Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement on my “Broken Hallelujah” piece – here is another from that series – “Good Intentions”:
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Art is a whisper, a prayer, a love song, a dying wish, an outcry, a story, an invocation – and sometimes it is a broken hallelujah…
Mushroom/Earth Day Festival
Sun., April 22, 2012
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference
13653 Lodge Blvd.
Grafton, IL 62037
Ah…a day to appreciate the earth and all it yields. Come and relax at Pere Marquette Lodge for the annual Earth Day and Mushroom Fest. Participants will be hunting and judging the mushroom finds, as well as eating some pretty tasty specials. There will be music, vendors and activities for everyone. The event is free. For more information, call (618) 786-2331 ext. 0.
–I’ll be there with handmade & sustainable glass & recycled. upcycled jewelry & gifts–in beautiful Pere Marquette Lodge – INDOORS – rain or shine.
I have been celebrating Earth Day since 1971 – come see the cool stuff I have made for the Riverbend Earth Day Event in Godfrey, Illinois – handmade, recycled, up-cycled, and lots of fun!
finish each day and be done with it. you have done what you could. some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. tomorrow is a new day. you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every fused glass artist knows – breakage happens. If you mix incompatible glass – if you cool too quickly - you can get stress fractures and cracks. It can be very disappointing - especially if you’ve already put time & effort into the piece – but it is not the end.
Glass gives you seceond chances – you can recycle it and try again – as often as you dare. It is a forgiving medium (karma’s way of making up for the cuts and burns fusers deal with?)
Don’t cry over broken glass – it’s just an opportunity to recycle it & start fresh!
Skip the malls! Avoid Black Friday madness! TV commercials are NOT the boss of you! Some local, handmade, eco-friendly at the Green Gift Bazaar this Sat.!
East Meets West – Last weekend, at the 5th Annual Grafton Arts Fair, in Grafton, Illinois, I shared a tent with Pat Syano, – a delightful young man and extremely talented artist from Kenya.
We collaborated on this piece – my fused glass, his paintings. I told him to draw whatever he wanted, and he drew pictures of village life at home. (He has been in the U.S. about a year so far.) This started out as a glass plate – I got the kiln too hot and it cracked – so I re-fired, recycled it, and with Pat’s help, redeemed it!
Nyumbani – Swahili for Home
Half a world away
the shining stillness of home
golden memories
If you would like to contact Pat, you may reach him at patrophers@yahoo.com.
Photo credit: Pat K. Moore – thanks!
Here’s where my next show will be – as glass is one of the most recyclable materials, I will be at the Green Expo at a local community college. Bring your things to be recylced & stop by & see what I’ve got for spring!
Here’s where I’ll be for my next glass & jewelry show – please come, learn about ways to get and stay green, hear live music, and see my recycled glass goodies, right next to the Mighty Mississippi River!
For more info, go to: http://riverfrontamphitheater.com/earthtones/
