Blessing in Disquise....

Sunday My wonderful Husband wanted to do something nice for us and get a chicken dinner on his way back he was in a accident with MY car ....well lets say its not pretty . But the Blessing is that he was not hurt nor the person in the truck he hit.. and our Puppy who turns a year old tomorrow Winston who was thrown from the van was not hurt ... My van they say can be repaired...we will see.

Today we went for his check up at Duke to see how he is doing since the brain surgery in February ...and he seems to be doing pretty good. But because of the accident he is on limited driving priviledges until October when he gets another MRI.

After we saw the Doctor we met up with Sandra our bestest friend from Caring House...whom we love alot and her grandaughter Megan and Sandra's bestest friend and running partner Betty. We hugged then exchanged directions for John's fav restaurant in Knightdale and we all went there for lunch and met John's fabulous cousin Sheila there and we all just laughed and talked while we enjoyed a great meal and the best hush puppies ever.

Time was way to short....but as the 3 amigos had driven almost 3 hours to visit with us...today they had to leave way to soon. and so did we.

GOD's Country

You know as a artist everyday I look up and see dragons flying across the sky in a cloud formation or a fish with wings.... this is not something that is taught to people but I wish it was.. We are so blessed with all the Natural beauty around us. When a child says Mommy look at the puppy dog in the clouds say oh isn't he cute... teach your children it is ok to see those things.

Then when you are driving out in the world and you see something GOD wants to share with you.. YOU will see it and say oh wow isn't that amazing. Whether it is a Sunrise or a rainbow or a glorious sunset. Stop and enjoy it ... those hamburgers at mcDonalds.. will wait they have been there all day.. or 2 minutes late to work or a meeting just think how much better you will feel having seen all that nature and God has to offer....

So take in that old saying Stop and smell the roses....

Breathe and Create

Wow the summer is about to begin and I will be busy working in the Gift shop I manage...but ...I have spent the last few days cleaning and organizing my studio so I can sneak in there on a moments notice and create something.. anything....I have so much I want to get done. But getting the gift shop ready for the big season .

I finished another Favorite Artist Journal Page ...Van Gogh' Crows in a Cornfield .. I love the colors in this painting and crows are believed to be the messengers in Native American Lore and Corn is very Important to the Cherokee which I am 1/16th ...Mother Selu delivered the corn to the Cherokee and because of this they survived. I have a quilt in sketches right now as a tribute to Mother Selu. So that is why I chose the painting .. I also always wanted to paint this design on my kitchen wall.I wish you could feel and see the yellow fabric I used it has loose threads on it that make it look corn standing ...then used some thread painting where I use the sewing machine to "embroider" images on the page. and last the crows were layered first by thread painting and finally by dimensional paint....I am very pleased with this piece I used Artist canvas for the back of the page so it looks like a painting in the raw.

I also am putting together some more Fabric postcards...playing with denim and layering sheers over a shiny satin background. I will post pictures when I get my first samples done.

As we walk through Life it is always important to breathe...and then create ...do something for yourself YOU are IMPORTANT is you are not happy then no one should be happy.. Just kidding...but you should be happy.

Next time you go for a walk listen to the birds and the sounds around you Mother loves to talk to you and assist you in creating something above and beyond.