December Dreams

"Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you are, and something you give away"    Robert Fulgman

I've been trying to keep my wings a flutter to stay motivated and exploring that ever ending road of creativity.  I am so thankful I have art as my passion and outlet to express myself.  Pain in my legs and back have become a constant companion which can be so mentally demoralizing, but creating art has helped me to soar above it when I feel I can't take it anymore.  Everyone needs to find something they feel passionate about to help them soar into 

heavenly realms of bliss and loose their self in the process.  

A dear creative friend of mine sent me a wonderful gift this past week that lifted my spirit with surprise and awe.  I love Linda's work, there is something very soulful about what she does and touches me in ways not many can do.

October's celebration of "Day of the Dead" is a time for remembering those that have passed on, but not forgotten.  I created an altar scene for the Art League Gallery that honored my maternal grandfather.  The focal point of the altar was a mosaic piece that I made which featured two little boys of the late 1800's.  The photo of the boys represented the lineage of hard work, goals and dreams that my grandparents and ancestors created to pave the footsteps of their heirs.  This art piece is actually a light that can be turned on and lights up the little boys, it is entitled, "This Little Light of Mine".

November's show "Art to Wear" at the Art League Gallery accepted one of my beaded cuff bracelets to be on exhibit .  I forgot to take a picture of it before I entered it into the exhibit, so I'm posting a picture of a different cuff...totally different, but you'll get the idea.  I learned how to make these cuffs at ArtisticArtifacts by Elizabeth Woodford.

On December 2,3,4 The Art League will be having its holiday sale at the the Madison Street Annex.  This is a ceramics show featuring the art work of the students and associates.

Some of the work I'll have on sale are my "Peeps" and a selection of "Wise Women".

Already to go back into the kiln

These are five inch miniatures "Wise Women" that hang on the wall.

Makeda- (Beautiful)

Abeo- (Come to bring happiness)

  

Hamida - (Gracious)

Akili -(Wisdom)

September Hath Thirty Days

LOVE is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.

I love this time of year, the sweetness of the air brings back childhood memories of being close to the earth, climbing trees and digging in the dirt.  It's a time to retire the summer frolicking and harvest the new goals and aspirations of the upcoming year.  Always the teacher and the student, September presents us with excitement, hope, and the feeling that this is going to be my year.

August was a good month for my mosaic stained glass windows,  I have sold them all and now need to come up with some new visions to create new ones.  I found a warehouse in Maryland that is similar to Restore, but has has much more vintage home decor items.  I hit the mother load on old windows!  The name of the warehouse is called "Community Forklift", it's really worth a visit if you like rummaging through old stuff.

I've been working on looking for my "niche" in ceramics, so that's exactly what I made, a "niche" with a mosaic twist. 

                   "Silent Screen"- On exhibit in the Art League Gallery (Torpedo Factory)

 

          

            "Azul Bella"                                                   "Summer Breeze"

The latest "peeps" on the block are:  

   

           

    "A Touch of Color"                                                "Eggzackly"

Noah, my son, will be exhibiting at "The Tubman - Mahan Gallery" this month, 

and has a piece at the Art League Gallery (Torpedo Factory)

September Hath Thirty Days

LOVE is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.                                                                                      LOVE is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul. I love this time of year, the sweetness of the air brings back childhood memories of being close to the earth, climbing trees and digging in the dirt.  It's a time to retire the summer frolicking and harvest the new goals and aspirations of the upcoming year.  Always the teacher and the student, September presents us with excitement, hope, and the feeling that this is going to be my year. August was a good month for my mosaic stained glass windows,  I have sold them all and now need to come up with some new visions to create new ones.  I found a warehouse in Maryland that is similar to Restore, but has has much more vintage home decor items.  I hit the mother load on old windows!  The name of the warehouse is called "Community Forklift", it's really worth a visit if you like rummaging through old stuff. I've been working on looking for my "niche" in ceramics, so that's exactly what I made, a "niche" with a mosaic twist.                                                                                                      [Image]                                                                      "Silent Screen"- On exhibit in the Art League Gallery (Torpedo Factory) [Image]                      [Image]          Summer Breeze                                                                 Azul Bella [Image]                                                                                                             All Cracked Up The latest "peeps" on the block are: [Image]                       [Image]   "A Touch of Color"                                                          "Eggzackly"

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September Hath Thirty Days

LOVE is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.


I love this time of year, the sweetness of the air brings back childhood memories of being close to the earth, climbing trees and digging in the dirt.  It's a time to retire the summer frolicking and harvest the new goals and aspirations of the upcoming year.  Always the teacher and the student, September presents us with excitement, hope, and the feeling that this is going to be my year.

August was a good month for my mosaic stained glass windows,  I have sold them all and now need to come up with some new visions to create new ones.  I found a warehouse in Maryland that is similar to Restore, but has has much more vintage home decor items.  I hit the mother load on old windows!  The name of the warehouse is called "Community Forklift", it's really worth a visit if you like rummaging through old stuff.

I've been working on looking for my "niche" in ceramics, so that's exactly what I made, 

a "niche" with a mosaic twist.

                                                      

                "Silent Screen"- On exhibit in the Art League Gallery (Torpedo Factory)

                      

          Summer Breeze                                                                 Azul Bella

                                           

                                                                  All Cracked Up

The latest "peeps" on the block are:

                       

   "A Touch of Color"                                                          "Eggzackly"

September Hath Thirty Days

LOVE is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.

Thirty Days Hath September

August Aspirations

 If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
                     Steven Wright

July was definitely one for the records and no doubt we were all hot under the collar. Just like any good blizzard, the heat equally kept me inside working nonstop. I really hustled to get a new mosaic stained glass window created. I wanted to enter the Art League's August exhibit on landscapes. Although I am not a landscape artist, I like challenging myself with new ways to express my creativity. Well.... my challenge payed off, my piece was accepted and is now on exhibit in Art League's Gallery in the Torpedo Factory for the month of August.  Noah, my son, also had one of his sculptures accepted and is on display.

                                                 

         "Woven In Sunshine"    -  Mosaic Stained Glass

I find making these windows is so exciting because they change color depending on the time of day and how much light is flowing through it. Here is another photo taken of the this window later in the afternoon.

See what I mean?

"Wilderness Construction"    -  Noah Williams

I've also been creating some ceramic jars called "My Peeps".They are small treasure containers that are about 4 1/2 to 5in. tall. Below are two of a growing family.  You can look in my website gallery, "Clay Works" to see other "Peeps" and ceramic sculptures. New pieces are constantly being added.

As many of you know, I love designing cards. My August aspiration is to begin building my inventory with some of my old design favorites and start putting together some new ideas as well. Letter writing is becoming a dying art, but everyone loves a "thinking of you" card. My first series of notecards are 

4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.     6 cards to a pack  Series: Age of Innocence

These cards are my way of honoring our brown angels of the late 1800's and early 1900's that never knew how special and lovely they were because of the biased standards that they had to endure. I adorn them in pearls, beads, antique and hand dyed fabrics, and laces in the original design. Below are photos of the six cards that will be in this first series. (The last card is slightly different from the card included in this package, it has a border and a quote on the front of the card).

http://www.theartleague.org/content_pages/view/228

August Aspirations

August Aspirations

                        

                    
                        If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back? 
                                                                Steven Wright

July was definitely one for the records and no doubt we were all hot under the collar.  Just like any good blizzard, the heat equally kept me inside working nonstop.  I really hustled to get a new mosaic stained glass window created,  I wanted to enter the Art League's August exhibit on landscapes.  Although I'm not so much into landscapes, I like challenging myself and finding new ways to express myself.  Well, the challenge payed off, my piece was accepted and is on exhibit at the Art League Gallery in the Torpedo Factory for the month of August.  My son, Noah also had a sculpture selected to be exhibited as well.
http://www.theartleague.org/content_pages/view/228

                                             
                                              "Woven In Sunshine"- Mosaic Stained Glass

I find making these windows so exciting because they change color depending on the time of day and the amount of light coming in.  Here another photo of the same window in late afternoon.

                                                                    See what I mean?

                                                             
                                                 Wilderness Construction -  Noah Williams              

I've also been working on creating some ceramic pieces called "My Peeps".  They are 4 1/2" to 5" tall and are small containers for whatever treasures you want to put in them.

"My Peeps" family is slowly growing, check out my gallery in Clay Works for new "Peeps" and other ceramic sculptures.

As many of you know, I love designing cards.  My August aspiration is to build up my inventory with some of my old design favorites and start putting together some new ideas as well.  Please don't let letter writing become a thing of the past, everyone loves to receive a "thinking of you" note.  My first series are notecards (4 x 5)  $15.00,  6 cards in a pack called "The Age of Innocence".  These cards are my way of giving honor to all the beautiful brown angels from the late 1800's and early 1900's that never knew how special and lovely they were by public standards.  I adorn them in pearls, beads, laces, and special fabrics in the original design.  Below are photos that will be in this series.  

                                                               The above card is slightly different in the pack                                                                it has a  colored border and a quote on the front of the card.