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I'm in Somerset Studio!
Okay, this is a treat for me! I had sent a submission into Somerset Studio magazines in October and this week I recieved an advanced issue of "Gallery Summer 2008" with my art included! What a treat! Thank you, Somerset Studio! My canvas was a book cover from an old Reader's Digest book. I love the art on those books and pick them up for free from our library's giveaway box. (I mentioned this back here.) I painted the cover with gesso and just built it up after that. I named the piece "Fly Away Home":
And at the back of the issue is where they put the instructions. The typos (such as "rings" for "wings") were done at the studio.:
Here's what I wrote on October 3, 2007 about this art:
This art represents my sentiments as my daughter is in her third year of college, away from home. With tears in my eyes I’ve watched from the moment she took flight the first time until now. I know time is getting short as to the day her wings are fully developed and she makes a permanent nest outside of mine. She will always have home in her heart, and yet she’ll begin the cycle herself and create her own home. When we send our kids off to college our desire is that whatever they are they will be a good one. Once they are established their beautiful wings will always return home to the master nest.
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Here's a little story for you! A couple weeks back I decided to visit all the bloggers who blogged about their hankies for the Show and Tell Sunday. I decided to start at the bottom of the list, (and never got any further after the first one!), which was Shabby Olde Potting Shed. After I read a post or two I immediately sent off an email to Lea asking her for her mailing address! I told her I was "safe"! As you know I sell hand painted shabby-style signs and have been for a few years now. When I first started making the signs I used pine, but now I only use MDF. The quality of the pine just got too bad to work with, too many open knots and too many repairs I'd have to make to the board before I even began to start painting. But I had one sign left in my office/studio that read, "Won't you come to my garden, I'd like my roses to meet you!". It was my last sign made of pine and I had been wanting to GIVE it away! (Sorry, I was going to have a drawing here, but then found Lea!) I sent the sign to Lea, and since then have found out her mother passed away 15 months ago. I had no idea this sign would arrive just a few days from Mother's Day, when Lea needed a blessing. When I read her posts about her mother (and some previous ones) I just cried, as you see, I didn't know about her sadness until AFTER I sent the sign. When I sent the sign I made sure Lea knew it was a "blessing" and not a RAK (random act of kindness), I specially wanted to bless her. Sometimes you've just got to listen to the Still Small Voice, you know, whenGod whispers something in your ear. Well, just go read about Lea and the sign and her mother on her blog, here. It might not seem like much to you, but the just 5 minutes before I read Lea's post on her blog I had taken the beautiful picture of the sun rays shinning through our tall cedar tree (in my previous post here), and I thought of God's glory. Hopefully Lea won't mind I've borrowed her picture here:
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Here's a few of the signs I painted this week:
This first one is going on a Candy Table (or candy bar) at a wedding reception! Wish I could go along with the sign, I *love* candy!-
This is one of my custom family signs. This back background is one that I offer in my eBay store.-
This one is going in a little girl's room:
This next one is a new one I just painted today. It's listed on Etsy here:
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Goodness gracious! There's a new book in town! And of the 5 authors, four of them have blogs and are having blog drawings and giveaways. The book is called "Postmak: LA". I've got a copy coming my way, I'll post pictures when it arrives. Meanwhile start your blog hopping at Teresa's blog, {My Minutia} and go from there! Congratulations on the book to Teresa McFadden, Charlotte Lyons, Pam Garrison, Rebecca Sower, Carolyn Peeler and Amy Hanna. The site they are selling from (LuLu). Here's a picture of the book (from Teresa's blog):
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Guess who I got to have here yesterday? Ellie, our little 7 month old granddaughter!
She looks so serious in this photo! Everytime I'd snap a picture she'd give me this look! She does smile and laugh, but may photography is serious business to her! I'm making something for her, and hope to show it soon! Her brother, John Mark, was "working" with daddy! (His favorite activity.)
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Have a great evening!
Blessings!
*Heidi*
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Heidi!!!! ****CONGRATULATIONS!!!*** You're published in Somerset!!!! WOW!!! Super accomplishment for you!!! I'm so proud of you! You made it! That's your creative genius, and the editors loved you!!! Being published is the ultimate art challenge! Your pictures are always so interesting, and special! Like this precious one of sweet Ellie! My Goodness she's adorable! What a sweetie!!! When can we see your front door??????
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Oh so much to be happy about! Congrats on the Somerset issue! What a thrill! Thank you so much for telling us about the sign and Lea at the Shabby Olde Potting Shed. The story gave me goosebumps! I shed a few tears reading it and then reading her post about her sweet mom! I remember the beautiful picture you posted the other day with the rays of sunshine.....more goosebumps! This was a wonderful story for me to read after spending the entire day with my sweet mom! Thank you Heidi!
Robin~Thrifty Miss Priss -
Congrats on the article! Terrific!! the book looks stunning too!!
Have a fabulous weekend!
blessings,
kari & kijsa -
WOW HEIDI!!! I was thrilled that you included me in your post but more importantly AM THRILLED FOR YOU TO BE IN SOMERSET STUDIO!!!!!!!!!! WHOOhOooO clapclapclapstandingovation and I AM DOING CARTWHEELS FOR YOU!!! WOW!!
YOU ARE JUST AMAZING AND I COULDNT be any happier for you and AM BLESSED BEYOND WORDS to have met you. A DIVINE MEETING - TRUE STORY!
I can't wait to go buy my copy of the magazine and will treasure it forever! ALSO I WANT TO LEARN TO MAKE THOSE BOOKS! OHHMYSTARS N GARTERS! IM so excited!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME WAY UP THERE IN OREGON? Did you hear that WHOOhOoo? THAT WAS meeee!
I am hugging you Heidi and pray Blessings upon you,
Lea
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5/27/08 10:01 PM