Monday, April 12, 2010

Delightfully dimensional cards @ Stampaway 2010







We received information on the classes for Stampaway. The class that I will be teaching is on Thursday, August 12th from 9am-noon. Delightfully dimensional cards is the name of the class. We will be making at least four cards using the newest stamps by DP Artworks. We premiere new stamps every August at Stampaway. We are already starting to gear up for this exciting event.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Lady Gaga, gardening, and loads of sunshine!

Spring has finally arrived! Today was spent creating and tweaking my backyard haven. I planted seven tomato plants, two eggplants, two bell peppers, and fifteen onions. I am far from done, with much work left for tomorrow. The morning will be filled with planting a variety of flowers, sunflower, beans, squash, watermelon, more tomatoes, onions, and another eggplant. The swallowtail butterfly (pictured above) had landed on the blooming lilac bush. I love Spring!

So how does Lady Gaga fit into all of this? Well, first of all, you must know that I love dance music. I love to dance! Grabbing my MP3, gardening tools, and ice water, I headed out to garden. My neighbors waved as I jammed out to Lady Gaga and worked. I was dancing, singing, digging, and planting. My grandmother always said, "If you can't sing well, sing loud". She would be so proud of me today! And so, Lady Gaga and I worked outside and got so much done....Thank you Stefani...aka...Lady Gaga....Bang bang!


Friday, April 2, 2010

Artfest 2010...Fun times!

My work station...I like to think of it as a habitat. All three classes I took were metal working.
Artfest 2010 was amazing!
It is held at Fort Worden, in WA, every spring. I believe there was around 600 people who attended this year. The photo above is the view from our cabin. We stayed off campus and a fair clip from the Fort. The drive was really beautiful and the cabin was great. Everything was lush and green.
Once again Tracy and Teesha Moore (and their whole gang) did an awesome job. I'll be posting more about Artfest in the next couple of days. We arrived home this past Monday and I have yet to unpack!
Stay tuned......