11May09

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Another happy breakfast

31Aug09

Yesterday’s breakfast smiley face: an omelette with bacon, black olives and feta. Smile provided by fresh-baked pita bread filled with cinnamon sugar.

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Pretty Purple Pendant

21Aug09

This is a commissioned piece done in shades of purple dichroic glass. I love the misty-looking effect here.

Here’s another pic with different lighting:

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Tags: diy, jewelry, necklace, pendant

Hangin’ at the ATL … airport

15Aug09

Mom and I made the journey to the airport to check out the Art House display.  There are some really interesting pieces. Here’s the entry that was chosen from the 5 I submitted:

The word for this piece was “quarmpty.”

Here’s a Team NorGa buddy, Rebecca Salcedo’s entry:

And an entry from Athens artist Amanda Makepeace:

Do take a look at the displays if you have a few minutes at the Atlanta airport. They can be found in the main atrium.

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Tags: 3X3, arthouse, canvas

Lily close up

14Aug09

In my front yard…

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Tags: flower, lily

Ties That Bind: A Phone Call

03Aug09

Loyal readers (all three of you) will remember me talking about Ties That Bind, a collaborative art project benefitting ovarian cancer research. One of the organizers, Kris Henderson, posted about a phone call she received today:

This morning I got a phone call from a lovely lady who is just finishing up chemo. She has ovarian cancer. She saw the article in our local newspaper about our project and went to see her at Artel Art Center.

This woman nearly brought me to tears. She was so thankful and excited about our project. She said she woke up sick and exhausted the other day but when she read the article and went to see the doll she felt better. I said that was wonderful…and she said no seriously, I felt better. I felt loved.

You see….this is what it is all about. I am sending her our book today and told her to share it with her support group because we want to reach others just like her.

We are doing some serious good you guys.

Wow. That gave me chills! The project still has a way to go to meet the goal of $10,000 for the OCRF. There’s more info in my previous post on ways to help with the project. And if you’re interested in purchasing the book, there’s now a discount code:

Use the following code to receive $10.00 off

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Tags: cancer, collaboration, ocrf, ovarian cancer, ties that bind

More Wind Chimes!

26Jul09

Here are a pair of smaller wind chimes I made. One is cranberry on clear and the other is turquoise on clear. Lots of beads and baubles used here. The cranberry chimes are done in a monocolor scheme. The beads are either clear or cranberry. It’s the first time I’ve tried that and I really like how they came out. These were a custom order and are not for sale, though I can do other custom orders.

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Tags: garden art, wind chimes, yard art

Wind Chimes in Blue

24Jul09

These wind chimes are a transparent blue on clear with black vitrigraph. There are lots of fun beads and buttons in this one, too.

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Tags: garden art, wind chimes, yard art

Ties That Bind – A Collaboration of Love

17Jul09

In September of last year, I posted about this charm I made and contributed to a project called Ties That Bind. This is a collaborative art project that will benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. The goal is to raise $10,000. As this project has progressed, I have been amazed at how far a little help from a lot of people can go. So many amazing artists contributed to this project and I have enjoyed discovering their talents by finding them via this project.

Image from the book "Ties That Bind: A Collaboration of Love"

There are a number of links with additional info and ways you can support the project:

• Additional pictures
• Buy raffle tickets to win the doll- tickets are 1 for $5 or 6 for $20. The drawing will be 30 Sep 09.
• Make a donation
• If you’re near Modesto, CA, you can go see the doll on display.
• Please take a minute to vote for the project to be featured on the cover of this magazine. The exposure would be great and this takes less than a minute of your time. Voting ends, Fri 24 Jul 09.
• And finally, take a look at the book! You can view some of the pages inside and it’s available for purchase. The preview pages look awesome!

Thank you in advance for helping in any way you can.

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Blue skies and smooth sailing

12Jul09

Mosaic mirror made of sea glass in shades of purple, blue and green. It has a white ribbon hanger.

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Tags: Etsy, mirror, mosaic, norga, sea glass, Team NorGA

Smiling breakfast

06Jul09

How can you not smile when breakfast is smiling at you?

A pulled pork omelette with homemade salsa, avocado, kalamata olives and grapes, of course… for the eyes.

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