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I was lying on the swing on our deck this afternoon, enjoying the beautiful fall sunshine, when I heard a horrible screeching cry. At first I thought that maybe something was attacking a fawn in the woods. It kept crying … Continue reading →

I just completed a painting of cows on an old window. A friend had given me several of the windows and had asked if I would paint one of them with cows because they live on an farm and raise … Continue reading →

I just wanted to post a picture of the lovely gift that I got from my Australian blog friend Julie. There is a beautiful atc entitled “Patient Woman,” a copper and bead bookmark, and a colorful card. Julie does beautiful … Continue reading →

Gladys Heron and her Pips Well I just flew in from Florida and boy are my arms tired. I know… bad joke. That could go along with the ones that the flight attendant was telling as we were taxiing into … Continue reading →

I have been trying to get over my fear, block, hesitancy, or whatever it is of drawing people. Lately, each evening that I get to sit and watch TV I’ve been sketching. This is one that I did last night. … Continue reading →

This is a dangly that I just finished. The image is a transparency over a page from a hundred and twenty year old book, sewn over a map of Mexico, on a watercolored and stamped background.

Here is a group of charms that I just finished for an ICE charm swap. The theme was Asian Good Fortune and the charms were to have a red theme and include a fortune in the packaging or on the … Continue reading →

I was looking around in some drawers at my mom’s house a couple of days ago and found something that brought back old memories. I found a painting that I did when I was 5 years old. I thought that … Continue reading →

It is the wonderful season of Sukkot, or in English, the Feast of Tabernacles. It is a time of Messianic hope for both Jews and Christians. For the past 6 or 7 years, my family and I have been observing … Continue reading →

This is a found art piece that I made from my digital collage, watercolor background, paper bead, and a 3-D butterfly. I will leave it at the hospital today.

I just checked a new book out of the library called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kinsolver. It is about how her family lived off of the fruit of their land plus locally grown produce for a whole year. I’m … Continue reading →

I think I would like to have just one dull, uneventful day…maybe not a lot of them…just one or two. On Saturday while we were helping one son and daughter-in-law into their new home, I got a call from my … Continue reading →

Wow! Just when I think life will be a little calmer, my days fill up more. I have been a little remiss in my blogging because everyone else’s agenda overtakes my own. That’s okay. I guess that’s why I’m here…to … Continue reading →

Happy 21st BirthdayTo Windsor! This is my “baby” whom I have always said was born knowing how to drive. The bottom photo is from when he got to drive at Talladega and went 173 miles an hour. It is a … Continue reading →

It’s finally finished! I have been working on this painting for about a month and a half, off and on. It is to hang in the Community Outreach building at our church. We have a food bank there and feed … Continue reading →

Birthday card that I made for a friend. For Crusade 11 on Michelle Ward’s website, she has challenged each blogger to add some music to their blog. This is a link to my friend Aline Bilodeau George’s music on her … Continue reading →

It’s just hot! It was 107 degrees yesterday and should be about the same today. Some relief is expected this weekend with temperatures in the 90’s. Maybe that will feel cool.I made another fan and played around with watercolors and … Continue reading →

Yesterday my mom called and informed me that it was 105 degrees outside. I was aware of this fact because I had been outside watering plants and bushes for 3 hours. According to weather.com this will be the trend for … Continue reading →

This is my husband’s creative endeavor. Super HOT dill pickles. I am just the assistant and he composes the jars and amounts of ingredients. Every year he says, “I don’t know how much longer I’m going to do this” but … Continue reading →

Here is a new bracelet that I made today, being modeled by one of the many cucumbers in my sink, destined for the pickle jar tonight. ( The cucumber, not the bracelet. )It is not cool as a cucumber here … Continue reading →

Not much going on art wise these days. Everyone is keeping me too busy. I seem to be at the mercy of everyone else’s agenda. That’s okay, it’s nice to be needed. I just thought I’d post a picture of … Continue reading →

Wow! Has it been a whole month since I last posted? I have been so busy that I’ve barely had time to check my email.The first big news is the wedding of our older son that took place on June … Continue reading →

Today’s harvest. Rain today! Hallelujah! This is the first substantial rain we have had in 2 months. I thought we were going to turn into a desert.

It’s so hard for me to settle down to doing one thing for very long. There are so many fun things out there to do. I’ve been doing some crocheting, felting, and sewing lately. I crocheted a couple of purses … Continue reading →

I just finished a painting for my husband’s birthday that I wanted to share with you. For special occasions I do a painting for his office. Usually they are of scenes from our farm or community. This painting was done … Continue reading →

I just completed a garden pedestal for myself. Sometimes I have to do a piece just for me and not for sale. Don’t muzzel the oxen that treadeth the grain. I have had a couple of pieces of salvaged pvc … Continue reading →

I just finished a couple of new pieces for my etsy shop. As you can see, I am in a color theme of predominately turquoise. The basket is made from the same sheet of felt paper as the pouch in … Continue reading →

I just finished a new piece to add to my etsy shop. Actually I added 3 pieces but if you want to see the others you will have to visit my shop.This piece is a hanging basket/pouch made of heavy … Continue reading →

This is a painting that I just finished yesterday, that is on an old window. I think that the scene is suppose to be Tuscan. It was from a picture that I found and changed a little. I recently sold … Continue reading →

I just received my charms from a swap hosted by Becky New for Altered Art Obsession. They were so FUN that I couldn’t wait to turn them into a necklace. I made a holder for the charms out of looped … Continue reading →

If you have not checked out Etsy, you’re missing a treat. Their slogan is “Your place to buy and sell all things handmade.” It’s kind of like Ebay, but better and made just for handmade things and art materials. I … Continue reading →

This is my second try on the challenge of creating an art doll out of an aluminum soda can for my Altered Art Obsession group. I think this one will be a little easier to mail than my first attempt. … Continue reading →

My husband called from work this morning and said that we were invited to go to his sister’s house tonight for her birthday. He said,”Make something artsy for her.” I had just gotten through looking at a blogsite for a … Continue reading →

The weather has been so beautiful that I haven’t gotten to do as much art as I would like. It’s hard to stay indoors. The garden is calling. This is a montage of photos that I took on Saturday. I … Continue reading →

I just finished a necklace made from found objects. My inspiration was a couple of websites. art -e-zine from the UK and the art of Ro Bruhn from Australia. The objects are ( from left to right):pop top and turquoiseoxygen … Continue reading →

I just finished a project that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. My cats have been using a cardboard box on our deck, for a home for the winter, like poor little homeless kitties. It was also … Continue reading →

I have always been intrigued by advertisements by the Paper Whimsy company.They are beautiful, soft images created from very old photos of children, digitally enhanced and collaged with other whimsical elements. I wanted to try to duplicate that style so … Continue reading →

I have been sorting through a lot of old family photos lately. I got them from my Aunt Marguerite’s apartment when we were cleaning it out. She died yesterday afternoon at the age of 84. It is sad to know … Continue reading →

This is an art doll that I did for an exchage with the Altered Art Group. The challenge was to use an aluminum can to make the doll and to use every part of it. Some of the parts are … Continue reading →

These are fabric, one inch squares that I just completed for a swap with my Altered Art Obscession group. I will be sending these to a lady in Canada, who will then redistribute them to other members. They were rather … Continue reading →

I have been participating in some art swaps lately. It’s kind of a side art hobby to connect with other artists around the country. One of the swaps was through Artella Zine and I received a package from a lady … Continue reading →

I just got back from a ski vacation in Breckenridge, CO. I think I’ve had my fill of snow for the next couple of years. Here is a photo of our motley crew ready to brave the blizzard and one … Continue reading →

My mom just got through remodeling her house and removed some old doors. The contractor wanted to burn them, but I rescued them. I wasn’t sure quite what I would do with them, but I knew I would think of … Continue reading →

If there is such a thing as an art muse, for me it would probably be my Aunt Marguerite. When I was a child, my favorite place was my aunt’s attic bedroom. She had it stocked with everything a child … Continue reading →

I just checked my camera to see the photos that I took over the weekend and I thought that this one turned out pretty interesting. When I woke up Friday morning the sky was a beautiful pink and it made … Continue reading →

Here are 4 ATC’s that I made for an exchange in my Altered Art Obsession Yahoo group. We make 4 of them and send them to the person hosting, who keeps one and sends back 3 different ones to the … Continue reading →

Here are two paintings that I just did today. Each is very different from the other. The first painting is a yellow lab that I did for my son’s friend, who did some roofing work for us at a discount. … Continue reading →

Every year, as a present, I paint a couple of new pictures for my husband’s office. Several of them are scenes from our farm, because I know that he enjoys being at home, out in the country. This way, even … Continue reading →

I did a little collage work today as I was relaxing on a chilly Saturday. This a a collage of my mother when she was about 2 years old. The background script is a letter that my great-grandfather wrote to … Continue reading →

Here is what I have been doing for the past 3 or 4 weeks. Not much art work, but a lot of tile work. I put my skills that I have learned doing mosaics to practical use tiling the bathrooms … Continue reading →

Well…this is a little bit different kind of job than I usually do. I got referred to a man that wanted a mural. I was thinking some kind of scene or something, but it turned out to be this sign. … Continue reading →

This is a flamingo themed blog. I just finished two flamingo projects and I read today that the factory that makes the classic flamingo is closing Nov. 1. Will they become collector’s items? Anyway… mine are recycling projects. One is … Continue reading →

I think that this is an interesting concept. A man named Lars Kraemmer in Denmark came up with the idea of Art Money . Click on the link to read his story. People from around the world have created their … Continue reading →

I submitted a piece to Artitude Zine for one of their challenges. I didn’t make it into the zine but they published it on their website in the gallery. Artitude Zine It is a wooden book box that is collaged … Continue reading →

I got a couple of new art magazines the other day and that always inspires me to make something new. One was Quilting Arts, which is not anything like your grandmother’s quilting. Every issue has amazing new techniques and pages … Continue reading →

This is a collage of our weekend at the Tennessee River. The weather was cool and the river wasn’t too crowded. It was good just to be together. I discovered a sign that read, “Tennessee River Art Village” I was … Continue reading →

I have just begun this new blog as a place to post my new art. My other blog is for my found art. Click here to check out that site. I will begin posting art this week.