Love putting puzzles together, this one was easier than most.

I'm back

Going to get back to blogging, Jerry and I have been working together on STUFF, if I can remember how to post photos I will., until then thought I would post trees. <3 p="">

Found this guy on my bulletin board.

It's been a couple of years since I posted. Forget, they have changed something here?

We just got back from attending AWT Symposium, what a treat. Jerry bought some new toys, saw old friends and incredible art. Fun weekend very inspiring.

Winner!!!! Three in a row!!!!

ArtiGras turned out really well. Another WIN, starting to become a habit, a wonderful habit. 1st in wood. I was told that all 3 judges were really impressed with Jerry's work.

This last weekend was The Gasparilla Festival. Jerry captured another top award, the $3,500 Mayor's Award. This show was in downtown Tampa, right on the river. Pictures-Winners flag for AritGras, Jupiter and Gasparilla, Tampa University (across the river from the show)

The next and last show of the season will be in April, "Mainsail Arts Festival" April 16th through April 17th. Location: St. Petersburg's beautiful downtown waterfront Vinoy Park.

Mt.Dora Art Festival!

Jerry won Judges Choice in 3 Dimensional at the Mt Dora Arts Festival. Also mentioned in the Orlando Sentinel along with 2 other top award winners. He still can't believe he won. The piece "Party Cloudy" was a perfect name for the weekend. It rained off and on Saturday, but the people would go in and come back out every time, like you pushed a button. Everyone had umbrellas, big crowds, great neighbors, sold a few pieces inspite of the rain.
THIS SHOW IS RATED IN THE TOP TWENTY OUTDOOR ART SHOWS IN THE SOUTHEAST .....YOU DONE GOOD!
It is so nice to see a woodturner in the top award winners.
Next show will be Presidents Weekend, a 3 day show in Jupiter. Jerry was invited back this year because he won a first in wood last year!!!!! Only doing 4 shows this year, still has a day job.

Show Time

What does a Floridian know about making a snowman, think this is a snowgirl.

Snowgirl is one of the reasons why we do Florida Art Shows in the winter!

Feb. shows-

Mt. Dora 36th Annual Arts Festival - Feb. 5-6-First time for this show.

Artigra, Abacoa Town Center, Jupiter- Feb. 19-20-21- Jerry took a Best in Wood in last years show.

Holiday Colors

This little guy was my good morning gift. He stayed there until I got my camera.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and a WONDERFUL New Year!!!!

Autumn - the season between Summer and Winter

Show Time

Last weekend we did the Melbourne, Florida show. Under new management. Set up and and take down went really well. Entertainment was good, quality of the show stunk, it seems they had buy, sell. I think the only people that sold anything were the vendors, especially the alcoholic beverages. The restaurants were crowded, we ate at two of our favorites. Saturday it was sooooooooooo hot, and the love bugs really enjoyed the tents, (getting out of the sun)! Sunday, we had a nice breeze and no rain!

I have been slacking on blogging, this month seems to be not my month, everything happens in threes, gone pass three. I am not complaining, oh, maybe I am. Things aren't to bad, just little aggravating things. Did get away for a couple of days, which was nice, nice to return too.

Pictured above is from the Bascom museum in Highland, NC, they also had on display, old motorcycles. The second photo - leaves on the Hiwassee River.

Next month we have a show, Jer has turned some really nice pieces.

(Please forgive the photo) Jer mentioned the other day that he hasn't seen anything on our (what's this our blog stuff) blog lately, so here it goes.
Jer's two favorite things to do, beside spending time with family and friends, happens to be cars and woodturning. He combined his two favorites-This is a photo of two of the trophies he made for the car club, I think it was for Peoples Choice Award, not sure. I was organizing, I know, again, and found this photo. I know there was more that he made, but this is what I found.

Rut row, hurricane season! Hmmmmm, woodturning supplies?

This photo I took after Hurricane Wilma, had lots of damage.
Today, it's tropical depression "Bonnie". We were told there was a 20 percent chance of developing then, a 40, then 70. Right now we have a very small breeze, a little rain, now and then. Good sleeping weather.

Dogs 4 Sale during Mango Season!

Dogs want to go out, then in, then out again

barking now and then

I have to race out there

to get the mangoes on the ground

They find them, I get them

a little game they play

sometimes they eat them

if I don't get them

their laughing all the way.

Reeeeeeal Funny!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Jerry hasn't had a whole lot of time for woodturning. Keeping his day job running, is a full time job.

The photo is what he looked like last night.

Dogs life

Dogs Life!

Too HOT to post- she says with a grin!

So lets go for a swim

or play in the sprinklers

or dig a BIG hole -where a plant just has been

or to shake all over and let the water fly

some People have a fit- and I don't know why :(

I get lots of attention from doing these things

so why wouldn't I-do it again?

That is why a life of a dog- is so very cool!:)

Searching

Searching for the sun, think it's found.

Been wanting to grow

with the trees all around

They have been watching

helping me along

Dropped most of my needles

but now the sun I've found

Now I'll be growing

like the trees all around

Suz

Multi Axle Turning

For my birthday Jer signed me up for a workshop in bookmaking, something that I have always wanted to do and something that I have never done before. I have taken loads of painting workshops and have learned or remembered learning about in each one. I thought I would sign Jerry up for a wood turning WS at the same time, even though he has taught and mentored over the years, so I signed him up for a multi axle class, making birdhouses, and other neat things, a motive behind my madness, he he. He had a wonderful time and so did I. Look what I got!!!!!!!!!!! He is so good!!!!! Did I mention that I collect birdhouses amongst my stuff.

Next I would love to take a class on Batik and one on writing.

Family

This is a photo of Jerry's fathers side of the family, His Mom & Dad in the middle of the photo. I only met Jerry's grandmother once, what a beautiful person.
Back in the 70's his grandfather, would go shrimping with us, (when he'd visit from up north) we would hoist a ladder off the cat walk down under the Rickenbacker bridge in Miami. Jerry's granddad would stay up on the cat walk and fish, and make new friends. One night, one of his buddies had some whiskey, I guess granddad had a little too much and was hanging by a harness over the cat walk, we rescued him. Have no idea where he got that harness. When we would leave everyone on the catwalk would tell him, goodbye. We would come back to Jerry's parent house and clean the shrimp, it was a good time.

turning

Practice piece.-Look at this little gem, Jerry did this a few years ago, I couldn't part with it. I do not know how he did this one, looks difficult, think it is Cuban Mahogany, I'll get back to you on that and how it was done.
We look for fossils on the beach and rivers, mainly sharks teeth and shells. I have so many that I put them everywhere and any place.