summer night spectacle

the show began with a creeping fog


it lurked amongst the fields
and spread its feathery tips in and around the swaying corn


whispering
beckoning


an odd audience was in attendance, watching silently








the shadows began to cast their ink-blue hues


it seemed as if time had stood still


the audience gasped...then fell silent once again in awe

artist interview w/ kecia

I was so thrilled to see that Kecia Deveney of Lemoncholy's Studio has a wonderful artist interview that just came out on the Blue Sand Studio blog.

She is sooo talented and we are tickled to have her as one of our instructors at our mixed media art retreat, Art in the Rough this summer.
I really enjoyed the interview and you should go check it out!

You can see the two parts of the interview here:

Part 1 - Kecia Deveney Interview

Part 2 - Kecia Deveney Interview

AitR 2010

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around the farmhouse

thought I'd share a quick visual tour around the farmhouse right now...


peonies...aaaaaaaahhhhh...so beautiful and so fragrant


a $2 auction find adds a unique touch to a garden spot - hubby finds her a bit creepy but I think it adds some whimsy


fluffy clouds and fields of yellow dandies


one of my favorite perennial hardy geraniums is coming into bloom


front porch refresh


newly planted vertical garden - an old partitioned box planted with succulents and portulaca - will share more pictures later in the season when its matured and filled in a bit


found some massive snapdragons at a local nursery - the biggest I have ever seen


my favorite delights are the simplest...the newest junk additions - an old, chippy metal table and wonderful, aged tins planted with small specimens


a new climbing rose we are trying this year...so far so good...I am in love with this color!