Tag: art as gifts

First Friday at SideStreet Arts

Dear Liza,

It’s been a while since we have visited SideStreet Arts, a local gallery where Auntie Bridgett shows her art. We stopped by Friday in our way to dinner and saw some lovely things set out for Christmas.

Ha Austin has made these adorable Christmas sweater tree ornaments.

Amelia Opie has added these dapper mice to her repertoire of painted animals. We already own three of her pieces that feature cats!

New member Jaclyn Evalds is displaying this delightfully soft vision of the rabbit in the moon, the South American take on the Man in the Moon.

And, if it is kitchen wares you need, check out this coffee mug by Michelle Briones. It is totally usable and food safe, but includes a fireplace and mantelpiece. Absolutely amazing!

Happy art! Happy shopping!

Love,

Grandma Judy

Art Journal and Pictures for Tim

Dear Liza,

I am still making a new piece of art each day for the Art-Ober mixed media challenge. Subjects like “cactus” and “stripes” tickle my brain! And as I gain confidence, I am willing to paint scenes I never would have tried a few months ago.

While this is all happening, I got a note from the wonderful woman who is caring for my big brother Tim. “I don’t want to tell you what to do, but I’ve got about ten small frames from the Dollar Store…” she said. Ah ha! A project!

So I went through the pictures I’ve done so far, picked my favorites, and made smaller copies to fit into her frames.

Tim has always been an outdoorsy type, fishing and hiking and such, so I chose scenes of flowers and forests.

This picture of a pair of jack rabbits nibbling on a sage brush reminds me so much of our old campsite at Vallecito, it makes me homesick. Great Grandpa Lowell took us there for about a dozen Easter vacations, enjoying the desert before it got too hot.

I made sure to write my name clearly in the pictures, so Tim could remember where they came from and know I am thinking of him.

I hope he enjoys them! I will make more and send them off. You can make me pictures, if you like. I’ll bet I could get some frames from the Dollar Store, too.

Love,

Grandma Judy