"fly"

this is one of my latest encaustic art pieces.....
called

FLY

my photos and imagery, old sewing patterns, papers and stenciled letters.....
all lusciously layered with encaustic wax on and old wooden box.

we are flying the coop....

mr. dan is treating me
 and all of our adult children (ages 28, 31 and 32)
to a trip to the beach...
yunno how i love being near the water!
we have not been together,  for a family vacation in years......
due to (of course) jobs, distance, life, etc....

so...
we have been counting down the days
and we are all so very excited
 to spend a week at the beach
 together!

and
FLY
we will.


be well my friends,
erin



p.s.  i have taken a leap of faith....good grief, i am becoming brave..... and jumped into the world of "giclee" printing...this is high quality archival printing of some of my paintings...in order to make my art more affordable than the "original".

p.p.s.  when i get back from the beach, these prints should be ready for my preview.....and fingers crossed.... i hope to be able to offer some of these prints for you in my new etsy shop.

p.p.p.s.   mr. dan is almost done with his training....
almost.

i've been published!

i am thrilled to announce, that one of my photos and an interview has been published!
yep, like in a real magazine!
see it sitting right there.
yesterday, one of my bloggy friends from california (thanks Karen!) informed me that she had spotted the piece in a magazine.....and she wondered why i had not announced it....well, cause i did not know it was out yet and kinda forgot about it too.....
so, Mr. dan and i ran right out and tracked down our copy (o.k. copy(s)) .... at the second store we tried.... we excitedly stood in the magazine aisle at Kroger and quickly thumbed through until we found my photo...and there it was!!  how fun for us.....for me!
he said he was "proud" of me...i think i will keep him.

here is the photo they used.
and here is the original post about my "aqua christmas decor"....here.
unfortunately, one of the photos was omitted.....not sure why....because it was THE photo that sent the magazine to my blog post in the first place....something they had seen on pinterest (i think, not sure).

so....here is that photo....the one that was omitted.....actually, it looks like there is a space for it in the lower left of the article.....so maybe it was the wrong size or something.....anyhooo....
it is o.k.
i am super excited about this.....
 as i have secretly wished to be published in a magazine some day.
and now i have.
yay for me!
toot toot.

thanks "vintage holiday" magazine!!

erin

p.s.  not sure why the article was titled "christmas by the bay"...cause i do not live by a bay.....
the magazine's artistic license, i guess.
p.p.s  i would like to live near a bay though....that would be cool.

summer light

summer is waning.
and so is the light.

days are quieter.
and becoming shy.
 a bit more cozier.
inward.
soft.
and pensive.

summer is waning.
delight in all you can.

make the most of your weekend
my dear friends.

erin

p.s.  all photos taken on my back deck one sunny summer day.

 after washing two bed canopies and hanging them from the arbor to dry in the sun....
i took advantage of the beautiful light, the perfect photo-op for some simple flowers, plucked into a humble vase, sitting on an old ladder.

i am all about capturing the luminous glow...

of light.

in my photos.

my art.

 my home.

my love and my life.

p.p.s.  i will be sharing some of my art with you very soon.

no really. i will.

out in the country

here in Tennessee,
our mild and rainy summer continues...

and i am lovin it.

all photos taken near my son Ian's country house.

Happy Sunday!

Erin