Artfest - it was more than a gift... it was magic!

"oh, hi"
a gift of magic... given to me the first night we were at artfest
kecia told me "this is your magic necklace" and that there was
a story... Jesse Reno's story... that you can't buy a magic necklace you have to be given one.
She believed it.. and so do I
Because it's true... magic was everywhere this artfest.

artfest with an iphone leads to... well a mix of filters and bits...
yummy new tapes and pens

I had great intentions of "working" in my journal while I was there... yeah
that didn't happen...
"oh, hi"... again

these are the plaster bowls I made in Stephanie Lee's Class....

The journal book I made in Misty Mawn's class... I had some stickers of my

art made for trades... things I had done in her online class... they

worked great in my little book

my first class with Jesse Reno... this is how things looked early in the day

this was "follow the leader" a new class for him, and if you did so...

you ended up here... well this is where I ended up

the last thing to "appear" were the feathers around her head...

they tend to show up at artfest.... hello horsefeathers... glad you could join us.

I'm thinking it would make a really cool stamp

Yeah... he is a great teacher... I would like to find myself with hands in paint in his class again.

The classes were fantastic... two of my all time favorite's Stephanie and Misty

and Jesse, who's class I had always wanted to try.

uh huh

we took in the beach party... kecia is cookin us up some grub

my two travel partners... man we had a good time!

mr. michael has left the 406 to be with his new bride... so it was nice

to see him and wish him well. I got to meet Lana - fun & talented soul!

kecia getting them all together!

I love making art and I love the art of others!

This is my new gallery... within Talc Gallery...

Francesca Di Leo

I don't know that I can adequately string together words to describe the exchange of

appreciation (if that is even the right word) between us. Both students in Misty's online

class, I was captured by this painting Francesca had created of her Mother. We spoke about the piece at Artfest... shared how a work of art can move through you... and back again.

The emotion and gratitude this painting holds to me is just breathtaking.

The same purposeful hands and giving soul that could create such presence on a page

gifted me this painting

and my Irish eyes were smiling... and weeping...

and I was once again captured.

magic

Pam Kirshenbaum

Pam Kirshenbaum must have told me six times what her class was about on the last day...

I will never forget... as she sent me home with the piece she did in class!

It's an acrylic panel that they worked on from the back... so layering backwards!

magic

Lyn Tivenan

Shadow and highlights... Lyn could write the book on it! Lyn was also in Misty's online class

and traveled "across the pond" to artfest! When she asked if I would like to trade one of

my necklaces for one of her paintings... oh my word...

magic

Stephanie Lee

I feel so lucky to give this painting a home. When she posted a picture of

it before artfest... my fingers were crossed that it might be possible.

magic

Misty Mawn

This is a print of an amazing painting Misty did as one of her lessons in

her online class (you can still sign up for this class!)... Open Studio.

It will always be a special reminder of the beauty that has come from that class.

magic

an amazing young artist... who's name I will post as soon as I can find her card!

Mindy Lacefield

who could resist that face.... oh hi

I've just signed up for her online class..Paint Your Story

it looks to be so much fun... not to late to join in the...

magic

more gifts... I'm hoping to sit for a quiet spell tomorrow and

open and explore these sweet packages.

Pam & kecia

Thanks for letting me hop on your party wagon!

It was an amazing trip... it was more than a gift... it was magic!