Feeling the Love

The Ragettes receiving the LOVE from Miss M!  It is a good thing because I have been obsessed with making more ragettes.  They will be looking for adoptive homes at the Saline Summerfest August 5th 5pm to 9pm and August 6th 10am to 8pm.  Hope you can visit them.......

Needle felted journals

Journal 2011

 I like to make my own journals for visual journaling.  This is my newest one.  I love using cloth covered journals.  They feel so good to carry around and are wonderful in which to write, create collages and drawings.
I will be teaching how to create such a journal this May at 212 Arts Center in Saline.  Please see their website if you are interested in this fun and usable project.  It will be offered in two sessions with a separate class to teach you how to start filling it with delicious colors and images.

                              

212 Art Center Sale

Please take some time to shop at the 212 Arts Center Holiday sale.  There are lots and lots of wonderful

handmade creations.

The Fritz and Friends open house and sale was a great success!
They may hold one again in June.  I'll keep you posted.

Off to create some gifts in the metals studio.  Hope you are enjoying this wonderfully snowy day Michigan is experiencing.  It is beautiful when you don't have to go out into it!

Jewelry Studio Open House and 212 Art Assoc. Sale

The Fritz and Friends studio Curt and I have been studying with will hold a Precious Wine and Metals Open House December 5th from 1pm to 6pm.  We will both have pieces for sale. The studio is located at 32722 Franklin Road, Franklin, MI.  Below are a new pair of sterling silver and freshwater pearl earrings that will be for sale.  The studio has lots of creative, talented artists.  There will be several pieces for sale from the Fritz and Friends staff as well as students.  Curt and I have really enjoyed studying with Leslie DiPiazzo.  I hope you can join us.

I will also have some jewelry at the 212 Art Association Sale in Saline starting Saturday, Dec. 11 and going through Saturday, Dec. 18th.  More details to come.

Earth Challenge Show

If you have some time in the next couple of weeks visit 212 Art Association in Saline to see the Earth Challenge show.  It is a great mix of fiber, jewelry, mixed media, paint, and more.  I entered two enameled jewelry pieces.  Only remembered to take a picture of one....

The inspiration picture is posted at the bottom of the piece.  My jewelry has a very organic feel to it all the time.  I've always spent  a lot of time outside.  As a kid playing and collecting in fields and swamps and as an adult gardening in my yard.  I even studied nature at college.  It just comes naturally to me.....