Monday, March 22, 2010

Spring Awakening

MARCH MADNESS CAME TO DANBURY AND SO DID I.  MEETING OLD FRIENDS AND MAKING NEW ONES.  THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME WAS, FRIDAY'S CONTAINER JEWELRY CLASS WITH THE OH SO TALENTED THOMAS MANN. BOY  WAS  IT A  CHALLENGE FOR ME.  THOMAS WAS  EVER SO PATIENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE.  HIS TEACHING SKILLS SUPURB. EVEN ME,  THE GIRL WITH TWO LEFT THUMBS AND VERY POOR SMALL MOTOR SKILLS. LIL MISS CLUMSY WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND MASTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTAINER.   I  AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK I PRODUCED! THANK YOU THOMAS!

 ANYONE SEEING THE NAME THOMAS MANN AS INSTRUCTOR ON A CLASS ROSTER RUN! DON'T WALK! ..... AND SIGN UP AND TAKE A CLASS, FOR YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT OF YOUR LIFETIME.  NOT ONLY DO YOU LEARN THE SKILLS, BUT HE TEACHES YOU THE WHY'S AND HOW'S. 
THAT EVENING WE GOT TO SEE A VIDEO OF HOW AND WHERE HE WORKS ( NEW ORLEANS.....WHOOO HOOO JAZZ FEST PEOPLE)  AND THE LEARNING OF THE JEWLER SAW........AND I MAY NOT BE NIMBLE FINGERS BUT WITH PRACTICE AND PATIENTS  I TOO WILL BE ABLE TO MASTER THIS SKILL AND DEVELOP MY ART TALENTS FURTHER BECAUSE THE WAY THIS FABULOUS (DON'T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD) GUY TEACHES! 
ONE PIECE IS COMPLETED, RIVETS,NUTS & BOLTS AND PIN BACK :" HARBINGER OF SPRING"   INCORPORATES MY NEW FOUND SKILLS WITH MY LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FOUND OBJECTS.
HOPE YOU ENJOY!
NEXT PIECE ( CASE COMPLETED ART WORK STILL DEVELOPING) WILL BE  A TRIBUTE TO BEAUTIFUL BIJOU! TILL NEXT TIME . SMILE AND ENJOY EACH DAY FOR THEY ARE THE PRESENT AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SURPRISE TOMORROW WILL BRING

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Memorial for Bijou, puppy extraordinaire!


A FACE EVERYONE WHO MET HIM LOVED.  WE WILL MISS YOU MY DEAR BIJOU! LOVE M,D,J & LOUIE

Sunday, March 7, 2010

at long last I'm back!

ok, so it's been a hiatus! but I'm back.....
what's has been going on?
December brought me to Paris!  The city of lights was the city of DARK, as our cab quietly approached this beautiful Beaux's Arts City. The smell of winter with a cold grey sky and not a creature was stirring! Magic Moments in The City:
 On a petite meandering street, suddenly the site of Christmas tree made entirely of recycled water bottles, Brilliant!  
With no Boot packed, Greeting a morning with large, lacy wet flakes dancing from from the sky.  Creative idea #1 get some plastic shower caps. adorn the toes & feet with these wickedly cleaver caps, cover with sock & shoes. voila  chic, dry and ready to venture out!
Eating French macaroons at Pierre Hermes What colours! What flavors! a true feast for the eyes & mouth!