Have a Great Weekend!

Hi friends!
I promise to have some photos of our "Freshman Day" posted soon!
...having a few technical difficulties...
In the meantime have a great weekend
and Have a Happy Halloween!

ENJOY A

AND


BUT
Fun filled

On the mend!

Well hello again!
You may have noticed I have been absent for a bit.
Two weeks ago today I had surgery. I had injured myself in "boot camp" at
the gym. (yeah... I know... What was I thinking??)
I'm on crutches and trying to get back into the swing of things at work.

Today is "Freshman Day" here at school. It is the day the freshmen find out
who their "Big sister" is that has been welcoming them here and suprising them with goodies
and notes these past few weeks.
I am armed with my camera and hope to get some cute shots.

Have a great weekend all and I shall return with photos!
:O)Mary

And it continues to pour in the Northeast

Hello friends!

I am nice and warm and dry here at my computer but,

man...ohhhh man....

has it been raining the proverbial cats and dogs

here in New England!

My deck feels so slippery

I think the wood must be totally saturated.

This seems like a good night to continue with my post on St. James Court.

As it had to have been a blazing 101 degrees

the day Marlene and I went on the garden tour.

Here you see the grand

entrance to my home.

***Yeah right...don't I wish! Teeheee

This fountain and brick patio was unique for a back yard.

There is really something to be said for a shady

waterfall in a summers garden!

Actually we saw several waterfalls

Each one had a personality of its own

Note this cute frog fountain!

(top left corner)

When I saw this little table...

I thought it would make a sweet little painting!

And speaking of painting...

One garden had several artist's working in various mediums

I will end this posting for tonight with a glimpse

through the garden gate.

Have a lovely evening and

I will be back again really soon!

:O)Mary

St. James Court

Today is the St. James Court Art Show!

It is held every year early in October (Louisville KY)

This juried art show hosts over 750 artists!!!

The beautiful location in -Old Louisville -gave me lots of inspiration when my

cousin Marlene and I visited the gardens last summer.

Since I am unable to be there for the Art Fest today

at least I can be there

in spirit

while looking at my photos!

When Marlene and I strolled past the marvelous old Victorian homes last summer

I was taken with the

architecture,

street lights

and lovely gardens!

They have the loveliest fountain that

divides the street

Believe me it was so refreshing on that HOT sizzler of a day!

This lovely home

is a Bed and Breakfast

Such a pretty doorway

And another lovely doorway

All of these homes (like their owners) just ooze Southern Hospitality!

Ahhhhh Come on in for an iced tea Y'all !! (LOVE IT)

Thats all for now

But, I look forward to sharing more of the lovely gardens

that are in the yards of St. Johns Courtyard

Bye for now

:O)Mary

The end of September already??

Artist Judith Glatt from Glattsicle Creations




Greetings dear friends!
The workshop here at NDA went very well and was a great deal of fun!Judith Glatt was our artist instructor for the day.
After giving us some information on various types wools and dyed roving
we were able to make our own felted soaps.

As you can see above we first wrapped our soaps with a wool batting...
Then we selected colored strands of roving to cover the batting.




Next we slipped the soaps into a nylon and began to
rub the wool with warm water and soap


Here Judy demonstrates rubbing the wool on a glass wash board.

Here is a "Class Photo"
As you can tell everyone had a blast and we all are excited to go home and work some more
with "Wet Felting"




That is all for now!
Stay tuned for more!
:O)Mary

September 17

Hi my friends!
As you can see the last time I had a free moment was Labor Day!
All is great with me, Limelight Artworks and NDA (school)
My Art Club at school is sponsoring the first in a series of "Art Workshops"
We will be making -exfoliating soaps with a covering made of wet felting.
As seen above.
Judith Glatt will be teaching the class.
here is a bit about her...

Glatsical Creations
Glatsical.creations@gmail.com
Albany,New York


After several years of having been fusing glass for ornaments and jewelry, I discovered a process in wool felting, called Nuno, which can also be described as the fusing of fibers. I was immediately attracted to Nuno as the mixing of fibers of different textures and colors reminded me of how pieces of glass combine when molten to form swirls. Nuno felting is the fusing of wool fibers and fabric into beautiful hybrids from which I make one-of-kind garments and accessories. The Nuno process as I practice it, is entirely handcrafted, the wool and other fibers are treated with soap, water and most importantly, elbow grease.


My Nuno scarves are felted with silk fabric, Merino wool, Bamboo and other fibers.
They are hand washable using a mild soap and cool water, do not wring just squeeze out the water and line dry.

My handcrafted felted “all in one” purses have no seams and the handles are incorporated into the body of the bag. Some are reversible. The small pouches and purses are wet felted with Merino wool batting, roving and other fibers.

My handcrafted exfoliating soaps are felted with soft Merino wool. The exfoliating is gentle yet effective. Lather the bar in your hands with warm water then use. As the soap gets used up the wool pad can be recycled as a scrubbing pad for the kitchen or bath.

At present my handcrafted felted purses, clutches, Nuno scarves and exfoliating soaps can be purchased at the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Saratoga Art Center and in October at Departures located at Albany International Airport.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!