tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840813390505349502024-02-12T21:52:25.180-08:00Rusted WingsRusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-87298254914670619072013-03-16T22:19:00.000-07:002013-03-20T06:02:35.217-07:00a quick trip to so. france~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this incredible, spontaneous journey to so. france began from a Providential meeting with an eclectic</div>
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artist~ <a href="http://www.delasalandra.com/" target="_blank">mary de la salandra</a>, who was visiting her friend judith, in my small hometown of whitefish, montana.</div>
i was asked by judith to take care of her 93 yr. old mother while her and mary played around this area for the next 5 days of mary's visit. when mary showed me pix of the cottage she and her husband raymond had lived in the past 12 yrs. i couldn't believe me eyes....it was my dream cottage, and it was for sale!<br />
i then shared it with a sweet soul sister brooke, who was dreaming of cottages in france as well. brooke's parents called me over the next night to look at the pix and talk, and then the next thing i knew, they had booked tickets for the next week to go check it out!!<br />
yet we could only stay 3 short days....<br />
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as soon we got situated in our cozy hotel in rodez, we couldn't wait to make our way over to the cottage in the tiny village of baraqueville, which is apart of the aveyron region of so. france. <br />
the cottage is a 300 year old stone structure that raymond and mary have been lovingly working on since their journey 12 yrs. ago... she from oregon, he from england. every nook and cranny is as charming as could be with their lovely, whimsical artistic touches!<br />
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the next morning brooke and i explored around the grounds of the old home/converted-hotel we were staying in. it reminded us of a secret garden where enchanted treasures were buried.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5epJ6wdCjJtDBOtovrdVlzgFw-ZBB4rZB3egV11HXhhAjYm5GjADbbSLTfFjN8OlmN8DuFbi4S0adlI-aGW-ssmCQWjJBWcI-fGhVBNRyIzhTvhFE6rFjj0b3qAgBGuUAs_0gnsB-rDE/s1600/18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5epJ6wdCjJtDBOtovrdVlzgFw-ZBB4rZB3egV11HXhhAjYm5GjADbbSLTfFjN8OlmN8DuFbi4S0adlI-aGW-ssmCQWjJBWcI-fGhVBNRyIzhTvhFE6rFjj0b3qAgBGuUAs_0gnsB-rDE/s320/18.JPG" width="232" /></a></div>
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yet we didn't have enough time to explore as much as we would have liked then, as we were scheduled to go to the farmer's market in the town of rodez. there we were delighted to find in the center of town, the local bread, cheese, olive and wine makers, as well as vegetable and fruit baskets, all canopied under umbrellas to catch the light, early morning misty rainfall.</div>
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we had to try some samples of course and splurge, splitting a yummy french pastry and buying some fresh cheese and bread to take back to the hotel. above is a photo of brooke, our chauffeur jean-marie, brooke's parents~ the queen of hearts allison & angel dad doug.<br />
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the next day in this wonderland we went to a nearby village 20 km. west of rodez. the lovely ruin in the photo above was where we journeyed across the bridge then the road turned leading us to one of the most beautiful villages in all of france, the ancient village of belcastel. every structure in this village was built of stone. a magnificent fortress, the chateau de belcastel was built 1000 yrs. ago on a gigantic rock,</div>
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we dined there at a very fine restaurant owned and operated by 4 generations of family, who have always lived in this small village where the occupancy is about 50 people in the winter. what an incredible desert plate i shared with raymond!<br />
the view below is from one of the castle windows of the charming belcastel church and beyond that the road ends with a hamlet of about 4 farms.<br />
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our last day before departure we went just 35km. north of rodez, high in the mountains, and deep in the mid-pyrenees to the magical little town of conque, which sits at the edge of a gorge, with population barely 90, with history traced back to the 600's. it too is considered to be one of the most beautiful and oldest medieval villages in france, with it's narrow cobbled streets winding throughout the mountain.<br />
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the abbatiale ste-foy or abbey church in conque was spectacular to behold. the windows were replaced after many years, by a contemporary design by a painter pierre soulaage in unique shades of grey.<br />
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along one side of the abbey was a display of sarcophagi for some unfortuate soul's buriel!<br />
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on the front doors of the cathedrale, is a very detailed carved picture of the last judgement, which is carved with unbelievable detail and imagery, founded in 819, completed in 1120.<br />
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throughout this ancient land, the wonders never ceased and it felt as if i was in a dream that i have dreamed and lived in for most of my life. the rich artistry and history that my being absorbed for only 3 days has etched itself into my core, and i long to return for more, more, more.<br />
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<br />Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-44482052943340270062012-04-23T20:39:00.002-07:002012-04-23T20:44:41.531-07:00pieces of my heart<br />
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i feel like pieces of my heart are in another place...a large city at that, for this country girl who calls Montana home.<br />
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a few weeks ago i was asked to join my dear friends in the most amazing trip for a week to New York City!! it truly was a dream-time journey into 'another world' i've never before experienced.<br />
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we stayed in the most magnificent of the New York hotels...the renown St. Regis. each detail of the elegant decor and service in this place made you feel as if you were royalty! getting out of our limo the first night and seeing elton john in the doorway, and terri spelling in the elevator, let you know you were in for delightful surprises, let alone the magnificent fresh spring floral displays everywhere, and original maxfield parrish art lining the walls<br />
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trees were budding and flowers blooming everywhere as the fresh, fragrant scents of spring wafted through the air, drawing through a maze of pathways where we got lost for hours!<br />
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then it was amazing to attend the longest running Broadway musical ever (of 23 yrs!)...the phantom of the opera! words cannot describe the powerful special effects and elegance of this production!</div>
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then it came....one of the highlights of this trip...attending 10th annual celebration of 'poetry and the creative mind.' many celebrities gathered to read their favorite poetry and to share personal experiences in their lives. in this photo you see the most lovely meryl streep reading, and seated is claire danes, john wesley harding & brooke shields. what a special event this was to be apart of!</div>
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to spend such an eventful week with my beloved friends, allison, doug & brooke, who so graciously 'showed me the town' with all their love & generosity, i couldn't have been more blessed! we spent wonderful moments with many of their friends, and even got to see my niece who lives in soho, and an old classmate from highschool. it couldn't have been a more wonderful first visit to the big apple! </div>
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<br />Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-84842224092326646152012-03-24T10:55:00.010-07:002012-03-24T12:25:00.197-07:00blessed be the works of her hands<div>last year, during the blogging event "<a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/one-world-one-heart-the-history.html">one world one heart</a>" i 'met' the most wonderful woman who was the winner of my art piece offered in this event. this loving lady~ suzy quaife, creator of<a href="http://http//suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.com/"> </a><a href="http://suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.com/">suzyqusthreadworks</a> blog, has become a dear part of my life. her heart and hands are gifted with so much love, overflowing into every fibre and fabric in which she creates the most luscious pieces of inspiration that could be imagined. and on her blog she often takes one on walks on her enchanted grounds, through flower and vegetable gardens, and pathways leading into pieces of paradise. suzy surrounds her home in the far southern coast of new south wales with beauty, and beauty is the fabric of her life.</div><div>recently i received a wonderful package from her, allowing me to feel and smell her fragrance...her heart and soul. this journal is layered with treasured pieces she has collected, inspiring me too, to add my treasures. i love how a rainbow appeared on the forehead on the face of the lovely lady on it's cover as it was photographed! blessed be the works of her hands.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeMYhgTPU6Kl5PBZmtZLwroaIxXB4pvVSeEuuobMslltT9XWm_f-gxUH6pB_D7sLCnD2F9IGidRyyDIyHozkf8of372TM3tLZ9-fH8gG9MtCqfRewjZpu666xAivx2Gga-IT2IChgt9Jj/s1600/suzy+q%2527s+fabric+book.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeMYhgTPU6Kl5PBZmtZLwroaIxXB4pvVSeEuuobMslltT9XWm_f-gxUH6pB_D7sLCnD2F9IGidRyyDIyHozkf8of372TM3tLZ9-fH8gG9MtCqfRewjZpu666xAivx2Gga-IT2IChgt9Jj/s400/suzy+q%2527s+fabric+book.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723524516410078850" /></a>if this beautiful journal were not enough, suzy gifted me with more pieces of old which could be used in further embellishing it's contents or other projects. her cup overflows into mine. how blessed i am to have such a special friend, who has shared so much of her heart offering in gifts, letters and continual support and love.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1q7knx3ZTNg6iPQdNUOU6RbIbT32YeIhYGDkOrB8slv2hiW_Wc3GkD7fw0-NWQ2P7qZi5EaIZlJYVBrv9w5EbhAUyCq_NscyhgfKNeX0-o7fZN7CDfDC7YQMnhyqlZ3mIq-vyhmDQPHD/s1600/suzyq%2527s+gifts.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1q7knx3ZTNg6iPQdNUOU6RbIbT32YeIhYGDkOrB8slv2hiW_Wc3GkD7fw0-NWQ2P7qZi5EaIZlJYVBrv9w5EbhAUyCq_NscyhgfKNeX0-o7fZN7CDfDC7YQMnhyqlZ3mIq-vyhmDQPHD/s400/suzyq%2527s+gifts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723524507644907410" /></a>we shall look forward to more opportunities to connect with other friends afar in blogland, through <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/">lisa swifka's</a> international blogwide event upcoming...<a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/what-you-need-to-know-.html">our world~our art</a>. thank you lisa for creating such an event to bring artists & bloggers together. thank you suzy-q for your beautiful love.</div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-58903892759120250222012-02-04T14:34:00.000-08:002012-02-04T14:51:59.384-08:00sweet swaps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdPNvtn3-3lSbE9VrpmRZhtiFLLXKeoKAwwp16hIUSdsTQ4jfeI8tUamD4RrfFZY_QtKcGIboYaPHM4yuMeUoPMMzw6UwTAeqiiwOU_DgxOUe46bPP8UquFxcer7UuEP6tJZ5Tsgkzeg6/s1600/micki%2527s+pkg.002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdPNvtn3-3lSbE9VrpmRZhtiFLLXKeoKAwwp16hIUSdsTQ4jfeI8tUamD4RrfFZY_QtKcGIboYaPHM4yuMeUoPMMzw6UwTAeqiiwOU_DgxOUe46bPP8UquFxcer7UuEP6tJZ5Tsgkzeg6/s400/micki%2527s+pkg.002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705413831001388834" /></a>today i received a lovely little envelope from the UK...from micki wilde of <a href="http://thesecrethermit.blogspot.com/">the secret hermit</a>, who began the sweetest art swap last month, in which all who signed up would make a piece of art and micki in turn would send off one of her lovelies, which i am so blessed to receive:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqAMrS8sSLCHtrC89uOPBY27Hw8Pl4Hh7gpLjJ8aCMnz36FzfDhPhRbrAE9pcHyrwQI7y2lC9A3GO4eYQB7Cp4KLZhuzd1l0-i9khbHpk3HUYnZ4I98a7tp_sCEurxOo0FIW_9qOb2eIy/s1600/night+solitude001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqAMrS8sSLCHtrC89uOPBY27Hw8Pl4Hh7gpLjJ8aCMnz36FzfDhPhRbrAE9pcHyrwQI7y2lC9A3GO4eYQB7Cp4KLZhuzd1l0-i9khbHpk3HUYnZ4I98a7tp_sCEurxOo0FIW_9qOb2eIy/s400/night+solitude001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705413826942823858" /></a>this beautiful piece resonates within, and inscribes....in the solitude of the night she whispers her secrets. oh how i love this....and it's true in my many nights of praying in faith and hope! thank you so much micki for this treasured piece!!!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhP37Nx8TK4E2m0IvYJpVf6nZ9IR_cRYXgs9gY7_FQO7Ovf-NkAf3Dh8gUz7WZzEhGknY9GqzY6kEONCWQwUf82iS5LckVARyQm1e_e41IrtM64XYihb2wmIKxW10Su_16U66VFb9j3NV/s1600/finding+feathers2002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhP37Nx8TK4E2m0IvYJpVf6nZ9IR_cRYXgs9gY7_FQO7Ovf-NkAf3Dh8gUz7WZzEhGknY9GqzY6kEONCWQwUf82iS5LckVARyQm1e_e41IrtM64XYihb2wmIKxW10Su_16U66VFb9j3NV/s400/finding+feathers2002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705413818088187538" /></a>my swapped piece was this small, framed painting entitled 'finding feathers' which i'm so glad has winged it's way to it's new home with micki!! blessings be!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPYj_FbvRLQViQX4MxCFkDOAjoqR5HYojzTZmO6KYrYAvO_cK08UNKb45hNGOeFRTVnumyuh8cicHLpRvEZxS9w7DxpniTKxh9Rh2LxcOQv8QOY4ZizvPuEqpRxA8tOPlIidB9IhMJgGq/s1600/finding+feathers1001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPYj_FbvRLQViQX4MxCFkDOAjoqR5HYojzTZmO6KYrYAvO_cK08UNKb45hNGOeFRTVnumyuh8cicHLpRvEZxS9w7DxpniTKxh9Rh2LxcOQv8QOY4ZizvPuEqpRxA8tOPlIidB9IhMJgGq/s400/finding+feathers1001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705413811447455186" /></a><br /></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-40476417133563419742012-01-21T15:49:00.000-08:002012-01-21T16:24:32.154-08:00art abounding!<div>recently my daughters and i were asked to be apart of a Winter Solstice art display, and now we have been asked to display our work for a Winter carnival art walk in our quaint little town of Whitefish, Montana. i am amazed at what my girls are doing (all self-taught), and they are all busy now on more paintings every moment they can steal away! how they inspire me!! (these paintings are from the 3 girls who live here...the other 3 are amazing artists as well!!)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbGPWtrGDhZzIilIdmV4zRPDfk_RTQTynvdNSMJbrgByF_1x4X0LfEGIs511lzU3e2dmAAx0Pnfi851CknOmrHk4wMOa0Y6L70_Zj5ZqnWxcTPVdGX3eS4IWDPpG-2FmxHoTZRi2A-tR/s1600/maasi+boy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbGPWtrGDhZzIilIdmV4zRPDfk_RTQTynvdNSMJbrgByF_1x4X0LfEGIs511lzU3e2dmAAx0Pnfi851CknOmrHk4wMOa0Y6L70_Zj5ZqnWxcTPVdGX3eS4IWDPpG-2FmxHoTZRi2A-tR/s400/maasi+boy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700240712633574594" /></a>This maasii boy and 'raw sugar' (sold) below are done by miriam- soon to be 23 yrs. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGH6tRiNirGbHyAmEGDLcAzOjQvzCgYjqI8UpehDne9UhsMkJ7E8_4mOcqpqvzgUAYKp7rOZGy_eQaABzTGx3csoiaMNjH5fFKIRLYB0lhv-osw2ErmB5Igyqfttd0QvJFzpFMSVbzPIX/s1600/raw+sugar.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGH6tRiNirGbHyAmEGDLcAzOjQvzCgYjqI8UpehDne9UhsMkJ7E8_4mOcqpqvzgUAYKp7rOZGy_eQaABzTGx3csoiaMNjH5fFKIRLYB0lhv-osw2ErmB5Igyqfttd0QvJFzpFMSVbzPIX/s400/raw+sugar.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700240708612902818" /></a>the graphite piece below is amazing...almost photographic work, done by mikaelah, 20 yrs.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwh7VuO5NPzl_bQscrzfme05odU_lMV9pNVW_FF5uvV8eO1JL2WrdYZASlsvVTPb9y-03KZT2naaho8EQAGqXv3hTBNiSFXZjZrnA2h6cDk1YZWVJPp4Uu2xZgbB0tOe-_yUeQc82eRsT/s1600/mik.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwh7VuO5NPzl_bQscrzfme05odU_lMV9pNVW_FF5uvV8eO1JL2WrdYZASlsvVTPb9y-03KZT2naaho8EQAGqXv3hTBNiSFXZjZrnA2h6cDk1YZWVJPp4Uu2xZgbB0tOe-_yUeQc82eRsT/s400/mik.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700240700751685762" /></a>my youngest mariyah is 17 years, and has only been doing art for the past year. she (and we) were amazed at what she has done! the paintings below of john lennon and jimi hendrix (sold) are fabulous! and the scratch board art of her sister zionah & wolf dog shaveya she just finished...a belated christmas gift for her sister! incredible detail!!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdmL7CECgyY9UhBEdtjGvoChNi036vkpiS1s5VRIM_Pd4Ecpy67Mun6-YZSjVRxBk8vJEW3eYKmbgylOK_glOueE7QhYbih0mNKjdyulDPfojPTA3npXevZ0nFpe4fWxdOnbHF4TETsLr/s1600/mariyahart3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdmL7CECgyY9UhBEdtjGvoChNi036vkpiS1s5VRIM_Pd4Ecpy67Mun6-YZSjVRxBk8vJEW3eYKmbgylOK_glOueE7QhYbih0mNKjdyulDPfojPTA3npXevZ0nFpe4fWxdOnbHF4TETsLr/s400/mariyahart3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700240701809907634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb2vydtxZPYFM4Ni6XpUUsdzEkSf6_1aa50aEm0BEC_nRs_1u4W5-Pt3IREOOSaFJwDo3yYcT6hB5YATlLbkb0wLc3GvTrm3QC23IBGbQW4JroD3uJU3V6Pv6O8_1dTcrE2I8r8yXReXv/s1600/mariyahart2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb2vydtxZPYFM4Ni6XpUUsdzEkSf6_1aa50aEm0BEC_nRs_1u4W5-Pt3IREOOSaFJwDo3yYcT6hB5YATlLbkb0wLc3GvTrm3QC23IBGbQW4JroD3uJU3V6Pv6O8_1dTcrE2I8r8yXReXv/s400/mariyahart2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700239915896286690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLBRyoUA0_e6F3SdWIDkiOj4Gff7kikyG626DmyiyoBtmRba1EA9ewHCvN4qmry3iL-jxPgnx_hNZtc2wV22vBAB0d_z2I909bXls5mP-4RORNO2In-dTNlmMeVfkrKUQTXZPKmYLbZRa/s1600/mariyahart1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLBRyoUA0_e6F3SdWIDkiOj4Gff7kikyG626DmyiyoBtmRba1EA9ewHCvN4qmry3iL-jxPgnx_hNZtc2wV22vBAB0d_z2I909bXls5mP-4RORNO2In-dTNlmMeVfkrKUQTXZPKmYLbZRa/s400/mariyahart1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700239910689688994" /></a>the 3 below are some mixed media pieces i have recently done...experimenting with different papers and mediums! what fun!! so much art abounding from our family these Winter days!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8Nn2uM0RDp4AMjapM-jRQmudyHLhqzsSqqUKqFTrbGDaJRYYmaGJQZ0tDeA4q8nuADB5-nFfqMOY5qnIeWw85E6q8eXLsUulyHct_pal09oWRA209idtNvbck2WsHDtU07MVEjpg94qm/s1600/with+spirit001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8Nn2uM0RDp4AMjapM-jRQmudyHLhqzsSqqUKqFTrbGDaJRYYmaGJQZ0tDeA4q8nuADB5-nFfqMOY5qnIeWw85E6q8eXLsUulyHct_pal09oWRA209idtNvbck2WsHDtU07MVEjpg94qm/s400/with+spirit001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700239907837602482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOVMJkFCrzKb5GF9nj3gkiuDur7LrhDaciJyQLoSKRscw7pZR-8Er4Z1djX6_hsHDeoXWbGnMPJhpEpHfuL5DES-meNTQaZMQWE1pYzx5tl8fdTefNNR4f2hFwB5vPVcHNpJaPUItnJlS/s1600/warm+sun001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOVMJkFCrzKb5GF9nj3gkiuDur7LrhDaciJyQLoSKRscw7pZR-8Er4Z1djX6_hsHDeoXWbGnMPJhpEpHfuL5DES-meNTQaZMQWE1pYzx5tl8fdTefNNR4f2hFwB5vPVcHNpJaPUItnJlS/s400/warm+sun001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700239898394097122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BUmovwfTvPKcrVQAGEU6-e8XfPGMQ10AxZ9fGytdFiTbsw18G0IpzocpqkWL2xMSPdksGar7aFQh1vQAXqluc51KtUmdcmQSGukEHCf15I62hpsYitbYvtfWavomE9kBHCwU4I-8CuMH/s1600/the+mysterious002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BUmovwfTvPKcrVQAGEU6-e8XfPGMQ10AxZ9fGytdFiTbsw18G0IpzocpqkWL2xMSPdksGar7aFQh1vQAXqluc51KtUmdcmQSGukEHCf15I62hpsYitbYvtfWavomE9kBHCwU4I-8CuMH/s400/the+mysterious002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700239890615298754" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-77113675835845565552011-11-22T18:27:00.001-08:002011-11-22T19:40:29.999-08:00curried myrrh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeE9puhQiavkDgwWswSKZPFMxks0gvdVVYlbEqGvKCIEzLcAlH99pm2A2jylxty3tDBc5zzEPVy6QkVPhBQJWjQsivHFPdkIKZWlkcoqIm4ZmtTcE4DNLd91YHxK_pWmjj3vvds1Yi1MX/s1600/Curried+Tribal+Girls+Home+page.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeE9puhQiavkDgwWswSKZPFMxks0gvdVVYlbEqGvKCIEzLcAlH99pm2A2jylxty3tDBc5zzEPVy6QkVPhBQJWjQsivHFPdkIKZWlkcoqIm4ZmtTcE4DNLd91YHxK_pWmjj3vvds1Yi1MX/s400/Curried+Tribal+Girls+Home+page.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678019658588245250" /></a><div>i am so excited to present my beloved friend elizabeth michelsen jonas' most wonderful creations and new blog '<a href="http://curriedmyrrh.blogspot.com/">curried myrrh</a>.' she is a master craftswoman and artist, who has found a most beautiful way of creating headdresses and accessories for the 'modern tribe', made of reclaimed fabrics, vintage jewels, beads and feathers. recently she was discovered by '<a href="http://www.freepeople.com/">free people</a>' and was featured in their catalog and online.</div><div><br /></div><div>in a few days i will be hosting a studio show and open house in my home featuring her many lovely varieties of headdresses. if you can't make it to our showing, please visit elizabeth's blog~ <a href="http://curriedmyrrh.blogspot.com/">curriedmyrrh.blogspot.com</a> and website~ <a href="http://www.curriedmyrrh.com/">www.curriedmyrrh.com</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-j5hcJAmqcrRirDMzRBrExQN9yVe7jGo0_zunkW61_EeU_yk4f7gn33uchmlfKJyn4T97UlvO1JX1IZOVED_9RFDAQQVVTBNgJN597uuZ289mUOLUKInY5iKEvkgGyK63Q4v0s92yL1v/s1600/headress7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-j5hcJAmqcrRirDMzRBrExQN9yVe7jGo0_zunkW61_EeU_yk4f7gn33uchmlfKJyn4T97UlvO1JX1IZOVED_9RFDAQQVVTBNgJN597uuZ289mUOLUKInY5iKEvkgGyK63Q4v0s92yL1v/s400/headress7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678013664538116962" /></a>some time ago i did a photoshoot of some of the headdresses...here my daughter miriam wears a lovely one. she is now the official 'face' of curried myrrh.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa8DxUXG_m3fRvgfU7ChUzO_kD0oiw95mHExi22vot6NHtZSY-NnIVqtJNh3G-BeBeVyyF0VhyphenhyphencEkoqVA7ohGHq_KCjCJpzqy3UWjipAMvV9qlHWEON43Aqs7bOoiCJJHjw156O-CrcQs/s1600/headress6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa8DxUXG_m3fRvgfU7ChUzO_kD0oiw95mHExi22vot6NHtZSY-NnIVqtJNh3G-BeBeVyyF0VhyphenhyphencEkoqVA7ohGHq_KCjCJpzqy3UWjipAMvV9qlHWEON43Aqs7bOoiCJJHjw156O-CrcQs/s400/headress6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678013667134121650" /></a>the most lovely diem-q models another beauty. diem-q ( yim-q) is also my 'adopted' daughter and dear friend...apart of our family with her love marco and their beautiful daughter carmela. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvJxramr-GtQOMalL49ayElfEtC_buFEaSvJDD4piAX_braLB2CRHEdgdbkgaUu13IcT2LqaeIFpddjtlDBuP_Pe3P1E_6uVx4BfhMMd_NN-U3VTRY3JEBFmhuYnLIoKm9DPbohVgA38T/s1600/headress5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvJxramr-GtQOMalL49ayElfEtC_buFEaSvJDD4piAX_braLB2CRHEdgdbkgaUu13IcT2LqaeIFpddjtlDBuP_Pe3P1E_6uVx4BfhMMd_NN-U3VTRY3JEBFmhuYnLIoKm9DPbohVgA38T/s400/headress5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678012885698521330" /></a> miriam & diem-q model a few of the head-pieces in the wedding line...stunning!!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BCu0kSCJl8e1XggQ37_7Ca2vA5OqnYpJiVNKeAaTTxI1NJTEdWYVjfVYGAsyxUEKjuO9_2WP3nBTf_kC1ZDNIhlLoQmLUaGxkUDNn0DhFxyCAw9nMNFI_F97QP9eI_9-TArRHdUp9f8q/s1600/headress4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BCu0kSCJl8e1XggQ37_7Ca2vA5OqnYpJiVNKeAaTTxI1NJTEdWYVjfVYGAsyxUEKjuO9_2WP3nBTf_kC1ZDNIhlLoQmLUaGxkUDNn0DhFxyCAw9nMNFI_F97QP9eI_9-TArRHdUp9f8q/s400/headress4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678012880923199826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNgbWxuHkybrM9jbUk_emwFirWvkF67C1I_CnKxmhA6TkMQKpWv3a0UD2oaZtr_iDLdMFb_-ZRizDZS-clfnXpdB_3TSbUu-HruoMnb8V-neUXt304JvEWG4Lmv4xpBDY60Hn3-KLnSV4/s1600/headress3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNgbWxuHkybrM9jbUk_emwFirWvkF67C1I_CnKxmhA6TkMQKpWv3a0UD2oaZtr_iDLdMFb_-ZRizDZS-clfnXpdB_3TSbUu-HruoMnb8V-neUXt304JvEWG4Lmv4xpBDY60Hn3-KLnSV4/s400/headress3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678012868082465762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWSZSlSHaJSm-3HefVoGdORXpzs8Mpq_5WZoQMh2gaG4YzIBDCpCMCuRvFWRX8xPSZe1cqxc-Nsg6cYK3FmJpixdAymsP_fVM41UQVqhTJOwazgCJQs8d8noR0-XGC-PSiL-eZ5XcWXE0/s1600/headress2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWSZSlSHaJSm-3HefVoGdORXpzs8Mpq_5WZoQMh2gaG4YzIBDCpCMCuRvFWRX8xPSZe1cqxc-Nsg6cYK3FmJpixdAymsP_fVM41UQVqhTJOwazgCJQs8d8noR0-XGC-PSiL-eZ5XcWXE0/s400/headress2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678012864265527826" /></a> miriam and her wolf-malamute 'lomasi' (pretty flower).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SJZ-z-LdwsSR_MMFNmds5j7RLPBL8Bs7dx8V72oDo6CQq1IuajoRQPKBAPYcDZ3fuFTawG-p2qX3k1yzNhbfQMqWaYi6EfyRyK26hGuJ6-UpwL4mfK7OnDpmIIhvP_TVY3GQpOd6g7hR/s1600/headress1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SJZ-z-LdwsSR_MMFNmds5j7RLPBL8Bs7dx8V72oDo6CQq1IuajoRQPKBAPYcDZ3fuFTawG-p2qX3k1yzNhbfQMqWaYi6EfyRyK26hGuJ6-UpwL4mfK7OnDpmIIhvP_TVY3GQpOd6g7hR/s400/headress1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678012860402317922" /></a> such lovely ladies!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>i am the very blessed owner of a few of these headdresses for summer and winter, and as elizabeth so rightly says in her blog..."truly a powerful symbol mirroring the beauty and complex creativity of the indigenous people of the world." a portion of the proceeds benefit "<a href="http://www.rahabshope.com/">rahab's rope</a>", an organization providing hope and help for women and girls that are victims of human trafficking. </div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-23234547031429729162011-08-20T08:16:00.000-07:002011-08-20T09:08:02.332-07:00celebrations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEIkVhmKBsAgAwS0oDVFgFKSdjN3Sitk6s9EULqMk8kt8wxaNdTowTAJTdw-Nh_itTCqIKvddQ7ViDeyfW48OHRNK-GFDA9aacwleFUsT10mhP1AMQV5g3zbT-p_xmYkjVZ-0AT1uWkpV/s1600/newday001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEIkVhmKBsAgAwS0oDVFgFKSdjN3Sitk6s9EULqMk8kt8wxaNdTowTAJTdw-Nh_itTCqIKvddQ7ViDeyfW48OHRNK-GFDA9aacwleFUsT10mhP1AMQV5g3zbT-p_xmYkjVZ-0AT1uWkpV/s400/newday001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960822135386418" /></a>we just returned from a great celebration of the birthday of a dear friend and <div>'angel dad' (doug), for whom i made this script and framed it in an antique swivel frame to remind him daily in his office, how each day comes bearing it's own gifts for us to untie the ribbon and behold blessings of newness...fresh beginnings. <div><div>
<br /></div><div>the celebrations have abounded recently with birthdays also for 2 of my 6 daughters, and i've pulled out of the volumes of old photos some favorites, along with so many precious memories of their childhood, growing up in the hills and hollers of rural tennessee.</div><div>these first two are of mariyah, my youngest 'baby'...riding on the golden hay pulled out of a stuffed mattress we found in the loft of the old barn in the 100 yr. old homestead house, where the creek flowed below the front porch that the girl's daily played in and hunted crawdads and frogs. mariyah is now 17 and a beautiful young lady, still loving the simple life in montana.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DCxrK2LMHYt07Pl4obgnZVdyGS4IB2hp7It-7Vf_k4udRIcTMxXEFGrHn9_JAe3CZtp6DfMdNgQ8y3HGM5CLqLrHTWEiOUORVHSHhMfY6wgCIJAOTeqXXwX6LgzU5R6AbAL-c1y3Ds_/s1600/mariyah+in+wheelbarrow002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DCxrK2LMHYt07Pl4obgnZVdyGS4IB2hp7It-7Vf_k4udRIcTMxXEFGrHn9_JAe3CZtp6DfMdNgQ8y3HGM5CLqLrHTWEiOUORVHSHhMfY6wgCIJAOTeqXXwX6LgzU5R6AbAL-c1y3Ds_/s400/mariyah+in+wheelbarrow002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960526716143634" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JEdH-nLlN7q2BB7MdI1yoYjM4ojFZnlZxeOhibijAEgDCx44gZ7aWvLLS_XJqFM9JvIJoJk3PNN_80X2v1xz_NYO5H2RszS4-HFrXWrmhu5ZHqs1f4THdPpt4TQw8hhv-bVp1jdlBK3R/s1600/mariyah+by+shed001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JEdH-nLlN7q2BB7MdI1yoYjM4ojFZnlZxeOhibijAEgDCx44gZ7aWvLLS_XJqFM9JvIJoJk3PNN_80X2v1xz_NYO5H2RszS4-HFrXWrmhu5ZHqs1f4THdPpt4TQw8hhv-bVp1jdlBK3R/s400/mariyah+by+shed001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960243865766482" /></a>and then, mikaelah is above mariyah in birth order, who just turned 20 yrs. and also lives nearby on the land in montana these days...and is also an amazing artist (check out her charcoal drawing of the old gypsy woman in my etsy!). these 2 photos were taken of mikaelah when we lived on a 300 acre cotton farm, in an old 6 bedroom plantation home built in 1887 in tennessee. mikaelah was born in that old house and loved to hunt arrowheads and relics in the fields and elk river on the property. she is still a collector of very select old treasures, and hopes to study classical realism in florence, italy someday.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLmTz5SvBpxTCLANvqi0IInBU6nrRrBaHeG4HFXeNhCA2DLsAXMi02dhnQuAKtlDyuiAbzkuAFXJ7yZPhf51bdsZjDcFaRkRC2JiBSyOP6GSQh_gBjlYf4gkWlCVPbxMYwo-gpJY55qQx/s1600/baby+mikaelah001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLmTz5SvBpxTCLANvqi0IInBU6nrRrBaHeG4HFXeNhCA2DLsAXMi02dhnQuAKtlDyuiAbzkuAFXJ7yZPhf51bdsZjDcFaRkRC2JiBSyOP6GSQh_gBjlYf4gkWlCVPbxMYwo-gpJY55qQx/s400/baby+mikaelah001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960239216002050" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkRecEGS7WK_YUQFE6rnetuCUDfZm2oi5fNatNAOyKyiOMkXwsFOGR3AWpcsnSrt070F792EaQBk7ZPKblwbrIGFBXI7EmyBrTEkxc9mPW1R6G4gTk0iP8KvQmAmAAmfSuGMLsfM9CRDz/s1600/mikaelah+on+swing001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkRecEGS7WK_YUQFE6rnetuCUDfZm2oi5fNatNAOyKyiOMkXwsFOGR3AWpcsnSrt070F792EaQBk7ZPKblwbrIGFBXI7EmyBrTEkxc9mPW1R6G4gTk0iP8KvQmAmAAmfSuGMLsfM9CRDz/s400/mikaelah+on+swing001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960234407193826" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg_k75cGg0PR_ykUOdMnle_hgT-U7PrKPhAvKzUssm4DYj7OgKK7hDRJuCUKlHW_9AbPweiEDqi0cxg5oLXc9NuKj0NwZkRW2R6G-yAvx_4auN5u5qSEqrpxOl0i4KmQcPwl5EmQwTp41/s1600/m%2526m.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg_k75cGg0PR_ykUOdMnle_hgT-U7PrKPhAvKzUssm4DYj7OgKK7hDRJuCUKlHW_9AbPweiEDqi0cxg5oLXc9NuKj0NwZkRW2R6G-yAvx_4auN5u5qSEqrpxOl0i4KmQcPwl5EmQwTp41/s400/m%2526m.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960235865963858" /></a>my youngest girls, mikaelah & mariyah...growing into beautiful young women...who i hope and pray will always aspire to all the highest and best that their Father-God has designed for their lives.
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1LIHPFlVRM_-6ceFLjoXf6vYoGeTEFPOxKco7JxUTlo4b-rUBZY3fi1H0PDw5S_LiFVD_aGhp7vvNztsBoKheqICPlIZ8G7oDrqzSVjpV3hKMp6rg0sqVv7lXsN9cDig7nLCJaiOLuAs/s1600/newday001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-63458105914980703222011-06-22T20:21:00.000-07:002011-06-22T20:44:14.294-07:00zionah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vOjQ2aWnTAfFj6t_lybCDNiygxlDNzk2xO9RGKVtrapOhbmtcltoAptzrRqQXVyb2FZmUvb5wGoBTKMY9zPaPs-caArOuI2JZFEbWK1t5_8mr69wZRDg22iDndmi4KQeZ4Gh-s_CUooZ/s1600/zionahbysheller001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vOjQ2aWnTAfFj6t_lybCDNiygxlDNzk2xO9RGKVtrapOhbmtcltoAptzrRqQXVyb2FZmUvb5wGoBTKMY9zPaPs-caArOuI2JZFEbWK1t5_8mr69wZRDg22iDndmi4KQeZ4Gh-s_CUooZ/s400/zionahbysheller001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250707291721890" /></a>it is the 25th birthday of my beautiful daughter zionah! how she has changed from this sweetie by the sheller, when we lived on the cotton plantation in the hills of tennessee. she loved sitting in the early mornings, listening quietly to the mourning doves and whippoorwills, frolicking in the hills and dales with her 5 sisters (she was the 3rd in birth-order), dancing with the fire-flies.<div><br /><div>i had wanted to get her a pair of doves as a birthday gift, and yesterday a lady called from a 'potting shed' nursery nearby to ask if i wanted a flock of doves (around 15!), newly hatched baby, and the beautiful handmade cage...for free!! listening to the doves will bring back memories of those precious chapters of our lives...and zionah is so excited as well!!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-V1ESFttCSnFtd0Yo24zsnzNv9q5PuJYSAtjWVOyEnCp4s7koMmZI8m3CSnZm0o_c5tB2EShxooym9TOIw1MGFEN3cKT6Yef2MAZgYbs4LzAGm7BrPF7-CbKKs-3cLAJPO102kjaxppl/s1600/zionah+%2526+cheveyah.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-V1ESFttCSnFtd0Yo24zsnzNv9q5PuJYSAtjWVOyEnCp4s7koMmZI8m3CSnZm0o_c5tB2EShxooym9TOIw1MGFEN3cKT6Yef2MAZgYbs4LzAGm7BrPF7-CbKKs-3cLAJPO102kjaxppl/s400/zionah+%2526+cheveyah.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250698396395762" /></a>this photo was taken about 6 months ago, when zionah moved from our home in nw montana, to so. montana, where she now lives and works. this is her wolf-malmute dog 'cheveyah', meaning spririt-warrior.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohRaG8AWyFxLxU6V9bG902dv0_L-nUJcntc7YQ7PU3WvVfycPe53FWOWpdi6DgNldkKG3JroDCeZQ60YSw4gJd2jVDb3lb8skMT0Z4ZmRZL-unmasnXtaqsv6UawXm8Q7PXS_J3eYsvto/s1600/zionahpainted.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohRaG8AWyFxLxU6V9bG902dv0_L-nUJcntc7YQ7PU3WvVfycPe53FWOWpdi6DgNldkKG3JroDCeZQ60YSw4gJd2jVDb3lb8skMT0Z4ZmRZL-unmasnXtaqsv6UawXm8Q7PXS_J3eYsvto/s400/zionahpainted.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250691226262594" /></a>and here is my spirit-warrior woman-child in a day of play. my heart prayer is that she continue to seek after the Great Spirit Creator God, and know and walk in the miraculous way of the Almighty One, in love & truth...all the days of her life. i love you zionah.</div></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-36382880806653722422011-05-26T09:31:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:11:24.626-07:00shariyah & ellen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVsFjQo3yBFEYwF7g0L0OvuvF68VVt9P8glSd8mNSS5tS-U44YsCHvEDb92liFb-R4R007b_CuAcYfEzH_NVpbUNP0Fs7nRZYAN74-3Y1zdzqnmSiWrDzoKOri-vpOrqYJjxKWk_j8gY1/s1600/camping001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVsFjQo3yBFEYwF7g0L0OvuvF68VVt9P8glSd8mNSS5tS-U44YsCHvEDb92liFb-R4R007b_CuAcYfEzH_NVpbUNP0Fs7nRZYAN74-3Y1zdzqnmSiWrDzoKOri-vpOrqYJjxKWk_j8gY1/s400/camping001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611063621863307378" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">recently my daughter </span></a><a href="http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/">shariyah</a> had a birthday, and though far from her montana home, living with her kiwi hubby in new zealand, she was being thought of in a most special way by our long time friend in alabama, <a href="http://home.hiwaay.net/~jegoode/shucks/">ellen goode</a>. i received this beautiful card that ellen made, with <a href="http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/">shariyah</a>'s childhood photo on it that she took when we lived in tennessee, and where most of my six daughter's sweetest childhood memories are still. <a href="http://home.hiwaay.net/~jegoode/shucks/">ellen</a> is a master cornhusk dollmaker and taught my girls how to craft cornhusk indian & pioneer girl bookmarks, and for around 20 years they had a very successful home business, 'shuck art'. visit <a href="http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/">shariyah's</a> beautiful blog: <a href="http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/">http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/</a> where she is having a 50% off sale...and ellen's website of cornhusk doll art: <a href="http://home.hiwaay.net/~jegoode/shucks/">http://home.hiwaay.net/~jegoode/shucks/</a><div><a href="http://home.hiwaay.net/~jegoode/shucks/"></a>(click on photo for a larger view!)<br /><div>love ya'll!</div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-62817917191482613692011-05-06T16:56:00.000-07:002011-05-06T19:08:31.827-07:00in honor of mothers and children~<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>recently i created a painting for a dear friend's birthday, Dr. Annie Bukacek, who is a vigilant advocate for the unborn and a powerful voice for the voiceless in this state of Montana. <div>this painting depicts a beautiful mama who caresses her 16 week old baby within, which i found in a photograph of a fetus at this age who looked as if it was praying. then i found this scripture that was a declaration of a child ..."the Lord called me from the womb~from the body of my mother He named me...He formed me from the womb to be His servant" (isaiah 49:1+5) and then from the declaration of independence, a statement of the right to life for all.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx0dPrO83Di1VilHcnkiNeHbVhLyeDuFMSpXuRT2Hq2H8IvKpbg3FwHNYMpqsxFelqKKp5ccAKQUCEJW3L4QU3R6n8Gw7v9G0DZkPgEyayJT_mRe3QpuuFmfkLFWmHuGyRURCcSbLQDaL/s400/fromthewombpainting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603761320874516658" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">with "mother's day" upon us, i am thinking too about a quote that used to encourage me (and still does) as i birthed and raised my six daughters...</div><div style="text-align: left;">"there is a God above, and the light and glory from His throne rests upon the faithful mother...no other work can equal hers in importance. she has not, like the artist, to paint a form of beauty upon canvas, nor like the sculptor, to chisel it from marble. she has not, like the author, to embody a noble thought in words of power, nor, like the musician, to express beautiful sentiment in melody. it is hers, with the help of God, to develop in a human soul, the likeness of the Divine."</div><div style="text-align: left;">what a high and holy calling it is to be a mother. and even those who have no children influence children surrounding them, and can bring the touch of love and light into their hearts, and assist the angels in guiding them in the path of beauty and truth. blessings be upon all 'mother hearts' who shelter in so many ways, and bring heaven to earth~ </div><div style="text-align: left;">with love.</div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertWidget.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget('e03a4d03-8286-4dfb-8417-898ec0ef2334');</script><noscript>Get the <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/facebook-share">Share on Facebook</a> widget and many other <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/">great free widgets</a> at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/">Widgetbox</a>! 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Kim also creates beautiful journals of her art, and does unique assemblage works which you can see @ <a href="http://www.kimraenugent.blogspot.com/">www.kimraenugent.blogspot.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you again each one for your wonderful gifts from your hearts!!</div><div><br /></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-80268219392432984732011-02-20T19:55:00.000-08:002011-02-20T21:08:19.079-08:00happy birthday tammie!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC97Re0AzZ_Uhk88_h4gPHpdb9XkET4m23VVgtPC54IMACrGZ4YTG-XIrtYgJaq1WNFUTee3rR0FpLGS0eVc1Ig4Rf8sZtqF4Z49XdKbqmGH80pqwTX7e7MJ3BWuEDddGNwQzjD4_garef/s1600/bday+table.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC97Re0AzZ_Uhk88_h4gPHpdb9XkET4m23VVgtPC54IMACrGZ4YTG-XIrtYgJaq1WNFUTee3rR0FpLGS0eVc1Ig4Rf8sZtqF4Z49XdKbqmGH80pqwTX7e7MJ3BWuEDddGNwQzjD4_garef/s320/bday+table.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575987570602413042" /></a>today is the birthday of one of my oldest, dearest long-time friends (over 35 yrs.!!) mz. tammie lee (of '<a href="http://miztlee.blogspot.com/">spirithelpers</a>', and '<a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.com/">beauty flows</a>' blogs). we met while in our 20's when our old boy-friend's were musical partners in so. california. then 6 years ago tammie came to visit me here in montana, and ended up living in a little log cabin next to our home, and she has never left!<div><br /></div><div>we had a beautiful evening toasting in a new year, and sharing a delicious meal at wasabi's, and i created this painting for her as a birthday gift. since her 'word' for the year is 'listen', i painted a heart with the word, held close to the heart of the listening lady. my sister lori (<a href="http://lori-diane.blogspot.com/">lori-diane</a> blog) had given me some vintage wallpaper that became the background for this painting.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOKMNb3aX4UEwWsslsxiUuWV37uNNWlOQdnKBEmyb3LtbZLg0isWhZzUDQ19SJk-kz5qt3OH7OJO73HS9ybEHmfMeISpKlWOootG7fMEGeX0WfRbID6eKSGQe2oJ1jWEyh4aEoioveJgA/s1600/listen+2002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOKMNb3aX4UEwWsslsxiUuWV37uNNWlOQdnKBEmyb3LtbZLg0isWhZzUDQ19SJk-kz5qt3OH7OJO73HS9ybEHmfMeISpKlWOootG7fMEGeX0WfRbID6eKSGQe2oJ1jWEyh4aEoioveJgA/s320/listen+2002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575987568980770562" /></a></div><div> 'knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens' ~jimi hendrix</div><div><br /></div><div> 'since in order to speak, one must first listen, learn to speak by listening</div><div>i should sell my tongue and buy a thousand ears when that one steps near and begins to speak'</div><div> ~rumi</div><div><br /></div><div> 'be still, and know that I AM God' ~psalm 46:10</div><div> </div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-75267978212208317862011-02-17T21:02:00.000-08:002011-02-17T21:32:24.330-08:00And the Winner is....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This years OWOH gathering of artists and art lovers has been such a sweet blessing! I have received so many loving comments from over 400 bloggers, and know many will be a continual inspiration as our friendships grow.<div>One comment from a lady in new South Wales, Australia touched me deeply and i was so excited when the random number generator pulled her out as the winner of the mixed media painting i created for this event!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcYTeti4QdvreI99iJ54Px89LIrTeeS3MYQ8hoi837GGJ9u5My2f_Bzu3v6cNG-nj8C26fCpI92dZ5b8oNHmdNT4OaDg_7wrPgQ-MEGIh0Mlkc7Svdfcmyc8v5iPCDaBVkJbvHv5Sf2Tk/s320/little+bird+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574894125095000434" />Congratulations to <a href="http://suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.com/">Suzyqu</a>, lover of the beautiful, and very talented, creative fabric & fibre artist! This 'Little Bird' will be winging it's way to your home 'down under' shortly!</div><div><br /></div><div>My deepest thanks to <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/">Lisa Swifka</a> for bringing this gathering of like-minded artful souls together and giving us so many precious moments of joy on this journey! And like Lisa said in her recent post, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', -webkit-fantasy; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); line-height: 24px; ">WE MAY BE CLOSING THE DOOR<span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 191); "> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); ">TO</span> <em><strong>ONE WORLD ONE HEART </strong></em></span>BUT WE ARE OPENING A NEW DOOR TO <span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); "><strong>OUR WORLD OUR ART in 2012! </strong></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', -webkit-fantasy;color:#0060BF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', -webkit-fantasy;color:#0060BF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-69061506394890585332011-01-30T14:41:00.001-08:002011-01-30T21:10:52.679-08:00One World One Heart Giveaway!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG_NRxIOYzWkTC5JN34tZyXZrZjqB-Un5wNi4lljgNh9-N48rm9_DiVVf6yoKmcsYgol4hMYSCpVVZHCS1C293eIffHO2nuowusr7MRIPjYGNCF2gjpoyHjHB2h5dZ4TmvgiHegz_kfL-/s1600/owoh.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG_NRxIOYzWkTC5JN34tZyXZrZjqB-Un5wNi4lljgNh9-N48rm9_DiVVf6yoKmcsYgol4hMYSCpVVZHCS1C293eIffHO2nuowusr7MRIPjYGNCF2gjpoyHjHB2h5dZ4TmvgiHegz_kfL-/s320/owoh.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568120252476979426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings and greetings of Love and warm welcome to the fifth and final <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/2010/12/annoucning-the-fifth-and-final-one-world-one-heart-event-.html">OWOH</a> gathering of bloggers and art lovers from around the world, created by the lovely...<br /><a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/2010/12/annoucning-the-fifth-and-final-one-world-one-heart-event-.html">Lisa Swifka of A Whimsical Bohemian.</a><br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my 3rd year participating in this event, which has brought me in contact with so many other like-minded artists, and has been a source of inspiration and fun. My blog, Rusted Wings, is a journal and art-space for me and my 6 daughters, who are all amazing artists!<br /></div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXB6G-e0o5M0YLHEhFYWuJ0ux6W43G2K7mV_idZ4SVSK1G-1pZmar3CJZwq1XVO6JPBLchAlZbWG2Cz8n8FJvqVokSNNkAEpX6NMvm30GJWjwWzaHMlHdhobozcIVAOzenqStPFfhTU6z/s1600/familyphoto.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXB6G-e0o5M0YLHEhFYWuJ0ux6W43G2K7mV_idZ4SVSK1G-1pZmar3CJZwq1XVO6JPBLchAlZbWG2Cz8n8FJvqVokSNNkAEpX6NMvm30GJWjwWzaHMlHdhobozcIVAOzenqStPFfhTU6z/s320/familyphoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568120254978883890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I was inspired to create a piece specifically for this OWOH event as my giveaway. I thought of the 'winged' theme, and thought of the passage that has recently taken place for me as each of my daughters one by one, has flown the nest. Though my youngest is away at boarding school and comes home for only school breaks, I am currently an "empty-nester" (though some of the girls still drop in daily for lunch, supper or spend the night occasionally =).<br /><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Little bird~Still Voice within, lead me and guide me" is my prayer for us all.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:100%;">If you'd like to enter into the giveaway for this 9x12 Original mixed media on 100% cotton Fabriano watercolor paper, please leave your comment on this post with contact info. and the winner will be drawn on Feb. 17th. May it be a joyful, inspiring journey as you each wing your way through blogland!!</span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ngazt6910veRhGL4ErofY9OojHu6rSQkVknuPul0VdJjdJbTpI22yXQDk3mnqH6uLcis2Pnzi0BSHx8QgjI7YKBT-Hh3ADgQo8zIQgHtseF4gpItSjPgcLhbMOXk8z_-8aZ8G4xvvfPk/s1600/little+bird001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ngazt6910veRhGL4ErofY9OojHu6rSQkVknuPul0VdJjdJbTpI22yXQDk3mnqH6uLcis2Pnzi0BSHx8QgjI7YKBT-Hh3ADgQo8zIQgHtseF4gpItSjPgcLhbMOXk8z_-8aZ8G4xvvfPk/s320/little+bird001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568120248278429586" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com376tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-68505367923882010192010-12-10T22:06:00.000-08:002010-12-10T22:26:22.567-08:00Seeking balance & a heart of love~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXroao-nrp7I2ObQVs8QnFhjXrV4MH9mOEA5C0sh8RJPfkPaWmZ02ZlvyD1y19dvS7c4r73Ipgs4o1qDqMFBe7Kr2Lhn_vJ90F_7mKa9naiongzD_efCVbjx0c6j6gRg9MeF9h9Y8sw9ug/s1600/intention%2526+surrender+2002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXroao-nrp7I2ObQVs8QnFhjXrV4MH9mOEA5C0sh8RJPfkPaWmZ02ZlvyD1y19dvS7c4r73Ipgs4o1qDqMFBe7Kr2Lhn_vJ90F_7mKa9naiongzD_efCVbjx0c6j6gRg9MeF9h9Y8sw9ug/s320/intention%2526+surrender+2002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549303801086564530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFynZOE9fRFVmC3c_80WxJ-f8sXjQpo_I0YBgSS08hgDRsXom8U63eWpxfMbprrEEZbHqjg719iVt5IgkMYNr6THaLqPPXW-71Kt6sQ6iQHd9e_hjaKPzjCIO6oSt9ZQmq6TSjj9rgyFlk/s1600/the+glance+2002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFynZOE9fRFVmC3c_80WxJ-f8sXjQpo_I0YBgSS08hgDRsXom8U63eWpxfMbprrEEZbHqjg719iVt5IgkMYNr6THaLqPPXW-71Kt6sQ6iQHd9e_hjaKPzjCIO6oSt9ZQmq6TSjj9rgyFlk/s320/the+glance+2002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549303791375770274" /></a>after many moons and seasons of change i am finally emerging with a few words and offerings prompted by a winter's solstice gallery show where i and 3 of my daughters contributed a few pieces of art. it's interesting at such times what comes forth and what it means...so much solemnness and shades of blue in this winter season of my life. so much seeking for the balance and clarity of heart and life in harmony with love and truth. such is the balance of intention and surrender. only those whose hearts have been touched by love know the secret language of the glance.Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-48634649144526030262010-07-04T08:04:00.000-07:002010-07-04T08:48:54.686-07:00Treasure Found<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAqzHeG8_gF5D8eg7wOZg0qiGJfoj6q4zpEmD260NdcCmlT3XxaIdYSpVa8DNqcTcvSW5XdgYC8jcNvtPrkAD7M39rRDbivQdIQD2535xX249WLs5-6TK7a8v8LZgbU2ZVoFhsGw3haYv/s1600/da+vinci.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAqzHeG8_gF5D8eg7wOZg0qiGJfoj6q4zpEmD260NdcCmlT3XxaIdYSpVa8DNqcTcvSW5XdgYC8jcNvtPrkAD7M39rRDbivQdIQD2535xX249WLs5-6TK7a8v8LZgbU2ZVoFhsGw3haYv/s320/da+vinci.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490067594685381298" /></a>Yesterday I went to pick up a few items I had won (an old sap bucket, and metal wall shelf) as my daughter had entered my name in a drawing months ago when she purchased a beautiful candle holder for me for Mother's Day at a renovated antique mall that was once an old train station. I had to be at an appointment, and only had a couple minutes to browse as the owner was waiting on other customers, when my eyes landed on this treasure...a framed print of Da Vinci's 'Il Rendentore', which was wonderfully textured with a hint of gouache, and a slashed sale price of only $9!! What an inspiration piece she is, which now hangs next to the bathroom mirror reflecting "the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which is in the sight of God, of great price." (1 Peter 3:4)Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-17883564559918602762010-06-27T06:54:00.000-07:002010-06-27T07:11:53.126-07:00Mad Tea Party 2010 Special Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB19q0kF_qISoH9TYCfvQDUO7fs1HNfJ4TII_4_7oF9LDzXpbjZ0QOBvxpClvhFmG0QLQuDbGIWi4mjWSQ7vjyem37SCNNOSvlPqa0fcj_lqVBsp2MTkHiHrdvROHj5oc2E8jqiyRp8zj/s1600/Du+B+uh+Du+designs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB19q0kF_qISoH9TYCfvQDUO7fs1HNfJ4TII_4_7oF9LDzXpbjZ0QOBvxpClvhFmG0QLQuDbGIWi4mjWSQ7vjyem37SCNNOSvlPqa0fcj_lqVBsp2MTkHiHrdvROHj5oc2E8jqiyRp8zj/s320/Du+B+uh+Du+designs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487452768652746178" /></a>The amazing dollmaker Christine Avarado of <a href="http://dubuhdudesigns.typepad.com/du_buh_du_designs/">Du Buh Du Designs</a> is celebrating her 200th post and special giveaway of one of her most lovely dolls pictured or a custom design of the winner's choosing, for the Mad Tea Party 2010!! The contest ends July 4th, so hurry on over to her wonderful site and be carried away in the rickshaw along the enchanted river of dreams.Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-68596670557006476092010-06-19T17:43:00.000-07:002010-06-19T19:37:37.452-07:00Better late than never!<div>I know, it's been too many moons since I last posted...but for now I will share a few highlights of the past month, and my recent trip to CA. to pick up my youngest daughter Mariyah after her boarding school let out in Monterey. On the way I was able to spend some time with my oldest daughter Shekinah, and one & only most precious grand-daughter Sofia. We even got to spend a fun day at Disneyland for her 3rd birthday!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVdNfU873KlsxyWiLECWM9mlk0xHCyvAsGV-I-LCMNnnZz0uwUX1UA_214XvE9wRXZy8D0YrutqVrNwI9vXXssv9EG7PvZhzwcDVXDrt12VWsRQwRhJaF06r8UIUAZR0xpYCTfPS5bwL2/s1600/shek+%26+sofia+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVdNfU873KlsxyWiLECWM9mlk0xHCyvAsGV-I-LCMNnnZz0uwUX1UA_214XvE9wRXZy8D0YrutqVrNwI9vXXssv9EG7PvZhzwcDVXDrt12VWsRQwRhJaF06r8UIUAZR0xpYCTfPS5bwL2/s320/shek+%26+sofia+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484673265744893586" /></a><div>Then onto my mom's home for a week, where I got to see a few other friends and family. Here is pictured my beautiful niece Courtney and my mom (86 years!) Doesn't she look great!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh693S3dTuK7Eog7y64eoe72av3CTPRj2wW9Tzk6YO0VI46XLbK0DwkUH_CFeoAyN6Ff5dFFqydDUiUaAWaNsptbqyCaWHdbThyNJbTH59nyPtP4B7r8CwB4e4OhvCgTsLxBTW1klbt9rbh/s1600/court+%26+mom+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh693S3dTuK7Eog7y64eoe72av3CTPRj2wW9Tzk6YO0VI46XLbK0DwkUH_CFeoAyN6Ff5dFFqydDUiUaAWaNsptbqyCaWHdbThyNJbTH59nyPtP4B7r8CwB4e4OhvCgTsLxBTW1klbt9rbh/s320/court+%26+mom+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484672490499470514" /></a><div>From their homes in So. CA. I made my way up to visit sweet friends in Santa Cruz and shared a delightful meal and good night's sleep.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVezW_78KWxSZdjbIBk7ryg5yUTck12DNXWvrQ7Z_NWD3YKqgApfBfiEHLJYD5cThzHaxeP4Pxf77FM-jhSABT5yj455nWC2awg2XVhUlas9O1nTtwMSRWJcJenM9H6HCirvXHwyrC-hqb/s1600/dinner+at+rays+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVezW_78KWxSZdjbIBk7ryg5yUTck12DNXWvrQ7Z_NWD3YKqgApfBfiEHLJYD5cThzHaxeP4Pxf77FM-jhSABT5yj455nWC2awg2XVhUlas9O1nTtwMSRWJcJenM9H6HCirvXHwyrC-hqb/s320/dinner+at+rays+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484671632030874690" /></a><div>I always love to bask in the beauty of my friend Ray's courtyard and inspiring, artful home.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrmndRvCeyr9qNVGqpy6rZgApwuw-sVtcuX3BLBYHBiF60X2P2qcvWgBDph4bxfnE8HgpDszn9QSbAhyphenhyphenhOR6DfowY3UazQosADHOIVsEU_qeLvhxEfgHYjiR_fjUPGZXFqwzlVC1Z1OzF/s1600/rays+yard+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrmndRvCeyr9qNVGqpy6rZgApwuw-sVtcuX3BLBYHBiF60X2P2qcvWgBDph4bxfnE8HgpDszn9QSbAhyphenhyphenhOR6DfowY3UazQosADHOIVsEU_qeLvhxEfgHYjiR_fjUPGZXFqwzlVC1Z1OzF/s320/rays+yard+4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484670422515509170" /></a><div>Then early the next morning, I went onto Monterey and loaded up Mariyah & her 'stuff'. She could hardly wait to be headed home to Montana for the summer!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05opKCPwanrfIvbI190SKewj7KVvEa9QPLX2FzHA6oZYcFmpsS4JMs40C7ih1v09lLIIGKx3HLdk4u6kakY8k-0gcANzKT9ZPFZyKvUE9DJdUdu0ItBRsvpkDY2Rd6aIrtxO8sAZJV8pO/s1600/mariyah+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05opKCPwanrfIvbI190SKewj7KVvEa9QPLX2FzHA6oZYcFmpsS4JMs40C7ih1v09lLIIGKx3HLdk4u6kakY8k-0gcANzKT9ZPFZyKvUE9DJdUdu0ItBRsvpkDY2Rd6aIrtxO8sAZJV8pO/s320/mariyah+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484669610975141042" /></a><div>The next day we arrived at my sister Lori's beautiful home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She is a new blogger and has recently rediscovered her passion for painting, and is such an amazing artist! You must check out her blog (<a href="http://lori-diane.blogspot.com/">http://lori-diane.blogspot.com/</a>)! I love all the special 'still life' around her home.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9Un55qVfNLkbpzvbM70K9iKV0huGveydpJ28YqS4WxgyVdpbOI8JYzSD8VCMhOeL2Ziq4rqfdvxXGtisyr6psrgccf1ywA9B9jo0FU4vAFVPuWsfjhV3xIgGpBRAicPeVZ89rktCwODe/s1600/lori's.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9Un55qVfNLkbpzvbM70K9iKV0huGveydpJ28YqS4WxgyVdpbOI8JYzSD8VCMhOeL2Ziq4rqfdvxXGtisyr6psrgccf1ywA9B9jo0FU4vAFVPuWsfjhV3xIgGpBRAicPeVZ89rktCwODe/s320/lori's.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484668266515768690" /></a><div>Heading home to Montana from Cali is always such a long road, but always so good to be back with my beautiful daughters & friends. Pictured are 4 of the 6 girls, l-r: Zionah, Mariyah, Miriam, the lovely Yim-Q, and Mikaelah (Shekinah & <a href="http://www.shariyahgarner.blogspot.com/">Shariyah</a> are missing).</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGphmb5_MMj6ZKUjaGCaAr7MMPeWgAR2pfszO2myqcfvqf8OU_yxNxcs23ru0hiXe6nomSNJQy7DfkBSu5k6-dz1BnVL3GbUhGXxS5rm00LDJn6lxLxEfsYdXDENGUxpaU26FtDt1Nnb0S/s1600/ladies+nite+6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGphmb5_MMj6ZKUjaGCaAr7MMPeWgAR2pfszO2myqcfvqf8OU_yxNxcs23ru0hiXe6nomSNJQy7DfkBSu5k6-dz1BnVL3GbUhGXxS5rm00LDJn6lxLxEfsYdXDENGUxpaU26FtDt1Nnb0S/s320/ladies+nite+6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484667033180925298" /></a><div>My girls and our extended 'family' shared some amazing meals together with Yim-Q's Vietnamese cuisine...loved that gorgeous, flowering papaya salad!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj649MSHHtdV05ZfU2NzzWcvMqfx1UWGMJ0XUcLSSqxtv_6tCAnaCaY8yfZOiZ6LNXWvIbh8BcJKx4WFTH2hglOX3JW-MArlfQgAeU-2USrT2-H9B4fQ6E_jlo66zaLR9uGGUciMGQdGAGV/s1600/meal+%26+fam+8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj649MSHHtdV05ZfU2NzzWcvMqfx1UWGMJ0XUcLSSqxtv_6tCAnaCaY8yfZOiZ6LNXWvIbh8BcJKx4WFTH2hglOX3JW-MArlfQgAeU-2USrT2-H9B4fQ6E_jlo66zaLR9uGGUciMGQdGAGV/s320/meal+%26+fam+8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484665999779245730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenel5VC3C20403ill_HUlHqrxd0ENIuem9Rjr3OALod3Nw3iFdWW9GxDgMrona3aBfZI5ype8-W8pdXlQHLce7Ar2LehXiMZDRNNQnjhTcmmrIzEfdZ3E0x9u4iLJAm42gk-PJriyqtaA/s1600/papaya+salad+8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenel5VC3C20403ill_HUlHqrxd0ENIuem9Rjr3OALod3Nw3iFdWW9GxDgMrona3aBfZI5ype8-W8pdXlQHLce7Ar2LehXiMZDRNNQnjhTcmmrIzEfdZ3E0x9u4iLJAm42gk-PJriyqtaA/s320/papaya+salad+8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484665979693563426" /></a>Then we spent the evening listening to the band rehearse. The photo is of my girl Miriam & her love Micheal, lead singer & songwriter for their music. Check it out: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-love-ep/id349433158">http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-love-ep/id349433158</a><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E9WRzHDT7LjPGjKASOdWP-Na0TFonurMo-7z_ErkbKImuuielLa4y-GWkha-WT0TQlC_0vICV96T4-nZUqmz-YjKqxf90Mp3VGtfg72KCOpzE88g44Q_8w2jr_Cf0jUsvkqDHIvrC60-/s1600/m+%26+m+7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E9WRzHDT7LjPGjKASOdWP-Na0TFonurMo-7z_ErkbKImuuielLa4y-GWkha-WT0TQlC_0vICV96T4-nZUqmz-YjKqxf90Mp3VGtfg72KCOpzE88g44Q_8w2jr_Cf0jUsvkqDHIvrC60-/s320/m+%26+m+7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484664637478504194" /></a>Before the band left Montana for their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/humanlab">Pacific Coast tour</a>, Yim-Q and her & Marco's baby Carmela, stayed with us a few days. How sweet it is to have a baby around the house!!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzUStg_Y2dfJ_46jDfVNWov9uTvz6qkAsmYrgyOydZHvg3WOjvLdUTFqWgtJrdY8Bj0DAF76LEvMVWAK7lKIjKLKzni4ez8MJeXJqzJoULs8_4hqN2h99bAd45jC-ufuwZtG2UnF5kd6D/s1600/carmela+9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzUStg_Y2dfJ_46jDfVNWov9uTvz6qkAsmYrgyOydZHvg3WOjvLdUTFqWgtJrdY8Bj0DAF76LEvMVWAK7lKIjKLKzni4ez8MJeXJqzJoULs8_4hqN2h99bAd45jC-ufuwZtG2UnF5kd6D/s320/carmela+9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484663620846586226" /></a>Farewell gathering of the kids at my home the morning they left on tour....sweet blessings of life and family!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySIB17hBYgbzkZWVnV2qcU_OagEQU8dMj9rIoOMB2rinigFXpC9mQfWTcRm8b8H9Kz4LbzgEcvyFuwJnSF7KH69QLOZAZv4OOhyphenhyphenstXcFH-2aPZgS3Eau7-cIMAoOFnf74saLnlNTkl0tQ/s1600/band+leaving+10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySIB17hBYgbzkZWVnV2qcU_OagEQU8dMj9rIoOMB2rinigFXpC9mQfWTcRm8b8H9Kz4LbzgEcvyFuwJnSF7KH69QLOZAZv4OOhyphenhyphenstXcFH-2aPZgS3Eau7-cIMAoOFnf74saLnlNTkl0tQ/s320/band+leaving+10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484662769657760066" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-74846053931017983332010-04-13T18:14:00.000-07:002010-04-13T18:49:11.763-07:00OWOH Love Connection!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuMeBjDGa1ECkEVmM5qUgSkiriWa6vVF35t3PbcrFhA9cuD2GyuiJb7QKoM0XxY3G7FBFwmjKBPeHZRoMwOIC5DnT6Wo1oBAHOCuUzkYB4wlLwc4to_rw3uWGSPL-OLsSddPLOoHzauD9/s1600/cupid.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuMeBjDGa1ECkEVmM5qUgSkiriWa6vVF35t3PbcrFhA9cuD2GyuiJb7QKoM0XxY3G7FBFwmjKBPeHZRoMwOIC5DnT6Wo1oBAHOCuUzkYB4wlLwc4to_rw3uWGSPL-OLsSddPLOoHzauD9/s320/cupid.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459796517602478050" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: normal; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(47, 41, 32); font-family: Palatino, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: normal; text-align: center; font-style: italic; "><a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/2010/04/one-world-one-heart-a-love-connection.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(47, 41, 32); font-weight: normal; ">One World One Heart - A LOVE CONNECTION???</a></h3><div>You just never know when or how love will come your way, or how you might be used to bring hearts together!! <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/">Lisa Swifka</a> tells this beautiful story in her recent post, and I'm amazed to be apart of this story (as the match-maker)!!! As a participant in my 2nd year of Lisa's One-World One-Heart gathering of bloggers, I 'met' through an email an amazing artist <a href="http://www.theartofjune.blogspot.com/">June</a>, who contacted me specifically about one of my daughter's pieces for sale. She was so friendly and her questions about my family and home in Montana, caused us to exchange a few emails. Since she lived in Santa Cruz, I couldn't stop thinking about my (single) friend Ray, also from that area. To make a long story short, I connected the two, and now their relationship is blossoming into LOVE!!! Who would have ever thought that OWOH would also be instrumental in such an amazing turn of events!! Oh and also, Lisa is good friends with June! This magic carpet ride Lisa initiated, has taken some new twists and turns this year, much to our surprise, and delight!!</div><div class="entry-content" style="position: static; clear: both; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="entry-body" style="clear: both; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; "><br /></p></div></div></span>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-71562412042266029052010-03-06T18:06:00.000-08:002010-03-06T18:22:02.565-08:00"Lines of Life"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uGPxpIKwkXRYtf_B0SUiauOp62j89yn0_GOlv6Ef1P1zpYWGXlM1Y1vDD_pcXk_0JqKQuGscDLA_D7pSN205ig5GQkdoadERUuTF-4cE99hc1WFVDo1Xsaq62VSpPaZXN2yc2Ul5XadO/s1600-h/Old+woman+rescan010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uGPxpIKwkXRYtf_B0SUiauOp62j89yn0_GOlv6Ef1P1zpYWGXlM1Y1vDD_pcXk_0JqKQuGscDLA_D7pSN205ig5GQkdoadERUuTF-4cE99hc1WFVDo1Xsaq62VSpPaZXN2yc2Ul5XadO/s320/Old+woman+rescan010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445708021743989410" /></a><br /><div>My 18 year old daughter Mikaelah, just finished this amazing graphite rendering of an old gypsy woman....can you believe it!!?? It is such photographic quality of realism, it almost takes your breath away! I'm so proud of her and her accomplishments, as she's only been drawing and painting the past 3 yrs. What an inspiration!! If you're interested, we will be offering prints of this piece in our etsy shop.</div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-74063142960996604902010-02-15T19:37:00.000-08:002010-02-15T20:11:19.020-08:00OWOH Winners!!How exciting it is to finally announce the winners of our One World One Heart giveaway! It has been an amazing and wonderful journey visiting so many beautiful blogs around the world and to meet so many artists who are following their hearts!!<div>Congratulations to our three winners!! </div><div>Robin at <a href="http://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/">http://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/</a> wins the print, "Eternal Spring."</div><div>Louise at <a href="http://raggedystitcher.blogspot.com/">http://raggedystitcher.blogspot.com/ </a>wins the print, "Version Mary.</div><div>Joy from<a href="http://joyottheblog.blogspot.com/"> </a><a href="http://joytotheblog.blogspot.com/">http://joytotheblog.blogspot.com/ </a>wins the dream-catcher earrings. </div><div>Again, Congratulations to all!!</div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-17169466428813176692010-01-28T07:08:00.000-08:002010-01-28T08:03:26.297-08:00OWOH Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCY66kuFcbS5VU1K2ULbORItv5tnFp3DfPlqzkuggFzivHygsPqrUSCe2Sb7jVc6asbc2kS6N8LpqaCg9QWroL92MOQwfTytW95MtMs4o-KhTnR5QGIGO-8TwWM6BQMczPg953txFPyCT/s1600-h/OWOH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCY66kuFcbS5VU1K2ULbORItv5tnFp3DfPlqzkuggFzivHygsPqrUSCe2Sb7jVc6asbc2kS6N8LpqaCg9QWroL92MOQwfTytW95MtMs4o-KhTnR5QGIGO-8TwWM6BQMczPg953txFPyCT/s320/OWOH.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431808715284218978" /></a>Blessings of LoVe and inspiration, with welcome to the <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/a_whimsical_bohemian/one-world-one-heart.html">One World One Heart</a> gathering of bloggers and art lovers, created by lovely Lisa Swifka of <a href="http://www.awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/">A Whimsical Bohemian</a>! Join the magic carpet ride that will take us all on an amazing journey into blogland, to visit many enchanted sites, and possibly win some prizes!!<div>We at Rusted Wings will be offering 3 prizes...created by myself and 2 of my lovely-artsy daughters!!! These prizes are open to all, but make sure you leave contact information, with your comment at the end of this post!! This event runs until Feb. 15th at which time we will announce the winners. Also, check out our etsy for more offerings!! We look forward to visiting each of you as well, and wish you much joy on this journey...</div><div> </div><div> THE PRIZES~</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpgemtRKHwWmrrNBb798Fb061LFoBzmMJeLdNlbSNjdIR6gEzZ238l6lCIWLkglEipuxKf1Yo2ukimGFvgb2QN4SSZf5sSXKzc7nTPiPA9ayRtMFMGVLVzsgc3jWsis21D-0GAh3r9rAN/s1600-h/springtime-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpgemtRKHwWmrrNBb798Fb061LFoBzmMJeLdNlbSNjdIR6gEzZ238l6lCIWLkglEipuxKf1Yo2ukimGFvgb2QN4SSZf5sSXKzc7nTPiPA9ayRtMFMGVLVzsgc3jWsis21D-0GAh3r9rAN/s320/springtime-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431808707238726722" /></a> 1st prize: A print by me, Abigail Folk, of the painting 'Eternal Spring".</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHq63P-MTrwBgzFmZXBfyOwrUFl-VQYYM_QJPqnOjWL6BNaUwlmMLn1bPDK7MHZf-VFhOquv18pJAWMYX9V7E_W4VaNSNZlNgGEUVb5by2zHY1drGUTBVL6x0Y0t7irokfX_be7kyiydU9/s1600-h/version+mary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHq63P-MTrwBgzFmZXBfyOwrUFl-VQYYM_QJPqnOjWL6BNaUwlmMLn1bPDK7MHZf-VFhOquv18pJAWMYX9V7E_W4VaNSNZlNgGEUVb5by2zHY1drGUTBVL6x0Y0t7irokfX_be7kyiydU9/s320/version+mary.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431808702112876658" /></a> 2nd prize: Print by Zionah of "Version Mary"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivvpv9xb3DJQTD0YA0N-1YTLvNlzIZC3yLLhqnfQGY5pv1fM7FyqwAoGcituueEj962pVFDMluLIvcdWGmYvwzTkttW7X0YQULnIKVlMLk9HksIZYDVbFirOaXgMxxYj8gmV6Q2Wm9007/s1600-h/dream+catcher+prize.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivvpv9xb3DJQTD0YA0N-1YTLvNlzIZC3yLLhqnfQGY5pv1fM7FyqwAoGcituueEj962pVFDMluLIvcdWGmYvwzTkttW7X0YQULnIKVlMLk9HksIZYDVbFirOaXgMxxYj8gmV6Q2Wm9007/s320/dream+catcher+prize.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431808693220567442" /></a>3rd prize: last but not least, Dream Catcher Earrings made by Miriam of wrapped leather, waxed linen with turquoise & red glass beads, red strung guinea feathers and strung rooster feathers.</div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com203tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-6300631297181008562010-01-24T12:15:00.000-08:002010-01-24T12:26:43.028-08:00Sketch 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzA62jrA3sDM5rscSQG3GXAEE_Ppum_mAIuHFA14OnlH_kyXRi0IKXJggTr3E-a0HfMcVygAWYYjrXB2z73Ctr1Q8ru5RDW0Odo7Ubq-EDJDKiLFLKpl4IIOc4tuGARgErGMRlQ12Jk59/s1600-h/sketch002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzA62jrA3sDM5rscSQG3GXAEE_Ppum_mAIuHFA14OnlH_kyXRi0IKXJggTr3E-a0HfMcVygAWYYjrXB2z73Ctr1Q8ru5RDW0Odo7Ubq-EDJDKiLFLKpl4IIOc4tuGARgErGMRlQ12Jk59/s320/sketch002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430402985978945266" /></a>I am a week late with the first lesson in the "Drawing & Painting Portraits" online class with Misty Mawn, that my sweet daughter Shariyah gifted me with. This being, because Shariyah and her new husband Cameron spent a few days with us before returning to New Zealand, their home. Then daughter Miriam (21st birthday today!) and boyfriend & musical partner Micheal, moved back into the household for the Winter, while working on new music and getting inspired with our beautiful land in NW Montana. So the house has been buzzing with energy, friends, parties and lots of LoVe!!<div>This first drawing was a great graphite meditation in the early hours of the morning, and I'm looking forward to catching up in the next few days. I need to begin a new habit of drawing daily.... </div>Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3784081339050534950.post-24677801027396283412009-12-06T06:04:00.000-08:002009-12-06T07:15:12.563-08:00Winter Solstice art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXZe9YjZ117zR5PECMFD9o4-irdlZJUSt-57MsQIR81mvZTJKk3vj_bZxE_h2Lbh8Sx3KrPDPCFFfL-u2msdlUfUpZ2OXvOTYwJTnW_WtVo9Oj8_9WMBpz_IPqPRJtI27IfLHZ4sLkxOx/s1600-h/version+Mary001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXZe9YjZ117zR5PECMFD9o4-irdlZJUSt-57MsQIR81mvZTJKk3vj_bZxE_h2Lbh8Sx3KrPDPCFFfL-u2msdlUfUpZ2OXvOTYwJTnW_WtVo9Oj8_9WMBpz_IPqPRJtI27IfLHZ4sLkxOx/s320/version+Mary001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125233744892802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUvXYx0hAti1ceB2aqPn2Xj_swpcBKyNbvVNmJFRoLEZTuhgrRjHFUthRCSJOuU2CAtljXDfAYjIYtNNZRfK6E7tg6h1ACYPw2uS238yYBApyMgc1enn8BKIkJOeTjOnvrB0ntrQpxQde/s1600-h/mary+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUvXYx0hAti1ceB2aqPn2Xj_swpcBKyNbvVNmJFRoLEZTuhgrRjHFUthRCSJOuU2CAtljXDfAYjIYtNNZRfK6E7tg6h1ACYPw2uS238yYBApyMgc1enn8BKIkJOeTjOnvrB0ntrQpxQde/s320/mary+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125227254034098" /></a>My 'budding artist' daughter Zionah, who has only been drawing a couple months now, a few weeks ago sketched her 'version Mary', then wanted to try to transfer it to canvas. This is her first painting, and I think it is incredible!! She has it displayed in a nearby art show, but it can also be found in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rustedwingsgallery">etsy</a> shop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLtVoWkASsNRGtioEkfKSiNpDPQMLHVBmdD8nRmgifnp97Nj1EoCLAi2Vmya8ylNxLN0iHU8dQaEZQ_xTBFquSLzc3SV1_jvl25NcKBhlwYH18uDG6K2baDVtSG5N0jBBf_AmKlBQHrG_/s1600-h/snowflakes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLtVoWkASsNRGtioEkfKSiNpDPQMLHVBmdD8nRmgifnp97Nj1EoCLAi2Vmya8ylNxLN0iHU8dQaEZQ_xTBFquSLzc3SV1_jvl25NcKBhlwYH18uDG6K2baDVtSG5N0jBBf_AmKlBQHrG_/s320/snowflakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412124155721896754" /></a>For the Winter Solstice art walk this last week I finished this Snowflake Angel to go alongside the Eternal Spring piece, and you can find both in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rustedwingsgallery">etsy</a> shop.Rusted Wingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890142706504183826noreply@blogger.com7