Artsy Tartsy!
I woke up yesterday morning thinking all I had ahead of me for the day was a trip to WoeMart and cleaning out a back room. BOY WAS I WRONG! I managed to avoid that back room altogether AGAIN! As Mom and I were on our way to WoeMart I passed the sign. It reminded me that ARTSfest was this weekend! How do YOU spell...YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
We drove right PAST WoeMart! Whooooo hooo! Off to one of my favorite places! Youuuuuu reeeeeemember! You've heard me talk about Annemarie Gardens before. And before. And before! And a few other times too! :) But I don't THINK I've ever blogged ArtsFest ... and it is worth blogging! I love it because it fills all my senses!SO many wOnderful things to see!
Oh the man who carved this was very kind!He also makes canes, and pipes, but mostly
he just turns trees into art!
*not that God didn't make them beautiful to begin with...*
And gorgeous window covers and sun catchers!My absolute favorite was an egret in a pond -it
was gorgeous - but the artist preferred I not
photograph it - and I understand that!
And for my ears... (and my eyes)
These little darlings doing a little soft shoe to a song I hadNOT heard before, but which was darling! It was very
playful and tongue-in-cheek... and I think it might have
been sung by Liza Minelli.
And then I walked around the corner and through the grass(off the beaten path) and this group was singing PRAISE
songs! Some of my FAVORITE praise songs! I couldn't believe
it! Mom & I sat our butts down and listened for the rest of
their concert -- which was only 4 or 5 more songs. But they
were all good ones! :)
I bought 6 chances on this beauuuutiful quilt! Oh, how Iwould LOVE to win it! I wanted the ladies who helped to
make it to get in the picture with it - but they said that
would make a picture of Beauty and the Beasts! LOL!
(they were all lovely women!)
I had to take a picture of this... please big it!I think it might be the most hideous thing I've ever seen!
I'm tempted to put it in Quilly's contest...
but I'm afraid it would win and the artist
would SUE me!!!
(people... those are puzzle pieces glued on that chair!)
Asking price? $375!
I wonder how many she sells...
This gent was much more to my liking!I like to watch artists do their thing... I always wonder
how they can with ME staring over their shoulder.
I do not LIKE to be watched while I create!
Annemarie Gardens is nestled in the woods...
and every time I walk through there, I find some
new little piece of...
Serendipity!Next weekend there is another arts & music fest down at
Quiet Waters!
I can't wait...
But for now...
THIS is the day the Lord has made!
Let us REJOICE and be glad in it!!!
May the peace of Christ be with you today!
posted by Melli at
2:01 AM
11 comment(s):
Melli, and also with you!
And that chair is hideously ugly. By all means, enter it in the contest. [shudder]
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quilly, at
9/20/2009 3:10 AM
I'd love to go there. It so unusual and I like the chair :) Have a great Sunday :)
By
Anonymous, at
9/20/2009 2:09 PM
That sounds like such fun!!
I don't know how people create with anyone watching, either. I don't think I could.
By
Barbara H., at
9/20/2009 2:32 PM
You had FUN!!! I can tell! Never mind the back room, it won't go anywhere!!!
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Jientje, at
9/20/2009 2:42 PM
Love the stained glass! Beautiful!
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Maribeth, at
9/20/2009 4:12 PM
YOu have so many fun things to do and places to visit Melli, I like it when you post, I learn something new every time I visit.
By
Anonymous, at
9/20/2009 4:13 PM
I love this post. The artists are great. Whoever carved the face in the tree trunk is a oh so talented. Thanks for sharing.
By
Rhonda, at
9/20/2009 4:50 PM
Hey I could have made that chair. I love it.
Looks like you had a great time.
I'm always happy when I read that.
Even praise songs! Wow!
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Dr.John, at
9/20/2009 7:12 PM
Lots of cool things!
The chair may seem hideous but what a piece of folk art. Someday it may go for thousands and we'll wish we had paid the $375 - LOL!
Love the little bit of serendipity! I have a knot like that on my oak tree and I'm thinking an acorn painted on it would be marvelous - stay tuned!
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Carletta, at
9/20/2009 9:07 PM
That looks like a REALLY cool place and a marvelous place for an arts festival! Oh Melli it is splendid! So glad you passed up the woe-mart and did something for you, and since Mom liked it..well it worked out for the best.
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Amber Star, at
9/20/2009 9:43 PM
What a wonderful day! So much better than Woemart! I love the leaded/stained glass art (insert happy sigh). The quilt is incredibly gorgeous and that tree sculpture reminds me of one I need to post a picture of later this week. A friend's daughter was singing with her band at a fair/fest this weekend, but I missed all of it, due to band competition. It is definitely fair season around here! (There were 2 that I wanted to attend but missed both.)
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9/21/2009 12:59 AM
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