Joyful

I was reminded of the song "Joyful Girl" by Ani DiFranco yesterday. One of my best friends and I were obsessed with Ani in high school, and I still enjoy her folky sound and meaningful lyrics. I love the positive tone to this song - and how it can be interpreted to describe what drives me to make art.



So, today I'm listening to a little Ani while I work. :-) It's the first day of my 3rd round at papernstitch, so I'm adding some new things to the site and reorganizing a bit. It's also bright and sunny out, so I suspect I will be taking some new photographs today!



(If you're interested, do swing by to see - it's a lovely site and I'm among many talented artists. Please click on the heart at the top of the page if you enjoy my work!)

Hope you all have a wonderful and fulfilling Monday!

Pottering About

Hello all! I've been a bit out of it lately - nothing like a cold to set back your plans. But I'm feeling better and I'm ready to face my gallery show opening tomorrow evening! I must decide how to dress - any suggestions? I'm torn between a dressier, "arty", hippie-esque cocktail dress and a simpler ensemble of black slacks, a slate gray top, and some of the pretty jewelry pieces I have gotten from artist friends.

On a totally different note - today I picked up my finished pottery pieces! Not sure if you remember me posting earlier about the class I was taking. Most pieces are pretty rough around the edges - after all it was my first class. But some of them came out really well, I think! Here's a glimpse at my favorite (It's a small dish - about 4" in diameter):



And while I'm posting up random tidbits of information... I'm also excited to have 23 hearts so far in my papernstitch store! The seller with the most hearts at the end of the session gets a lovely prize, so I am striving toward that goal. I'm not there yet, but even if I don't "win", I am pleased to know that people are enjoying my work :-)

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

Papernstitch

Cool! I'm the featured seller on papernstitch right now!

Snowy Day

One of the things I love about living in Rhode Island is getting to visit the ocean in all seasons and in all weather. There were surfers in the water at Narragansett Beach today, and walkers on the rocks at Black Point. But, the snow was left pristine in many places - as if this shoreline was more remote and untamed.

Black Point Snow I


In other news, my shop on papernstitch went live today! Do stop by and visit - it's a beautifully laid out site. While you're there, feel free to "heart" me, I'd appreciate it!