tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44282336225960971152024-03-13T11:20:50.304-07:00VictoriaRoseMartinBlog of ceramic artist and designer Victoria Rose Martin. Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-31393381912943624492020-09-06T07:14:00.007-07:002020-09-06T07:14:42.115-07:00Summer is Over<p>Well, it's been awhile since i last showed up here. So what's new with you? Kidding! 2020 as I say is a dumpster fire of a year. But somehow in between I made some art and wrote a few books and created a lot of illustrations. Like always I find inspiration in nature.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7P9hh2ORs1s/X1TtmNpjZSI/AAAAAAAAC2U/c0szfrTWLhE6t6cxp-jX08bYjiQdDQpfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/fox1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7P9hh2ORs1s/X1TtmNpjZSI/AAAAAAAAC2U/c0szfrTWLhE6t6cxp-jX08bYjiQdDQpfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fox1.JPG" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little foxy and her babies doing drive by visit. The deer and their babies are regularly looking for apples. And I have been bringing my dolls out into the flower beds. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mQGebO3KiLA/X1Ttk20-qYI/AAAAAAAAC2M/jrZ-m5FX94MAD7h6d33zlAiBhDI65x0uACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/flowergirl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mQGebO3KiLA/X1Ttk20-qYI/AAAAAAAAC2M/jrZ-m5FX94MAD7h6d33zlAiBhDI65x0uACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/flowergirl2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4AgAJ3h-b4/X1TtlWxiFbI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/dH2CS6oOcTw7pkoT570yQ9s3EEGBpFsYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/flowergirl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4AgAJ3h-b4/X1TtlWxiFbI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/dH2CS6oOcTw7pkoT570yQ9s3EEGBpFsYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/flowergirl1.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We just have to keep doing, keep exploring, keep being yourself. Listen to yourself more often and if you feel overwhelmed, turn off the tv and social media. Enjoy every day. <br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-54592736739625642322020-04-03T05:33:00.000-07:002020-04-03T05:39:25.966-07:00Wearable Art with Meaning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope everyone out there is keeping well and self-isolating during this horrible COVID-19 pandemic. It's such a stressful time. I consider myself so fortunate that I teach and I still have a paycheck. We're all under a lot of stress. The past few weeks have been bonkers building all of my classes online all the while learning the software and helping my co-workers do the same. <br />
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Amidst the drama and the dust starting to settle I need to get back into my studio, which has been horribly ignored the past three weeks. Today I tidied it a bit because my studio is now also my virtual classroom.<br />
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These images are little oil paintings which I turned into brooches. They are embroidered, beaded, and embellished. They are in honor of the one-hundredth anniversary of women having the right to vote. Stay safe and be kind to one another, and remember to vote in November. Some of our ancestors died to get that right.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-70331975884110080852019-11-09T16:37:00.000-08:002019-11-12T18:39:38.830-08:00Saul Magazine<h1 style="text-align: center;">
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true">It has kept me busy for the past few months, </span><a class="_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink" href="https://www.blurb.com/b/9743416-saul_issue1_fall-winter2019-20" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Saul Magazine</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true">. It all started in my publication design class at Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, because I had a belief in the skills of my students. My pupils were asked to interview people or answer a list of Q&A questions provided, create layouts and artwork to inform and the rest, as they say, is history.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blurb.com/books/9743416-saul_issue1_fall-winter2019-20" target="_blank">You can order hard copies online, or simply read it.</a> <br /><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Either way, I hope you enjoy the first issue of Saul.</span><br />
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> If you would like to buy a hard copy you can do so at my Blurb storefront. Follow the links above. </span>Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-6070924956106296492019-07-12T06:02:00.000-07:002019-07-12T06:02:54.775-07:00My Art SituationHoly cow, has it really been a year since I last posted? I've been giving all of my love to Instagram. Sorry Blogger. It's summer and I am up in our home in Northern New York recharging my batteries.<br />
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I am getting a studio together. The small step ladder above was retrieved from a trash pile and has become my new easel. As I sit painting the sound of song birds waft through the windows. Rabbits bound across the lawn stopping to nibble on green grass and sometimes the little doe who lives in the trees just beyond visits. We throw her apples, and who new deer love marshmallows so much?<br />
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Teaching can be mentally exhausting. This time of year is all about refilling my tank. We leave for London in a few days and I already have my museum and gallery visits planned.<br />
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The moral of the story is to remember you can't give on an empty tank. If you can't remember the last time you did something for you, what are you waiting for? Make something, do something. And make sure it's delightfully decadent. <br /><br />
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I am still working on clay cloth combinations. Who knows, perhaps this is where the universe wants me to be. </div>
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These girls are now on my Etsy store. I call them Forest Fairies (Bird and Fauna) I drew and painted on their little bodies. Soft colors, which is a departure from my electrifying circus colors. <br />
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Today I am cleaning my studio. It was such a mess I couldn't focus. Do you get like that too? Seriously... a friend commented to me "OCD much" uh, yes I guess so. Honestly, I couldn't set a cup of coffee on the table. Sorry I haven't written here much, will be better now that I have ditched Facebook.<br />
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Don't forget to look for me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vixterina/" target="_blank">@Vixterina</a> and you will see more posts. You can always say hi!Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-75874383006651112922018-03-04T19:03:00.001-08:002018-03-04T19:03:49.142-08:00Getting Where I Need To BeI have a bad feeling my thumb is going to be naughty for a very long time. Went to the doctor a few weeks back and he said it was a cyst on the knuckle: suggested surgery or as a hold over he could try to drain it and cortisone shot. Don't want surgery. Is my foot better from surgery? No.<br />
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So while my thumb is being naughty I am going to keep it bandaged and keep on sewing and adding clay parts. I have to say I love the doll I have been working on. Here is a head shot. I held her out in the bushes but it was so windy... her hair got wild. She'll soon be listed on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VictoriaRoseMartin?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">Etsy </a>store.<br />
<br />Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-51274126804810353222018-02-13T19:03:00.003-08:002018-02-14T10:54:56.478-08:00One Month Until NCECAThe count down starts. Flying to Pittsburgh for a reception at<a href="https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/deconstructing-the-conversation-reception/Event?oid=6406479" target="_blank"> Morgan Glass gallery</a> and <a href="https://nceca.net/" target="_blank">NCECA</a>. It'll be the first time I travel without my husband since.... ever? Actually when my parent's died... but I digress. (cue the Debbie Downer music!) Dang. But on a brighter note, the show at Morgan looks great. If you're in the area pop by. Visit these two little dears.<br />
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And this piece is called <i>We All Have Demons, Some Are Just Cuter</i>. </div>
I can't wait to fill my suitcase with ceramic tools. And seriously if you're there... please say hi. I am a real chatter box.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-34234639859641203952018-02-01T10:52:00.000-08:002018-02-01T10:56:27.779-08:00Going with the FlowI hurt my thumb. Smoothing out a piece of clay. I've done it thousands of times and this one time my thumb said no. Not wanting surgery I've been terrified with the thought of going to a doctor. They have a thing with cutting. And is it ever really better when they cut? <br />
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In the meantime while my thumb is healing I have been exploring making
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<br />Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-64586046036774925722017-11-20T13:40:00.000-08:002017-11-20T13:40:49.777-08:00Holiday TimeGoodness me, it's been too long. I've fallen in love with Instagram (@Vixterina) and have neglected my good old trusted blog. Just in from a long Monday at work and seeing all sorts of marketing for the holidays I thought to myself I should do a holiday sale.<br />
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Churning it over in my brain. But not on my little cups, the big stuff. The expensive stuff. Just for a day or two. See who is watching. Did I mention only the expensive stuff? Feels sort of naughty and fun just thinking about it. Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-43819160709093400632017-04-05T08:55:00.000-07:002017-04-05T08:55:14.646-07:00Beep BeepHere's a little something I just brought down to Artisan's on the Ave.Women are on a roll and this little sculpture let's you know all about it. When I was younger I didn't give women's rights much thought, but I am thankful for women who blazed trails that allowed me to attend college, vote, and work and perhaps one day the wage gap will go away. And it might be easy to forget but there are places on this planet where women can't attend school. Educated women can be hard to control.<br />
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The resistance, the calls to Congress are being made by women. So throwing it back old school: <b>you go girl</b>. And to the young girls live your life for you. Have a child when you want one, buy yourself a diamond (don't wait for or settle for a boy). Be good to you.<br />
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And I am also building a teapot for a show at Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA, and a show at Piedmont Craftsmen in Winston-Salem, NC. My crooked little fingers are busy. And happy. Sometimes I think I thrive on deadlines. Will post images when I get them together.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-26242625482585052902017-02-03T06:52:00.000-08:002017-02-03T06:52:19.492-08:00Bee Keeper in Art Doll QuarterlyHappy to say that my Doll B Keeper is included in the latest issue of <a href="http://www.artdollquarterly.com/" target="_blank">Art Doll Quarterly</a> magazine.<br />
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This doll is up at <a href="http://piedmontcraftsmen.org/" target="_blank">Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery</a> in Winston-Salem, NC if you want to see her.<br />
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It's always a really nice surprise to come home from work and pick up a favorite magazine and see my work. From dragging tail to chipper. My husband leaves magazines on the couch for me so I can drop and veg. (<i>thank you Jody</i>) And thank you to Jana Holstein for publishing my dolls.<br />
<br />Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-1336443237323326952017-02-02T15:49:00.001-08:002017-02-02T15:49:12.942-08:001984I have just ordered a new copy of George Orwell's 1984. Seems so timely. This doll is inspired by the Million Women's March. Wearing her pink cap and her big pink box is inscribed with quotes from Orwell's book. Seemed appropriate. This pussy is a tiger. <br />
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<br />Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-18851404237924466752017-01-27T09:40:00.001-08:002017-01-27T09:40:46.316-08:00Scooter SculptureLatest check, the world is still a mess. I wish we could scoot out of here. So this lovely gal reflects my feelings. Driving me crazy. Can't watch the news.<br />
Trying to focus on happy but somehow she looks sad. Or is it pensive? (oh don't say Pence) LOL.<br />
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Can't think of a name for her? For now she's Scooter Girl. Goofy just like me.<br />
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Going to post some pieces soon of my Women's March inspired pieces. Wearing their pink pussy hats. Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-48815235762274359192016-12-29T10:13:00.000-08:002016-12-29T10:13:00.125-08:00Happiness CupsMost of us can probably remember hearing our elders complain about how the world has gone to hell. It sort of seems like it has. So rather than belly aching about it, I have made happiness cups.<br />
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These cups can make you happy. Fill it with candy. Happy. Fill it with flowers. Happy. Fill it with vodka. Very happy.<br />
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Wishing you all a happy new year. Watch my Etsy shop for a lot of happiness cups. Hold good thoughts and believe it can get better.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-54081883442972939762016-12-03T16:23:00.000-08:002016-12-03T16:23:51.219-08:00Holiday Sale on my Etsy ShopIt's that time of year. I have going on in my Etsy shop! Just in time for the holidays. Have fun and Merry Christmas.<br />
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I think I have finished these two. A person sent me a message and referred to the "lavender bird girl" so I am calling this one Lavender Raven. <br />
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And keeping with the bird theme this is Chicken Man even though it's a girl. Do any of you remember Chicken Man? The adventures of the white winged warrior- The most fantastic crime-fighter the world has ever known! Or am I the only weirdo out there? I can remember hearing it on the radio when I was very little. It's a bird, it's a plane... no it's Chicken Man! He's everywhere! He's everywhere! Bock bock bock bock!!! (Please, excuse me. I blame it on the NyQuil). <br />
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Being the explorer that I am I just had to Google it and of course I found it on YouTube. So won't you join me in my cough syrup antibiotic madness? It's really so silly but it brings back really fond childhood memories. Had almost forgotten about it. Enjoy both chicken men.<br />
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So I have been reworking these. And now I am liking them. And it's taking my mind off this awful election. <br />
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New hair. New puppets, new body, feathers, wings. </div>
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If life was only so easy.</div>
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Can you imagine how this would change bad hair days? I'd scoop out a new bob or braids. Take some fat off the thighs. Add wings. Perfect.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-85190982260593815842016-11-03T15:55:00.001-07:002016-11-03T15:55:36.839-07:00Smooth Sailing!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>“hark, now hear the sailors cry, <br />smell the sea, and feel the sky <br />let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic...”
</i><br /><b><i>Van Morrison</i></b></div>
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It feels like the world has gone absolutely mad and I just want smooth water. My little fingers are crossed because think I found a summer get-away in my hometown. The inspection is tomorrow. <br />
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There are visions of summers along the St. Lawrence River. Summer days in my studio in New York. That sounds so nice to me. </div>
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The property has a garage with a large loft, that looks like a perfect space for a studio. Hoping for good news on the inspection. But as Ricky Scaggs sings, <i>“I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.</i>”
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So we wait </div>
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And these little ceramic girls have sails they never need to adjust. </div>
Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-67022128379743842162016-10-23T07:55:00.000-07:002016-10-23T07:55:42.520-07:00Boat Sculpture<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><b>“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that
you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.”</b> </i></div>
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<i> H. Jackson Brown Jr., PS I love You.<br /> </i><span id="quote_book_link_42165"> </span></div>
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<span id="quote_book_link_42165">The subject of boats </span>seem to raise their head every now and then in my art. My dad worked on and restored boats and it turns out I had ancestors who were Admirals in the Royal Navy way back in the day. So boats mean a lot to me symbolically. And I think the quote above speaks why a lot of us connect to them. </div>
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Going to keep the colors very soft. Watercolor is my favorite paint medium.<i> By far</i>. Making my own masts from bits of wood.<br />
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You can even see my finger prints in this face detail. How I love seeing the presence of the human hand in a work of art.<br />
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So today throw off the bowlines and sail.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-34897108696675134072016-09-11T09:19:00.001-07:002016-09-11T09:19:19.123-07:00Free standing sculpturesA friend of mine recently said could you make a few figures that are freestanding. So I did. I didn't want to fuss with skinny legs and bases so I thought about ways of doing it.<br />
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And I remembered as a child I dreamed of owning a horse. I would hold old tv tray legs around me and gallop through the yard and I was on a horse. Or a broom, or branch, or anything really. <br />
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And rather than making them like real horses I look into my kooky mind for hybrid beasts.<br />
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This one is called Lies and Lies and it's based on genealogy research I have done. I've really gotten into family trees and DNA tests this summer (<a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a> and <a href="https://www.familytreedna.com/" target="_blank">FamilyTree</a>). My paternal grandfather was always a mystery and thank you to my brother for the yDNA now I know my grandfather's name. <i>Why do families lie?</i> I mean I know why because people get pregnant when they're not married or mess with married people. But the mystery is solved and my last name was actually my grandfather's middle name. Funny. So watch for a lot of work based on family history research. Another new passion: just what I needed. <br /><br />Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428233622596097115.post-13211374305616306992016-08-14T06:36:00.000-07:002016-11-16T13:19:56.332-08:00Updated my studioThe good news is I revamped my studio. Light and bright. Lately I am so into white. Maybe I am subconsciously craving snow? (Ah, no!!) Here's a picture I snapped last night.<br />
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The good news is I love it, the bad news while laying the bamboo flooring I dropped heavy planks on my "good foot" and am waiting for x-rays to see if there are broken bones. Can't put a shoe on my foot, but who would want to with that fuzzy rug? (I joke) Well, half joke. Thinking about painting my ware boards white. Fingers crossed I don't need another cast. Will keep you posted.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353585058272918471noreply@blogger.com0