Made in Michigan

Tonight I added a new tab called Made in Michigan.  I'm going to use this to promote and support people, places, and things I like in my home state.  I'm sure it will be a work in progress...

Preparing to be more

I had a wonderful time yesterday at my last show of the year. It was held at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. We were busy all day and I met some wonderful people!  I hope they decide to do the show in the spring, too.

I love the Nature Center because it is so peaceful and tranquil.  I love the green lushness of all the trees, even this time of year.  I look at the bare trees and know they are simply preparing to be fuller, larger, and more of what they are supposed to be next year.  I love feeling I get when I walk in a forest, a feeling of being lost and exactly where I belong at the same time.

It is very appropriate that my last was at the Nature Center.  2012 has left me stripped and bare, but not empty or dead.  I am simply preparing to be more next year.

Buy Local Art & Gift Show

This weekend Tracy & I will be at the Buy Local Art & Gift Show at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.  It is the first year either of us have done this show, and we are both very excited.  I do love local shows, and I love to buy from local artisits.

You're probably going to see a lit of this gif.  It just makes me giggle.

Kalamazoo Art Hop - March 4th

If you are in Kalamazoo tomorrow, March 4th, stop by the West Michigan Glass Art Center for the monthly Art Hop!

My Precious...

I've been taking a ringmaking course at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. I've made a few rings, and my soldering skills are rather lacking, but I am loving it! I have several ideas to incorporate my beads into some rings. We'll see what unfolds over the next few weeks.