The Soul Mates Exhibition at LeMoyne

"Night Music"
high fire enamels, kiln-fired glass


For the Soul Mates exhibtion, we were asked to submit artwork and written thoughts about relationships.
My written submission was as follows:

Thoughts on a relationship - an open letter to my husband

In our beginning, we pledged the promises of youth and passion - loving what we knew about each other and trusting what we did not.

As we begin this our 41st year together, I joyfully renew those promises. The patina of our relationship is as varied and rich as our journey, the memories we share, and the love that we know. You are my husband, my lover, and my best friend. You have lifted me up when I needed it most. You have supported me with love, encouraged me by example, and shared my thoughts and dreams. You are the laughter in my day, the music in my night and my hearts' greatest joy.

"Patina"

high fire enamels, sgraffito, sand-blast etching, kiln-fired glass

"Lifted"
high fire enamels, sgraffito,
kiln-fired glass

Come back and visit again! Til later,

Terrie

Wow, tropical storms will never mean the same again!

Goodness! We are inundated with rain and high winds. Since we live in the woods, rain-soaked hardwoods (especially after the deficit rainfall this year) means that limbs and trees will come down. Our neighbor has a huge tree growing up through their deck (about 40 inches in diameter) and it came crashing down about 3am this morning. It took out their deck and many trees in the woods. They are so lucky that no one got hurt! We have a lot of little limbs hitting the roof, but no big one yet. Another neighbor lost a really tall tree. It fell yesterday taking others with it. This water-logged situation will stay with us even after "Fay" has passed on through. I made a video from the porch of my studio.It is on Google video. I can't seem to load it here. (It would give you an idea of the rain amounts). The winds are coming in gusts!

Everyone stay safe!

Hot, hot, hot!

"Patina"
high fire enamels, sgraffito, sandblast etching
Yikes! it is so hot today. i guess it is nothing compared to Dallas and other parts of the Southwest, but we have some incredible humidity, too!

Last week we held the opening of the "Soul Mates" exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. It was held on Thursday night and we had a really good crowd. There is a little something for everyone. I gave the Gallery talk and also sold one of my paintings in kiln-fired glass (the one posted here). I want to go back and see the exhibit again. You never really get to look at the work on opening night!

The Women's show at the Airport has closed. I thought it was a very nice show.

We mailed my pieces to Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas on Monday. I was so relieved to get them in the mail. I am one of the featured artists in the Featured Artists Series which opens on August 23. Michael says that they arrived safe and sound. Whew! My husband is a very very good packer! He made some of the packing boxes. When you are mailing 14 pieces of glass, well, it is good to know that they all arrived on time and safely!

We are looking forward to our trip. We will visit some old friends in Texas and some of my husband's former students. We are looking forward to stopping by Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas. I am really looking forward to visiting with Michael and Barbara in person. We have talked often by phone and corresponded by email, of course!

Well, we are getting a summer thunderstorm right now, so I will sign off. I hope this publishes, I have had some problems with my blog today. (no offense blog guys, it's the first time I have had a problem).

Til Later!