chasing summer...

along with the longest day of the year... these have come and gone already... i'm chasing summer

the following drum roll of pictures are little snaps from the "made show" .... it was a great day

for all ages... and artistic tastes... really a nice assortment of items...

this one went home with this sweet girl... hopefully a new friend... with an artful heart...

rusty trucks where is your next stop? that is the question i struggle with... so we'll see....

chasing summer i am... would love to see you in that rear view mirror!

who's game? 22 days of soul journaling...

oh i hope you'll give it a go... i have signed up for journalfest in the fall... and similarly to when i opened a coffee house/restaurant... i am getting the ..."but you don't journal"... like i used to get..."but you don't cook"... well i had a blast in the coffee house... and i plan to have a grand time at journalfest. you could come along to that too... go here to check it out.

so this is my jouralfest prep... and i was hoping you may be game also. sweet sarah and i had a class together at art & soul in hampton a bit over a year ago... and kecia had a post on her blog about sarah and i went to explore her blog... you know how it goes...

well sarah has put together a very generous gift... a FREE 22 day journal prompt... that you work your way through. i asked if it would be ok to post a link here and see if i could gather a few art friends to join me... and she said to go for it... so who's game?

Farm Chick Finds

a great gathering of girls was the best find of all! 6 of us arrived from different points... to meet in Spokane for the Farm Chicks Show... sweet denise carted her kiln for the trip and we all tried our hand at making pmc charms. she is so patient and giving... would love to take a class with her someday... wink wink

I keep trying to find old bits - medals... for jewelry making... so i decided to try to craft a few...very happy with the results... oh my... this could become - a healthy habit...

fun finds at the show.... shoes for marie? or a spot in my Marie Antoinette book - i found one shoe and then denise went and found another... there you have it

yeah... i found a few treasures... the holster was my first purchase... destined to a "judy" inspired book someday... for certain

maybe you can meet us there next year... and take a close look for yourself!

Come see me... June 14TH... Made Fair

check out the link to the right... this event is bursting with fun talent... i will be offering two DIYODS... they should be up on the web site soon... and i'll post pictures here in the next few days... great folks working hard to put this together... so we hope you'll come on over and enjoy the day with us.

i'll have a booth as well... looking forward to hanging out with all these creative folks... it's bliss! see you there!

morning at the lake... georgetown lake montana

the water really is that clear... the shore line in front of our cabin is closed this time of year to fishing... so on a calm morning... like today... you can just sit on a rock and enjoy the view. the ice finally left the lake this morning... just a little berg left floating in the middle... and all the while i enjoyed these fish... i watched three bald eagles sit upon that ice... if only i had had along my big lens...then i could have shared that with you too.

luckily... another threesome of eagles... one may be an osprey... came to visit the treetops just above our cabin... again... wishing for the other lens... can you see them? hint two in the tree on the right... the bald eagle is higher and near the trunk.

i am moved each time i see these larger that life birds... giants yet graceful... powerful and yet gentle... proud and humble... a perfect reminder on this memorial day... that we honor who we are in every moment... as Americans.

good day...

saturday morning finds

good morning... a sweet little treasure pile... all from one sale... "oh my, you really want those (books) they are just falling apart"... i smile...."perfect condition for me"! I found my first book cover with marbled paper... and she told me " i can't believe we didn't just through that away"... i said it must have been waiting for me and she was very interested in hearing about what we all do with this "stuff".

there were lots of music books and sheet music, so i asked if her parents had been music teachers - they were not - but her mother was a organ player and her father played the accordion. she said one of the grandsons had been given his accordion... i had noticed a beautiful old accordion book out in the box where i found the marbled paper book cover... so i went and got it and brought it to her... "he should have this too."

i think after taking the class with judy i just want to see the connecting points... stay together... the book with the accordion... somehow has more of a story than the accordion on it's own.

it was a good morning... what did you find today?

day after demeng - michael demeng - what a relief class

i spent yesterday at bear canyon school of art and craft with my dear friend libbi - in michael demeng's "what a relief class" ... my man was so cute when i told him libbi was going to give it a try... he really enjoys michaels work - by far he thinks it's the coolest stuff i've done ... but was wondering if my rug hooking friend knew what i was getting her into. she loved it... and i just love her for always be up for something new...

i still have some highlight... touches... i want to make but overall i am happy with my outcome. everyone was lovin the little leather bag i purchased from denise...go here to her etsy site... keep checking i'm sure she'll get more... and the little birdcage charm i purchased from judy... go here to her etsy site

class is in... so many different techniques... this is my second class with michael... and it really takes me more than one class for everything to usughh... the demeng alumni know what i'm talking about... find yourself in a demeng class someday... your outcomes will travel to all the areas of your artwork

layers and layers... planned happenings and unsuspected surprises... great class

good day.... happy m day