Sunday, September 11, 2011

C.A. Therien

I am so excited! I go to take a glance at the Art Daily Blog, and what do I find? My friend Cat (C.A. Therien) is a featured artist. Go read her interview, it's lovely - then go look at her amazing art.

I met Cat at Polymer Clay Central's discussion forums at Delphi, and then in real life after I moved to Chicago. She's in Peoria, and I used to get down there for Clay Days now and then. It's always so good to get together and make art with other artists. Cat is an amazing person, with an amazing family. I've had the luck to meet her husband and several of her kids, and spend quite a bit of time with her eldest daughter who is just downright fabulous.

Just another example of the light, life and talent in the polymer clay community!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Back in the saddle again!!

...out where a friend is a friend... and my friends in the art community are certainly that, in spades. I love you all, and I'm constantly challenged and delighted by your creativity and talent.One of my favorite things to do is prowl around Artfire and look things up. In the past, before all the big changes, I enjoyed making collections. All those are gone now, sadly, but I have a chance to do many more. There's certainly enough to choose from. Today my eyes lit on something and inspired me to create a new collection... Gorgeous Goddesses.

I am in the middle of redoing my studio so that I can get back to more regular creating. Look for some very new and different items in my shop! Right now I have one commission to finish and a show to plan for in December, plus some items to create for the Interfilk Auction at the Ohio Valley Filk Festival. Plus I just got my son started at all-day first grade! Quite a change from half day kindergarten, but he's loving it. The fact that standing just outside our back gate I can watch him walk to and from the school door helps a lot.

Look for more Sunday Sensations coming up on (hopefully) a more regular basis, and I have some other ideas to hopefully thrill you with. *grin* I hope it's a lovely weekend where you are!