Preschool Art and Photo Exhibit

While working with the preschoolers, there are always those little glimpses into potential artists.  I know all kids are pretty creative, but there are those who go past into the exceptional.  Some of it is attitude, an opening to experimentation, game to try new things... and then there is the one who "knows" what they want to do, how to do it.. They have this plan.. 
I have fun working with this age.  I can always expect some surprises and happily many are captured with the camera.  The art show, which I think is it's 7th or possibly 8th year will be in April for the week of the young child.  Reception is April 14th from 1-3 at the town house in Harrison.  It will be up for the month of April and possibly a week or two in May. 
I take the photographs while teaching and although some times it is a juggle.. it is all worth it.
The kids are great fun and delighted to be doing this.. so if you're in the area, stop by.  
Bet it will make you smile :-)

Visions of Love ~ Take Two

Our original date of this opening was postponed due to a blizzard, 
so here we go.. take 2.

We have some new photography, digitally enhanced and traditional.

The store looks wonderful, full of color and warmth.

John and I enjoy being there, creating our art and 
welcoming others into the store.

We are so blessed.

Stop by, browse and chat, enjoy a cup of tea and cookies.  We have some very unique gifts, handmade one-of-a-kind jewelry and pottery, handmade greeting cards, new paper craft art, large yoga bags that fit more than your mat, dream bottles for your intentions, and of course framed art and prints.
Gearing up for spring with some handcrafted and very cute bunnies and jean bags with great inside pockets!
Hope to see you on March 2 

I did it !

Blogging has been put on the back burner for a while and especially this one.. I had ideas about it, but it became stagnant and hard juggling all the blogs.  But this calls for a return to blog and especially this one.
In October we opened up a gallery space in town at 245 Harrison Ave. It used to be Cancro Construction.. awning is still there.  Hoping at some point to change that or maybe get the landlord to help with this.
The sign in the window is clear enough for someone to find  us though.
I'm happy.
John's happy.
It's a great space and I love the feedback I get when people walk in for the first time.  It's warm and cozy.. welcoming.  The space in the back is large enough to create in and have a small class.
Next on the list is to get some chairs.. comfy chairs as well as folding ones.
It has been a pretty wild year with lots of ups and downs and lots to learn from.  One major lesson: don't give up on your dreams.  They do come true.

table and chairs...

This project took a heck of a lot longer than I thought. What I imagined to be a summer job took almost a year... chair by chair.. back and forth and then the table. I did enjoy painting them though.. learned some too.

Isn't that always the way though.. we learn "after the fact".. but it better prepares me for the next time.

dinning - kitchen chairs and restuarants

This restuarant is closing, and who knows if the next owner will keep the mural. As I was walking by the other day, I decided to take a few pictures. This is the wall of the building on the deck for out door dining... oh well, things change.

Back of the chair for a client... little by little...

so far............

needed to "look" at this. can't carry it to a mirror :-)

oh blog, I love you...........

gives me a chance to see what I could add, change..

what do you need?

Taking flight......

this is still the unfinshed painting but it is after a trip to Peru (machu picchu on the left) and the future visit to Lake Titicaca on the right. Yes, although I like to be grounded, I do need to take flight at times...........

House Swap

These are recycled business cards that I played with for a swap.

Some recent stuff

Played around with using texture in the background.
Feather's have been an ongoing theme for awhile with me. It started with the dream of a yellow and black bird.
Chair for Michelle.

Michelle's desk

I changed the brown tip of the stool because it was too "heavy" and made it like the tips of the desk.

Tiles installed

Here's the tiles installed.
The skinny strip along side the cabinet is waiting for hanging garlic....

work was done at home, positioning where the plug would go with the green tape.

Fruit bowls

After cleaning off the top of the table, I started in on some shelves and came upon a bunch of pictures. Just what I needed too. Emelio wants a fruit bowl for the RI house. Top one was painted for a house in South Carolina, the other is in the Harrison house.

Stool for Susan

Bathroom tiles RI

The Food wall. Rhode Island

Rhode Island kitchen

Harrison Children's Center stairway

The walls inside the doorway. Inside of the door is painted as well.

Harrison Children's Center

left side of the stairs going up to the center.

Harrison Ave. school library

Desk parts

I've been working on this desk for awhile. Coming to gether bit by bit.
When it is sealed, varnished, I'll take another picture. One in it's proper home too.