Thursday, July 17, 2008

Objects of Summer...



Beach stones from Lake Michigan!
Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Before & After...

Here is the "secretary" piece from my childhood...My parents didn't want it so we took it and decided to repaint it and use it in our living room/parlor for my "correspondence" desk and an area to display some of my favorite pieces.





















Above is the before shot...
Here are the after shots....Although I plan to change the hardware soon. I have looked at Anthropologie and want to find something colorful...so I guess this isn't officially finished yet!























Here are some of my favorite things to display...

These adorable lulette houses from Noodle & Lou!
And my antique Cape Cod plate!
And here is the new workspace---set up and ready to use with the vintage chair I pull up from the corner! It's a great place to sit with the laptop...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

a fondness for wine...



and good friends!
This painting is actually larger, and has the words, "Come sit with me and share your life..." painted around it. I antiqued it a bit and pulled some of the paint off when adding layers. It's somewhat of an experiment!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Back from Michigan...

We are back from our Lake Michigan getaway! I will begin posting some recent and not-so-recent paintings and experimenting I've done! I will also add children's art created by my children!