52 Week Blessing Challenge – Week 22 Art

First of all I need to update.  I have received quite a few notes about Emily.  She is doing great!  She has pain at times, but no where near the pain she experienced in her hip before surgery.  I am SO thankful (and I’m sure she is too!).  She will start school this week, going for an hour at a time so she can get used to sitting in her chair again. 

Yesterday she was in the livingroom with us and was staring at the cuckoo clock.  So Jeff set the time to 12 and made the little bird come out of the little door and cuckoo.  She was thrilled.

Ok, back to the original post…. Art and creativity has always been a passion.  As a child I was very interested in pioneer arts, crafts, and trades.  When I became and adult I began to dabble in fiber arts.  I’ve tried a lot of different things, but usually come back to some sort of hand and fiber/yarn art or craft.  I’ve tried weaving, knitting, crochet, bobbin lace, tatting, spinning, and various forms of knotting.  But I also enjoy looking at and taking pictures of art. 

This wall mural is one of my favorites.  It is inside the new clinic building at Mary Bridge Hospital in Tacoma. (If you click on the picture it will enlarge so you can see it better)  Every time I see this mural I just have to touch it. 

Today while I was thinking about art I happened across a really neat blog.  It’s called “Just Give Me Stamps” by Laurie Schmidlin.  

I don’t really know anything about making cards or stamping.  However, I find it a total blessing to see how creative some people are!  Her website is full of eye candy.  One of my favorite designs was posted on September 2.  The card and gift bag was so cute it made me want to host a tea party!  For those of you who enjoy art, especially cards and stamping, you’ll enjoy this website.

Thanks for listening ~