mad madder maddest..Anyway I'll have this selection and more at my Steampunk Stall at The Ferocious Mingle Market on Sunday.

The Ferocious Mingle Market~ This Sunday 11th July

Dublin's first Fancy Dress Market...takes place on the second Sunday of every month at the Dublin Co-op.

Join in the kooky fun to 'Find The elusive Mingle' and win a cash prize ...last month The Mingle (secretly chosen 'thing' from one of the stalls)was a small pic of Jesus that was selling on Pamela's stall for only €5 ! Many MANY punters picked it up alright but oh well ..nobody decided to buy it!! HA! It could have won you 50€ & a really snazzy Mingle Mkt Tee. ..Are ya ragin'? :) Anyway the prize money rolls over each month if The Mingle remains elusive up until December whereby we'll raffle the total cash sum and a bonus. You gotta be there early as the Mingle could be found at any time during the day.

There'll be tribal belly dancing by Zorryanna and from Laura of Speak from the Hip..there'll be ukulele tunes from Sarah & our Mingle mascot Princess Peach will be telling us a story too!

40 pitches with selling absolutely fantastic stall candy...I promise you won't be 'givin' out'!:)

So hope to see you all there on Sunday for an interesting fun market experience and don't forget mild to over the top fancy dress (or dress fancy!) will be most delightfully welcomed!

Café will be open and serving divine delights & of course Free parking is available right outside the building...what MORE could you want eh?

check us out on facebook :) Mingle Mkt

Rainey

So sorry I'm LATE ..Mad Late in fact...A Cuppa Steampunk Anyone?

26th MIDNIGHT;

-Dear Mad Tea party folks...I've spent the evening and night trying my hardest to upload my pre-made mini video from my digital camera & for the life of me I CANNOT get it from the file to the blog! I can open it with windows media player with NO images & in a downloaded AVI with no bloody SOUND! I've even downloaded CODECS -whatever THEY are!

I give up but will try again in the morning. I'm so disappointed that I'm late so Late I couldn't play sniff SNIFF ;( and I've had to eat all the meringues & eclairs on my ownio too. A Big thanks to Vanessa over at A Fanciful Twist for hosting this quite mad event! :) To bed with me now as it's 2.15 in the morn. xx

27TH 8PM

Ok so AT LAST ! I've uploaded the bloody thing and yes yes it IS on its side alright :) but I think you'll all look rather fetching with your little heads tilted to one side :)

The thing is blurred in instances but I didn't want to mess about with it any further just in case it blew UP!

Myself & my daughter Jade had such a laugh making this clip..I'm sure the neighbours did too..they would have heard the most bizarre sentences

'' Spread the butter onto the pocketwatch with the fork & then stir Alice and the eye around in the tea'' :)

NO idea who she is ...but she is FABULOUSLY Kooooky!

I DO however remember selling her the piece of Steampunk ! She's so funny isn't she? Hope she comes back to the next Ferocious Mingle Market on July 11th!

I have more pics of the day that I'll post soon. I've been dealing with this that & the other & so I have neglected blogging/connecting with you but I'll be back to 'normal' soon. xx

Now I know ....she is Princess Peach- (Sinéad)

The Ferocious Mingle Market (This Sunday 13th June)

Hi Baggleys

This is what I've been up to during the last few weeks & it has taken up basically most of my time. I'm very excited and slightly nervous in anticipation for the first Ferocious Mingle Market. I want it to be a success for all involved and a regular fabulously fun event on the second Sunday of every month. I'll be catching up on all your blogs after Sunday...looking forward to that actually-it's like bunching up on all the week's episodes of your favourite programme to watch in one long sit in!
Feel free to take the poster & spread the word :)
I have to figure out what Fancy Dress I'll wear to the event..since I've been recently morphed with the computer & my eye circles are reaching my chin & my hair looks like a weathered Brillo pad I may turn up as Beetlejuice

Find us on facebook Mingle Mkt
or The Ferocious Mingle Market (Fan Pge)

This coming Sunday 13th June
& on the 2nd Sunday of each month thereafter 11am to 5pm
Where?-
Dublin Co-op building
Newmarket Sq. Dublin 8
go to HERE for further info including map & buses

An indoor market with plenty of seating and a lovely café that serves up a selection of hot or cold beverages, & scrumptious wholesome foods
The Co-op's well stocked Food Store will also be open on marketday offering you a feast of Fairtrade & organic delicious foods . FREE parking to front of building
An eclectic Bazaar of stall candy. Our stall traders will have tons of stuff to tempt you with including FROM SOME VERY TALENTED ARTISTS
Art *Crafts *Antiques* Vintage Clothes* Jewellery*Steampunk* Retro and more!
~*FANCY DRESS *~mild to over the top will be most delightfully welcomed to stallholders & punters alike! Any excuse for dressing up we LOVE it...let's not wait 'til Halloween let's have some fun NOW and on the second Sunday of the month therafter.

~Find The Mingle~ a Treasure Hunt of sorts
(the secretly chosen 'thing' from one of the stalls-Rainey J & Jim & the trader whose stall has The Mingle will know) if purchased the buyer (stallholder or punter)becomes 'The Mingle Finder' a very prestigious accolade ;)& wins a PRIZE woohoo & a snazzy Mingle T-shirt & maybe we'll throw in a crown as well!

Visual entertainment & background music

All whilst you browse through interesting colourful stalls-a fantastical day out for all the family.

Hope to see you all there with bells on!

Another favourite ! I'll be back with REAL blog posts soon! Until then enjoy this-it's peachy!

The Koop Island Blues-One of my favourites-For all of uou as I'm so busy with The Ferocious Mingle Market I can't fit in anything else!

The Ferocious Mingle Market

Myself and Jim will be hosting The Dublin Co-op's newest independent indoor market event on 13th June.

~The Ferocious Mingle Market~

Dublin Co-op

Newmarket Sq

Dublin 8

A market , a fun gathering on the 13th June & on the second Sunday of every month thereafter...an eclectic selection of stall candy including antiques, vintage jewellery, retro homeware, lighting, vintage clothing, steampunk, art & crafts.

We'll have 'Find The Mingle' ... If you are The Mingle Finder or aspire to be( a very impressive accolade!;) )( purchase the secretly chosen item from one of the stalls) you win a fantastical prize! A treasure hunt of sorts!

Oh and don't forget that mild to over the top fancy dress by stall holders and punters alike will be most delightfully celebrated!

A ferociously grand affair.

go to HERE if you would like to apply for a stall & find out further info

Become a fan of The Ferocious Mingle Market on Facebook

Support The Dublin Co-op support the independant markets

Hoope to see you there on the 13th

& to all of you oversea petals,...well if visiting Dublin look us up ...second Sunday of every month!

Rainey & Jim

& we DO have a Winner!

oh yes indeedy . ah sure you're ALL bloody great aren't you? I was sitting there for HOURS grating my barmy brain and couldn't come up with ANYTHING better than ..'Steambird'!Anyway, my lovely friend Jo Archer over at The Crow Road, offered the name Stymphalian (a Greek mythological bird) for my steampunk bird pendant. WOW! I think you'll all agree that Stymphalian is quite a cool name for it eh?

I'll be sending you your prize soon Jo & thanks petal-I LOVE the name.

So here are a few of my latest steampunk pieces now listed on my website for sale.

'The Bubble & The Sunbeam' She (The Bubble) stands by her magic machine (The Sunbeam) about to start the fabrication of the day's sunshine & the night's starlight. It's tricky work that's been made even tougher with the volcanic plume hovering like a giant filthy candyfloss over Europe!

'Gecko Hillside' as modelled by my ever so dotey hubby is a nice piece of Steampunk Chunk ,bolted and soldered. I took this pic of him as he was making dinner HONESTLY! he had just stuck the chips in the oven and I said ''here, YOU you mister with the head..put on this hat & pose for me'' and so he did-just like that! The dinner was yum!

Also, one of my Timedancers ..A Star on My Shoulder.

I'll have my Steampunk Stall calling in to two markets over the weekend , The Newmarket Brocante & Ranelagh Village Market (details The Josie Baggley Company website) I'm taking actimel and eating shedloads of chocolate so as I have the energy to make it all happen!

Hope you've all been well and busy and happy at work?. My work station is SPOTLESS ! Janey Mackers NEVER have I had such an organised,clean workstation-I'm revelling ..I'm listening to Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love' ,drinking my capuchino and full of inspiration ! Bloomin' LURVELY!

Rainey