'I was mailed a few gifts recently! Talk about feeling loved. ;)
 & believe it or not - I was gifted TWO recycled buddha bottles in the same day- I think LB is calling!! One was transformed into a wonderful incense burner (seen below) it works terrific as you can see in the photos, all the way from my friend Toti in Mexico! Talk about make me smile, her handsome hubby *I tell him this all the time, I cant help myself, he has such a wonderful smile...  he put some TLC  into this buddha bottle for me.  Earlier in the same day my pal Cathy came over with a 'Buddha Totem' recycled garden art! Complete with a bee glass my friend Dave from high school gifted me! -It is such a beautiful reminder by the pond of my friends, sunshine and  life in general!  I am so inspired I might try to make one!

Tara Roberts- a glass artist I've become IG friends with also send me a slice of her recent millie pull! Alice in wonderland! It's pointillism with glass IMO,  I shared the images before - Tara and her  partner - Jason also a glass artist are now working on a wolf in the forrest!
I hold the tiny pieces in my hand and admire the patience and work that goes into this glass masterpiece!  The rose in Taras piece was made by Jerry Kelly. It's so small, it amazes me to hold it. I have a bigger  rose and I also have been playing with it in a drawing.. more on that later!

I also had this woman make me a set of dish towels! I approached KC Kush on IG and asked if she would be interested in BARTERING, she said sure! We made a mutual agreement and  exchanged gifts! The thing was she did not really know me and she researched -  I received the dish towels and thanked her! I then - gifted a couple to friends - it's what its all about- they too loved them! Spreading the love one tea towel and POT holder at a time  ;) 
I was honest and told her I loved them, but I daunting out in the kitchen - I kept one town for my studio desk, I love it- being black - you do not see all the INK when I clean my brushes.  It turns out she read my blog and then made me a custom apron!!  
I clearly now own the coolest cutom Cannbis apron ever - called it.
K.C.Kush on Instagram  It is comfortable, funky & fun - not to mention my 2 favourite colors! She has an ETSY shop if anyone is interested: https://www.etsy.com/shop/pnwcannacreations

I like to 'gift' art as you might be aware and yes it is nice to get gifts in the mail, letters, cards, stickers, notes, books! My gosh - I just got two books from Norway! lol - perfect timing for the gazebo reading hour.  It's true give and you get back.  
​I tell you, I love each gift as much as the other - each was sent with TLC - that is what means most to ME. 

I'm going in my painting room now to paint a GIFT for friends...  cause thats what it's all about. 

tomorrow - the BEEhouse boxes. ;)

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There is nothing like a spring day or walk in the sunshine to realign the mind.
I was up and out with the girls before 7 - Let the day begin! It was a very busy one, we (as in Norm, I supervise)  painted the back deck!  It's been.. oh about... 22 years.
It needed it badly - thats too many dogs to mention, paws in an out! & with the main Doggen lucky enough to go camping with her best friend-  was perfect timing.  But - hee hee Scruffy and Poppy still managed to  assist. So we went and sat in the gazebo and read Alice in wonderland  & the cow turtle. Actually I thought of my newest! Tall like my last! 
Which was a gift to Tara Roberts- a glass artist  who was making Alice in Glass! I have a slice of Alice! (more  on Tara soon)... I think we should do something 'girlie' hmmmmph....
a huge grin sneaks across my face. "Girlie"  me? I just realized that is what my mom called me growing up most of my life. 'George or Girlie' Today is my moms birthday, we will get together in the week for a celebratory lunch with Poppy. 

I am right now finishing my details on the last of my dog drawings! As soon as it is complete my sketch for Alice starts. I have two I'm excited about- I must stop reading it- it inspires  constantly.
I wish I was camping.

I'm not- I'm here - Excited to wake up tomorrow and get the deck back together- everything is on the lawn below and paint of course. Today was a terrific day! We even ran into Sr. Mary at the grocery store and got a hug - Oh - and from a stranger! lol  I just remembered -I gave a  hug to a stranger.. Thats too long of a story to get into. A pharmacist of all people!  On my driveway.  Isn't life funny - Did I tell him about cannabis- you know I did!
I just 'liked' the guy, he liked me too.  Even though he works for the pharmacy industry.
I hugged a stranger today!
Thank you God. I am smiling right now. 
Good night. 

Here are some of my favourite moments from this day! Give Thanks! 

Dream drawing job or not... on Sunday I paint what ever I want.  
This morning I was inspired by a deer looking back at me from my PIN page.  
As you can see. I see something, and ideas come to my head, the deer photo is a reference for f the imagination, still I am thankful to the photographer that captured this deer in all it's grassy glory.
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Below are a few steps from Start to Finish, todays lesson with gouache. 

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