tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46798882497300945502024-03-05T20:18:31.722-08:00Art Dolls by NatThis is Show and Tell. I'll show what I make and tell about the process.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-73639247596559602322012-07-14T17:18:00.000-07:002012-07-14T17:18:50.713-07:00Fabric Floral Sculptures<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Orchids and Pansies</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are made of stiffened cotton fabrics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been having lots of fun making these sculptures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Art is a wonderful way to discover oneself</span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-30864781620919185622012-06-06T04:09:00.005-07:002012-06-06T04:11:40.335-07:00Zendalas<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I have always been intimidated by a space with edges when it came to drawing . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is something freeing about a circle . . .</span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-64216776594569265132011-01-29T07:59:00.000-08:002011-01-29T08:15:32.773-08:00She's a Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Kauai</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhBXiaeQp838RKsOWcYx14WDDywXSUQ6xxxiGlIEyVTbBKSM6oz2fZRYaW5gLy76nplWuSQ0hkGiV5JDGFZs2C_Lf_xBbgWQxOWeYtz0HwHvrrV44_Vwp8zmcnG_zmKFjf0c26cEiurMe/s1600/kuaigeorgiastarsmall.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhBXiaeQp838RKsOWcYx14WDDywXSUQ6xxxiGlIEyVTbBKSM6oz2fZRYaW5gLy76nplWuSQ0hkGiV5JDGFZs2C_Lf_xBbgWQxOWeYtz0HwHvrrV44_Vwp8zmcnG_zmKFjf0c26cEiurMe/s400/kuaigeorgiastarsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567638410226625682" border="0" /></a>The end of the road showing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Napali</span> coast and the vast Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />Hawaii is an ever changing colorful environment. Beautiful and volatile, the island of Kauai was born 6 million years ago. Quite an amazing place to behold . .<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to Dot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lewallen</span></span><span class="GBThreadMessageRow_AuthorLink_Wrapper"></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;"> for the use of her photo</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like Georgia and Star to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br />pixelplay@hotmail.com<br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-38475117475147033832011-01-14T14:22:00.000-08:002011-01-14T14:40:49.496-08:00European Vacation<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We crossed the big wide ocean to find the old world.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />London, England is the perfect city for a red he</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ad doll. Wonder if my English ancestors stood in this river too?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qWtcj3cNgz9yZZxi8H1Zv15foVdGa9H9grSciHdw_-TRmyPZEnWm4WlX6MJ313_5jvdcF5Htnyg3sGgI9t-EhkJkYniJgdSVKvwn9Y8y47PFdBY9pMnxJpl0GCWrSo5iM2im-XNxQACr/s1600/londongeorgia+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qWtcj3cNgz9yZZxi8H1Zv15foVdGa9H9grSciHdw_-TRmyPZEnWm4WlX6MJ313_5jvdcF5Htnyg3sGgI9t-EhkJkYniJgdSVKvwn9Y8y47PFdBY9pMnxJpl0GCWrSo5iM2im-XNxQACr/s400/londongeorgia+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562172162293021042" border="0" /></a>Star has always had a love for Swedes, so our vi</span><span style="font-size:130%;">sit to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Göteborg</span> Sweden was inc</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">redible</span>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkojns6MYauFJBjbnGIHmBi50QTTqbjOFi8w3ZKr-ROFJAdumgWWHHkbO-7flrxMh0g34TVoo-TU5dWdhHgIDsgRiXXaDpdRsKHMJbO8Gwb-vpsOpOO1UMJiZT3miZoWOIlkyVUWlF6Ago/s1600/swedenstar+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkojns6MYauFJBjbnGIHmBi50QTTqbjOFi8w3ZKr-ROFJAdumgWWHHkbO-7flrxMh0g34TVoo-TU5dWdhHgIDsgRiXXaDpdRsKHMJbO8Gwb-vpsOpOO1UMJiZT3miZoWOIlkyVUWlF6Ago/s400/swedenstar+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562173035653068322" border="0" /></a>As world travelers, one must always be willing to get their feet wet.<br />The best views are always from the left . . .<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >thanks to Walter Davis for the use of his photos</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >If you would like Georgia and Star to visit some place you've been, email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-16055083456487991002010-12-27T13:59:00.000-08:002010-12-27T14:15:25.582-08:00Christmas 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">There was something different about this Christmas. I bought decorations, had lights strung up around the house and even had a tree. The season had not meant anything to me in decades, but this year was different. Two</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> twin boys reminded me of the excitement there</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> was in this time of year.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBOzDVXn61EgMsBSNTEoFK2Yv9ESiRHXEN6eLmb84chellNdipZMK-4gazm4jq-erNhrvEUJoi2ZyCkZTPzcSH5k2L89DF54oVpHTdCbXLEeutFzoDhv67dp7dXnd7N3yaLdxK57lZgRo/s1600/christmas+2010+a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBOzDVXn61EgMsBSNTEoFK2Yv9ESiRHXEN6eLmb84chellNdipZMK-4gazm4jq-erNhrvEUJoi2ZyCkZTPzcSH5k2L89DF54oVpHTdCbXLEeutFzoDhv67dp7dXnd7N3yaLdxK57lZgRo/s400/christmas+2010+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555485964815771714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas came and went too fast. Wish I could relive it again and again. I suppose we should stop telling the kids "Santa is watching", but if it keeps on working . . . </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />Happy New Year Everyone</span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-57014105574147526822010-11-08T07:39:00.000-08:002010-11-08T09:41:06.082-08:00My Adventure<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The last 4 months have brought three new people into my life. My life now is about family, and all the free time is given to two wonderful boys. The same two I have been sharing in my previous blogs. I haven't given up on the dolls, but finding time to create has been difficult.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My energy has been put into developing do</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lls</span> that I can one day have licensed. Georgia and Star have been transformed from Art Dolls to dolls that can be played with. I will now release them into the arms of two, 6 year old boys who have adored them from afar. They have been waiting with wide eyes watching me make their new playmates. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYvc7bT-6aA8fBRvZUk8itAPI61tsxDiBZ4l_t1wtPSap9RacYcO-sjOX9m2deVwuu4MJUafW-qCiABn8Z0sP4ebbDCkdVsoL0f17sJf-5Kq9XKDdNV7tIgrIqOcDhx5W32I5rLVtPhGa/s1600/the+dolls+a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYvc7bT-6aA8fBRvZUk8itAPI61tsxDiBZ4l_t1wtPSap9RacYcO-sjOX9m2deVwuu4MJUafW-qCiABn8Z0sP4ebbDCkdVsoL0f17sJf-5Kq9XKDdNV7tIgrIqOcDhx5W32I5rLVtPhGa/s400/the+dolls+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537207698935222690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">So I hope to make a few to sell and my hopes are even bigger for the possibilities of a future where thousands of kids will have the chance to create their own adventures with </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia and Star.</span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-62848271320616583582010-10-16T15:05:00.000-07:002010-10-16T15:20:08.579-07:00Joy Ride<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Spanish</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > Plaza</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Mobile, Alaba</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ma</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6XLiE5ICPGERbA7gYyNf28WFluVjSSxBcA69CVHergQHHibnJVLgxaZvFew5hyphenhyphen4-5RM9eOqI4wCMFHZBEGXpilgYmrvSYHlD5CDlCOLR5YnecQhrRBzIWeqM0I4hiz1zlOaOwBLD-oPQ/s1600/spanish+plaza+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6XLiE5ICPGERbA7gYyNf28WFluVjSSxBcA69CVHergQHHibnJVLgxaZvFew5hyphenhyphen4-5RM9eOqI4wCMFHZBEGXpilgYmrvSYHlD5CDlCOLR5YnecQhrRBzIWeqM0I4hiz1zlOaOwBLD-oPQ/s400/spanish+plaza+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528769014199881122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">If you want to take your big wheels for a spin in t</span><span style="font-size:130%;">he hot summer heat, head to Spanis</span><span style="font-size:130%;">h Plaza in downt</span><span style="font-size:130%;">own Mobi</span><span style="font-size:130%;">le.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohIpNckdoS51YAmQIXTCgV8-Z5VHjDFe5QZXipksWFgOHymSqMsMiPV8wJCCFJFZceXXOFo0k2PcYaNj0od6XtDDnGCISzkpMjr1gQSBUTQ47eJqXmD5bc-ygV3eLj_KHCMo0HhT9eDvr/s1600/spanish+plaza+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohIpNckdoS51YAmQIXTCgV8-Z5VHjDFe5QZXipksWFgOHymSqMsMiPV8wJCCFJFZceXXOFo0k2PcYaNj0od6XtDDnGCISzkpMjr1gQSBUTQ47eJqXmD5bc-ygV3eLj_KHCMo0HhT9eDvr/s400/spanish+plaza+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528769801191561970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Yep big wheels are amphibious. Who knew?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzs00Pg0MEQ6RLB5-KFcY5M93HOwfZxKZxs9jzN1CLMlPwHL1DKbGZUDtnJ8bVmrsWQxNwg6PozqSn6kP4hP57JzoftYXc4wwVvZf9BuHSLO4fSyh6ijps_9GOkV0TmWx2m4f3khpxYAq/s1600/spanish+plaza+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzs00Pg0MEQ6RLB5-KFcY5M93HOwfZxKZxs9jzN1CLMlPwHL1DKbGZUDtnJ8bVmrsWQxNwg6PozqSn6kP4hP57JzoftYXc4wwVvZf9BuHSLO4fSyh6ijps_9GOkV0TmWx2m4f3khpxYAq/s400/spanish+plaza+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528770535843799698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to Natalie Johnson for the use of her photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like Star and Georgia to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-89932136997901027782010-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:002010-08-03T09:03:39.705-07:00Playing Beneath the Giants<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wasington</span> Square Park, M</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">obile</span>, Al.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDK117iMAgNeyVN3LHJjroEEvONC_EOehSSihiEcZMXerrdMQPMZLzcNewpdeYScfr0m0yumf0NEmefdgpVA8V_3vMZ87eGIxz0jlcAMYLDb2Hi52FucrJQCMZBxdTTJWpq8XzRWhDe2g/s1600/cand+c+and+star.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDK117iMAgNeyVN3LHJjroEEvONC_EOehSSihiEcZMXerrdMQPMZLzcNewpdeYScfr0m0yumf0NEmefdgpVA8V_3vMZ87eGIxz0jlcAMYLDb2Hi52FucrJQCMZBxdTTJWpq8XzRWhDe2g/s400/cand+c+and+star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501213186107472850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDmeDovEgFMPBMNEw80d0OnaiuQanXtZKmV2Hv8uA5t0LCs5K6PrFkH9Sn1mVwLycBuOvANzrjr85cPQ_U2YqAgYXFsv0ZhX5OvwXSZsy_0hABs8w4OF4MivX4FPJ_t5JuDkiU-QDGPQW/s1600/cand+c+at+park+and+georgia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDmeDovEgFMPBMNEw80d0OnaiuQanXtZKmV2Hv8uA5t0LCs5K6PrFkH9Sn1mVwLycBuOvANzrjr85cPQ_U2YqAgYXFsv0ZhX5OvwXSZsy_0hABs8w4OF4MivX4FPJ_t5JuDkiU-QDGPQW/s400/cand+c+at+park+and+georgia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501213283364073122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">In one of Mobile's oldest neighborhoods sits this wonderful square. It is an incredible place to play among some</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> old giant trees</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxNY_0ClgLN-eE33_gk_BXGi-PTr2j9gdQQnCSmXPj8d32Zz-XaQbreAPvmCWu4KPuK5oUe5MzFqwijCJzVe5Kq0q61vcKB8NILskLEzYCS3gz4JhCmEuNzWuVrLZ-7yvivxlT1wv9yVe/s1600/cand+c+at+park+and+star.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxNY_0ClgLN-eE33_gk_BXGi-PTr2j9gdQQnCSmXPj8d32Zz-XaQbreAPvmCWu4KPuK5oUe5MzFqwijCJzVe5Kq0q61vcKB8NILskLEzYCS3gz4JhCmEuNzWuVrLZ-7yvivxlT1wv9yVe/s400/cand+c+at+park+and+star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501213848348827218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The limbs reach to the ground, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inv</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">iting</span> us to climb.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8Gjviiz_LNTbDXdhORSHtcxoNQPF4m8T4j3XYm5xTjAhh8WL-8caLgvaR5klsHZXPyLCAnRukgBci6cu-ggYN1_eiKWDs7356NNp3gS8-2PLOrAnkmfbzMksnedF29vhI88ZV24k-KZ6/s1600/CandC+at+park+georgia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8Gjviiz_LNTbDXdhORSHtcxoNQPF4m8T4j3XYm5xTjAhh8WL-8caLgvaR5klsHZXPyLCAnRukgBci6cu-ggYN1_eiKWDs7356NNp3gS8-2PLOrAnkmfbzMksnedF29vhI88ZV24k-KZ6/s400/CandC+at+park+georgia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501214183748524242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We all had a great morning playing in one of the prettiest places on earth.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to Natalie Johnson for the use of her photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-81725235326462614692010-07-18T12:25:00.000-07:002010-07-18T18:05:02.335-07:00Fountains to Play in<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Mobile,</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> Al. USA</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Mobile is a mix of French, Spanish, Creole, Catholic, British and African heritages, distinguishing it from all other cities in the state of Alabama. Mobile is the birthplace of </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mardi</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gras</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> in the United States an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d has the oldest celebration, dating to the early 1700s. If you love the old Antebellum and Southern architecture, this is the city to visit.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrY8BdPuZ5c2-Pea8Rj2vgDIivZktN9zElt3oB9G7xumTd2alXw9EnujaHezAsn-BEdnwW8bqN-uu0GeMFkEtWr0YPXgidCJDSJ4fYogOP11OqWJPCC-eB5eMr7Zc4-sLRXZdwzQaeVoq/s1600/cand+c+fountain1small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrY8BdPuZ5c2-Pea8Rj2vgDIivZktN9zElt3oB9G7xumTd2alXw9EnujaHezAsn-BEdnwW8bqN-uu0GeMFkEtWr0YPXgidCJDSJ4fYogOP11OqWJPCC-eB5eMr7Zc4-sLRXZdwzQaeVoq/s400/cand+c+fountain1small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495330842571539522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Today we met up with our two friends Caleb and </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Caden</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">. We played in the fountain at Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTNHxlDDW8wQXPVtFPBZ3QHOIwESFtBdp01awCX4vlru5vWldvP6wNU0QFAR4Upl8Yu6EtO-wLNvUer0zfAZFTzxm8a2cGUG5QjbFhnHZybCcSTwcLKLHXRIS-uy0nuyRjYPuPm4v9_Ml/s1600/cand+c+fountain2small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTNHxlDDW8wQXPVtFPBZ3QHOIwESFtBdp01awCX4vlru5vWldvP6wNU0QFAR4Upl8Yu6EtO-wLNvUer0zfAZFTzxm8a2cGUG5QjbFhnHZybCcSTwcLKLHXRIS-uy0nuyRjYPuPm4v9_Ml/s400/cand+c+fountain2small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495334747248410994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Summer is hot here, and we all found this</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to be a great way to cool off our front and back sides</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Got to</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">l</span><span style="font-size:130%;">o</span><span style="font-size:130%;">v</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">kids . . .</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIaHU9XwVVVIQovoe4DZ3aWxKgJVNd-MyluzKoQLHynGiFYnxFsUo9-ursXIHbti1QR2xz_4Kiyf8jUflil91B0wfNeh7D7gc1QvizM7QEqO0dt8Pbqr8ZBJu04a1XMK5chcuKZZQaXR7/s1600/alabama-map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIaHU9XwVVVIQovoe4DZ3aWxKgJVNd-MyluzKoQLHynGiFYnxFsUo9-ursXIHbti1QR2xz_4Kiyf8jUflil91B0wfNeh7D7gc1QvizM7QEqO0dt8Pbqr8ZBJu04a1XMK5chcuKZZQaXR7/s400/alabama-map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495339699797669378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to Natalie Johnson for the use of her photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-23876278044890600902010-07-06T07:37:00.000-07:002010-07-06T07:53:37.453-07:00Wild, Rugged West<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">New Mex</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ico</span>, USA</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBdyggCY8yCxIKbjS0FxYdVmKkaaUbTpQqDrRTf7r8qN7VxH676K8_689InnKR8ly2eT-KYcYPLdLE2YV1SKnBp4OJqoSBX30mWRPXAiW68Tfe9CI-W0sI9CRI5aPdLWmzXH2ULfWtffu/s1600/nmskygeorgiasmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBdyggCY8yCxIKbjS0FxYdVmKkaaUbTpQqDrRTf7r8qN7VxH676K8_689InnKR8ly2eT-KYcYPLdLE2YV1SKnBp4OJqoSBX30mWRPXAiW68Tfe9CI-W0sI9CRI5aPdLWmzXH2ULfWtffu/s400/nmskygeorgiasmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490803782295660706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">There is something different to the way everything looks out west. The sky is different, the terrain is different, the air is different. Never saw a sunset as beautiful as the ones in New Mexico, just </span><span style="font-size:130%;">outside of Santa Fe</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_hkansmv4JY1_TbAJpWtxW6ixTh_UbnNRznVhBWz0a5YPdjl3IqHi4LUL8QB5KetX24vtLjiktvkL7IsTlZpmzmDt7sed-6LeKyddxrUXpzk_OxLP99m_-RylO5tfSCL5DwZ8XSTyV-P/s1600/nm3stasmallr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_hkansmv4JY1_TbAJpWtxW6ixTh_UbnNRznVhBWz0a5YPdjl3IqHi4LUL8QB5KetX24vtLjiktvkL7IsTlZpmzmDt7sed-6LeKyddxrUXpzk_OxLP99m_-RylO5tfSCL5DwZ8XSTyV-P/s400/nm3stasmallr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490804942699519954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">No, we did not climb the rock, we just sat around and watched the day go by. Very peaceful place and definitely </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeuoRnNeapnBl_vo675mPd6VkcDVP6Z7ayV1OD_LjlLbDwKU9xP6SN7O5kYNkkovuqEmYgnLhvyx3sZ7H5txQyEaRtpWMnItL3ZmQppWz3QZeVyymRA7VEQjm-XI54Qrw6cO8mMmGqkTX/s1600/nm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeuoRnNeapnBl_vo675mPd6VkcDVP6Z7ayV1OD_LjlLbDwKU9xP6SN7O5kYNkkovuqEmYgnLhvyx3sZ7H5txQyEaRtpWMnItL3ZmQppWz3QZeVyymRA7VEQjm-XI54Qrw6cO8mMmGqkTX/s400/nm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490805865427983586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">'The Land of Enchantment'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"></span>Natalie Johnson for the use of her photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-74968647146832335062010-07-01T04:30:00.000-07:002010-07-01T05:22:06.635-07:00The Big Easy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>New Orleans, </span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Louisian</span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>a, U</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>S</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>A</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_7UkNa6ODEaOPG-a7gb7_y6wxTiQE88gr_aQcCBEJudl7FsL-s3UeQ_m3cITH4N4KM9YiW72BnrbmHeeC2PMokxJ69wkakq6PiBEXXpxDlyMuM5JPBtKvXW7tsPkRFUb9DAq3WCJPSSy/s1600/louisaian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_7UkNa6ODEaOPG-a7gb7_y6wxTiQE88gr_aQcCBEJudl7FsL-s3UeQ_m3cITH4N4KM9YiW72BnrbmHeeC2PMokxJ69wkakq6PiBEXXpxDlyMuM5JPBtKvXW7tsPkRFUb9DAq3WCJPSSy/s400/louisaian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488898981470239090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Here we are in what is referred to as the most unique city in America because of its distinctive French Creole architecture and its </span><span style="font-size:130%;">multi-lingual culture and</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> traditions.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGx5Dr6sIYomvCDa7fi-Kp9wiCZwEGJAZhNaaw1h0JgcUWr7a25l_hiaCNi2Ym7qaY2KKT5huOFJ7dsv6oYk4cOsOTGqakneLy-VScNsCocdBHPAdp13LuaIqi6rrll8449uk6D3M0b_WD/s1600/neworleans5georgiasmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGx5Dr6sIYomvCDa7fi-Kp9wiCZwEGJAZhNaaw1h0JgcUWr7a25l_hiaCNi2Ym7qaY2KKT5huOFJ7dsv6oYk4cOsOTGqakneLy-VScNsCocdBHPAdp13LuaIqi6rrll8449uk6D3M0b_WD/s400/neworleans5georgiasmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488901619936959298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The French Quarter is a great place to walk around. A mixture of businesses and residences. A fascinating glimpse into another time.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvDjMWhYKwG6NtXVtRhXc6mJQmWCg4pgTVvO9AiBveijVht-U6dHeC54nJ8PeSYNOKJHfMamIm1dNmPIKv9SkB77VFQObayPrqFbq_5LW7Os4Dw6qmv5VzeQo9N3Ofv7_Za8inIVqZtRR/s1600/neworleans5starsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvDjMWhYKwG6NtXVtRhXc6mJQmWCg4pgTVvO9AiBveijVht-U6dHeC54nJ8PeSYNOKJHfMamIm1dNmPIKv9SkB77VFQObayPrqFbq_5LW7Os4Dw6qmv5VzeQo9N3Ofv7_Za8inIVqZtRR/s400/neworleans5starsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488901827578870690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">One thing about The Quarter, no o</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ne</span> yells at me to 'g</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">et</span> out of the </span><span style="font-size:130%;">road'.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbx4PoLhDfP0w4ABK-kMdAUc9Ejvas2uw1vtPUV_J2b9AGxNtcniEvSkRh7FOK_jiREbVSPCZ3_fY9UyPs4zUvF8fy4si-P2jJGQvLMIrtypEcfiJTBsSTsU-yxhEbdp4PTVeRxI_1V4D/s1600/neworleans3georgiasmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbx4PoLhDfP0w4ABK-kMdAUc9Ejvas2uw1vtPUV_J2b9AGxNtcniEvSkRh7FOK_jiREbVSPCZ3_fY9UyPs4zUvF8fy4si-P2jJGQvLMIrtypEcfiJTBsSTsU-yxhEbdp4PTVeRxI_1V4D/s400/neworleans3georgiasmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488908029165990402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Because New Orleans sits near sea level, the graves are above ground and the cemeteries, with its mausoleums, look m</span><span style="font-size:130%;">uch like The Q</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">uart</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">er. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0oOX5uwUvNjHtKeyHeREdm6ZInMAXJZ-kAkE84AZz1nnoxpoEJjxSx0YLgeMxMZtXGPCHtz3m7_eB6-__VyaM4k0hFsX3pCNoxsbwHe9DoAqcAcSDAUDu9bfyBRPxtT6A_ZWIi8_ncr6/s1600/cemetarynostarsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0oOX5uwUvNjHtKeyHeREdm6ZInMAXJZ-kAkE84AZz1nnoxpoEJjxSx0YLgeMxMZtXGPCHtz3m7_eB6-__VyaM4k0hFsX3pCNoxsbwHe9DoAqcAcSDAUDu9bfyBRPxtT6A_ZWIi8_ncr6/s400/cemetarynostarsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488911834557916386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">They are another ve</span><span style="font-size:130%;">rsion of the city, except these are for the dead.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Akemi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Claridge</span> Bennett and Natalie Johnson for the use of thier photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-58961571467419533532010-06-29T04:59:00.001-07:002010-06-29T05:02:59.863-07:00Stonehenge<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Salisbury, Wilts</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">h</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ire, E</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ng</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">l</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n</span>d<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEye6fxQwbwlFNT-1VFpWKX0Y9Dz9OpfzvHZV-3G-eL90EUm0-EnjkjESHVJmTl4bMYHf0v0rZHBS0vVhyphenhyphengLTr47pze8kleXK3sLY798RvMi4jmVdx_v6HioHO36MHsrnvChHlhlSeqyJ/s1600/wilshire+Englanduse+this.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEye6fxQwbwlFNT-1VFpWKX0Y9Dz9OpfzvHZV-3G-eL90EUm0-EnjkjESHVJmTl4bMYHf0v0rZHBS0vVhyphenhyphengLTr47pze8kleXK3sLY798RvMi4jmVdx_v6HioHO36MHsrnvChHlhlSeqyJ/s400/wilshire+Englanduse+this.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488164094317263682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >Stonhenge is a very peaceful and melancholy place. A must visit to watch a Soltice sunr</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >ise.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWpE5jCvwIBTmqPb3ywOcy2qDGd8lIsn6_LDmmP-gT5p9mzvIDRMEzpNXyzDN4cl9tIqSePzCIXixWgFIwc88keGaZyPgQNg8MgnZmEyXBktHvCAiISfrQ_U00wSaOCg7uyLqqykcTW2w/s1600/stonehengegeorgiasmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWpE5jCvwIBTmqPb3ywOcy2qDGd8lIsn6_LDmmP-gT5p9mzvIDRMEzpNXyzDN4cl9tIqSePzCIXixWgFIwc88keGaZyPgQNg8MgnZmEyXBktHvCAiISfrQ_U00wSaOCg7uyLqqykcTW2w/s400/stonehengegeorgiasmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488164435490911426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >Built in several phases</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" > bet</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >w</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >een 3</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >,000 and 1,600</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" > BC,</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >Stonhenge is an amazing feat of engineeri</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >ng that remains a my</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >ster</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >y.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WYD7AawLhw_xaPjwADwmyReXhMa664vkbVbGMXZ9733Gr9IZ8vyXtunATlMMdpI-3bGIXmsW5LMEui_vBf95pWkLjdnm9djEKXzUf4e6zOrQaaLXPtJ_jGQ9ULomK3Tn3-sbAxvd6CYe/s1600/stonhenge+star+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WYD7AawLhw_xaPjwADwmyReXhMa664vkbVbGMXZ9733Gr9IZ8vyXtunATlMMdpI-3bGIXmsW5LMEui_vBf95pWkLjdnm9djEKXzUf4e6zOrQaaLXPtJ_jGQ9ULomK3Tn3-sbAxvd6CYe/s400/stonhenge+star+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488164713347268658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" >I hope the mystery is never solved. I mean if it was proven that a giant alien crane, that was able to reach across hundreds of miles, moved these stones from there to here, then the fascination with Stonehenge would be replaced with one for the FREAKING GIANT ALIEN CRANE . . .</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: normal;">thanks to Elaine Miller for the use of her photos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEye6fxQwbwlFNT-1VFpWKX0Y9Dz9OpfzvHZV-3G-eL90EUm0-EnjkjESHVJmTl4bMYHf0v0rZHBS0vVhyphenhyphengLTr47pze8kleXK3sLY798RvMi4jmVdx_v6HioHO36MHsrnvChHlhlSeqyJ/s1600/wilshire+Englanduse+this.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-86978351611821429402010-06-28T10:03:00.000-07:002010-06-30T03:59:31.079-07:00World Travelers<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So who are these to girls that love to travel and take on adventure?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia and Star are free spirits with tomb</span><span style="font-size:130%;">oy natures. They love to try new things. Nothing seems beyond possibility. They w</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ant to challenge themselves in every way. From eating new foods to meeting n</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ew people. They liv</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e to experie</span><span style="font-size:130%;">nce li</span><span style="font-size:130%;">fe.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMml8BgwugsW9N_7qEkdrPmcS9WZTDPbUdcQuvGR-_MVuLHWnj5qCU1uRQEVk8MFhv-7DWmE8-6qdMHbyozp9YVxcxeiy3MHSWCYqA96MKbXcQXYnQ01PtYCerx0_ySdw2nUazYVLs3Ia/s1600/CLOSEUP.JPEG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMml8BgwugsW9N_7qEkdrPmcS9WZTDPbUdcQuvGR-_MVuLHWnj5qCU1uRQEVk8MFhv-7DWmE8-6qdMHbyozp9YVxcxeiy3MHSWCYqA96MKbXcQXYnQ01PtYCerx0_ySdw2nUazYVLs3Ia/s400/CLOSEUP.JPEG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487871603044996626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">They respect and accept all cultures an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d strive to learn from experiencing the differences each holds. This is the quality th</span><span style="font-size:130%;">at makes them great world travelers. They h</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ope that each place they visit and each person they meet will become part of wh</span><span style="font-size:130%;">o they are, ultimately making them t</span><span style="font-size:130%;">rue</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> citizens of the g</span><span style="font-size:130%;">reat plan</span><span style="font-size:130%;">et ea</span><span style="font-size:130%;">rt</span><span style="font-size:130%;">h</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHzx3DOqHq4TAaS6rraA2PwRwKvnZD_EA_QrVcIlDL1rIe9WPi6dAfgCr-Mypz7PGoDf7FH_1HqhFhbx3v4n-nSKLQaaCfLuzjPQEGsHz6tX0_xfzeri7ZX2EVQSZPHk4z9mjJLSNJVNY/s1600/earth+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHzx3DOqHq4TAaS6rraA2PwRwKvnZD_EA_QrVcIlDL1rIe9WPi6dAfgCr-Mypz7PGoDf7FH_1HqhFhbx3v4n-nSKLQaaCfLuzjPQEGsHz6tX0_xfzeri7ZX2EVQSZPHk4z9mjJLSNJVNY/s400/earth+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487873543641559234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Where they travel is unknown even to them. Destinations just pop into their heads and then they are off, after all the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">World is Waiting</span> . . . <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">for fearless souls</span> . . .<br /><br /></span>If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.<br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-34654365706323758432010-06-27T14:43:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:00:12.634-07:00Georgia and Star's World Tour<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Malaysia</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan3K1OA1Hnyl_XB7wzI0BTHh_dmsDHIaX_kG23h9D1XlCE-owdhqS9-C8pahgn57ayzFKzjM2XvYTr7utY3hGU5jTq5jkIgJbdLduog7989TXgvfq-PJhXONB3qP-5OKzA2PJyURIY9Ku/s1600/map_of_malaysia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan3K1OA1Hnyl_XB7wzI0BTHh_dmsDHIaX_kG23h9D1XlCE-owdhqS9-C8pahgn57ayzFKzjM2XvYTr7utY3hGU5jTq5jkIgJbdLduog7989TXgvfq-PJhXONB3qP-5OKzA2PJyURIY9Ku/s400/map_of_malaysia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487576509105085218" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">a tropical paradise of </span><span style="font-size:130%;">natural beauty,</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kn6_TQo9r2XX_7iFAyOSNwniYFAMDA6D-lYBPFL9qDc007_vo6zQ0dnN1LVzu5K2I1E2b7h-orv8AHXadcGyhapaAwuEofuYLZpLYRlxD4YMgyKIYeqng0q1QFTV37wq7LCax4khyphenhyphenMiI/s1600/malaysiageorgia+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kn6_TQo9r2XX_7iFAyOSNwniYFAMDA6D-lYBPFL9qDc007_vo6zQ0dnN1LVzu5K2I1E2b7h-orv8AHXadcGyhapaAwuEofuYLZpLYRlxD4YMgyKIYeqng0q1QFTV37wq7LCax4khyphenhyphenMiI/s400/malaysiageorgia+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573691859021538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">ex</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">oti</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">c cult</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ures</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> and</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">friendl</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">y <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">peopl</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">e.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CUvgH4cV-5Yi400eih1_pV0Pe81JeTqJhI47Y0ckhthyphenhyphenJHj69Ten0gkglGJQvMcMTbbO5bV-QOFsG5uRNFt4kG8fs9Mgy7TiGmv3ugo5hzrA3j_w3ogiCjxp1LIoC6qs97TJBkh8Au8N/s1600/malaysia2asmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CUvgH4cV-5Yi400eih1_pV0Pe81JeTqJhI47Y0ckhthyphenhyphenJHj69Ten0gkglGJQvMcMTbbO5bV-QOFsG5uRNFt4kG8fs9Mgy7TiGmv3ugo5hzrA3j_w3ogiCjxp1LIoC6qs97TJBkh8Au8N/s400/malaysia2asmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573900699020082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia and Star are on a tour of everywhere. Hopefully playing chicken in the middle of many roads across this planet and never changing clothes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">thanks to Elaine Miller for use of her photos</span><br /><br />If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.<br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-8910921953192750372010-06-27T08:59:00.000-07:002010-06-27T09:10:18.993-07:00Got Big Dreams<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and I have talent and maybe the two meet here. Out of the past my dolls Georgia and Star have inspired me to think about a larger market. The way to get to this market is through lice</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nsing</span> m</span><span style="font-size:130%;">y art.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgfRLvU0jSNNTU0rseeMtFxrxiljsyboKtk_Onvw76TEbrsjPGc-TKvwiP2ifpPvcsvgEOuG-H0OIt2fu6S_W_C-aU7X36hpoy6kbYswi1NelILAc_SYYtMlxLgEZpAC-N7GFgU3n6cyc/s1600/georgia+liquid+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgfRLvU0jSNNTU0rseeMtFxrxiljsyboKtk_Onvw76TEbrsjPGc-TKvwiP2ifpPvcsvgEOuG-H0OIt2fu6S_W_C-aU7X36hpoy6kbYswi1NelILAc_SYYtMlxLgEZpAC-N7GFgU3n6cyc/s400/georgia+liquid+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487484483687781042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">My ideas started after I was clipping this doll 'Georgia' out of a photo to place on a background. Started thinking about how appealing she might be on all sorts of products aimed at little girls.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF5HQ6vwtOLEwqVtjTLmGFzOyZqnc9FXA7cO2QFpttrkTTYUK498JaTuTcBWmO79mnQLFTKug8PrJu1wRN1qIrNvYejIWHrMiNbh9P9L3xesqlYX0DQIBwJyoAA1tJCH-xD5n28fhPUPo/s1600/star+on+liquid+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF5HQ6vwtOLEwqVtjTLmGFzOyZqnc9FXA7cO2QFpttrkTTYUK498JaTuTcBWmO79mnQLFTKug8PrJu1wRN1qIrNvYejIWHrMiNbh9P9L3xesqlYX0DQIBwJyoAA1tJCH-xD5n28fhPUPo/s400/star+on+liquid+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487485117736484258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia and Star share the spirit of being tomboys and so they could appeal to all girls. I would love to hear your thoughts. I am just in the beginning stages of this and I am very excited.</span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-32460282076107957572010-06-25T06:18:00.000-07:002010-06-25T06:54:23.137-07:00For Real Fridays<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I do love the complicated journey. My life an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d my art reflect this fact. To take the easy way out means to lose much experience and</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> kn</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">owledge</span>. I've needed all the do overs. I needed t</span><span style="font-size:130%;">o travel the same road m</span><span style="font-size:130%;">any time</span><span style="font-size:130%;">s to learn its</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> lesson</span><span style="font-size:130%;">s.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LL_EhvjKS2MFLnPpxzeMr-R7VA6cl5X1EEAuIBufaHXDhkC2IDvuUZv5sqkATrEjcqiDxCXZ4WLxdjPGcVVdj5bnuZz_OYC-8eptWji9cBT66PmqlwVIz_8V3sDDry9mJ4JkWvksTC6l/s1600/self+portrait+5x7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LL_EhvjKS2MFLnPpxzeMr-R7VA6cl5X1EEAuIBufaHXDhkC2IDvuUZv5sqkATrEjcqiDxCXZ4WLxdjPGcVVdj5bnuZz_OYC-8eptWji9cBT66PmqlwVIz_8V3sDDry9mJ4JkWvksTC6l/s400/self+portrait+5x7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486701765199216594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I don't do easy art either. I started with woodcut prints. Painted to escape my death. Sewed and sculpted Art Dolls that take weeks to create. I love a process with many steps before I reach the final piece. Th</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ere is a deeper connection to b</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e attained <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">betw</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">een</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">artis</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">t an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d art. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zf-5o-Kh70lP7tqygVW8rRK8YLtsD060nhRsMfIC1REL9Wc0l5VpeXxxNtSO-ips1a1Bs3R_7ZNjCpB8ZeFH9u1waSE3kHDSba7dxm_oqkouUQm81pCYHTXEqvR20Pr6lb0YE8fJHJTB/s1600/dissilluisonment.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zf-5o-Kh70lP7tqygVW8rRK8YLtsD060nhRsMfIC1REL9Wc0l5VpeXxxNtSO-ips1a1Bs3R_7ZNjCpB8ZeFH9u1waSE3kHDSba7dxm_oqkouUQm81pCYHTXEqvR20Pr6lb0YE8fJHJTB/s400/dissilluisonment.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486704011694649442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I can disappear into a dreamworld a</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> then I can exp</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ress</span> my so</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ul</span>. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjVvaKe6nOPyO93KCXS54hNPD8OzW0RLfj_5n0Py8aOvHitEW6y3skdHVoDtCzk0pGsZ0kYYjuFcT0pr2D5G-FR2INKy5cZM2Q9xQElVcFbLiP5nG8f6YHk1HOMAuaE_vyvu4m1L45MDf/s1600/the+hat7i.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjVvaKe6nOPyO93KCXS54hNPD8OzW0RLfj_5n0Py8aOvHitEW6y3skdHVoDtCzk0pGsZ0kYYjuFcT0pr2D5G-FR2INKy5cZM2Q9xQElVcFbLiP5nG8f6YHk1HOMAuaE_vyvu4m1L45MDf/s400/the+hat7i.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486705359556338898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Can't imagine not having my art speak to me and teach me. I don't want to be its master. I want forever to stay its student.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3plYpJC2hpR2-vkuS_zAeOdhm0nwaGJ5RrFsh92LUMCaHoNp9LiH6nLUzb7Bo2QhQ8z0wGuigjFV4ghgQ460Zd91xjxZ3IVoqsiACr5BXdcxG7Odu5aFnpx0df8WpjR6oAk-14dVjNT6F/s1600/the+silence+print+small.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3plYpJC2hpR2-vkuS_zAeOdhm0nwaGJ5RrFsh92LUMCaHoNp9LiH6nLUzb7Bo2QhQ8z0wGuigjFV4ghgQ460Zd91xjxZ3IVoqsiACr5BXdcxG7Odu5aFnpx0df8WpjR6oAk-14dVjNT6F/s400/the+silence+print+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486706963593542770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Sometimes I felt I was lost in the journey, but now I know that my truth was being found. I feel like it all makes sense. I am even making sense of that trip I took in corporate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Amerika</span> . . .</span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-69274307625500154432010-06-18T11:21:00.001-07:002010-06-18T11:40:45.433-07:00'Trilogy'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">my <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Wandering</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Lost</span> sou</span><span style="font-size:130%;">l</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">hoping to b</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Foun</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">d</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaI2NHw9ex2_ICBCXtyxOkdi5VegLBmf1uImRDuubTBfI_4mb4u4aK2uetocfyRmIYtn0aLwdXdCoiIweAuZcKLIv2jeJtQH4TC8cb4d0R54s3NJwnJH2-6d5qtRtfmJF6AhjAjtZfdo5/s1600/3+parta.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaI2NHw9ex2_ICBCXtyxOkdi5VegLBmf1uImRDuubTBfI_4mb4u4aK2uetocfyRmIYtn0aLwdXdCoiIweAuZcKLIv2jeJtQH4TC8cb4d0R54s3NJwnJH2-6d5qtRtfmJF6AhjAjtZfdo5/s400/3+parta.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484181402772303042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Inspired by my life's crazy journey. I have wandered all through my days and ultimately I've become very lost,<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZxxXhoqlgsgZ1jzFp5NHMmE6epGju8lcLFuYxPQABXTJCXb-ctO2-nfNdNx2-CYEMfbAvRDdrf7cpEpJCHA6CoMBlvmFlpQG7mNI6R1P9xEtvL4wsBtbER3BhRpnDSvVOvlj9I21AJMe/s1600/3+part+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZxxXhoqlgsgZ1jzFp5NHMmE6epGju8lcLFuYxPQABXTJCXb-ctO2-nfNdNx2-CYEMfbAvRDdrf7cpEpJCHA6CoMBlvmFlpQG7mNI6R1P9xEtvL4wsBtbER3BhRpnDSvVOvlj9I21AJMe/s400/3+part+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484180782359613250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">someho</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">w I seem to be head</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ing</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">somew</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">here.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdz0q23BOM9Q5wqm31f1BX4kqpEfdU6vn25-TcE-1G7w79T00z1QnQXWUQjpFvmQj5AYl7TzRbLIneBrVShq2ZXoPrZ6GRjNofV-UGQ77gXC-t08CPZKvY9H-5b2iXYAAzJmoRqE_3XcZ/s1600/3+partb.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdz0q23BOM9Q5wqm31f1BX4kqpEfdU6vn25-TcE-1G7w79T00z1QnQXWUQjpFvmQj5AYl7TzRbLIneBrVShq2ZXoPrZ6GRjNofV-UGQ77gXC-t08CPZKvY9H-5b2iXYAAzJmoRqE_3XcZ/s400/3+partb.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484181953835709698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">'Trilogy' is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">OOAK</span> wall hanging. Made of paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mache</span>. The piece measures 18" x 26".<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49718231/trilogy"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/49718231/trilogy</span></a><br /></span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-25582607421156161192010-06-15T09:00:00.000-07:002010-06-15T09:12:11.208-07:00Written on my Body<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Years ago I had the word Freedom permanently inked on my body. Inspired by a Janis Joplin song. The word has been the driving force in my life. Freedom is about my constant struggle with myself. Mostly about being free of my entanglements with a false re</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ality</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgethx3FSWgXFf1bG1bcP2-lXYjQfS93R4ZKVLx0BydmFBNq_3ui5Xp-EqvQfZTfdhGl7bw-maKgRpIBFNdHsOpPxRBOL5qzJMI_BryxilShMYZZSs5TybeDDBPr8z4IhlrVxCAJ-q_5ybQ/s1600/freedom+tat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgethx3FSWgXFf1bG1bcP2-lXYjQfS93R4ZKVLx0BydmFBNq_3ui5Xp-EqvQfZTfdhGl7bw-maKgRpIBFNdHsOpPxRBOL5qzJMI_BryxilShMYZZSs5TybeDDBPr8z4IhlrVxCAJ-q_5ybQ/s400/freedom+tat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483033482022330594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I know I am a slave to negative thinking and this is my battle . . . The master does not let go of the slave easily and this is why I rage, why I scream and why I curse.</span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-73077737193629537762010-06-11T09:08:00.000-07:002010-06-11T09:42:39.652-07:00For Real Fridays<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">If I am anything it is thrifty. I hardly ever buy anything new. All my furniture belonged to someone else. I use to love shopping for what was considered retro. I suppose my style would be post modern eclectic. Clea</span><span style="font-size:130%;">n lines with minimal bedazzle (dust <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">collec</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">ts in the dazzle). I have started thinking that it would be nice to buy something brand new, so what I am dreaming about is this <a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Beds-C2363.html">bed</a>.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9791XGdS-oxTHOTJxv3Y-nCsuoAOUlWPFihvQvxNh0QkUWdLz2TUXKIpZqOSkrD7LF8CFfSLPPh9WTwqN1oN4WNcDk-L66Pf6pVcIEOs-zZuKUGoiY9vL0XM5ljBRkBC8eTt2K6oxTk4/s1600/Modus-Furniture-International-Riva-Platform-Bed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9791XGdS-oxTHOTJxv3Y-nCsuoAOUlWPFihvQvxNh0QkUWdLz2TUXKIpZqOSkrD7LF8CFfSLPPh9WTwqN1oN4WNcDk-L66Pf6pVcIEOs-zZuKUGoiY9vL0XM5ljBRkBC8eTt2K6oxTk4/s400/Modus-Furniture-International-Riva-Platform-Bed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481551025840139586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I spied this at <a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CSN</span> Stores</a><br />It would be the perfect match to my style, and it would stop me from hiding things under my bed . . .</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Now something for the rest of you.<br />A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CSN</span> Giveaway for anyone in the U.S. or Canada.<br />A $40 gift certificate to any of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CSN's</span> stores<br /><br />The rules are: Leave a comment on this post and place my button on your blog. The contest ends July 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> and I will randomly pick the winner.</span><br />There may be shipping charges or in the case of Canadian addresses, international fees for certain products.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-44285033127933079862010-06-10T10:45:00.000-07:002010-06-10T10:55:17.575-07:00New Work in Progress<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Not exactly sure what this will be titled, but it represents three layers of me.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKyg5i8Cae_RLKT9jMjmpQY5MCbjlGlrW6Th_s9kDWKmZAyaXrnyFdsfrJjfNXpgxCrAyOYEBxk-W0WvIlBs5WZPwnhK4p24wUI3ULGyx0Py1Hq5hAVWQ7p0nUnartpor3dveQmMI-YdT/s1600/trilogy+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKyg5i8Cae_RLKT9jMjmpQY5MCbjlGlrW6Th_s9kDWKmZAyaXrnyFdsfrJjfNXpgxCrAyOYEBxk-W0WvIlBs5WZPwnhK4p24wUI3ULGyx0Py1Hq5hAVWQ7p0nUnartpor3dveQmMI-YdT/s400/trilogy+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481202967279239730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I made a batik for the background and again the forms are made of paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mache</span> pulp. The faces were all pulled from the same mold, bu</span><span style="font-size:130%;">t because they have been shaded differently they <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">al</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">l have their own person</span><span style="font-size:130%;">a.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrMoPBpFuPBPouMpgcurdHXfIlsmg4ANQMjRtrpJdsZNCztqnz32QBtqiDPu46GClM-iP4KPywDqu0q6U5tYYYhletAbhzAJkFcQLBchSozRMDXtvI6xmSb7FjzXEN7rKe1HsJGc6JhlR/s1600/trilogy+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrMoPBpFuPBPouMpgcurdHXfIlsmg4ANQMjRtrpJdsZNCztqnz32QBtqiDPu46GClM-iP4KPywDqu0q6U5tYYYhletAbhzAJkFcQLBchSozRMDXtvI6xmSb7FjzXEN7rKe1HsJGc6JhlR/s400/trilogy+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481203881596826050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I am trying to add more color to my work and well you know how much I love orange, so this is where I start. I am making lots of bluish clay flowers to add to the piece.<br /><br />Be honest, Is my work too dark? </span><br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-8254271329451139552010-06-06T11:49:00.000-07:002010-06-06T12:07:41.556-07:00Yellow is Brave<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">For the past week I have been involved with the e-cour</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">se</span> "Flying Lessons" with Kelly Rae Roberts along with many others interesting and creative people. A bit spiritual as well as technical lessons. First day or so we explored our fears. We wrote them down and we all seemed to have many or the same fears. What struck me, is that fear is based on untruths. Assumptions we make about the future. Next time fear starts to open its mouth and spill some lies, I'm gonna tell it to shut up . . . I am hoping to replace this betrayer with with</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> an undaunted c</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">onfidan</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">te</span>. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mAhmpUB5yV5USvJKnXo0tjP6JlMo46uymrhLcnLIEIBDAwanMJ95qcI2a6niMRB3Sx4X7_Y443jQt3ZBAknYgGKQgaCQmBsfeYHBKZKdRqYv4NnmZQxHEaqyPd8SgTWkx6khQzTz0rtV/s1600/yellow+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mAhmpUB5yV5USvJKnXo0tjP6JlMo46uymrhLcnLIEIBDAwanMJ95qcI2a6niMRB3Sx4X7_Y443jQt3ZBAknYgGKQgaCQmBsfeYHBKZKdRqYv4NnmZQxHEaqyPd8SgTWkx6khQzTz0rtV/s400/yellow+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479737666949028482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Fear is a liar<br />Words are w</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hispe</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">red<br />To keep me fro</span><span style="font-size:130%;">m <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">flyin</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">g</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GAsgn7pW6A1sNrsvPhY5tKgvwJD11Z1Jbim2L1zf15IhaGSgzCmVPGqdKE96hHEuLGNUpTGY0OkDcVhqtZjUQwRim3yYh4NpIRkP5SmI3oXoPDM-1IKXZ2IwDLjZziPx3VPvVB2bynDo/s1600/yellow+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GAsgn7pW6A1sNrsvPhY5tKgvwJD11Z1Jbim2L1zf15IhaGSgzCmVPGqdKE96hHEuLGNUpTGY0OkDcVhqtZjUQwRim3yYh4NpIRkP5SmI3oXoPDM-1IKXZ2IwDLjZziPx3VPvVB2bynDo/s400/yellow+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479738014000633874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">In Bravery there is truth<br />The words are loud<br />And tell me to soar<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupWsi2WJULdV5miCd_Ji9XDlBmnMTnkshoCE1uJ5bhtETx83xYldIAK10vS44IcPCXbSfW0k-JN3EajHnRM-RbSQxjZRzEA5SXHQN-hESyaCfP5R6AxGFqWvGcOzhpiympd127aY0WcDR/s1600/yellow+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupWsi2WJULdV5miCd_Ji9XDlBmnMTnkshoCE1uJ5bhtETx83xYldIAK10vS44IcPCXbSfW0k-JN3EajHnRM-RbSQxjZRzEA5SXHQN-hESyaCfP5R6AxGFqWvGcOzhpiympd127aY0WcDR/s400/yellow+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479738616215317746" border="0" /></a>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nat</span><br /><br />'Yellow is Brave'<br /> paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">mache</span>, fabric, batik fabric, clay and wire on wood<br />11" x 19"<br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-61859188251599282962010-06-04T12:17:00.000-07:002010-06-04T12:59:56.341-07:00For Real Fridays<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">'For Real Fridays' is a new way for me to show all of you who I am. Some Fridays could be pretty, some could be ugly . . . Today i</span><span style="font-size:130%;">t is all about messy.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I live in an apartment above the garage. Just myself and my dog Moo. I suppose the whole place is my studio, but I keep the messes in </span><span style="font-size:130%;">4 distinct places . . . Sometimes there is a trail that</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> runs between.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBez9KLyWiz2_KG-FJCn0H5qcdWXUuZdCvxLCRuVzM047_ANytEiojEJHRQtf04c-LZXY1sR-tYxVM9S8Aw8WzoeFxN6RT73RwkJywwAlAUPYBHfeSs6l7V9M6CHBr1VXaHU0xpQzJ1EG/s1600/for+real+firday+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBez9KLyWiz2_KG-FJCn0H5qcdWXUuZdCvxLCRuVzM047_ANytEiojEJHRQtf04c-LZXY1sR-tYxVM9S8Aw8WzoeFxN6RT73RwkJywwAlAUPYBHfeSs6l7V9M6CHBr1VXaHU0xpQzJ1EG/s400/for+real+firday+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479005155983019906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This little space is for working in clay, paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mache</span> and some painting. I have a complete understanding of how to work in this mess. Mostly what I don't use is on the floor. But everything on the table</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, I need . . . until I push it off the table . . .</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINCzXHNT2prxC8P2g0dc5_gFLtiMrKfxq-1thPPE-FrckcG4VIfwcv04elRDBbSbp7CuBIPBumMB3uPiQCcyO7zsjHMCJDwLG1nh9wlkQgenWzOMqWZB6dcJcb9oZon2lyWmFN4AYJvh3/s1600/for+real+firday+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINCzXHNT2prxC8P2g0dc5_gFLtiMrKfxq-1thPPE-FrckcG4VIfwcv04elRDBbSbp7CuBIPBumMB3uPiQCcyO7zsjHMCJDwLG1nh9wlkQgenWzOMqWZB6dcJcb9oZon2lyWmFN4AYJvh3/s400/for+real+firday+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479002635237735154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The trail leads to my dyes and fabric stiffener. It is not a big space, but they all get along here . . . </span><span style="font-size:130%;">The floors suffer the most in my world. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Between the dyes and my dog's toe nails, they will have to be redone, therefore I figure I can't make it any worse. I am sure my 'landlord' will one day say something . . . but my dad has a hard time walking up stairs, so I'm not stressing about it . </span>. . <span style="font-size:130%;">am I a bad daughter? If I had to be careful and clean, my art would s</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">uffer</span> . . .<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UdvVOqxemrTMSTgp39bvtm-VkEtIZa0DmzQuYlCmUO46yhOvmcOzkXZg3NE4_CgeLZmDXMTxw3fQZjKlgxEi19UDTSENgJjebTnF5P9o25dwP1KzTh7d5yLcZG3Alyf_i_TbULpknG-v/s1600/for+real+firday+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UdvVOqxemrTMSTgp39bvtm-VkEtIZa0DmzQuYlCmUO46yhOvmcOzkXZg3NE4_CgeLZmDXMTxw3fQZjKlgxEi19UDTSENgJjebTnF5P9o25dwP1KzTh7d5yLcZG3Alyf_i_TbULpknG-v/s400/for+real+firday+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479005377103882418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">One large step away is the drying table, along with my ever increasing collection of plaster moulds . . . I'm gonna build a wall one day out of all the moulds.<br /><br />I live in the trees, amongst the squirrels and birds. Sometimes the sunrise can be blinding since the windows face East, but </span><span style="font-size:130%;">most of the day I have great <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">natu</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ral</span> lighting and a killer view.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjojCq5ztfbZ7JFtWVMK27qjPskKKu0gWrKr0Dx8AW1lW_6n9znz_p8UIDwhl7Rzuwhh9ACJQ224Na4e7K0LMjNukq7k0Gx5nBtZIACEeA5LcDFoypd-XnO3W0iolzRz58uVO89K3i7XUk/s1600/for+real+firday+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjojCq5ztfbZ7JFtWVMK27qjPskKKu0gWrKr0Dx8AW1lW_6n9znz_p8UIDwhl7Rzuwhh9ACJQ224Na4e7K0LMjNukq7k0Gx5nBtZIACEeA5LcDFoypd-XnO3W0iolzRz58uVO89K3i7XUk/s400/for+real+firday+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479006999856847218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the largest of the studio spaces and actually it is not so messy. I think it is because the mess is spread out more, so it looks organized. It was a screened porch that we finished into a room. I do all the sewing of the dolls in this room. It is where everything comes together and yes the floor is a mess in here too . . . I may be trying to be open and honest with this post, but I a</span><span style="font-size:130%;">m too embarrassed to </span><span style="font-size:130%;">show the fl</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">oors</span></span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoWi-0oaqjcUIhUEqPU9drg560XEXgS_dyKxtuEZq35wfcwSdd5OHTMmEtGn9kbl9NSBuii7jqDW6Ztazy5bB-az-1BpPsoiJ3K2KUHKnipaqbdts_Y2hr_-npJB7H-B0vPdyUPuXYB6l/s1600/for+real+firday+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoWi-0oaqjcUIhUEqPU9drg560XEXgS_dyKxtuEZq35wfcwSdd5OHTMmEtGn9kbl9NSBuii7jqDW6Ztazy5bB-az-1BpPsoiJ3K2KUHKnipaqbdts_Y2hr_-npJB7H-B0vPdyUPuXYB6l/s400/for+real+firday+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479008677592726002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The mess does not consume the house. For the most part I am very <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">neat</span> . . . Now Moo is another story. He leaves a trail of fur to follow.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Can you guess what my favorite color is?<br /><br />Am I the only person who lives with orange walls?</span><br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-78507408262374128042010-06-03T04:10:00.000-07:002010-06-03T04:30:30.845-07:00Relief in Progress<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I've been making these new 'Relief Dolls' for a few months now. Paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mache</span> is a very messy but wonderful medium to use. I get to reuse newsprint and telephone books, so I suppose that makes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ese</span> pieces part</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ly</span> green</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ex0kbS-aEHESPUwNHC9NW4Qz1NZYt9hdHpLLx19EI6TtLLqr4DgicTSrIArNQNHqyVwpFvted1lbiVWGRglhUN23BFBkZedS9ZR9ZVZ6ISOyD9e1is1ICazDDbCLeF8neVMwo4sT18J1/s1600/Relief+in+progress+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ex0kbS-aEHESPUwNHC9NW4Qz1NZYt9hdHpLLx19EI6TtLLqr4DgicTSrIArNQNHqyVwpFvted1lbiVWGRglhUN23BFBkZedS9ZR9ZVZ6ISOyD9e1is1ICazDDbCLeF8neVMwo4sT18J1/s400/Relief+in+progress+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478504154987853954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I begin with a clay model. The clay I use is '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sculpey</span>'. I never bake it, so I can keep using the same clay over and over. Once finished, a plaster mold is made.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2jnQnJc1DwKxD7NQw0c-7qJd8uyvZL1Xhua0gG7T9yFp6VmXSwrWsunocok3wcvKTCn_djcWi7r4fDvJ5od5nMv3cVbb0enB1_4lv0CGLOu5FyUwK5CEoo1gMsj2WajESUkLhg5UNk1D/s1600/Relief+in+progress+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2jnQnJc1DwKxD7NQw0c-7qJd8uyvZL1Xhua0gG7T9yFp6VmXSwrWsunocok3wcvKTCn_djcWi7r4fDvJ5od5nMv3cVbb0enB1_4lv0CGLOu5FyUwK5CEoo1gMsj2WajESUkLhg5UNk1D/s400/Relief+in+progress+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478504689306089922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">My molds have been coming out beautifully. I then use <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">vaseline</span> as my release, although I would love to hear any other </span><span style="font-size:130%;">suggestions as to what I could switch to. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Vas</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">eline</span> tends to leave a stain, but so far I </span><span style="font-size:130%;">like the imperfection</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">stai</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ns</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HciaoGWWh8SRpZzA02yKemxkwXAhrxHPCnfLjJpDJvZnaoIzVodnfrtIBfwwxduyWsIcZaUHaFzhcl1ZmPcpu4AgPXr9DNgiNLOb__v2O79Z3N_2nPnWP13IVPSZ4ly4aFBnO2sZlzdk/s1600/Relief+in+progress+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HciaoGWWh8SRpZzA02yKemxkwXAhrxHPCnfLjJpDJvZnaoIzVodnfrtIBfwwxduyWsIcZaUHaFzhcl1ZmPcpu4AgPXr9DNgiNLOb__v2O79Z3N_2nPnWP13IVPSZ4ly4aFBnO2sZlzdk/s400/Relief+in+progress+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478505800898944290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The mold is filled with the paper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">mache</span> pulp. I usually apply three layers, allowing each layer to dry. After about 4 to 5 days</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> I can pull the piece.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwhaaGku1I_39UYfpYtvlFv95ypncWy9iyGpTBReMnG2SExZk6siBGJ2fmhqldc0Zd3xXF_Sr7Kdbbt31Yy5Rm4tFVXE-mnU3rrp-LU29rfJ00aieyUZ2Tj9GXzQo3yHo-8G3nDBDGY_1/s1600/Relief+in+progress+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwhaaGku1I_39UYfpYtvlFv95ypncWy9iyGpTBReMnG2SExZk6siBGJ2fmhqldc0Zd3xXF_Sr7Kdbbt31Yy5Rm4tFVXE-mnU3rrp-LU29rfJ00aieyUZ2Tj9GXzQo3yHo-8G3nDBDGY_1/s400/Relief+in+progress+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478506521487534738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The piece is rough and imperfect and I have to fill in some holes and do lots of sanding, but again, this is what I love and I am </span><span style="font-size:130%;">finding virtue i</span><span style="font-size:130%;">n the f</span><span style="font-size:130%;">law</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsSDQgL7HvIktp6IGaCnksab4Iv9Ql20wC5o7eZy6HmS40PICIY_bkqRmcj_7rsROMUrQ72MVx9eHTWF_YJ1g2U5FfCinx-g5xPvZVYlSm0fqo4dbG0VfHjohObJevMY2U5r95U_nNJCe/s1600/Relief+in+progress+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsSDQgL7HvIktp6IGaCnksab4Iv9Ql20wC5o7eZy6HmS40PICIY_bkqRmcj_7rsROMUrQ72MVx9eHTWF_YJ1g2U5FfCinx-g5xPvZVYlSm0fqo4dbG0VfHjohObJevMY2U5r95U_nNJCe/s400/Relief+in+progress+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478507230147872114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Once sanded, I accentuate the features with a black water color pencil. I know this is totally different from the cloth Art Dolls I make, but my style is still present and lives on. I hope you all are liking these. They are allowing me far more ways to express my own deep emotional state.<br /></span><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-21023379077510722782010-05-28T12:46:00.000-07:002010-05-28T12:53:03.590-07:00'Save Me'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My mind and soul revolt<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Burned by the living I make<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The pieces of me should c</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ost</span> more<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I die in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">laborin</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">g body</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FbsnRdDDGx51_JauJpeuU7EtxBTH31Kyh0mPYv4D62t26LFOxR_LoBcLVHE-2q-eYg179pss68Zh03J9iy4-KQOc-YwgzOfdX3rXMv6CIpnHo-E-XhdGcLQ1C3tXf4z1bUnOHb_JBrTr/s1600/save+me1b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FbsnRdDDGx51_JauJpeuU7EtxBTH31Kyh0mPYv4D62t26LFOxR_LoBcLVHE-2q-eYg179pss68Zh03J9iy4-KQOc-YwgzOfdX3rXMv6CIpnHo-E-XhdGcLQ1C3tXf4z1bUnOHb_JBrTr/s400/save+me1b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476410639346754194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I live in my creative spirit</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">It cost nothing to be whole<br />Scars erased by my passion<br />My mind and soul are a</span><span style="font-size:130%;">re at peace</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0wu_zV3A_B_cdgQ22tQlgNIlwyBFelbtDMmSbO8UWrBclyd3mkVgDEh7mhvjwPGh-rfoA4yBL3rucmTEFIMz4iPj5fNl2EwRFdmc1jYo9Lpz9mDZMhGF4jSK65tGASQZCHlshNOUFYaF/s1600/save+me1a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0wu_zV3A_B_cdgQ22tQlgNIlwyBFelbtDMmSbO8UWrBclyd3mkVgDEh7mhvjwPGh-rfoA4yBL3rucmTEFIMz4iPj5fNl2EwRFdmc1jYo9Lpz9mDZMhGF4jSK65tGASQZCHlshNOUFYaF/s400/save+me1a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476411105151152754" border="0" /></a>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nat</span><br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679888249730094550.post-23023893791577040782010-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:002010-05-23T12:06:22.995-07:00'Shifting Reality'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The other side of my yesterday<br />was cold and gray<br /><br />Today flowers bloom</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">and reach through my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">da</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">rkness</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICuK5D9T7apDsL-iLujjTg1Ro7AaWpsaNtiOmsC5CJ5FrZpBRX72h6EQCizsxulZJxpuzu5h9MCF55t5E9UJYFuOdf6_u7y_1lc9bVWteX_UCKvxYjHqk4Lk8YCfpldDvp1hP65QoyKkJ/s1600/reality+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICuK5D9T7apDsL-iLujjTg1Ro7AaWpsaNtiOmsC5CJ5FrZpBRX72h6EQCizsxulZJxpuzu5h9MCF55t5E9UJYFuOdf6_u7y_1lc9bVWteX_UCKvxYjHqk4Lk8YCfpldDvp1hP65QoyKkJ/s400/reality+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474543019776516882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Reality shifts the light<br />It blinds me to knock me down</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhGaaZOr9VYYt3NvZrEzwE35kpnY4f__CuZCoV5Cxa32nXbw34sMY_YTrJslLnCBDsA-WZhU2Hfn1uMSVaYqDlY-DJB5PTbf26nhyphenhyphenp5yP7YRqZZ9t3SmB3ruuNnn6zJuTSdFaxjEEkuHZ/s1600/reality+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhGaaZOr9VYYt3NvZrEzwE35kpnY4f__CuZCoV5Cxa32nXbw34sMY_YTrJslLnCBDsA-WZhU2Hfn1uMSVaYqDlY-DJB5PTbf26nhyphenhyphenp5yP7YRqZZ9t3SmB3ruuNnn6zJuTSdFaxjEEkuHZ/s400/reality+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474543323407136722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I could live in the lie<br />Or I can live in the truth</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3pj6U1WHUZo14YGJlM-Z6KpnJqUGvMXLUEqictvt75dD05_Kv-QOJiBlpa92DCcqFLexKxARkDGuwZcQWtTCxap8mJFdEK0N20s2iIV9UOzhr9RZtL4JKDTe3gkigYynUBOlhHlETYV8/s1600/reality+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3pj6U1WHUZo14YGJlM-Z6KpnJqUGvMXLUEqictvt75dD05_Kv-QOJiBlpa92DCcqFLexKxARkDGuwZcQWtTCxap8mJFdEK0N20s2iIV9UOzhr9RZtL4JKDTe3gkigYynUBOlhHlETYV8/s400/reality+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474543573802507922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">What comes for me tomorrow<br />Is mine to reckon with<br /></span><br />-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nat</span><br /><br /></div>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527610133684793241noreply@blogger.com1