Posted in Dogs, Serendipity, Travel, tagged dog show, Hotel Pennsylvania, show dogs, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We made it up to the dog show….the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
What fun for anyone who loves dogs.
There were 202 breeds showing and about 2100 dogs. Heaven for someone like me!
Posted in Serendipity, Travel, tagged Hopper, Johns, Matisse, MOMA, Mondrian, Museum of Modern Art, pollack, Van Gogh on February 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I got to spend a few hours at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City yesterday.
I love seeing the size of paintings that we see in books and then realize how large…or small they really are.
Posted in daily painter, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged bunnies, cat, dog, horse on February 11, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We had a great group from Sanders Ranch come paint their pets at The Studio yesterday. Terrific work!
Posted in Recipes, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Big Mama, Crochet, Recipes on February 10, 2018| 3 Comments »
Big Mama, Sister, Brother and me
Big Mama and Papa Honeymoon photo
One of my favorite photos of Big Mama with Morgan
Mama, me, Brother & Big Mama – 1961
Big Mama, me, Mama, and Sister -early 90’s
Big Mama
NOTE: I am repeating a post I made several years ago in honor of Big Mama’s birthday. She was so special and I miss her every day.
Anyone who has taken a crochet class (or almost any other type of class I teach) at The Studio has heard me talk about Big Mama and all that she taught me.
She was my maternal grandmother and a wonderful person who lived a good long life….almost 100 when she passed. Today would have been her 110th birthday! Everyone loved her. Once I took some friends home to meet her and when they got back home to Kentucky they sent her a thank you note for the lovely lunch she made for us. They didn’t know her name…only Big Mama. So they mailed the envelope to “Big Mama, Offerman, Georgia” and it was delivered without delay. LOL
She taught me so many things….things I still use to this day and that I try to share as I teach.
I have written about Big Mama before to share some of her recipes…most recently when I made the Carrot Cake at Thanksgiving. I also shared her recipe for Syrup Candy and talked about her in a Plum Jelly post. I love her recipes and making anything that she used to make for us always brings back floods of memories.
Crocheting was the thing she taught me the most about. She loved it and was almost always making something. The amazing thing about her crochet was that she just kept patterns in her head. When I would asked her to teach me to make a certain stitch or design she would just pick up a hook and start crocheting. She would tell me what she was doing and I would write it down. I think that is where I get my “making up” patterns from. I think she would like that!
So today I am so grateful that I got to know all four of my grandparents and am especially blessed that Big Mama played such a big role in my life. I wouldn’t be enjoying this creative life I am living with having known her. Happy Birthday Big Mama!
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged kisses on February 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The kids painted “Kisses” this week. Love it!
Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Dogs on February 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that one of my favorite things to do is the Pet Portraits Parties. I love seeing everyone’s pets and hearing their stories. Some people have come numerous times to not only paint their pets but friend’s pets too. Lisa painted this one recently as a gift and the recipient sent her this cute photo of Fleetwood. I think they like it!
Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, scarf, Shawl on February 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Making a new shawl/scarf to wear on my upcoming trip. Hope to get it done in time.
Posted in Animals, daily painter, Paint Party, tagged Finger Painting, Koi Pond on February 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Time to try something a little different….finger painting! We will be painting this beautiful, colorful little Koi Fish Pond on Saturday, March 3rd at 2 pm at The Studio. Click here to register for this fun Paint Party.
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged vines, Vineyard on February 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Painted this little vineyard scene recently…part of what I’m doing for an upcoming show.
Posted in Crochet, tagged Asymmetrical Scarf, Crochet on February 4, 2018| 1 Comment »
We had a great crochet class this afternoon. It was cold and rainy outside which is the perfect weather for crochet! We learned the pattern for an asymmetrical scarf. Here are three different ones, using different weights of yarn but the same basic pattern. (The borders are different).
The Studio 