at the end of a very busy week-the bees paid a visit. friday late afternoon, we noticed a large swarm of bees on our back patio. they were buzzing around for about 20 minutes-then it was obvious they were not leaving. i have a potting bench on the patio-the “legs” are made to look like [...]

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here is the first of my altars-a very traditional one-honoring the compassion of the higher  spirits!

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i am in the midst of  the hustle and bustle of preparation for one of my favorite times of year-dia de los muertos and halloween. so many projects-so much fun!
i am doing 3 altars this year-one at hollywood forever cemetery’s annual dia de los muertos “altar offerings”, one at ten women venice, and a very [...]

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i am slowly trying to catch up on projects. this is for the fiberart of so ca  challenge-the theme is inua.
in the inuit culture, Inua refers to a sort of soul that exists in all people, animals, lakes, mountains, and plants- they were sometimes personified in mythology. i choose sedna-the goddess of the sea. she is depicted [...]

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Please take a look at the upcoming SAQA auction-a wonderful way to support the arts and buy an affordable piece of original artwork. The Auction for pages 1a and 1b will begin Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time-
you can get more info on their website:www.saqa.com

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a current work – very cathartic after an extremely difficult week. my son was in a serious car accident -i very happy to say it looks like he will make a full recovery. each day is a gift and i am reminded that the most precious things in my life are taken for granted far [...]

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