Awesome story! Not only a flash back to visions of our future, but also dedication to claim and restore that vision.
ET…”Time to phone home!”
To add a personal story: Yes, I have had this figurine of ET (for Extra Terrestrial) since the early 80s….saving him for grins and to illustrate my blog 😉 He was the star of the 1982 Block Buster Movie by the same name. “Phone home” is the most memorable line of the script.
Chihuly’s glasswork creates high drama in the garden.
Credit to Ann Wilkerson for sharing her photos of Chihuly’s exhibition in Dallas 2012. She had high praise and delight for this world class show.
Guidelines for proper selection of fabric for Days for Girls International Kits:
Some prints are offensive or illegal in some communities.
Prints with people, animals, faces and figures cannot be sent to Muslim communities.
NO camouflage fabrics as these are illegal in many countries.
Fabrics with food, bugs, reptiles, guns, knives, culture-specific themes as well as girly-glam should be avoided.
Bugs, reptiles and animals are predators in some areas; fabrics including these are uncomfortable for the girls to wear and use.
Butterflies are OK. Rev May 23, 2015
Nine beautiful butterfly designs on flannel! Enough fabric to supply liners for 40 kits in next shipment. 🙂
2015 Holiday cards and 2016 Calendar
Yes, office assistant “Eve” even appears on my holiday cards. (She is “Eve” because she was found abandoned in a cattle trailer Christmas Eve of 2006).
The second project is a very special calendar for a WWII veteran featuring photos from two trips to the memorial in Washington D.C. (2008 Reunion and 2014 Honor Flight). I discovered last year (don’t know how long the feature has been available) that photos of family members can be dropped in on their birth dates with text! @92 years young, it helps! This 2016 calendar was a quick update of what I prepared for 2015 and saved as a project on the Shutterfly site.
“My Life as an Artist” by Mary Ann Boysen
My cousin Mary Ann Boysen’s career as an artist spans 40 years. She prepared this book as a legacy for her grandsons. She shared her book with me on Shutterfly. Yes, I wanted to have my own copy to “tell the story” of my own 20+ collection of her watercolor originals (plus a few prints). The book format is 11″X14″ and 93 pages is hardly enough to do justice to her life’s work.
Oh! and Shutterfly included with the shipments 40% off discounts thru the end of the year. There may be an update 🙂
Which is your favorite?
My favorite would be the one my grandfather made one for my sisters and me about 1965. It was 8’X8′ painted white with a real door, (2) windows that opened, vinyl flooring even asphalt shingles. When we moved the new owner used it as her studio to make hats.
Inspired
Imagination inspired by IChing: “Treading”, collage, E. Frazee, May 22, 1999
Imagination inspired by IChing: “Lizard treading on leopard tail”
#10 Conduct: Heaven above, Joyous Lake below
The abbreviated explanation comes from Wilhelm commentary The Spirit of the Art of Living: when threatened, in danger or deprived of power…to come to terms with it…stand still and wait, there may be guidance… claim destiny, simply proceed with faith and victory and progress. “Wow” I said to myself. “That is profound.”
My appreciation for pottery has bloomed since a lovely summer day in Seagrove, NC in 2007 with long time friends. The methods, colors and specialities of the artists are wonderful. The uniqueness of the studios was delightful.
Since then, I purchased these pairs of pottery bowls at Talbot Street Art Show (Indianapolis). I matched them with department store plates in coordinating colors. When I get my hostess act together, I can serve 12 using six different pairs of bowls/mugs. Soup, chili and/or stew served in pottery appeals to one’s senses of touch and vision in addition to taste and smell.
Mugs
Stacked mugs
Last week I had the pleasure of returning to Talbot Street Art Show with Mary and Kyle Sonnenberg. I purchased two more pairs of soup bowls in green and purple, hummingbird yard art and a pendant.
Mary and Kyle @Talbot Street Art Show
From a post in February:
My favorite dishes are basic white Corelle, however I do not like serving soup nor chili in thin bowls. Over each of the last three years, I purchased a pair of pottery bowls at Talbot Street Art Show (mid June). I matched them with department store plates in in coordinating colors.
Stacked mugs
Inspiration for the last two posts came from Twitter and another WordPress blog. The inspiration for this one comes from a friend and coworker, Ann Wilkerson, who recently took these photographs in Dallas, TX. The Dallas Arboretum features the artwork of Dale Chihuly May 5th – November 5th. The photos of the glass sculptures speak for themselves. www.dallasarboretum.org/chihuly/index.htm
My last two posts reminded me of friends and a very special day shopping for pottery.
What a delightful reunion of high school friends at Mary’s home in Fayetteville, NC!
At Mary’s suggestion, we spent the day “shopping” like no other!
Potters of Seagrove, North Carolina. “Experience a 200-year-old tradition as potters create a lasting heritage. Whether a setting for your table or an object of art….Seagrove has something for you.
Within a 15 mile radius of the village of Seagrove is one of the largest groups of working potters in the United States.
European settlers brought the traditions of pottery making to piedmont North Carolina in the late 1700s. These potters used the abundant local clay deposits to supply their communities with utilitarian ware, such as jugs, crocks, pitchers and baking dishes, for daily household use.
Today the area remains a center for the production of pottery. Potters with family ties to those early settlers, as well as newcomers drawn to the community, run the nearly 100 shops. Their work ranges from traditional utilitarian forms to folk art and contemporary pieces that incorporate modern techniques.
Visitors to the Seagrove area have the unique opportunity to visit the artists and tour their workshops.”
Pam and Mary
Pam and Mary 2
We spent the day visiting Shelton’s, Cagel Rd, Blue Moon Gallery, Dover, Cady Clay, Blue Stone, O’Quinn’s, Teagues Frogtown and had lunch at Westmore Family Restaurant. I purchased a pitcher perfect for pancake batter, deviled egg plate, candle holders, Christmas ornaments and an apple baker. The quality and variety of finishes are truly extraordinary. It was a day of discovery of the countryside and rediscovery of school day memories.
Mary, ME and Pam
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