This is the Place to find the Pulse of a great many blogging artists. Seth at the Altered Page is beginning the 3rd iteration in his series of tapping into the creative mind. He does an amazing job of organizing 90+ artist responses to his series of 7 questions.
I'm happy to be Pulsing....check it out often...lots of great links to be found.
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The Longmont Studio Tour is rolling around again and I am busy getting work ready for the tour, for the preview show and for the Miniature Masterpiece auction. The artists are given 4 x 6 inch canvases to create miniature works for the Art, Wine and Jazz fundraiser for the Longmont Council for the Arts on Thursday, September 18th.
The Royal's show up...about once a month...and each time I learn so much. These queens are not shy, they tell me just what they need and what I can learn from them.
From this Courtesan I learned that these women had the queen's ear...as well as her wardrobe. They fancied rich, elegant clothing, flowers and perfume.
They had a problem with Louis XIV...it is said that he so disliked perfume he ordered all the flowers dug up...the Courtesan's could not wear perfume in his presence.
Each Royal travels with her personal journal, that each artist updates...adds to her story...
upon the Venus de Miles bike tour this morning. We'd been planning on this event for weeks, but the rains came...and came and came. 2 inches of rain on the plains, 2 feet of snow in the high country. As we gathered our gear this morning Mr R shot a photo of the full moon....portending the day to come.
There were over 500 women that rode to raise money for the Greenhouse Scholars organization....
women rode either the 35 mile course (that would be us) or the 65 mile course that turned up into the mountains. The rains of the previous days turned the countryside green and the mountains white.
The skies changed from cloudy to clear then back again...the course spread out and at times you couldn't see any other riders.
The tour organizers did a fantastic job with aid stations, volunteers pointing out the direction of the route and the sheriff's department stopping traffic.
all we had to do was ride.... and take in the views.
With the finish in site I looked for Tess....she was in line for a complimentary massage....
just the ticket....mini facials were enjoyed as well...
BBQ and beer at tables adorned with jars of local flowers.
People traveled from all over, both in state and out to participate in the ride...we had only to jump on the bike path to take us home.
and this the view from my room...yes quite, a room with a view.
When I left it was most definitely summer and upon my return, falling rain...and temps...it's feeling a lot like fall. This time of year in Colorado can be deceptive, I'm not fooled, but it's a lovely change.
Don't you just love when a new, wonderful, creative soul happens by for a visit? Linda from Lime in the Coconut, a bright, beautiful Florida spot, happened by the other day opening my eyes to another world of lovely blogs. She is posting an open house tour...blogland style....hosted by Hooked on Houses. This is an idea that crossed my mind more than once.....and as I am a house peeping FANatic, I thought I'd join in.
Just in....click here for an easy way to visit home tours ALL OVER the blogosphere....
Come along while I take you on an open house tour of my friends Susan and Hal's wonderfully eclectic home.....
hand made stone walls against the brick and stucco....all Hal's creations.....
Susan had me show her how to do tile mosaic and promptly set off to create many beautiful garden works......
inside is filled with marvelous flea market finds....
little vignettes
and artwork in every nook and corner.
This bedroom boasts an old metal chest of drawers that she took to a local automotive paint shop.....I helped her pick through HUNDREDS of colors.....why is it cars on the road are blue, white, red, black and brown...because, I'm telling you...there is every color under the sun available.
she choose turquoise, brown and butter yellow.....
Susan designed these ingenious window coverings in her home.....they can be configured in a multitude of different ways....
Upstairs in the bedroom loft....a view of the red painted wall that was salvaged from the original structure....
skylights to watch the stars and light the leaded glass....
a perfect spot to sit and gaze out over the garden.
How about a tour of Ellen's home before you head out...
Now, click here and go on to visit the rest of the open house tour!
I hope you've enjoyed the tour....I am definitely going to do more of these as I have LOTS of fantastically creative friends that I'd love to introduce you to.
