The Gift of Giving

This Christmas I was able to give a special gift when I was asked to make Photo Art Tiles for a friend.  She had some pictures of her parents and wonderful old documents from their honeymoon in Italy from the early 1950's.  Her parents are gone now, and she wanted to find a way to share the old photos and documents from their journey with her family.  I layered the old stamps, passports and even love letters on the photos.  In the one photo of the two of them, the left half is a letter from her Dad to her Mom in English and on the right in Italian--so lovely.  I could feel their new love in these photos and they became even more special with all the mementos from their honeymoon travels.  I was so honored to create these pieces for her family.  I hope they bring back wonderful memories of her parents as they started their happy life together.  Merry Christmas dear friend. . .I thank you for allowing me to give you such a gift.

Filling in the blank

For years, I have said to myself, "As soon as ___ is finished, I will get myself organized."  The problem is that there is always something different to fill in the blank.  My latest ____was to "focus on my Blog once the kids were in school."  Good in theory, but I am teaching again and volunteering is taking more time than I thought.  Enough complaining, I just need to carve out time!  I had a wonderful busy summer.  Lots of photo walks in Chautauqua (CHQ) with a great friend.  Found some really cool ephemera (old papers) and am working on combining the two.  I am extremely thankful for the support of the CHQ community--two fantastic art shows this summer.  I am also in the latest issue of Artful Blogging by Stampington and Co.--so honored!  So, it's time to get going.  My goal--blog once a week and stop making _____ excuses:)  Here are a few of my photos from summer.

Summer Mornings

Nothing beats sitting on the porch enjoying a lazy Sunday.  I am so thankful for these moments!