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Thanks for a great road trip!
We have made it back home, safe and sound. Yesterday was all about unpacking and cleaning; today it's time to reflect and feel gratitude for this wonderful trip we took.Sunny southern...
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Article 3
Are you getting excited for the holidays? My friend Janne has made herself a wonderful advent calendar chock full of ideas to get into the spirit. You can read it here.This year my family will be...
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Mother and Mary
Tonight I have been led on a journey, just by looking at one friend's blog I have brought back into memories and something deep and special to my soul. I want to thank Gloria for leading the way to...
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Mother and Mary, part deux
This is Day 7 of Receurda Mi Corazon's Virgin a day project. Please follow the link to see a wonderful collection of images and meditations on Mother Mary.This is a little shrine dedicated to my...
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Goddesses intertwined
This is day 8 of Rebecca's A Virgin a Day blog project over at Recuerda Mi Corazon. Please visit her blog to see more images and meditations of the Virgin Mary, as we lead up to her feast day on...
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Blessed treasure
Today is Day 9 of the Virgin a Day project, brought to us by Rebecca of Recuerda mi Corazon. Please visit her blog to see her beautiful images of the Virgin Mary, as well as those posted by other...
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Mother Mary
Mary watched over me as I slept...She sat on the table beside my bed, close enough so that I could reach over and touch the braille of flowers on her cloak, and even in the dark be comforted by her...
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Grace
Today is Mary's day, day 12 of the twelve days of Mary, hosted by Rebecca of Recuerda Mi Corazon. Please follow the link to her blog to see more meditations on the Virgin Mary.This is a painting I...
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Prayers of Hope
Rebecca of Recuerda Mi Corazon has drawn my attention to a new and very important project: The Hope Flag Project Artist Leighanna Light created the project, to make falgs of hope for the people of...
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
On Tuesday this week Rob took us up to the mountain nearby for a snow walk with our sweet Roz. I had been craving snow, seeing photos of my friends playing in it. Roz had a blast, loving every minute...
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I dreamt we had a white and pirate Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and if you were a mouseYou would have seen Lulu decorating the houseWith pirates in mind, the table was set,Treasures of gold and silver part of the banquet. The...
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Ollie and some art
I know I showed a few pictures of this girl already in the last post, but I haven't formally introduced you to our new pup, Ollie.Ollie is a nine year old girl we adopted from the Humane Society just...
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Of art and arting
The other night I was going to blog about the mood I was in - one of those boggy, "What am I doing with my life?" moods. Bah! Who wants to read about the artist in her existential crisis mode? Let's...
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Teaser and a sleeping cat
Today I finished a piece I've been working on for awhile. I can't post a picture of it because it's a submission for a book. I won't know until May if it will be accepted. I would like to give you a...
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sewing daZe
OOPS! This was supposed to be posted last week. I guess I got sidetracked...This past week I have been doing some regular, old fashioned sewing. A couple of years ago I bought this dressand this...
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Day 2
Day 2 of a Painting a Day with Jane Spakowsky, two days late... I've been laid up my a cold, my head too wooshy for me to post this any sooner, but here she is.Painting number three was started, but...
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"Paintings" and sick days
Even full-time artists need sick days from time to time. : (I wanted to keep up with my Painting a Day Challenge with Jane Spakowsky, but I got sick and couldn't work in the studio for a couple of...
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In just two weeks I will be participating in the Best of the Northwest Show in Seattle Washington! (March 23rd and 24th.) I'll be showing my dolls, plus cards and prints of my dolls. Below is the...
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ADO Traveling Art Doll 2013
I belong to a group of wonderful art doll artists, Art Dolls Only. It is amazing to see the astonishing variety of dolls that artists create. Starting this month, some of us will be participating in...
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ALICE!
I'm so excited!!! I am going to take a Junker Jane doll making class at the end of this month, but I couldn't wait! I saw an adorable Junker Jane-style doll by Mindy Lacefield on Pinterest, and I was...
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