Welcome! This is my third year doing the Bead soup Blog Party - and the first thing I have to say is "Thank you!" to Lori our hostess and fearless leader. We wouldn't be here without you... seriously.
Hello my Focus on Life photo/journey/challenge compatriots. I usually post on Instagram - altho I missed a few, and dont get to interact with you too much. I am usually teaching ceramics class every Saturday morning, and never seem to get a post written ahead of time... Please follow my pix on FB, and Instagram, and here - when I can.
(The scoop on Focus on Life can be found here for those of you that are curious.)
February - how I missed you. You were gone in a flurry, frenetic, so fast. One thing that was successful, accomplished on time, and simply a positive during February was the Component of the Month over at Art Jewelry Elements! Here is what Francesca sent us:
I am not going to use many words here... just pictures. Because you see - my Bead Soup arrived from the lovely Jennifer Cabic - and I want to head to the studio.
I took myself on an Art date yesterday to the Delaware Art Museum. Its a small museum, but has a stellar Pre-Raphaelite collection. I honestly can't remember how it happened as a teenager. Did I go to the museum and fall in love with the PRB? Or did I fall in love with the PRB and then visit them at DAM? The latter I think. I think the Lady of Shallot started it all, but that another story.
Once again Erin Prais-Hintz of Tesori Trovati has created a cohesive yet diverse and individual challenge. The brief: Select a region, then a country. Create an accessory or your choice that evokes that nation. Sounds simple. Yet the possibilities are endless.
This Saturday is Erin'sChallenge of Travel blog hop reveal. Its a creative challenge to create a themed piece - in this case the country of your choice. Germany is mine. Not exotic, not a place that is known for a different design aesthetic - like Japan or Aboriginal Austaralia. German is a large part of my heritage (along with Irish, Welsh and Scottish. Full Celt!) yet I have never been there.
Summer! It is here - no questioning that! Temperatures in the 90's here in Delaware have me dreaming of the ocean. Luckily all of DE is relatively close to the beach (as opposed to the shore in NJ) and headed there for a respite soon. The summer charms from Diana arrived ages ago - and a lovely lampwork from Jan as well! I confess, I finished this yesterday.
