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Thanks Zoe! She just showed me how to make a hyperlink so you can click right on the name and go to it.
www.zoenelson.etsy.com
Main Street Gallery in Blowing Rock, NC
Hands Gallery in Boone, NC
Artist Alley in Southern Pines, NC
Carlton Gallery in Foscoe, NC


Karen Fridy - Karen Fridy - http://designerstitches.blogspot.com/
Ann Flaherty - http://annflaherty.wordpress.com/

My friend Zoe Nelson just awarded me the One Lovely Blog award. How sweet! She is a jewelry artist in Boone, NC. She sells her gorgeous silver jewelry in the Blue Ridge Mountains and online in her etsy shop. You can find and purchase this wonderful artwear at these places:

www.zoenelson.etsy.com
Main Street Gallery in Blowing Rock, NC
Hands Gallery in Boone, NC
Artist Alley in Southern Pines, NC
Carlton Gallery in Foscoe, NC

You must pass this Lovely Blog award on. First, post it on your blog, giving props to the person who gave it to you. Then, pass the award on to other bloggers. I'm afraid mine might not link cuz I'm really techno-challenged blogwise. And I don't know a lot of people who have blogs, but here goes:

Karen Fridy - http://designerstitches.blogspot.com/
Ann Flaherty - http://annflaherty.wordpress.com/

Need suggestions

Here is the sign hanging on the entrance to my cubicle at my current job:

Dear Aunty Em -
I hate Kansas. I hate you.
I'm leaving and taking the dog.

Dorothy

I think that says it all.
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I've been working on another threadpainting. It's small and I'm not thrilled with it at this stage, but the practice is good for me. So I've posted several photos I've taken recently of the flowers in my yard, trying to decide which one/s might be most attractive threadpainted. I'm considering a series of them - since I do love making flowers in any medium.

Here's #1 - the Rhodendron (shhh, this is actually in my neighbor's yard). Nice shadows on this one.


#2 is the Wild Orchid - not too much interest here, I think. Too much same color.




#3 The Poke Berry - This is kind of neat, but a lot of the same/close colors. Could be really difficult to find threads just a tiny bit off enough to see the changes.



#4 My purple Iris - I really like this one. Interesting enough? Those striations could be really difficult...



#% - and the last one - my White Asiatic Lily from last year. This is similar to the yellow one I just did. There are no interesting shadows on this one, but the pink markings on the white are nice, some shadows on the petals, and the leaves and mulch in the background are a bit different.



So - anyone out there? Favorites? suggestions? I have some more at home I'll post later in the week.

I broke a tooth on Sunday, so I had to stay home and go to the dentist Monday morning. Of course - a temporary crown. I took the rest of the day off and got my quilts ready to send to Sacred Threads. I love that show, but getting everything ready to send is a real pain. I just realized last week that I had 2 pieces accepted! There was only one letter in the acceptance packet when I received it and since I had done this 2 years ago, I didn't read the rest at that time. So one night last week I started going through everything to refresh my memory of what I had to do and realized both pieces had been accepted! I emailed Lisa to be sure and they were. So Monday I got them both packed up, hauled them to the UPS store and said goodbye.
"The Stories of Women Are Told in Their Hands"


And my "Self Portrait"


I am so happy to have a job, which I will be starting July 1st in the UNCG Dept. of Nutrition, but it will be sad to say goodbye to my 10-year stint with NC Kids Adoption and Foster Care. Our cube farm has been the perfect gallery backdrop for all of my quilts, which I have exhibited several times a year. My new office is very small and it doesn't appear that I will have anywhere to hang even one. But - I have a job and for that I am extremely grateful. I hope everyone out there who is in need of a good job will find one.