February 2nd, 2010
Welcome February. You are such a nice month to get married in…
In a previous post I waxed on about the support of my art posse. Well, one of them is about to get hitched and the rest of us couldn’t be more excited!
We took it as an opportunity to create a collaborative piece to present to the happy couple. The theme: hearts, of course! The format: 6×6″ canvas, each in our own visual voice wishing them the best. Cleverly mounted so they can be shown together or hung as individual pieces.
My heart is located middle, right. I was going for a Victorian valentine kind of feel. I found some lovely Chinese paper and spent the afternoon x-actoing, arranging, mod-podging and uncrossing my eyes. The lettering in the background is from an e.e. cummings love poem.
{imho, e.e. rocks the poem genre with his use, or should I say misuse, of the English language.}
I’m looking forward to more collaborations with these talented artists… and more reasons to celebrate these wonderful women.
Tags: art collaboration, art hearts, e.e. cummings
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February 1st, 2010
Haiti is still hurting.
Let’s help. Purchase anything from my etsy shop and I will donate half of the sale price to Konbit Sante|Cap-Haitian Health Partnership. Free shipping too! So far, my etsy shop has raised over $125! Hurry though, my small relief campaign will run through Tuesday, February 2!
sea and sand hand painted ceramic tide clock
blossom hand painted ceramic switch plate
magnolia hand painted ceramic coaster set
Konbit is Haitian Creole for working together. Sante means health. I though it would be great if you and I did a little konbit of our own, hence the sale in my etsy shop. These folks have been working in Haiti for 10 years and have systems in place to get help where it needs to go, fast. Visit their website for news and to find out how your donations are being spent.
There are lots of other things you may find in the shop or may consider as a gift for a upcoming wedding, anniversary or birthday!
And, if you can’t find anything in my store, check out all the other talented and generous creative souls at etsy who are also finding ways to help Haiti.
Thank You! Thank You!
Pass the word. Pass the love. Buy good, do good.
Tags: earthquake relief, etsy, etsy haiti, etsy maine team, haiti, haiti donations, haiti relief
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January 26th, 2010
It snowed big-time last week. This week, the rain washed it all away.
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January 23rd, 2010
A RAINBOW UNDER SNOW, 2010
One month past the winter solstice. Some are looking forward to the warmth and colors of spring, others are frolicking in a foot or more of the white stuff. If you’re from Maine, it’s healthy to be doing both. It’s a kind of coping mechanism for northern dwellers. We humans are poorly evolved for this bi-polar weather. So, year after year we layer-up, strip-down and repeat. Today, the fresh snow is twinkling in the winter morning sun. Later, as the sun sets, the sky will turn a kind of indigo blue that you can only find reproduced in a Maxfield Parrish painting.
MAXFIELD PARRISH, 1949
It will be another few months before spring arrives and I find sure footing on the driveway once again…. But today looks like a frolic in the bright snow kind of day.
A FOREST OF BLEEDING HEARTS, SPRING 2009
Later, as the sun goes down, I’ll watch the sky turn purple and dream of spring as I paw through photographs of warmer times and yard filled with color.
Tags: glass mosaic sphere, maine, maxfield parrish, winter
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January 19th, 2010
…so many miles away in a country few get to see. Images stream in from news sources and they are devastating. Their stories break the heart. How can one stand idly by in the face of such human suffering?
Are you ready to help? I am. Here are two ways to support the relief efforts in Haiti and give a nod to artists trying to make the world a better place in the best way they know how.
1) I have suspended shipping fees in my etsy shop and will donate half of every sale to Konbit Sante | Cap-Haitien Health Partnership until Tuesday, February 2.
2) You’ll also find my best selling item here at Craft Hope for Haiti along with over one hundred other donated crafts and art pieces. All proceeds (besides shipping and etsy fees) are donated to Doctors Without Borders.
Be generous if you are able, if not, please say a little prayer and send some love their way. It is the least we can do. Thank you.
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