House Crawl

Coming up on Nov. 7th is the Double H Ranch house Crawl...Benefits to go to the Hole in The Wall Camp..

Honored was I to asked to display artwork in one of the historic homes....with part of the artwork sale proceeds going to the camp.

The Double H Ranch, located in New York’s Adirondack Park, is a demonstration of the commitment and generosity of philanthropist Charles R. Wood and actor Paul Newman. Since the Ranch officially opened its doors on July 4, 1993, it has served over 17,000 children dealing with life-threatening illnesses from around the world. It was the second “Hole in the Wall Camp” in what has become a worldwide network of not-for-profit recreational and therapeutic experiences for children with serious illness. Named after the gang in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" the family of Hole in the Wall Camps has given over 119,000 children the chance to be a kid again.

Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Partners House Crawl (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
2 Clement Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NYStroll through 6 beautiful Saratoga homes on historic North Broadway and the surrounding neighborhood. Two of the homes will feature exceptional wines and epicurean delights! At the end of the crawl, we hope you will join us at the now famous After-Party at the Courtney Carriage House. You must be a current Partner Member to attend this event or please purchase a membership now. Print out the form in the right hand column to register, to become a member or for more information. Pre-Registration is recommended. Ticket sales limited to 200. Or to relpy by phone, please call 518-696-5921 ext. 228

a mighty big thanks

A belated, ginormous thank you to all who came out to the Coutry Living Fair in Ohio!
It was so inspiring meeting you all....I do wish I could thank you all by personally...but, you know who you are!
Especially those who traveled from so far.
It was a memorable weekend of beautiful shiny treasures and beautiful shiny people!
xoxo

fear not change

So the hardest thing to do is change.

Self , surroundings and daily habits envelop us until we are trapped in our own cyclical carnival ride.....left to expound "stop the world, I wanna get off!".

Another one of my favorite sayings...."when you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.".

I don't know who to credit it to....it's quite profound whoever you are.

Why oh why is it so easy to fall into habits....but so hard to break them?

What we eat, how we dress even our hairdo's....for example the need for the dreaded term "mullet". I think we all know someone that fits that shoe.

I myself, still and will always own a plethora of scrunchies and Palin-like hair clips.

If you were thinking I was going somewhere awe inspiring and life changing with this I'm sorry to disappoint. That's pretty much all I've got.

Thou, what really got me on this mental thread was my studio.

I had been standing in the same stationary spot recklessly dribbling paint for so long that there was a splatter pattern speckling the floor.

Comfortable as I was...I decided I needed to shake things up a bit.....fling myself off the merry-go-round.

So a studio change was in order.

Just a little shifting of material hodge-podge....but still...change is change.

Ok, so I didn't exactly set the world on fire or solve world hunger.

But this was a huge breakthrough for me...

Maybe hard to surmise from the photos...but I created a "sitting" area with a separate work area behind.

ta-dah.

Alright, maybe this is as impressive as watching a small child display their mastery of a somersault (for the 100 time) ...

My solo applause with the sound of crickets will have to do.

Change,good

Fall showings

Ok, with the sloth of summer behind me I can get back to regular blogging...

Ah, but first a plethora of shows coming up this month....

So hope some of you get the gyspy spirit and head out to a show near you....

A fun time to meet and greet, hobnob and mingle...and a great excuse to buy a new pair of shoes!

web show to go!

So this is a new , cool and hip thing Jen over at Earth Angels has going on..

A live web show of fabulous original artwork...

That's right people!

All the excitement of an auction with the cheap thrill of a peep show..!

Pop over to Jen's blog: http://earthangelstoys.blogspot.com/

at 8pm (NY time) Wednesday July 14th

for an array of goodies from a slew of artists...

Special pricing and new treats available.

Don't miss it, really...

all the cool people are doing it!

thinking inside the box

So I've decided that today is opposite day.

A day where I will appreciate weeds and black flies...

A day where I will not declare "I'm bored" to my husband...(well, I'll try)

A day where I will love pulling ticks off cats...

A day where I won't go in CVS and buy more make up than I know what to do with.

(Really, look in my makeup drawer.....you'd think I was auditioning for Barnum and Bailey....or looking to marry a t.v. evangelist.)

A day where I will think "inside" the box.

That's right.I don't quite know what it is about the intrigue of something in a box.

Ergo the marketing genius of the Happy Meal, Cracker Jax and even those Chinese take out containers.

So, indulge me if I piggy-back on someone elses brilliance ...I am adding my own spin of inside a box.....as a

kind of a 3-D visual treat.

So here are some of my new paintings ....some on wood, some on canvas....some with fancy-smanchy vintage trims...some without.

So on opposite day...don't you dare think OUTSIDE the box!

Giddy-Up WWC!

It's Here!

(Well, to us subscribers that is.)

The 3rd Summer Issue of

"Where Women Create"

So jump on the bandwagon and snatch up your own copy.

If you missed the boat for this issues subscription and you are extra nice

you can score a copy through

http://earthangelstoys.com/

or email

Jen@earthangelstoys.com

or at your local Barnes and Noble

oh yes, Did I mention that my studio is featured??!!

As well as a bevy of gawkable, awe inspiring , creative spaces.