The fog comes on little cat feet,
It sits looking over harbor and city
on silent haunches and then moves on.
I love foggy mornings and this Friday morning was so foggy, I immediately thought of my favorite Carl Sandberg poem “Fog” It was in my very first poetry book ” The Golden Picture Book of Poems To Read and To Learn” copyright 1955, and I cherish it.
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Go Gators!
Check out these treasuries that feature my listings
Gourd Jack O Lantern with Black Crow
Black Car Gourd Votive
Egg Gourd Jack O Lantern
Here are the links:
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http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTk3NDY4Mnw2MDA4MzMwNzA/ahhh-the-smell-of-burning-pumpkins?index=0
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Check these out so many cute listings !!
I have been making these little watercolor paper flowers so I thought I would take a photo of them surrounded by some of the tools I use to make them. My favorite punch of all time is the Martha Stewart 3 in 1 hydrangea punch. I can punch out three flowers at one time. I use two layers of petals, glue them together and add a small circle punch for the center. I use a small Martha glue tube to apply the glue. After the flowers are dry I paint the shading and highlighting. Tweezers and small brushes make it all come together!
Watercolor paper flowers and tools
What a beautiful morning for the Endeavour to launch from the Cape and how lucky we are to be able to walk out and view the launch from our dock . Clear, cool sunny and very little wind – Godspeed Endeavor!!
The last craft show was on May 7th and it was a very nice show. We had lots of visitors for May, which is usually not well attended. But the weather was beautiful and sales were good too, a nice end to the 2010-2011 season.
Here is a photo of my latest gourd. I completed this Yellow Hibiscus gourd on the Friday before the show and it was purchased at the show the very next day.
Yellow Hibiscus Gourd -pyrography and acrylics
I have found the pyrography or wood burning so relaxing. I just purchased a new tip for my pyrography pen and it really burns beautifully. I plan on creating more of this type of gourd art for the January 2012 show.
Already started on my Christmas ornaments also – a few new designs coming this year too.
Have a wonderful day – please feel free to leave a comment below if you are so inclined Ü
Well, never in my wildest dreams would I ever have thought I would learn how to shoot a shotgun! But yes, that is me at the Gator Skeet and Trap Club in Gainesville Florida. And wow – it was fun! My daughter’s sorority had a father daughter weekend and the main event was going to the Skeet Club and shooting “trap”. The girls had a blast (no pun intended) and at the end of the session the instructor came up to me and convinced me, with much prodding from my daughter and husband , to try shooting. I was not too enthused but very surprised to find that I actually liked this sport! We now plan to do more of this and are currently looking for a club near us. Who knew!! LOL!
gosh it is already March and I have not posted anything! Well, I have been up to my ears in “stuff” to do. Unfortunately all work related and of course, taxes – ugh. But completed most of it and now I have some “me” time and that means “art time”.
I have been busy working on some gourds and just came back from the gourd show in East Palatka. What a wonderful show. It seemed a bit smaller but the vendors were all terrific. I purchased more gourds and lots of supplies. Some of my favorite gourd farmers were there – Tom from Mississippi, Ghost Creek Gourds and Pumpkin Hollow. I am working up some new designs and when fall comes around I should be ready for the shows.
Here are a few photos taken last week when we had some very foggy mornings but lots of bird activity on the river. This is the first spoonbill I have seen on the shoreline since Hurricane Francis & Jean.
Enjoy!!
It has been awhile since my last post & actually this is my first post of the year! Yikes – where has the year gone, almost the first quarter gone and past us, time certainly does fly by us when we are busy! Yesterday was a day of overflows and spills – one being my washer overflowing and the other a plastic container of old sealer bursting in my hands and spilling all over my drawing table. Well, that prompted me to finally get going on rearranging my studio. I purchased new wire type shelving before the New Year and still have not done anything about cleaning up and rearranging – but today is the day – what a mess!! LOL – I definitely have my work cut out for me –
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