I had the BEST DAY today [Wednesday]! Although it started with that frantic white rabbity feeling of I'm late I'm late, it suddenly went calm as the dogwood blossoms and Mount St. Helen's drew prayers of gratitude from my core. Every tree, house, flower, color, and person going by made me smile. My ukulele lesson went swimmingly, and then I went to my version of Nirvana: a day of art play with friends - the kind of friends who share all your art geek passions. We bring show and tell, we ooh and ahhh over colors of wool and speckles of thread and patterns of paint and gelli plate prints (and chocolate treats!). We share tales of scouts and of childhoods long ago, of places we've been and where we dream of going next. Our paint brushes, needles and thread, brayers and nimble fingers keep time to the music of our voices mixing, layering, and weaving together. Our hearts become so full that we hate to leave at the end of the day, so we quickly make a date for the next gathering: next week!
My happiness spills over into the grocery store, la Winco, where even the cashier greets me with, "Hello, darling! How are you today?" I tell her I'm fine, then squeak, "You're so cheerful!"
She says, "Always. Every day and with every person. It's a blessing."
Yes, it is.
xoxo lulu
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Today Janet shared from her amazing collection of art by other artists. This wonderful piece is by British artist Janet Bolton. |
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More artwork by Janet Bolton.
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We also bring in work we've done ourselves. Janet created this gorgeous mixed media piece: collage, watercolor, stitching - oh my! |
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Janet and Diane pouring over just a small sampling of Janet's extensive hand-dyed wool stash. |
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Janet, Sally and Diane discussing a background Janet has prepared for a wool quilt. |
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Just one of Janet's Sue Spargo wool quilt projects in progress. |
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By the way, we're meeting in the classroom at collage. We get to see brand new stock like this luscious Nepalese paper as it comes in. |
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Janet gets to work on her layout for another Sue Spargo project. In the background, our dear Sonia, the manager of collage on Alberta. |
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Sally works on refining her color layout for a Sue Spargo project. |
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I did mention chocolates, didn't I? Hmm, not much left... |
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Oh yeah, I was there, too. This is one of the pieces I worked on today. |
My happiness spills over into the grocery store, la Winco, where even the cashier greets me with, "Hello, darling! How are you today?" I tell her I'm fine, then squeak, "You're so cheerful!"
She says, "Always. Every day and with every person. It's a blessing."
Yes, it is.
xoxo lulu