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Sunday, May 11, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Review of Santa Fe II Easel
Ah-inspiring way to begin the New Year!
Yippee my new easel arrived Jan 2nd!!! (and just ahead of a big snow storm)
I was bestowed this incredible gift by my husband!Yes I'm a lucky girl & very grateful!
I told him, he should make this my Birthday, Valentines, Christmas & all forthcoming 2014 gifts because it's so incredible!
This easel is Made in American by the Jack Richeson Co. AKA "BEST" out of Wisconsin,
It's so special it had to come via a freight truck company to arrive at my home in Colorado.
Too large for Mail, FedEx, UPS or any regular carrier services _ so yes it's a little pricey to ship!
It's made from Oak Wood & comes with a Lifetime Warranty, but only on the Oak version. An important thing to know, The Lyptus Wood version only comes with a 3 month warranty! Which is really too bad, because the Luptus tree is a renewable fast growing tree unlike the Oak Tree
After shopping many stores that carried this easel, my husband said Cheap Joe's had the best price. They were also very helpful & knowledgeable over the phone! He also had a coupon for an additional -15% off on Cheap Joe's already heavily discounted pricing. The shipping was $190, as much as this shipping cost seems high, that shipping fee was actually a good deal too.
I can certainly tell you this easel is very well made & a very nice looking piece of furniture too, much nicer than the photos reflect.
I proudly give it 2 thumbs up & a 5 star rating!
Let me introduce my "Classic Santa Fe ll Easel"
it handles all sizes, from the tiniest canvas up to 106 inch, 300 lb. canvas. That's huge!
I love the Marin Wench System, so fun to use. This easel sits on rollers and uses a small footprint of space inside my studio! I love that too! So easy to push around and adjusts to various position heights, angles & slants.
P.S.
This is a non paid endorsement of a product I simply love!
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| Here it comes, all 98 lb. |
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| Such a big truck & it arrives just ahead of a big snow storm! |
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| Made in the USA & comes with a Lifelong Warranty |
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| Even the pets were curious waiting for me to open it! |
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| They really know how to pack this baby ! |
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| Actually I was surprised how much of this easel was already put together! It took me about 45 minutes to assemble & it was easy! |
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| Going to have some fun with this baby! It handles the tiny-tiniest canvas all the way up to 106 inches / 300 lb. canvas Love the Marin Wench System and the rollers! Best of all, it takes up a small footprint inside my studio! |
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| Happy Studio Cat! |
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Handmade Holiday Cards
ho ho ho
Some people bake cookies by the batches,
I make cards by the batches!
My Handmade Holiday Cards
*I drew a design on paper*Placed drawing on top of my lightbox (Logan Desktop Lightbox)
*Traced design onto 50 Strathmore Watercolor Blank Greeting Cards
I love these blank cards:
*Inked each using Faber-Castell, size small, color Sepia (a few in Black)
*Watercolor painted the ornaments red
*To speed things up, I used Copic Markers for skin, hair & dress (skin white E00, Barley Beige E11& Dark Suntan E15)
*Added glitter for fun!!!
*Sealed each envelope with my Hanko stamp (paper was too rough to stamp, I improvise a new use).
Mailed out 50 handmade cards,
If you did not get one, it's because I only had 50 cards. Next time I'll buy 100 cards. I enjoyed making these over the course of 4 evenings while watching tv.
Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah
Peace & Carrots!
Double Click on each image to supersize
Spread a little magic Glitter!
Some with silver glitter, some with gold!
And some with Ribbons
Pictured above is an easy fun craft to make with your kids.
Cover Styrofoam trees using Candy Gumdrops attached to toothpicks!!
Stick an ornament on top!
These last almost forever!!!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah
Peace & Carrots!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Our China Adoption Journey
This is a photo essay about our China Adoption Journey, our daughter's orphanage, the people & captivating land. It was a "Happy 4th of July" that day she stepped foot onto USA soil and became an American citizen & forever our daughter. I'm posting this to my Art Blog because its a happy story & it's my story. It is part of what influences & inspires my art. Most of all, I hope this will inspire anyone out there who is trying to have a child but unable to conceive, or just wants to add to their family, or maybe thinking they're too old. I was 49 when I adopted this child. I adopted not because I could't get pregnant (but I was older) more because of the epic need I witnessed in China to save baby girls. I was raised as an American teenager in Southeast Asia, so for me, the choice was Asia. However, there are children all over the world and in USA who are waiting to be adopted. The need is overwhelming, even dire in many cases. I can assure you, it simply makes no difference if you are the birthparents or the adoptive parents, the level of love you will feel for that child is exactly the same wonderful love. I'm hoping my photo essay will spark your interest and possibly help you take that leap of faith! You can make a significant difference in a child's life and the love you get in return is powerful stuff!
I posted too many photos,
so scroll fast!!!
Enjoy!
For our adoption we used;I posted too many photos,
so scroll fast!!!
Enjoy!
US Asian Affairs
539 E. Garvey Ave
Monterey Park, CA 91755
(626) 288-2220
I hope you will enjoy the following photo essay .
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| We flew from Los Angeles to China |
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| Gotcha Day refers to the day you're given your child |
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| That moment she was handed to us |
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| Her referral photo mailed to us |
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| Her 1st photo taken by another visiting family |
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| Our first time to see her in person, waiting to be given to us. |
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| some of the other new families that day (4th of July) |
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| This is us, new family, it was 4th of July Chinese hotel was honoring USA holiday with flags. We flew home this same day and because China is one day ahead, we got two 4th of Julys!!! |
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| We stayed 2 weeks in China learning about the culture, people & land. As we walked the public streets, people seemed grateful we adopted her |
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| My favorite Pic "Water Babies" |
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| at hotel 1st day, she looked scared |
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| still looking sad |
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| new families |
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| At American Embassy in China, she was sworn in as an American |
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| On the footsteps of her orphanage in matching dresses |
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| she looked so sad & scared |
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| a smile at last! |
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| The blessing of the adopted children |
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| Blessing of the children |
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| all these babies need homes! |
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| girls playing in the Orphanage |
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| my daughter's crib |
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| Some of the things we donated along with needed medicine |
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| so excited about this ball |
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| enjoying the new toys |
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| We donated to her Orphanage & "HALF THE SKY" organization https://onesky.org |
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| sitting on the famous "White Swan Hotel Red Couch" |
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| the red couch |
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| The land & the people |
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| Chinese diaper method |
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| pollution |
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| Her town grows yellow rapeseed |
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| VIEW FROM OUR 5 STAR HOTEL ROOM |
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| 1st week in her new American home |
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| she loves American food |
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| She meets her new kitty, 1st week home. They just happen to share the exact same Birthday! |
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| Always smiling! A very happy child! |
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| age 5 at DisneyWorld |
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| Standing with same kitty as above, 11 years later |
Give a child a chance & they will bloom!
At 12 years old, beautiful, always happy, Top Honors Student,
Black Belt in Karate, Pianist and interested in A.I. Engineering.
At 12 years old, beautiful, always happy, Top Honors Student,
Black Belt in Karate, Pianist and interested in A.I. Engineering.
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| Family |
"Our Frist Week Home"
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