Ahhhh, art Prints!

The First EVER art print of Garden Fence, numbered 1 of 100, signed, and framed in oak and glass. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.

Sure to cheer the dreariest of days! This is printed on Kodak Acid-free glossy photo paper with high quality Vivera inks that are said to last a century or more.

Shipped Priority mail and Insured. Please email with any questions. We will gladly make additional prints for you.

What the HAIL?

Today it was hot... then the sky turned almost black and it rained for about 58 seconds and then suddenly the sky turned into a pellet gun, shooting off leaves and pummeling flowers with hail that was as big as cherries.




It's just so wierd to have sweated my patootie off on my daily walk early in the day only to be sitting here wrapped in a blanket to ward off the chill after the rain of ice balls.
Here are some pics. We live in an apartment complex where one side looks like a campground and the other a swanky 70's communal living paradise (not!). Please notice my neighbor Patty's chair filling with ice :)

Daisies - Thanks Debra! FreeCycle Rocks...

So I am a gardening freak without the funds and have resorted to all kinds of (legal!!) methods of acquiring my greenery/rocks/mulch from MAJOR hiking and climbing with backpacks of stones to pooling funds with the neighbors.

We have managed to cultivate a really pretty little yard for ourselves in our little corner o' the complex.

So I was checking my mail the other day and read my FreeCycle daily digest (oh YES!!! Google "freecycle" for the yahoo group near your area and JOIN!) and saw a nice lady who was looking to share her plethora of daisies. Being that daisies are one of my favorite and definitely my daughter, Denise's, favorite flower, I grabbed a few neighbor kids and my two big ones and we trundled off to Athens, with buckets and shovel a-jangling.

Meeting Debra was an experience in itself.... this wonderful, bright and sunshiny bundle of energy and exuberance had an infectious light heart and such a warm, winning way. My 6' 3" son towered over her, shovel in hand and helpfully followed her direction as we thinned out the myriads of daisies that were enveloping her other flora. "Wow, you can see my LILIES!" she sang out, and joy spread across her face. She explained that she was from what I call "The City" (NYC) and had moved up here to get away from the blacktop and rush and into the country and lovely pace of nature.

Ms. Debra Braiman told us she is a Massage and Aroma therapist who uses essential oils, which I'm sure is just heavenly! Her email address is akamai412@hotmail.com and her company is Young Living Essential Oils and she would be happy to answer any questions on the subject and YES she STILL has MORE daisies...

Ray and I are hoping to get married next summer and I am shooting for 100% handmade, except his suit, and these are an investment in next year. I am planting them around the perimeter of the yard and hoping they come back in time for a wedding next year, where I will bring them up to camp in Ticonderoga where we're having the ceremony.

OF COURSE I HAD to take pics of my balcony packed with daisies.... Don't worry, they'll be planted by nightfall... I also have a 4+ mile walk planned in 1/2 hr :) ....

Have a great weekend... enjoy the daisy pics... Vicki

Gardening... yummy, delicious DIRT!!!

I love to garden. It's probably because it is something I have complete control over. I love the smell of the different plants and the yummy, delicious, dirt. I love the coolness on my fingers. It's good for me, too... I need the activity.

Being that I live in the Northeast, sometimes it's difficult to figure out what to plant and when, especially if I'm looking for a harvest.

I found the most awesome page on Mother Earth News to show us what can be planted here in NY and to help me plan my planting for optimum rewards .

WhatHerFly Surreal Original Watercolor

"WhatHerFly" is a pretty purple girlie butterfly in the colorful summer atmosphere...This painting is in watercolor and measures 7.75 x 11 inches.




This is shipped ready for your frame and comes to your door in sturdy packaging via Priority Mail with a tracking number.

Finished Garden Fence Picture

GARDEN FENCE Coloring Sheet PIF Pay it Forward

This is a digital copy of the original file of my Garden Fence drawing

You may have it for .20 to color yourself or share with an aspiring artist. If you REALLY love it, we will also have the original for sale; see our shop in the next couple weeks for the completed, colorized drawing.

If you buy this item, please upload your own PIF listing, or if you do not have a shop anywhere do something nice for someone!Of course, our watermark is not in the file you receive. You will receive a nice clean, high-resolution .jpeg file via email for your coloring pleasure :)

When you pay for this item, it is emailed to you (as soon as I am notified) as a digital file and you print it out for your enjoyment in the comfort of your own home/studio :).

I thought it would be fun if you show it to me when you're done. The 10th person to show me a colorized Garden Fence drawing will get a surprise one of a kind artwork sent to them via First Class US mail !!