HOLY COW

It is TAX week. We were suppose to get our taxes figured on Saturday. NOT. I have always had a system of collecting all the paper work in a designated spot. And never worried about it. We just pick up the folder and cruised on down to the Tax Man. Well on Saturday I went to the spot and No No No No the paperwork wasn’t there! We started a major search. My husband was ready to ship me off th the Alzheimer’s Unit I really did not know where to look as it wasn’t where I always kept it. But I can tell you this house got a major clean sweep! I had little piles of papers, greeting cards, birth announcements and the like here and there, well no more. But I did finally find the tax paper work. I had laid a stack of Beading Magazines sideways on top of the books in the book shelf and somehow the tax folder was under them. Now, good news. I finished my bracelets for the 7000 Bracelets for The Genes for Jeans project for children with Rare Diseases. In the Post Box on Friday I received such a surprise. There was a package From my swap partner. Jennifer Pride. And In that was 9 little bags ---

there was a package And in those little packages were lovely beads. It was like Jenn wanted to cook up a yummy bead soup. There was a Tablespoon of this one and a tablespoon of that one and a teaspoon of one and a pinch of that one. Oh my goodness what fun I had opening them My brain is spinning. I can think of at least two designs I would love to make. Then there was what I sent to her. Red milk glass beads like cherries and a red cloisonne egg pendant with a red glass closure. Be Blessed

My Way for the 4th

July 4th My favorite holiday. There is no expectations from anyone. We fly our flag so proudly and thankfully. We are so thankful for all our blessings.




On Friday, my Seniors Art Class had a fun time. I demonstrated a painting using spray bottles and squirt bottles and lots of water, Inspired by my new to do art book by Nita Engle’s . HOW TO MAKE A WATERCOLOR PAINT ITSELF I have a bit to learn but it was real fun.We celebrated by having a in the kitchen picnic, we had everything you would have at a picnic including the red and white checkered tablecloth but the ants, and we were cool. Our daughter and her husband came down. We celebrated his birthday and our 54th Anniversary. They brought us a beautiful flower arrangement of red roses and oriental star gazes. We had a great time we laughed and laughed. Laughter is good like a medicine. (Proverbs)

Busy Hands Happy Heart

Memorial Day is more than a day for Picnics, Bar-B-Q’s and Hot Sales. I give thanks to each brave men and women who has given the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms that we enjoy.
Busy Busy. I have been so busy. As I said before I am artist of the month of May Yeps it’s June.>
I filled my car with my paintings 40 or so. I took everything off the wall, out of the garage and under the bed, and we hung them on Friday with help from my student Paul- yea. My students really gave me what for not having 3 of the paintings framed, so on Saturday I climbed a ladder into the attic to look for frames. Man It was hot. and Remember I just had two knees replaced aah. The show is beautiful even if I do say so myself. The students were very happy to see what I really can do.



A friend gave me 15 real amethyst beads that her husband brought home from Brazil. I already had a stretchy bracelet of Austrian crystals that was too tight, so I cut it and used the Austrian crystals that had little wire catches as my in-betweens. I strung them on a sliver chain. Whoa not so easy there. I had to cut the end off the chain. Since the chain was a little too short I took another length of silver chain that had been a shoulder duster earring and soldered it to the chain and made a closure whalla a lovely necklace.

I have been painting on the patio for about two months but me thinks that has come to an abrupt end as the Texas weather has turned really hot. It is almost 90 before noon and with the 70% humidity it get very uncomfortable quickly.
I am painting a beach scene of three of my nieces when they were 1, 2, and 3 years old.
Be Blessed

Art In Many Ways

Here it is the latter part of May and I am continuing to teach creativity in my senior’s art class.

This week we went into understanding the color wheel. I had been painting for 20 years before I even began to understand the color wheel. We started with the color schemes as in analogues, complementary and so, and then we began to understand how to make a painting pop. When teaching the color wheel, I used the Johannes Itten's color star. I made templates of each color scheme.

Since the painting class has been a ZOO for the last few weeks, what with the annual show and then the reception, I have not scheduled a featured artist for the month of June. So I am taking the spot. I am only going to frame one extra piece. I already have so many ready to show that are under the bed and hanging in the garage.

I want to hang "JAZZ BABY". I was invited to paint something for the Jazz Festival in 2005 and "JAZZ BABY" is what I came up with. I really like it. Tell me what you think, or am I speaking to the wind?
I have been conducting private color lessons on my patio as well. I cannot continue this for long because the weather will soon be too hot. We are in Texas, after all. I am eager to start with my glass fusing. I want to make some jewelry pieces. I like to make the jewelry for fun and then sell it to raise monies for the FOOD BANK.
Be Blessed