Above is the view from my studio window. I'm one very fortunate woman. Inspiration abounds, but there's always something that catches my eye and sets me off daydreaming. On a windy day like today I watch the…
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Jul 7, 2011
Being in this remote part of the country I've weaned myself off of many gem shows and bead shows, but there's one that just gets too close for comfort.
When I go to these wonderful…
Jul 1, 2011
A guild I belong to, the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild, had a challenge to create something in the theme of Independence Day. Since we include British Columbia in our guild, Independence Day rather than the Fourth of July seemed appropriate. (Canada celebrates their birth day July 1st.) Wars are funny. Not ha-ha funny, but just strange when you think about it. Friends become enemies. Enemies become friends…
Jun 26, 2011
Almost my whole life when I thought of the Fourth of July images of huge displays of fireworks in glorious colors accompanied by very loud booms came to mind. If I thought more carefully I'd think of our country's fight for independence, which was sort of like growing up and wanting freedom from our parents wasn't it? When we got past the you can't be the boss of me stage we became friends again. With two wars taking our young people in the name of…