the matador

The latest stop on Avenue 9 Gallery's Paint Out was the iconic Matador Motel. An old Spanish-style motel with arches and lots of tile, the Matador has seen better days. Some of us have dreams of turning it into artist studios. Ah, to dream...

My favorite photo...a resident and her pet...

around my mother's house

Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful, sweet Mother and to all mothers.

parade day

Today was our little town's annual big event - Durham's Parade and Picnic Day. The day started with a pancake breakfast hosted by the local Grange. An old-fashioned country parade was the highlight, followed by a town picnic at the local park. The day ended with the public pool opening for the season with a free swim. We participated in all the events of the day...one very looooong, but delightful day.

foto friday

I love my photographs. Not in an egotistical way. Every photo has touched my soul in some way. When I began sharing my photos with others, my main idea was to do just that - share them. Whenever I list a photo on Etsy, or do a show, or post them on the blog, or show them in any way, my silent prayer is that the people who need to see the photo, do. Going back to the root goal of my photography, I've decided to make Fridays a sharing day. I will provide a different photo each Friday that you can download and print for your personal use. The photo is in pdf form. You will need Adobe Reader to open the file. You can download Reader for free here. I'm new to this downloading stuff and am using dropbox to facilitate the transfer. If you have any problems downloading the photo, please let me know.

Rose Nose 5x7

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identity

Whenever I send an Etsy order - either brownrose or barbierose - I like to include a little something. When my printer worked, I sometimes included greeting cards or ACEOs - depending on the size of the order. My printer no longer works and I now outsource the printing of my photos. I've been trying to figure out something to include that isn't cost prohibitive, time prohibitive, includes a photo and information, but not a regular business card. While driving to the Bay Area and back today - a six hour drive for me - I thought of the idea of a postcard size business card. By the time I returned home, I had the idea completely worked out in my head. I can print them myself on my 4x6 printer and I can change the images as I like. Here's my first draft, so to speak...