Friday, June 21, 2013

One Crazy Week!

Last week we stayed at the lakehouse. I have we saw manatees in the canal for the first time ever! Six gentle giants came and ate grass at our bulkhead for almost an hour.
Then we came home.
 
What a crazy week!
First I had to make 3 art quilts. One as a commission and two to replace sold items at the gallery.
Yes, I am still making birds and leaves in bleach discharge, it's what people like, plus it's just fun.

 
 
Here I am a few months ago, in front of the Home Depot Mural.
I painted it, incorporating things like the company core values in the palm fronds, the customer service proctocol into the waves, etc. While I was 15 feet up in the air, a lady came by and said she would like a mural painted. I said ok.

 
This week, on top of every thing else, it was time to paint another mural.
Here it is.... the 3-D items were already there, the task was to incorporate the style of those pieces and continue the scene onto the wall. Bring them altogether with a background. The hardest part, other than climbing onto a ladder and wallowing around on the floor, was painting around and behind these pieces.

 
Oh, and go back to work and meet a couple of deadlines at Home Depot. And did I mention that my child came home from camp with a shoulder injury? Dr. visits, MRI, prescriptions, chicken soup,
No big deal.
I got this.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Art! Quilt!

I am the guest artist for the month of June at the Olde Towne Gallery, in St. Marys, GA.
I can now check not one, but two accomplishments off my list!
One: I've always wanted to hang my quilts in an art gallery.
and
Two: I wanted to get up the nerve to display some paintings as well as quilts.
 

These pictures are a little weird, something happened in the translation, but here they are!
The Olde Towne Gallery is on Osborne Street in downtown St. Marys, in the same building as the Cedar Cafe. If you were to go there sometime in June, you would take exit 3 (highway 40) in Georgia, then go east as far as you can go (about 10 miles). When you got to the quaint little downtown area, you would look for the gallery on the left after the school.
Don't forget to go all the way down to the waterfront to the lovely park, and Langs Seafood just beside the park. The Cottage shop is also a favorite poking around place,
  and there are a couple of used/old book shops.
If you wanted to spend the entire day, you could book a trip on the ferry to explore (on foot) Cumberland Island National Seashore.
 
If you are looking for a quiet weekend getaway, you could add the Spencer House (or several others) Bed and Breakfast to your booking.
I stayed here with Gerald and the kids once a long time ago, and spent the day hiking Cumberland. Still have fond memories of that little trip!
 
Anyway, I hope you can come visit. I'll be there at the gallery June 8th, all day.
It is open 7 days a week, from 9am to 3pm.