NEW PAINTING OF MORNING SUNLIGHT THROUGH AUTUMN LEAVES

I see this line of trees when I take my morning walks.  On sunny mornings the light shines through the leaves and remind me of stained glass windows.   So,  I had to paint a picture of it.  

Mixed media:  Watercolor,  pastel and colored pencil............... 

 WHERE DID THE YEAR GO   ? ? ?

My last post was at the beginning of gardening season,  now it is almost over for another season.   The planting and weeding have kept me so busy I forgot to write a post all summer and now it is time to put all that away.   The final fall cleanup is here.  The colors are a little browner this year,  we had a long dry spell late in the summer,  but they are still glorious.

The trees are just glowing.  I spotted these on my walk the other morning.

And my tall red dahlias look like a giant rosebush in full bloom.

Gardening is theraputic and fun

 A perennial garden is the ultimate installation art.   It is immersive, interactive, and perpetually evolving in  unexpected ways.   Designing and maintaining one is also good therapy in lots of ways.  

A garden gives one plenty of things to do and inspires more art.   Last summers pot of colorful flowers inspired me to make this painting a few months ago.

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SPRING SHOW APRIL 25

 This was my booth at Spring Show last year.  I am getting ready for this years show on Saturday April 25

It is a great show.  Lots of beautiful ceramic work.  For location and time see:

https://www.facebook.com/WMPottersGuild/

SPRING BRINGS SUMMER FLOWERS

 

These colorful petunias from last summer inspired me to paint this recently.  It was  fun to work on this while the snow was still on the ground.  Now that spring is here and this one is finished,  I am working on a new one I'm going to call it Toads Eye View of Spring:

 I hope to finish it in time to use it as display background for my booth next Saturday at the West Michigan Potters Guild Spring Show.....

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 SNOW FUN

The weather is turning colder.   Snow flurries are predicted for Sunday.   

Soon there will be a white layer over our world.

And then the fun begins...........SNOWMEN

Come to the West Michigan Potters Guild Fall Show this weekend.  November 7 & 8 in Grand Rapids

for a map and address of the show please see the fb page:  https://www.facebook.com/WMPottersGuild/

SNOWFLAKES,   STARS  AND  ANGELS

Frosty mornings now remind us that soon the snowflakes will be falling.  My winter jewelry collection of pins pendants and earrings include the blue and white and gold  snowflakes,  stars and angels themed items.

Come to the Fall Show next weekend ( Nov 7 noon to 9 and Nov 8 9 to 4 ) at the Eastern Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids.     https://www.facebook.com/WMPottersGuild/

 FALL SHOW  AND  HOLIDAY THEMES

November 7&8 Fall Show is only Two weeks away...............  The weather is changing........

Hallmark movies are all Christmas now.........  I will have Snow and Christmas themed jewelry items in my booth along with the fall items.    Please come and join the fun in Grand Rapids.

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 PUMKINS, JACK-O-LANTERNS AND BLACK CATS.......OH MY!

Halloween was a fun time to dress up  and tell ghost stories.  No one took any of it seriously, and most still don't.  But the flickering  candlelight from the happy or scary face carved on a  pumpkin still sets a festive mood for ghost stories on the last night of October,  before the grey skies and snow flurries of November set in.

These ceramic jewelry pieces will be available at the West Michigan Potters Guild Fall Show https://www.facebook.com/WMPottersGuild/    in Grand Rapids November 7 & 8.

Harvest Pumpkin Necklace

Happy Jack-o-lantern Necklace

Jack-o-lantern earrings

Laughing Jack-o-lantern necklace

Black Cat with Jack-o-lantern Pin/Pendant

FALL COLORS

Cooler weather is out there,  it is coming,  and with it the beautiful colors of autumn.  Maple leaves,  oak leaves and all the fall harvest themes.  Squirrels harvesting their acorns for winter storage, scarecrows and rich red and orange flowers.

Colorful fall leaf necklaces and earrings will be featured in my booth at the West Michigan Potters Guild Fall Show next month. November 7&8  in Grand Rapids Michigan.

And other fall themed items like scare crows and squirrels gathering acorns, and fall daisies.

Check out more information about the show at:  https://www.facebook.com/WMPottersGuild/

THE POTTERS GUILD SPRING SHOW

 I had a good day Saturday at the West Michigan Potters Guild  Spring Show in spite of the fact that my lights did not work.  We  had good sales and talked with lots of happy people who were out enjoying the show.  After returning home the family fixit guy was able to find the problem with the lights and parts have been ordered.  They should be working again in time for the fall show in November.

This is a new picture of me in my booth this spring.