tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63521116727923332512024-03-12T17:55:48.827-07:00Karen Godfrey ArtistThis blog's purpose is to allow you to get to know me better. It allows me to express my own personal views of how art is healing. Lastly, I would like to share the different art and art therapy techniques that I use in my art and work.
Visit me at www.karengodfrey.netKaren Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-18656688794759291272014-06-18T17:07:00.001-07:002014-06-18T17:09:13.531-07:00Our trip to Bread and Puppet Theater<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I planned our last vacation trip around seeing the Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont. A friend had told me about this puppet troupe a few years back. Peter Schumann, the founder and director of Bread and Puppet, started the puppet group back in 1963. He still continues to direct and travel with the theater group. We had the <span style="background-color: white;">privilege to be able to visit their Museum that holds massive paper mache puppets from the past 50 years. It is held in a large Barn on Peter's land in Glover. I was in heaven looking at all of the creative paper mache puppets. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we walked through the magical barn, looking at all of the creativity, we could hear a group of college students rehearsing with Peter. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5blK2aLBXbAFDGu-LIIl0G1TKgBA4edLL6jwJCVSYKd4VhFVx31zZk75Mxvk6ViChKQl5bWGa06_yl0GmY9LRzQGo5TvvAZKEpDv-UMwQydr0QU2GQCdKd8eyqnmr45mHmIvZ0nxNx8/s1600/breadpuppetmuseum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: left; display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5blK2aLBXbAFDGu-LIIl0G1TKgBA4edLL6jwJCVSYKd4VhFVx31zZk75Mxvk6ViChKQl5bWGa06_yl0GmY9LRzQGo5TvvAZKEpDv-UMwQydr0QU2GQCdKd8eyqnmr45mHmIvZ0nxNx8/s1600/breadpuppetmuseum.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />We also were able to watch one of their performances that was held in Bellows Falls Opera House. We saw the play called "Birdcatcher in Hell" which was originally done in 1971. They even had some of the original cast members from the 1971 play. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thrilled when we sat down in the theater and noticed Peter Schumann sitting right in front of us. I had to introduce myself and told him about the puppets I had made in the past. He was very interested and wanted to hear how I constructed them. That was an honor to meet him in person.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some day I would love to go back to Glover and see one of their outdoor plays, which are performed in a huge field on Peter's land OR even better than that would be to participate in their apprenticeship program during the summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-50989356203134738932013-12-01T16:12:00.000-08:002013-12-04T06:01:59.951-08:00My Summer Project - Cement Sculpture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>This is the concrete sculpture that I started on in the Spring of 2013 and continued to work on all summer long. I still have more mosaicing to do next year, but for now she is covered and hibernating for the winter. For this blog, I will post photos of the various stages of creating her. In the upcoming blog, I will explain more about why I wanted to create the Goddess, Artemis as a cement sculpture in our back yard. </b><br />
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Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-20935199496382483002010-04-09T10:23:00.000-07:002010-04-09T11:05:19.842-07:00Embracing your Golden Shadow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNieupe3Wy4isFz3MpnVHVDSPLgsyT7NLe89H1db1T8FE_ABnKO5bTuMhEdZKbIPN4KDPYzqxhHWVsczGVQ4XBJkMJmuqLuZld1osQddI29XU1D-wxTNgyUPkBXRQPnV6BylyXa6bNPqs/s1600/goldenshadow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNieupe3Wy4isFz3MpnVHVDSPLgsyT7NLe89H1db1T8FE_ABnKO5bTuMhEdZKbIPN4KDPYzqxhHWVsczGVQ4XBJkMJmuqLuZld1osQddI29XU1D-wxTNgyUPkBXRQPnV6BylyXa6bNPqs/s400/goldenshadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458199185426031506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BVhl_7qf34TPWhQIn4rd26nrgL_O4ILAQE2NJYzFuVNaHxviIEsQPNqdSlU3is7QQrD_sT7Zitto5-LwDWDSjcD9RR0pHttXvL5HflTgNM6FRHriEFfiIdQYK1_gZFmorqJAoxHaZ98/s1600/goldenshadowbox.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BVhl_7qf34TPWhQIn4rd26nrgL_O4ILAQE2NJYzFuVNaHxviIEsQPNqdSlU3is7QQrD_sT7Zitto5-LwDWDSjcD9RR0pHttXvL5HflTgNM6FRHriEFfiIdQYK1_gZFmorqJAoxHaZ98/s400/goldenshadowbox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458199177274042098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRMMqUPVeeda7SeWGK3_u2TlMKogKZgJjcqA4_fstyNZE507RPLm4xoyyCUK6ax4C_fEFhI9XMrfmFXY5vzHzhWz5rS65xdQshKAsOTDiu6XJv9F-bkmiGUdKW5mJteGKLhhimng7vbs/s1600/theseerbox.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRMMqUPVeeda7SeWGK3_u2TlMKogKZgJjcqA4_fstyNZE507RPLm4xoyyCUK6ax4C_fEFhI9XMrfmFXY5vzHzhWz5rS65xdQshKAsOTDiu6XJv9F-bkmiGUdKW5mJteGKLhhimng7vbs/s400/theseerbox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458199173066644866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTvRAGrahyphenhypheno0faqY5j1_vukgNDEixDI-6qhBJazcB9u1cl2CnTs0K4zjopT7grbaQqh_ycV6jECjeWdNWSz7mhpRK6LqXAz-1PXFwzU5FbHBvODkEf8lhOkPEyg0y1zl2Ik5cnTwIKgI/s1600/kareneye.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTvRAGrahyphenhypheno0faqY5j1_vukgNDEixDI-6qhBJazcB9u1cl2CnTs0K4zjopT7grbaQqh_ycV6jECjeWdNWSz7mhpRK6LqXAz-1PXFwzU5FbHBvODkEf8lhOkPEyg0y1zl2Ik5cnTwIKgI/s400/kareneye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458192717653302258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It has been over a month since I got back from Tucson. Much has happened since I returned from my adventure. Now I am dealing with another kind of adventure . . . healing from eyelid surgery. I have to admit, it's not nearly as fun as Tucson! I knew when I got back from my trip, I would have to have this skin cancer taken off from my lower right eyelid. I just didn't know that they would end up taking 75% of my lower lid. I had been dealing with irritation in that eye for the last two years and I could see a white area inside of my lid. The eye doctor thought it was a clogged pore. I kept putting warm compresses on it and using eye bright. However, it kept bothering me. Finally, the eye doctor recommended I see an eyelid specialist. I ended up finding out that it was basal cell carcinoma two days before I left for Tucson.<br /><br />After having 75% of my eyelid removed, I went to the eyelid specialist the next day for a repair. He took skin from behind my ear and did a skin graft on my lower eyelid. In order for the skin graft to take hold and live, it needs a blood supply. So, they take a flap of skin from the inside of my upper eyelid and pull it down to the skin graft. (I know, I wasn't too thrilled with the idea of this either) Then they sew the upper flap to the skin graft. This means that they have to sew your eye shut so that it can heal fully. I have had my eye sewn shut now since March 17th. I will get it re-opened on the 19th of April! I can't wait. I only have over a week now.<br /><br />I have been exploring this whole theme of having my eye closed. I found out that in Greek mythology, the right eye represents the sun. The left eye, which I can only use now, represents the moon. This makes a lot of sense to me, as I have been going within a lot more since I had the surgery. Only having the ability to see out of one eye, makes you rely more on your other senses and your intuition to do things. I have been a lot slower at doing things. It is even difficult for me to do my art, as it tires the one working eye and my depth of perception is way off. The moon also represents the hidden side of yourself that you don't always acknowledge. Some people call this your shadow side.<br /><br />I had to ask myself, "What am I not seeing in my life?" I was asking myself this question when I was in Tucson, as I knew I had skin cancer at that time. I kept thinking that it must be something bad that I wasn't seeing about myself. (We all assume the worst about ourselves.) Little did I realize, until some time passed, that I wasn't seeing the good in myself. Having my show on display at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, helped me to see how gifted I was. People kept telling me how creative and talented I was. I was getting positive feedback about my art, which helped me to really see myself in a different light. I was touching people's lives in positive ways. I knew then that I needed to embrace my gifts and my golden aspects. This made me realize that we do have "golden shadows" as well. Our shadow side isn't always dark, more often than not, it is your beauty and light that you are holding back.<br /><br />So, I have been able to complete two shadow boxes since I have had my surgery. Both of them deal with this new way of seeing myself. They also deal with listening to my own intuition and trusting my inner knowledge. It has been very healing for me to create these pieces while I am patiently waiting for the opening of my eye!Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-41250563923792871922010-03-03T17:23:00.000-08:002010-03-03T17:26:37.384-08:00A much bettter day!Today was a nice leisurley day. I decided to take my time and to stop at as many rest areas and tourist info centers as we wanted. This really broke up the day. I still made it to Lincoln, IL tonight, so now I only have 300 miles to go tomorrow. Then I will be home! Also, tonight we found Kickapoo Creek Park. It had a lot of land with many many trails. We went on a couple of longer trails and Moon Shadow loved it. She ran a lot and seemed thrilled with the leaves and grass.Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-59801838350193522482010-03-02T17:38:00.001-08:002010-03-02T17:48:43.411-08:00A Tiring DayI started early this morning in the dark, hoping to make as many miles as possible. I wanted to make it at least to Joplin and maybe even farther. It ended up being a very long and tiring drive. There was construction going through Tulsa and the toll roads took up time as well. Oklahoma does not have any rest areas. They only have "picnic areas" that do not have bathrooms. This means that I stopped at McDonalds along the way. Each time you got off the toll road, you had to show them your receipt and get a refund at the exit and then pay as you got back on the turnpike. Talk about a pain! Then I had to make stops for Moon Shadow that were separate from my stops. Overall, I ended up making 530 miles. I was pretty much ready to stop driving an hour before Joplin, but the area that the hotels were located at were not very good. They were basically a gas station and a hotel next to a field and dirt roads. So, I pushed on and made it to Carthage, MO. I still have about 700 miles to go. At least Missouri and Illinois have rest areas!Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-8439447666137841842010-03-01T18:11:00.000-08:002010-03-01T18:25:26.296-08:00Las Cruces to Vega, Texas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVRj5zmymghi4-Xnb1Y3RPP0Mc54wqEmcSgri1sz21lYstCiZGAxGuDjGbJsOMvedOF8MnfWc_6dVodBmYSnHy8rgcGC4MEkp05_Sabs5UoCik0Bi1GD6-5t8HbSHqivTGFK-cY1D6Sk/s1600-h/borderpatrol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443856185992651106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVRj5zmymghi4-Xnb1Y3RPP0Mc54wqEmcSgri1sz21lYstCiZGAxGuDjGbJsOMvedOF8MnfWc_6dVodBmYSnHy8rgcGC4MEkp05_Sabs5UoCik0Bi1GD6-5t8HbSHqivTGFK-cY1D6Sk/s400/borderpatrol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3lnE1Wm5fIt0yT2At2F8RIgHXKqLC4200ySeXISKz99YF24IsqVmNwa1oeq_UA0y0zVxOXV1DbFhO4d4CVVJqccnc93dy9QSfbALB12YtHLBXALbpX7hiVMXXrwf_kt2rC-KoE_sB00/s1600-h/crowstwo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443856178555177634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3lnE1Wm5fIt0yT2At2F8RIgHXKqLC4200ySeXISKz99YF24IsqVmNwa1oeq_UA0y0zVxOXV1DbFhO4d4CVVJqccnc93dy9QSfbALB12YtHLBXALbpX7hiVMXXrwf_kt2rC-KoE_sB00/s400/crowstwo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii44zPLQj9SXxKtSuSvHYQJvawOh5CI7p8q_HeI6RuiKzz-Qe9h0poX32TbeqCmDLVeinaOxCZAfRB8hz3bSOA9v-q52s_HF2e1OxZkt_0a7R_70ZjfNhQBq6RnMZqF0u6Lh2X1TNjVDk/s1600-h/crows.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443856175954792610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii44zPLQj9SXxKtSuSvHYQJvawOh5CI7p8q_HeI6RuiKzz-Qe9h0poX32TbeqCmDLVeinaOxCZAfRB8hz3bSOA9v-q52s_HF2e1OxZkt_0a7R_70ZjfNhQBq6RnMZqF0u6Lh2X1TNjVDk/s400/crows.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDe28D8Y9U_XIm3AmO53H82pEeXYTrTnBlWKWPKkQ4jQj7n3lpKT2t-mJ2DJqh8eX7Aqh9Op5lgZ1vQccEX_LarCyeL2gn2imhPaLh07bHR7bA5H_NLFIjYbLaFoO0jNBpJYexPAlJOA/s1600-h/moonshadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443856170669829474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDe28D8Y9U_XIm3AmO53H82pEeXYTrTnBlWKWPKkQ4jQj7n3lpKT2t-mJ2DJqh8eX7Aqh9Op5lgZ1vQccEX_LarCyeL2gn2imhPaLh07bHR7bA5H_NLFIjYbLaFoO0jNBpJYexPAlJOA/s400/moonshadow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I made it to Vega, Texas today. It was about a 400 mile drive. I drove on US 54, which goes through the valley of many different mountains. It was very scenic. I had a hard time finding places to stop, as the towns were very small and far between. They didn't have much in the way of parks, etc. I think Moon Shadow is feeling confined in the car, as she sits up and looks at me like "when are we going to stop?" She doesn't sleep at all when we are driving. I know she will be happy when we finally get back to our home where things are familar and where she can go to all of the parks she ever wanted to.</div><br /><div>Also, today I had to go through another border patrol inspection. Brent and I went through one coming from Tubac, AZ. Some times they just set them up on the highway. The one I went through today was a permanent one. Yesterday I saw 4 border patrol trucks that pulled over a car on the side of the highway. </div><br /><div>I am posting some of the images from yesterday's blog of the crows flying into the wind. I heard this morning on local news that there were actually gusts of 50 mph yesterday. It definately felt that way!</div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-55988595064463389382010-02-28T17:47:00.000-08:002010-02-28T18:00:41.477-08:00A Blustery GoodbyeI headed for home today after dropping Brent off at the airport. I left in the pouring rain. Little did I know I was going to be in for sleet, snow, then rain, then 40 mph winds! As I drove through Texas Canyon (in Arizona), the elevation increased and the temperature dropped from 48 degrees to 32 degrees. Then came the sleet and snow. It also was real foggy and mysterious driving past these huge boulders covered in snow. As I drove out of the snow, I stopped at a rest area. When I got out of the car, I couldn't believe the wind. I didn't feel it in the car, as it was blowing directly behind me. I found out later on there were gusts of 40 mph. With the wind, came the dark dramatic skies and the tumble weeds blowing across the highway. I never had such an entertaining drive! I decided to stop in Las Cruces, NM. When I took Moon Shadow for a walk at their State Park, there were crows flying everywhere. They would perch on the side of this dirt mound that ran along the road and then almost jump into the air to glide in the wind. After a while they would come back down to rest and then do it all over again. They looked like they were having such a good time.Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-24297471518358144822010-02-27T08:55:00.000-08:002010-02-27T09:05:19.636-08:00Sabino Canyon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0emUm5eSUzy6jZ3Jf5p3B6uXBFMVNtrJEDx4yo46_xitaA4hP3XWU_eVrSLXCI1bM9cQU5Ac3UGVmCrfAXARLPHqryrTXzghQLXJRFP5Rh4C8NIyzcyshwY3zrHW9o08Q4SkcvjcuVf8/s1600-h/sabinoriver.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442970239306074034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0emUm5eSUzy6jZ3Jf5p3B6uXBFMVNtrJEDx4yo46_xitaA4hP3XWU_eVrSLXCI1bM9cQU5Ac3UGVmCrfAXARLPHqryrTXzghQLXJRFP5Rh4C8NIyzcyshwY3zrHW9o08Q4SkcvjcuVf8/s400/sabinoriver.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8Nn7YM_PXwFg68ArDleaN_8c7NnzP0zm9w-zS-qi3fTItblYmDcXLQE9eYF4v5XI5kYYiuO8s9annTKFh899oqrsQzDmFhAUiNceQG6e8bT6YIZ-K_Alrp9W0PzhjKKoEb0OB4CFxcQ/s1600-h/sabinokaren.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442970234508142578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8Nn7YM_PXwFg68ArDleaN_8c7NnzP0zm9w-zS-qi3fTItblYmDcXLQE9eYF4v5XI5kYYiuO8s9annTKFh899oqrsQzDmFhAUiNceQG6e8bT6YIZ-K_Alrp9W0PzhjKKoEb0OB4CFxcQ/s400/sabinokaren.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcAR6BxBvNMmvnXN4MKtFFSKy7FC_c9n1_4YxNz9e986q3Pb8G16G4vD4AoFwYlhFL1CVtj2Kb7PI-2-G-dUrm4zX5YaboEPcZUKwssrua-wnVIhWkjCTWl9QeLsHWwAjIX4PpxZu4qQ/s1600-h/sabinobrent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442970233625880226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcAR6BxBvNMmvnXN4MKtFFSKy7FC_c9n1_4YxNz9e986q3Pb8G16G4vD4AoFwYlhFL1CVtj2Kb7PI-2-G-dUrm4zX5YaboEPcZUKwssrua-wnVIhWkjCTWl9QeLsHWwAjIX4PpxZu4qQ/s400/sabinobrent.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yBRfCdbCnD_HAWO92NV-yk4ZmbHEqj51R8k5meCs1MVS6mHncHW7dx8qUQXneqZipS1EObyh-JUrUKJwaNaeLHddCZV_bQ-SqvajH3zZHxI_XIsbDuuNNpRIXGyNWH1KlL3Wdw5jzH8/s1600-h/sabinobandk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442970226318697234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yBRfCdbCnD_HAWO92NV-yk4ZmbHEqj51R8k5meCs1MVS6mHncHW7dx8qUQXneqZipS1EObyh-JUrUKJwaNaeLHddCZV_bQ-SqvajH3zZHxI_XIsbDuuNNpRIXGyNWH1KlL3Wdw5jzH8/s400/sabinobandk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFsOZyn9ooKLGnxyDnxVAA5u15fQTGljIrDQaMN07AbALnLcS22zPKqSYXy6e2sfq_TkAo2MCorO-PBj1PPWwLhH2zEaJhWIHpGKXBCpFenRvt879UfScIQKWEClDFDuvDFfekgFAQx0/s1600-h/sabinocacti.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442970216980272962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFsOZyn9ooKLGnxyDnxVAA5u15fQTGljIrDQaMN07AbALnLcS22zPKqSYXy6e2sfq_TkAo2MCorO-PBj1PPWwLhH2zEaJhWIHpGKXBCpFenRvt879UfScIQKWEClDFDuvDFfekgFAQx0/s400/sabinocacti.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday, Brent and I went for a 4 mile hike at Sabino Canyon. It was a beautiful warm day. The water was high from all of the rain. The most exciting part was at the end of the hike. We had to cross a river that was up to our knees in some parts. I had to roll up my pants and of course our hiking boots got soaked! The water was very cold!</div><div></div><br /><div>Today we are packing things up, cleaning our little rental house, and doing laundry. Brent flies home tomorrow and I start for home. We had a great time on this journey. </div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-54184629089937407872010-02-23T18:54:00.000-08:002010-02-23T19:09:33.390-08:00The Desert Museum and the Historic Downtown Walk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBMD3bsWcF1O52t_AStwiZ8sEZwqvzgDMfnA3y4VVvaSFd0FY1eOyuCI6fsYGvTKXZXiWqvRSba44c9Ve70I_RMuCckzR87iP5ueXkigip__ToFasrpgmyAgccoeeSy_CM1xF9hnbduw/s1600-h/hawk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441641646826706674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBMD3bsWcF1O52t_AStwiZ8sEZwqvzgDMfnA3y4VVvaSFd0FY1eOyuCI6fsYGvTKXZXiWqvRSba44c9Ve70I_RMuCckzR87iP5ueXkigip__ToFasrpgmyAgccoeeSy_CM1xF9hnbduw/s400/hawk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdY5fyzoscJgg8fWSt67EjgwBKGwEwRzQJvweDMuiBVo0_JBvUukoViJ9GKc_HE-UzMNSK64hbll4ElxnzOV49a7Q2D_tf_pKy3zlhh0Nc0_W5QNX1LCEst3RROGbROkHgdsrGqUer6U/s1600-h/roadrunner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441641635152413138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdY5fyzoscJgg8fWSt67EjgwBKGwEwRzQJvweDMuiBVo0_JBvUukoViJ9GKc_HE-UzMNSK64hbll4ElxnzOV49a7Q2D_tf_pKy3zlhh0Nc0_W5QNX1LCEst3RROGbROkHgdsrGqUer6U/s400/roadrunner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzS0mbXQTZ59Gd79o2EByh7tqWlGBaUfbXMlsQpLqiOln1TWY_uOCrgv2ntzu_pFS5o2RCnhjIMy-cK7U2Pu95DKhyphenhyphen0480gvYL_OWVk5reeu-JsLW-iyNrFP-8AY9ncTrZHiAxqyGGbU/s1600-h/oldpueblo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441641628911668626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzS0mbXQTZ59Gd79o2EByh7tqWlGBaUfbXMlsQpLqiOln1TWY_uOCrgv2ntzu_pFS5o2RCnhjIMy-cK7U2Pu95DKhyphenhyphen0480gvYL_OWVk5reeu-JsLW-iyNrFP-8AY9ncTrZHiAxqyGGbU/s400/oldpueblo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj_dok2PMwMwlPplDT2MrSPNoE1ZupCAHGoxUbyZMM7PmPZsuxcCamk4sPmyP291sj6QCw3PZNqSQ3hbonCYIlmOx734zvEag5KpjMtLhdlSCtBYv8FOauYYzlcHoxiIiRowFXHjdJIw/s1600-h/brentmoon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441641617101760866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj_dok2PMwMwlPplDT2MrSPNoE1ZupCAHGoxUbyZMM7PmPZsuxcCamk4sPmyP291sj6QCw3PZNqSQ3hbonCYIlmOx734zvEag5KpjMtLhdlSCtBYv8FOauYYzlcHoxiIiRowFXHjdJIw/s400/brentmoon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbSRvfpmO46wGvbIN6xKbjqPmfpaRHOUZHBxBrvcecA7fK1JAobGy9Ou-ax7DJ7yLEWHy0xXVR1Uk2MDVOn4dqA4KWFHI0SA-SWzj_YF9zazvKp3wu-2ENQf_qXna7w30CjTNa2ce368/s1600-h/sacredsite.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441641604217357314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbSRvfpmO46wGvbIN6xKbjqPmfpaRHOUZHBxBrvcecA7fK1JAobGy9Ou-ax7DJ7yLEWHy0xXVR1Uk2MDVOn4dqA4KWFHI0SA-SWzj_YF9zazvKp3wu-2ENQf_qXna7w30CjTNa2ce368/s400/sacredsite.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had a very full day today. We went to the Desert Museum near the Saguaro National Park. It was a beautiful sunny day. They have live Predator Bird Demonstrations every day. We were able to see a raven, hawks, and a road runner fly above us and perched on trees. They fly back and forth to their keepers because of the easy food. They truly are amazing creatures.</div><div></div><br /><div>Then I had an appointment at the Old Pueblo Frameworks and Gallery in Tucson. I met with the owner, Kathi. She ended up taking 6 of my shadow boxes. It felt so good being the artist having a gallery owner take my artwork, instead of the other way around, which I was very familiar with when I had my gallery. I really felt good about having my artwork in her beautiful gallery. Her website can be viewed at <a href="http://www.oldpueblogallery.com/">http://www.oldpueblogallery.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><div>Then after this, Brent and I went for a walk with Moon Shadow along the old historic route in downtown Tucson. We saw some really amazing adobe buildings, St. Augustine Cathedral, old courthouses, etc. One really beautiful place was The Wishing Shrine. Many people come to burn candles and pray, asking for help with their problems. They say if you light a candle and it doesn't burn out over night, your wish will come true. Of course Brent and I each made a wish!</div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-11004188836190022162010-02-22T16:20:00.000-08:002010-02-22T16:33:40.404-08:00Saguaro National Park and DeGrazia's Studio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fknm0UyBchsig0pveyL-AmrNrtyEF7qOhcrma56Om5CVfQUjJsIIAwGOg8E3muN8BlGEJ5jjXwTdx7LNGPIX_nsjW56cSTK5sOhXdjjrmEkNv-b0_tIOXAis_mmUNIDwXWYNHyCvydc/s1600-h/brent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441230238028817570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fknm0UyBchsig0pveyL-AmrNrtyEF7qOhcrma56Om5CVfQUjJsIIAwGOg8E3muN8BlGEJ5jjXwTdx7LNGPIX_nsjW56cSTK5sOhXdjjrmEkNv-b0_tIOXAis_mmUNIDwXWYNHyCvydc/s400/brent.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi4mhF9LxEPd4GfD-VLJWlLlcg42fh7OhFc7_8cf_fMlZRSjQ7gu-qu3M672eyd-DRsqiE32tUrdjweH5nHrO2YEgGeDX5uSoPIHT3UizSJtlZbUcFaqpq1sndkLcXpw4z4Ct28BgcdM/s1600-h/tedstudio.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229436298046946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi4mhF9LxEPd4GfD-VLJWlLlcg42fh7OhFc7_8cf_fMlZRSjQ7gu-qu3M672eyd-DRsqiE32tUrdjweH5nHrO2YEgGeDX5uSoPIHT3UizSJtlZbUcFaqpq1sndkLcXpw4z4Ct28BgcdM/s400/tedstudio.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8o-iN8QeSdnDXHm_1-8e3u_yyAsCvGT-Ezt_7fClXNrTGuxRNu8FsxpkpZY06GcS88FN9P0s2xB1FDksPlaFi6cHTqjZ7XJGUb5BTDtIzkOEzFfludH7ux0ZFn7yBtKfAkQvpHIhnug/s1600-h/saguaropet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229425651373362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8o-iN8QeSdnDXHm_1-8e3u_yyAsCvGT-Ezt_7fClXNrTGuxRNu8FsxpkpZY06GcS88FN9P0s2xB1FDksPlaFi6cHTqjZ7XJGUb5BTDtIzkOEzFfludH7ux0ZFn7yBtKfAkQvpHIhnug/s400/saguaropet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYpqZLuOjFmKbyiVJmrfJB3TiKd7292to1BU9BPpp0zOqZSmvy0tXjFA9MX7hyXJ9NWEhG290h-Z5bFO51YrJBuVOXkxOcVTfMwjtOA3CT1GNN_Zn-OmE41GvPJBEkpxbImF3kQt8m_Y/s1600-h/saguaropetro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229419345821458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYpqZLuOjFmKbyiVJmrfJB3TiKd7292to1BU9BPpp0zOqZSmvy0tXjFA9MX7hyXJ9NWEhG290h-Z5bFO51YrJBuVOXkxOcVTfMwjtOA3CT1GNN_Zn-OmE41GvPJBEkpxbImF3kQt8m_Y/s400/saguaropetro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiITivvQ2YE18XnnV_2dbOVFjiII-YKU8WHIXkC5Ev6VLM2SBjGFc6wtkQRDS_uVE0j69eam-kONxXXJujpr8VHfJxFa8XOKW5BWA8JM_JTgF6gTiuih0F5cFxMSxDLpYw5nm3OcGte5Y/s1600-h/saguaro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229402854152578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiITivvQ2YE18XnnV_2dbOVFjiII-YKU8WHIXkC5Ev6VLM2SBjGFc6wtkQRDS_uVE0j69eam-kONxXXJujpr8VHfJxFa8XOKW5BWA8JM_JTgF6gTiuih0F5cFxMSxDLpYw5nm3OcGte5Y/s400/saguaro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHg3XCJgvGQMq0KW5ngNM8h2fQJsG6OwR5eVA4JtQtdgucCFsIGlqW7uHnQdUTFxiI62Mx-v1DP7amJu8KBjBDbmtrz5oA2DXOpS4JYxTfuVUJ9SWXnm7SbhGdS-hcTjxUUr6WXIb1Rw/s1600-h/brent.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Yesterday Brent and I went through Ted DeGrazia's Museum of artwork. He had quite an impressive array of work. My favorites were his paintings of myths from Arizona. We also saw the paintings he did while studying with Diego Rivera. These paintings were in oil and were much heavier than his later pieces. He also worked in clay, bronze, watercolor and built his own gallery and studio. He was quite a man. I took one photo of his studio.</div><br /><div></div><div>Today Brent and I were able to go out to Saguaro National Park. We went to both the East side and West side. We were more impressed with the views of the West side. They also have a little hiking trail on the West side that takes you to the petroglyphs. You can actually get close to them. The Saguaros are amazing. They grow all the way up the sides of mountains. How they hang on, I will never know. Native American Indians tell a creation story of how people came from Sagauros. They say that at dusk and dawn, the Saguaros look very similar to people. We had a great day, even though it rained on and off and was only in the 50's.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-1099777483838504862010-02-20T13:40:00.000-08:002010-02-20T13:55:15.121-08:00Savoring the last day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIs2RCGPtGZaTVNS9AshZ2zukfA1OVs_gQhv9SqH1N0P06eNqvHgkOUlhobE3DvMCmqHKW4acZ1gHYHbV01WM_ng5IvrYDQzJ8aA1XENerWATtKJkGpMh5ngD-4JBXlgvWZRth-jbRPc/s1600-h/karengallery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440447427145004002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIs2RCGPtGZaTVNS9AshZ2zukfA1OVs_gQhv9SqH1N0P06eNqvHgkOUlhobE3DvMCmqHKW4acZ1gHYHbV01WM_ng5IvrYDQzJ8aA1XENerWATtKJkGpMh5ngD-4JBXlgvWZRth-jbRPc/s400/karengallery.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6ZMyXMK2A-RhIyZuQ-7nme5F7ij89KMcvVz2IiqnL_TqOIbKkEgWj1SATM3ZM1jzeN9dGw1t_o5DK3z14ztFTCscOP7NPJL2cSomFn24ojo0uEm5L1DI2l35dpSGElum653JoT0tsDE/s1600-h/shieldabundance.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOfzoM_Oav4QYLJuNVFoeiqVw8q5HfLjPkLMmKJFi8yN2XuDm2_MbbnV-1rVPE4bXqbSvQxwMVutP4KdFmomT0Pk9BNchYrOA74ju4s9Z_Tc-7NTEdcKkHN_Y5X3sQcpCcnW7no0oTYY/s1600-h/karengallery.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yesterday was my last day at the Little Gallery. It was a beautiful sunny day. Brent went hiking at Finger Rock, while I stayed at the gallery. I savored the day and relished all that I accomplished. At the very end of the day, I sold my Shield of Abundance piece. I thought that was my best piece of the show. The couple that bought it, really liked its message and said they might not have bought it without having read the artist statement. The meaning behind it really spoke to them. Then I also sold my last book. I had to give people my card so that they could order it online. After 4pm, Brent and I took down the show. It only took us a couple hours. We had to go back today to pick up the few remaining things that didn't fit into the car.<br />I am very happy with the show and with all of the people I met. Now I am ready to relax a little and take the sights in. This is a really nice way to reflect on the last month and let it soak in. Tomorrow we are going back to DeGrazia in the Sun, so that I can actually see his museum of works. I wasn't able to do that while I was working at the Little Gallery. </div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-36762225029893015512010-02-19T00:53:00.000-08:002010-02-19T01:22:10.737-08:00Reflecting on the last two weeks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5HxNnik4YbiWLvJ6K1u5Wt0gtLPCFUyCuU0X76b3HJd4VI1rRjmwO8WMzIWAiiRywhXRq8eM11dc9p7sMpw8q5VI0jiME784FiQ-QARGN9eXl9D17AKAmYFRDJ2rtxwP1uSa3rDwz74/s1600-h/guadalupefigure.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439882075353641394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5HxNnik4YbiWLvJ6K1u5Wt0gtLPCFUyCuU0X76b3HJd4VI1rRjmwO8WMzIWAiiRywhXRq8eM11dc9p7sMpw8q5VI0jiME784FiQ-QARGN9eXl9D17AKAmYFRDJ2rtxwP1uSa3rDwz74/s400/guadalupefigure.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSRX_RSwhQIF3fByCGRVoGgJpma3maa9US4I8Olrn4tsZ8koj0KD4OWi1ViFmSrfZwBabuvHtOjMPy6wXNAITb63MC03f3kzwv8WRXDP2jPJtTjCn7jl1Eduq4bDHd1QFAqLVizFODQ/s1600-h/sacredheart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439882069823982226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSRX_RSwhQIF3fByCGRVoGgJpma3maa9US4I8Olrn4tsZ8koj0KD4OWi1ViFmSrfZwBabuvHtOjMPy6wXNAITb63MC03f3kzwv8WRXDP2jPJtTjCn7jl1Eduq4bDHd1QFAqLVizFODQ/s400/sacredheart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgXWYPcGODo3wvcLK6TMbYaGCveHtIKwiyCkERp3siE2sNUjmhYQ7E3paoTnk2grkl-XZqPDTEqc2tubrJ6jpQUfualPGKho7J34G4S6ExkZ6JMynzRu3BGPsuMz32ACWPXClE0uQPbY/s1600-h/offerings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439882058562854594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgXWYPcGODo3wvcLK6TMbYaGCveHtIKwiyCkERp3siE2sNUjmhYQ7E3paoTnk2grkl-XZqPDTEqc2tubrJ6jpQUfualPGKho7J34G4S6ExkZ6JMynzRu3BGPsuMz32ACWPXClE0uQPbY/s400/offerings.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsgU5rTCfPZXPPD2ectrK20PUmmzWT-1cD9eLuqzPALO1CsEzPCsEWYZ6he2nI1clcOcqZLfDgkhWJ02EwujWZP18TYuOt1SI716nGwcZXIZsGrUTsjxfekDxusaKaUx4qNeX4tzT-eY/s1600-h/paulcandy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439882051373309074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsgU5rTCfPZXPPD2ectrK20PUmmzWT-1cD9eLuqzPALO1CsEzPCsEWYZ6he2nI1clcOcqZLfDgkhWJ02EwujWZP18TYuOt1SI716nGwcZXIZsGrUTsjxfekDxusaKaUx4qNeX4tzT-eY/s400/paulcandy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, tomorrow is my last full day at the Little Gallery. I feel so grateful for all of my experiences and all of the people I met. I sold three of my Shadow Boxes and they all seemed to go to just the right owner. One couple who bought one of my Dia de los Muertos boxes, were living in their camper trailer. They were in the process of selling their home so they could travel around the United States. They were very fun and lively. You could tell they were on an adventure. Come to find out, they would be traveling to Michigan in the summer to work on Mackinac Island. They wanted a smaller piece that would add a nice touch to their new traveling home. I gave them a little extra putty so that it wouldn't fall off the wall when they went over bumps!</div><div></div><br /><div>Brent also arrived today. I think he was very impressed with DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, even though he had seen my pictures. Moon Shadow and I had fun showing him around and taking him to Moon Shadow's favorite parks. It is nice having someone to share my adventures with. </div><div></div><br /><div>I am posting some images from DeGrazia's front altar in their little church. This is my way of showing gratitude for everything. Also, the photo of the couple is Paul and Candy who are traveling around the U.S. </div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-83540179918442301082010-02-15T20:08:00.000-08:002010-02-15T20:13:50.000-08:00Artwork in the Sun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRszVd6sxZ0k8Pm5nFEjZE7fnrQ153A-4VElXynYcKDztIerneAex46scZRaH0YrnbSyOj7svfNqMcF1B0D6q7NXU6lJViT-rzn_1zxLLiKTmrQviyoSivpMCX7hZ3Wx5I64E9qXCXPI/s1600-h/roots.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438689642055013986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRszVd6sxZ0k8Pm5nFEjZE7fnrQ153A-4VElXynYcKDztIerneAex46scZRaH0YrnbSyOj7svfNqMcF1B0D6q7NXU6lJViT-rzn_1zxLLiKTmrQviyoSivpMCX7hZ3Wx5I64E9qXCXPI/s400/roots.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR92Q1mgXl6WWODzMDJ5XHKSmNQDTeEpmCKRrqUxL7fTR9hyOCU0VY7kie9u61XhoFuZ3T4jzACTuigG96m9HzrDoydfUW6AxBhtdZG8_kQjJeqZQqUEAu-vQByjfSWmu9Bl25jAHLus/s1600-h/frida.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438689634204737010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR92Q1mgXl6WWODzMDJ5XHKSmNQDTeEpmCKRrqUxL7fTR9hyOCU0VY7kie9u61XhoFuZ3T4jzACTuigG96m9HzrDoydfUW6AxBhtdZG8_kQjJeqZQqUEAu-vQByjfSWmu9Bl25jAHLus/s400/frida.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ywsuFk4KWTlc5aqJlB4OWDzBbh-rEeMrtVlqTKtvh2emnu5_WQ7vGgN9TsJRN6uY5S6_kczjdl4hLBzISGGyIpK7XHkj7q1ammmMIDG7olm3OVjyGO9EniiP47n7sY5B2kS2Q6Qq9s/s1600-h/scarletmacaw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438689631704776194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ywsuFk4KWTlc5aqJlB4OWDzBbh-rEeMrtVlqTKtvh2emnu5_WQ7vGgN9TsJRN6uY5S6_kczjdl4hLBzISGGyIpK7XHkj7q1ammmMIDG7olm3OVjyGO9EniiP47n7sY5B2kS2Q6Qq9s/s400/scarletmacaw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1JcFdAa4NcN14oRKto8rsZJHIftXZqoLZFrkLkfJeo9hDF084HFRyMGIplgRnogFxuvVqPXP41EyWEGXN5R0iqtWFrNzSObi3f1TbuYYBHePw3gzxBbVN3JDTeQWSxmmYnqByI5ImOY/s1600-h/shieldabundance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438689627200219922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1JcFdAa4NcN14oRKto8rsZJHIftXZqoLZFrkLkfJeo9hDF084HFRyMGIplgRnogFxuvVqPXP41EyWEGXN5R0iqtWFrNzSObi3f1TbuYYBHePw3gzxBbVN3JDTeQWSxmmYnqByI5ImOY/s400/shieldabundance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4QgIRG6r7PeUv_WrISJcIb_IVEyEk2SMeP6Ng_AVPu97looYK83g3aBLGftTHWTjKt_VJDpcITraF9sB0X0m65JtpGHi13fllu4lmMpjqi2eSSQE_29D8daz6Vc6bihM9qDdzzpYbVs/s1600-h/honoringearth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438689619980609890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4QgIRG6r7PeUv_WrISJcIb_IVEyEk2SMeP6Ng_AVPu97looYK83g3aBLGftTHWTjKt_VJDpcITraF9sB0X0m65JtpGHi13fllu4lmMpjqi2eSSQE_29D8daz6Vc6bihM9qDdzzpYbVs/s400/honoringearth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It was a little slower today at the Gallery. Between visitors, I would take my art outside to photograph them. I thought they looked so good in a desert setting. They looked like they grew right out of the ground. </div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-10432849766813473212010-02-14T17:12:00.000-08:002010-02-14T17:16:58.443-08:00Wedding at DeGrazia's Chapel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVF_5tGq0B_-o8R1i-S0KfouhAc-0FjYwuXaxi11yRK2kPcRz7A64zAlyvvzZtqVtkA7s91AQ-bNrFmeI1l5pihqwLyKPuUFrMfOfQ9FH2fYiQuiy1n68wwVK7QOv8tnwU_ShFTOfMLg/s1600-h/bride.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438273009692966226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVF_5tGq0B_-o8R1i-S0KfouhAc-0FjYwuXaxi11yRK2kPcRz7A64zAlyvvzZtqVtkA7s91AQ-bNrFmeI1l5pihqwLyKPuUFrMfOfQ9FH2fYiQuiy1n68wwVK7QOv8tnwU_ShFTOfMLg/s320/bride.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy1DCqi4kg6JnWz7fH8DPZoBU-U12mbBL1A-K6CpmZ0oSviD010Q3Bq144_bdWg6CQFT39RxwA_z9XHXmi92WGaD4e3ss_E8uymCX1XBeudkDpOdHJIgYKpl-hAEI3csf0Z7p3NlFzyQ/s1600-h/bridegroom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438273004693253154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy1DCqi4kg6JnWz7fH8DPZoBU-U12mbBL1A-K6CpmZ0oSviD010Q3Bq144_bdWg6CQFT39RxwA_z9XHXmi92WGaD4e3ss_E8uymCX1XBeudkDpOdHJIgYKpl-hAEI3csf0Z7p3NlFzyQ/s320/bridegroom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7usZqNtwYCy9w0McBD9FGjAlPU73QhbHEbYC78g6Vk2XYnyfB2W8jm6Yrke-TePzW4YGPoGqNmihzAAGWgIh_PW7dtAKRkDyYNFNYMoBIzZ2v3_U4jQ5kYzLfa21JBnQ5wsSBTO5VCJo/s1600-h/ringbearer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438273003042058306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7usZqNtwYCy9w0McBD9FGjAlPU73QhbHEbYC78g6Vk2XYnyfB2W8jm6Yrke-TePzW4YGPoGqNmihzAAGWgIh_PW7dtAKRkDyYNFNYMoBIzZ2v3_U4jQ5kYzLfa21JBnQ5wsSBTO5VCJo/s320/ringbearer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxTSGRZeCWtm6q2qykgmYe7bGbCEf-a4Ve9jX6OlVCJ1UPCuRet9cQB6u0uiTYRv-TVy2OUUa8q8Ek3IZX_eQ9kZqkW_1JVh7JFFSkYWag3kVPp92gw7Wlyq5M3zG6QQ4yG_oKIvVdQw/s1600-h/weddingparty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438272997593621682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxTSGRZeCWtm6q2qykgmYe7bGbCEf-a4Ve9jX6OlVCJ1UPCuRet9cQB6u0uiTYRv-TVy2OUUa8q8Ek3IZX_eQ9kZqkW_1JVh7JFFSkYWag3kVPp92gw7Wlyq5M3zG6QQ4yG_oKIvVdQw/s320/weddingparty.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEemUHAo2JaeqBwzsD4qc1PIKIjXbrmhHtwx8wTd7rwn0ZEKdXQwc4SAVNq8OB-oTAE_HK4zjvz6DoO8w5O33IUiH5lSyUcmdExmHy0h445djAs-jI-pWjBYTdlaxQEOMZZsfFzXp4XBk/s1600-h/weddingday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438272991885987954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEemUHAo2JaeqBwzsD4qc1PIKIjXbrmhHtwx8wTd7rwn0ZEKdXQwc4SAVNq8OB-oTAE_HK4zjvz6DoO8w5O33IUiH5lSyUcmdExmHy0h445djAs-jI-pWjBYTdlaxQEOMZZsfFzXp4XBk/s320/weddingday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Today was an exciting day at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. They had a wedding at the chapel. How appropriate for Valentines Day. It was a beautiful sunny day for a wedding. I had fun watching them all wait for the arrival of the bride. It looked like it was her mother that walked her down the aisle and they had a woman minister. Here are some photos of the event!</div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-3891905764821826322010-02-12T19:37:00.000-08:002010-02-12T19:51:46.376-08:00Grateful<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDRo-zYFw6hcTRYiq89ll0xvDDOxQ9Ct3aCcY1SVCcFA0D4GfkF6jLsgI5cS2w8ptWWZp7rd2Y6DZfqCK65mRmX0G8YKFn0x7VqVbXkRQ1Ld8KSkdeQyoy8sh6YDEMoRvUVM5QYzj6t4/s1600-h/mission.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437570044111183858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDRo-zYFw6hcTRYiq89ll0xvDDOxQ9Ct3aCcY1SVCcFA0D4GfkF6jLsgI5cS2w8ptWWZp7rd2Y6DZfqCK65mRmX0G8YKFn0x7VqVbXkRQ1Ld8KSkdeQyoy8sh6YDEMoRvUVM5QYzj6t4/s320/mission.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIMLVrp7O06LiCtqMWh8r6jriD4bVrgKJm2HeNBpXpvKim-QT-iYp0YpJIOAE9Nn613uqayxeaHvb28-L2_4pAg_jfx4mk4kym_iOVRM3yCgzjNVIkt51yNIQ5zrJBSG2hNfmMHo2Ac/s1600-h/africanheadress2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437570041366831890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIMLVrp7O06LiCtqMWh8r6jriD4bVrgKJm2HeNBpXpvKim-QT-iYp0YpJIOAE9Nn613uqayxeaHvb28-L2_4pAg_jfx4mk4kym_iOVRM3yCgzjNVIkt51yNIQ5zrJBSG2hNfmMHo2Ac/s320/africanheadress2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01fIgz21umVtwPPHMheuEtVR6Z-6jxRqog-MAyysegKbd7yvzJQKuzMOjQZcxNVccLuf4icrmz9-b1Cv4A2Q8WYM1MqFK2WFsOX_mM_Gp6Ohyt4Uc7BnyrdmBpsfH6GKnXsRL4__Xydw/s1600-h/africanheadress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437570037564272082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01fIgz21umVtwPPHMheuEtVR6Z-6jxRqog-MAyysegKbd7yvzJQKuzMOjQZcxNVccLuf4icrmz9-b1Cv4A2Q8WYM1MqFK2WFsOX_mM_Gp6Ohyt4Uc7BnyrdmBpsfH6GKnXsRL4__Xydw/s320/africanheadress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3h3tCmAfRCluGjM41RsTr2Gye6f8_zeuIKJ3DGCZIl_i8ZBPAz5bwwa9GDug4FMVWhagW4O8Wr6GXij5dK6AC9YU6z67Kas54-jlA4ByGP1QJtvppqUqfhyphenhyphen5DIv9nhRmIGbsOriUvn0/s1600-h/moonshadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437570027914169970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3h3tCmAfRCluGjM41RsTr2Gye6f8_zeuIKJ3DGCZIl_i8ZBPAz5bwwa9GDug4FMVWhagW4O8Wr6GXij5dK6AC9YU6z67Kas54-jlA4ByGP1QJtvppqUqfhyphenhyphen5DIv9nhRmIGbsOriUvn0/s320/moonshadow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It has been a real satisfying experience having my work on display at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. It gives me a lot of opportunity to share my story and to hear other people's stories. I never would have been able to have this many visitors or this kind of exposure in Grand Rapids. I am very thankful. </div><br /><div>Yesterday I had a flurry of activity. Three tour buses came in at the same time. A whole group of people came in and were looking over everything. People started buying my cards and books. I was signing books, collecting money, and trying to put through a credit card transaction when a man came up to me and wanted to purchase one of my shadow boxes. The energy in the room was alive! Then as soon as it all came together, it was all over. It happened so fast. It was great fun while it lasted. </div><br /><div>Today I went to this African Village that is set up for the Gem Show. I went immediately after I got out of the gallery, as it only lasts until 6pm. Because it is towards their final days, they had lowered their prices. I bought a lot of wonderful things for future shadow boxes. And my most prized possession was this amazing beaded African Headress that came from the Yoruba tribe. I love it! It must weigh ten pounds or more. This one is for me and is not going in a box!</div><br /><div>So, needless to say I am very grateful. I feel like I have been very blessed. Here are some photos of the chapel on the grounds, of Moon Shadow laying among the shadows, and of the really awesome headress I bought.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-24770568897949182662010-02-10T19:47:00.000-08:002010-02-10T20:06:34.099-08:00Art is Healing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdpUsXK9gMfs7D_07-aWD-cVn-H4nY_yxScdMwhnblga3XKV-ORePXp0HDGIRYjeG_qVrvMBFy0FMOunK1MGhnkagbp1n6ejASEufiH2yRPR2XC3g9YA68OnfyDEgdOh67uNLnLVlnt0/s1600-h/rainbow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436831549266808786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdpUsXK9gMfs7D_07-aWD-cVn-H4nY_yxScdMwhnblga3XKV-ORePXp0HDGIRYjeG_qVrvMBFy0FMOunK1MGhnkagbp1n6ejASEufiH2yRPR2XC3g9YA68OnfyDEgdOh67uNLnLVlnt0/s320/rainbow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRi7jHNuLRm9wEPYD7Tt1HGRhGYWiRj_zb-e3Z7b0nKkcoAO8B5joI6mz-TTZlXepe3Ly4o0DEIYeNsC8ubJ1C7XyLO7XLQaoXaiQP98kodhojX6NSNYySt7ZG5g86xi8N1svx20NbiM/s1600-h/karen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436831548236260754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRi7jHNuLRm9wEPYD7Tt1HGRhGYWiRj_zb-e3Z7b0nKkcoAO8B5joI6mz-TTZlXepe3Ly4o0DEIYeNsC8ubJ1C7XyLO7XLQaoXaiQP98kodhojX6NSNYySt7ZG5g86xi8N1svx20NbiM/s320/karen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgCNLIgYzxKlC0y2bmc9a3XP1rghK9ZCYuKs-g5kB0MmRw4CEZ-c7xQ3pRTg3W_SSct9QJ0vEKX4QlX9-eElEh9Cu-jOV7a2ESPBbubk3R_3ufX1lVPPZAVFfztUIx4DVhIhrqCz5Jww/s1600-h/loretta.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436831543293027778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgCNLIgYzxKlC0y2bmc9a3XP1rghK9ZCYuKs-g5kB0MmRw4CEZ-c7xQ3pRTg3W_SSct9QJ0vEKX4QlX9-eElEh9Cu-jOV7a2ESPBbubk3R_3ufX1lVPPZAVFfztUIx4DVhIhrqCz5Jww/s320/loretta.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I have met a lot of wonderful people at the gallery. There are so many like-minded people. It amazes me. I have had a lot of people comment on my artist statements. It really doesn't take much to start a conversation with them. It seems that the art some how gives them permission to share their own personal stories as well. Yesterday an older gentleman shared with me that his daughter, "who was larger than life," died in the Twin Towers. She was a police officer and was rescuing people when the second tower collapsed. He loved his daughter so much. He said he still is hearing stories from people of how she changed their life. I think that a lot of us do not realize how we are making a difference in other people's lives. Another woman named Loretta shared with me her mystical experiences over the years. She was a teacher in New Jersey and lives in Tucson in the winter months. She seemed like a long lost friend to me. All of these experiences make this exhibit at DeGrazia Gallery so rich and rewarding.<br /></div><div>The photo of the woman by the church is Loretta. I took the photo of the rainbow today. This was taken at a local park. It had rained most of the day and then as the sun was setting, it came out from under the clouds. A perfect way to end the day!</div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-6948722321232521142010-02-08T17:58:00.000-08:002010-02-08T18:23:00.722-08:00The Swan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpwgVgHorfPqolPyDY79up0y-82KFDkVL9d0ULAD8U8ub2BK3ClFQCivBH24-QaImF5Oy4lGIGjm3HtA_EzhOj8KwJZ7i_ry50KrGADsQ0GPNCtrEk8KXRjbXW54aRkQ_GucfbgmThJQ/s1600-h/littlegal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436063172575238098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpwgVgHorfPqolPyDY79up0y-82KFDkVL9d0ULAD8U8ub2BK3ClFQCivBH24-QaImF5Oy4lGIGjm3HtA_EzhOj8KwJZ7i_ry50KrGADsQ0GPNCtrEk8KXRjbXW54aRkQ_GucfbgmThJQ/s320/littlegal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As I was driving to DeGrazia Gallery this morning, I was thinking how interesting it is that DeGrazia's address is 6300 Swan. I really liked that name for a street. Then it dawned on me that I really feel like a swan here, as opposed to an ugly duckling. Many people that visit the gallery and see my work say, "Your work doesn't look like you're from Michigan. It looks like you live here." Then another woman said, "The South West must be your spiritual home." Everyone understands and appreciates my work here. I don't have to explain what Day of the Dead is and I don't have to tell them who Guadalupe is. So it almost feels like a homecoming. I have found my swans. Even though I would not want to move here permanently, it always is a spiritual journey for me when I visit Arizona or New Mexico. It is what inspires me and nourishes my soul. </div><br /><div>I am hoping to find a gallery that fits for me and one that I can trust. I have really put a lot of faith in myself and in my work to take this risk. There is always the risk that I won't sell anything but greeting cards, that I won't find a gallery that will accept my work, and that people will not like my work. However, I have already overcome the last risk. People do like my work and do give me compliments. That has been such a blessing to me.</div><br /><div>The photograph that I am posting today is the outside of the Little Gallery where I am exhibiting my work. I am the "Guest Artist" as it is posted on the door as you go into the gallery.</div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-71110263011978190862010-02-08T07:05:00.000-08:002010-02-08T07:13:24.628-08:00Opening Reception at the Little Gallery on DeGrazia's Property<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNYCkOIhUz52cOkStHf9ojwEJchXfvSuCZ0zLcoI4LRpW0GbZGNYMYH_kJLh2GMqzp5FuyWVzQ5KTb8_b5fJQGyIt-fRnikTHXWklgEY3fy61zZa0Iz3NkX7hpxDWVbytfVa_EKm2OwE/s1600-h/gallerydog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890515052622866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNYCkOIhUz52cOkStHf9ojwEJchXfvSuCZ0zLcoI4LRpW0GbZGNYMYH_kJLh2GMqzp5FuyWVzQ5KTb8_b5fJQGyIt-fRnikTHXWklgEY3fy61zZa0Iz3NkX7hpxDWVbytfVa_EKm2OwE/s320/gallerydog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_aPMPIQIkkHphzb3K0ImocrzCBnEX9TtrwTg3Nw17S6iULcJ4P0iYbuU_5Q42kFK9wXCwUepIDIUSJHzHFRnaREqZ9FrbNInTsqRa7XbtcqaJvNGxZNhHLwFnr4v9NbFycGVETJl0pU/s1600-h/gallerydoor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890381189542578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_aPMPIQIkkHphzb3K0ImocrzCBnEX9TtrwTg3Nw17S6iULcJ4P0iYbuU_5Q42kFK9wXCwUepIDIUSJHzHFRnaREqZ9FrbNInTsqRa7XbtcqaJvNGxZNhHLwFnr4v9NbFycGVETJl0pU/s320/gallerydoor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIYwHPuYJSFjXc2b5nVZgc2uoELGDHsS7A5LnHgPFZyKyF4OY73ITVF9dBfGUClu4jFB9jIadbwg4Xk18yBfn2rwlwZFzwBrrTSoLxQTH-FwUkjTncCw1spCwLULzuWPAGhY4_e45g0I/s1600-h/galleryfire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890376456746306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIYwHPuYJSFjXc2b5nVZgc2uoELGDHsS7A5LnHgPFZyKyF4OY73ITVF9dBfGUClu4jFB9jIadbwg4Xk18yBfn2rwlwZFzwBrrTSoLxQTH-FwUkjTncCw1spCwLULzuWPAGhY4_e45g0I/s320/galleryfire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI23o40Bfx0-KECEAc8IboqpuBaQ7fmVntdNbKA_giNZL1igoPm9ymiJjZXJ7VN2Wh46SX-FGFUsfYj3SiaGsRfViXeykFra1ZjvkSSdgGQlLTkZ7S7dmFNdL6vzwU4Ml7arwyhxQ-Hlk/s1600-h/galleryshrine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890363706234178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI23o40Bfx0-KECEAc8IboqpuBaQ7fmVntdNbKA_giNZL1igoPm9ymiJjZXJ7VN2Wh46SX-FGFUsfYj3SiaGsRfViXeykFra1ZjvkSSdgGQlLTkZ7S7dmFNdL6vzwU4Ml7arwyhxQ-Hlk/s320/galleryshrine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpgXafgCdlHxpsyiv6K3v8IsqsQXEcNbFMMaD4JV50pXDPRlcaiWAtEDMCGt1RhjWWAEeUmeJ-3kDz3mC6VUnGgZV-c0X3a32E9EKVH8RZl5hPPBxgc33qcpL52ysQMD_zq6WtxwgRaY/s1600-h/gallerytalk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890359224430610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpgXafgCdlHxpsyiv6K3v8IsqsQXEcNbFMMaD4JV50pXDPRlcaiWAtEDMCGt1RhjWWAEeUmeJ-3kDz3mC6VUnGgZV-c0X3a32E9EKVH8RZl5hPPBxgc33qcpL52ysQMD_zq6WtxwgRaY/s320/gallerytalk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVVGLQFHxPB0llSRukKM60ZJYSrKo3SQMWB_PhtSEP3yMY821m9Clqsh3ZWHIqVHQTnKXV-DDMOQf6zPP2gMYjvtYRsfTqfmmn_LFLMoUhmb9S0RDNyqVjnQSqXtUR1UWhTZvv4ahRMA/s1600-h/gallerymich.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890355999224002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVVGLQFHxPB0llSRukKM60ZJYSrKo3SQMWB_PhtSEP3yMY821m9Clqsh3ZWHIqVHQTnKXV-DDMOQf6zPP2gMYjvtYRsfTqfmmn_LFLMoUhmb9S0RDNyqVjnQSqXtUR1UWhTZvv4ahRMA/s320/gallerymich.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday was my opening day at DeGrazia's Gallery in the Sun. My work is displayed in his adobe building called the Little Gallery. It took me 8 hours to hang my show on Saturday and then the reception was yesterday. My very first visitors were a bus load of people from Michigan! I couldn't believe it when I asked them where they were traveling from and they said Grand Rapids, Michigan. They thought it was very funny that I was from Grand Rapids. Word spread around to the others and everyone kept coming in asking where the artist from Michigan was. They were traveling with Shrine Tours. I sold 20 cards to that group. Very fun!</div><div></div><br /><div>So, I am posting the photos I took from inside the Little Gallery. It also has a wonderful little fireplace. I had a very fun and successful day!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-24473681932318620552010-02-05T16:46:00.000-08:002010-02-05T16:51:40.235-08:00DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtJbRKq7VyLWJq2lwbc64xTgd8RMiCuQzC6v0gM-STBlPZugiUiC_XR74-qnSEtOqGacKc89OcpHZD4TLe_ra1uU_jKIJdG7LUA21gdc4V0RPg0m3DuV_G3JGrpt78Zad7XGPhXBL7Wg/s1600-h/degrazia+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926686525938482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtJbRKq7VyLWJq2lwbc64xTgd8RMiCuQzC6v0gM-STBlPZugiUiC_XR74-qnSEtOqGacKc89OcpHZD4TLe_ra1uU_jKIJdG7LUA21gdc4V0RPg0m3DuV_G3JGrpt78Zad7XGPhXBL7Wg/s320/degrazia+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAliftDbKsVNrk1EdSsGEMJMktuQn1xQCd-Tk9rfPypQN_RKl6rXgG6YtBTtgx8wDlzuzBPihUjVaKBS51hMHtMUWIM0yeDI1qbIYFA3-Z2bkzJaTdGP89vxNcEDdvpW5aI1DSGAvoR9I/s1600-h/degrazia+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926679368336530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAliftDbKsVNrk1EdSsGEMJMktuQn1xQCd-Tk9rfPypQN_RKl6rXgG6YtBTtgx8wDlzuzBPihUjVaKBS51hMHtMUWIM0yeDI1qbIYFA3-Z2bkzJaTdGP89vxNcEDdvpW5aI1DSGAvoR9I/s320/degrazia+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tgMAV5xmhwrT2vi2jgEyAin4Y8dW1bJrWKPUVXOpsAnKAfswXuYnohTxYgsAJZubysz-d9r6cv6LYOoXNeNs6qRLRAGM5Y03WLzYLNKlqdm_z-XHqDROTv2RKiCF1EMs3b5worUdydg/s1600-h/degrazia+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926668131488610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tgMAV5xmhwrT2vi2jgEyAin4Y8dW1bJrWKPUVXOpsAnKAfswXuYnohTxYgsAJZubysz-d9r6cv6LYOoXNeNs6qRLRAGM5Y03WLzYLNKlqdm_z-XHqDROTv2RKiCF1EMs3b5worUdydg/s320/degrazia+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayq5tBPwm0OBs-KTHJ5Ozgm9xd2QpBAZdxNZvEYlwYveBGECHUeYqlGpeOuEt1K1BLlpKFhDu4wJnosSdwarbTIQcWKdGSuQKkBIbkS3ZepNDyVa9nDPbdfAnqeXWppm52JA_qa4zbHo/s1600-h/degrazia+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926658726654370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayq5tBPwm0OBs-KTHJ5Ozgm9xd2QpBAZdxNZvEYlwYveBGECHUeYqlGpeOuEt1K1BLlpKFhDu4wJnosSdwarbTIQcWKdGSuQKkBIbkS3ZepNDyVa9nDPbdfAnqeXWppm52JA_qa4zbHo/s320/degrazia+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjLEeTdprld2No3J7vEZrx5-YwNh5VaRQNXHxYIYoZq2q67JDhYpDRP902BNQU3KRo0ceRE3y38fR22kTplwE4Yp4pXImuojSHf6scUE0H-Z_27vta6Aek6MksTXmkGMDusMjEizRw40/s1600-h/degrazia+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926650027743106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjLEeTdprld2No3J7vEZrx5-YwNh5VaRQNXHxYIYoZq2q67JDhYpDRP902BNQU3KRo0ceRE3y38fR22kTplwE4Yp4pXImuojSHf6scUE0H-Z_27vta6Aek6MksTXmkGMDusMjEizRw40/s320/degrazia+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I went back to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun today. I wanted to explore the land a little more to see how dog friendly it is. (Meaning, how many cacti are there on the land) Well, there are a lot of cacti on the property. However, there are some trails that are clear of prickers and cactus. I think we should be ok. I also took some pictures to show you back home what it looks like. </div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-90233306461982544952010-02-04T18:31:00.001-08:002010-02-04T18:52:38.365-08:00My humble Abode in Tucson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUjAsiE0pLXKyUL_u_wgvin6xworrPJTY0Gi8XVtQtpLM4PVnSiLZxcmvC1NScVpsrq2YRxIt1NDMsR1CbvHsHHA_YTrafdIDAnKF-siCI4bEG8WgJDjOET7SfiPAQzUjxwjivSR8eyE/s1600-h/muralbird.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434586004086651554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUjAsiE0pLXKyUL_u_wgvin6xworrPJTY0Gi8XVtQtpLM4PVnSiLZxcmvC1NScVpsrq2YRxIt1NDMsR1CbvHsHHA_YTrafdIDAnKF-siCI4bEG8WgJDjOET7SfiPAQzUjxwjivSR8eyE/s320/muralbird.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOq2xdsLAlRB_Nsip5iOjTgYg7NwDdqJyTfZHzpOMy4WWc5sYCtS4TIyzSBBREY0qOfI6lT_Rc7xu3BXOgl4UoEhKTlXD1SawXT7WfnHNHIS_wblHzTt7BvFCXP3VT8zgieT1MPntP3A/s1600-h/abode.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434585999111165890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOq2xdsLAlRB_Nsip5iOjTgYg7NwDdqJyTfZHzpOMy4WWc5sYCtS4TIyzSBBREY0qOfI6lT_Rc7xu3BXOgl4UoEhKTlXD1SawXT7WfnHNHIS_wblHzTt7BvFCXP3VT8zgieT1MPntP3A/s320/abode.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNMHrth_s-a1guPakgs_sCwMGPTjsReFq4SPXr4GDDZYvNi5kHTmVHc-LxITpPXKp49dCVmZJTj-GxNzUXNMJTMCoLEhJsW7UdlqV2VjzUK8hE6ctL7rp8-V6YWLKNDcEt2m9ydGo7DQ/s1600-h/oldartisans.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584230354983826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNMHrth_s-a1guPakgs_sCwMGPTjsReFq4SPXr4GDDZYvNi5kHTmVHc-LxITpPXKp49dCVmZJTj-GxNzUXNMJTMCoLEhJsW7UdlqV2VjzUK8hE6ctL7rp8-V6YWLKNDcEt2m9ydGo7DQ/s320/oldartisans.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzfcKovqITvXQTeOg_L9Tz5f3MycKnpx0FalGaPFwfW345jEWwAPbp1Tw1frzp88jlrlE-UK5MVfXjdJar1YLTcS_OrH3ZO_T5hfwhNZW0gZHZuNxNXuhTdz_VEUsMqnuYSiMan45mXk/s1600-h/kitchen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584219190234018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzfcKovqITvXQTeOg_L9Tz5f3MycKnpx0FalGaPFwfW345jEWwAPbp1Tw1frzp88jlrlE-UK5MVfXjdJar1YLTcS_OrH3ZO_T5hfwhNZW0gZHZuNxNXuhTdz_VEUsMqnuYSiMan45mXk/s320/kitchen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7zpJpBlvIulHYhQYKEbzanJ33m2dzLT-R1aZgxaAgQcjnDXBGMVoO7ritMkFElUNDHGmsna87H7BBDy9t_Cc4ZjOSBYdEhUNrTudgB9XTwATk8CyR7ahFbmBrpAyWrTR2z5J3nqt5M8/s1600-h/bedroom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584215432092866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7zpJpBlvIulHYhQYKEbzanJ33m2dzLT-R1aZgxaAgQcjnDXBGMVoO7ritMkFElUNDHGmsna87H7BBDy9t_Cc4ZjOSBYdEhUNrTudgB9XTwATk8CyR7ahFbmBrpAyWrTR2z5J3nqt5M8/s320/bedroom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3blh7yFM1QkjGvHPO6p445Qb4SLNTcVoLgFIi2M9JbismRk2zU9Fe1oM134S4Iv6wzmJBlelYXhWB1S5npB33WLvllJQTqEVrWGbGsK8w6hkjM6KYukENBBOzcsm6ioT2Yswepso6R8/s1600-h/fort.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584205880143714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3blh7yFM1QkjGvHPO6p445Qb4SLNTcVoLgFIi2M9JbismRk2zU9Fe1oM134S4Iv6wzmJBlelYXhWB1S5npB33WLvllJQTqEVrWGbGsK8w6hkjM6KYukENBBOzcsm6ioT2Yswepso6R8/s320/fort.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I5WrOZkVQqjpb9k6ZyJ4KuIuXkf88C7rlAt7rP6X-Kg4AwJVH2RLABy8xS-EoyNWmRZyPeMv-y-Eb5UXpoQiydaPH2NRQ9dW9eCgAiZhTxv0aoS_tchgboyODUXAPbVUd-KCPI2oxJY/s1600-h/casita.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584202767855298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I5WrOZkVQqjpb9k6ZyJ4KuIuXkf88C7rlAt7rP6X-Kg4AwJVH2RLABy8xS-EoyNWmRZyPeMv-y-Eb5UXpoQiydaPH2NRQ9dW9eCgAiZhTxv0aoS_tchgboyODUXAPbVUd-KCPI2oxJY/s320/casita.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, I am settling into my new little house and into Tucson. I like the feel of Tucson. They have a lot of palm trees and it is surrounded by mountains. It was a beautiful sunny day today. I did some exploring of the Downtown area and 4th Avenue that has a lot of funky shops. </div><br /><div></div><div>Yesterday I checked out the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun where I will be having my show. It truly is a beautiful setting. The litte adobe buildings were made by Ted DeGrazia and his helpers. There is also a little sanctuary where many people have gotten married. I met the current artist in residence and she said she did really well in sales. She said there has been many visitors. It is starting to sink in that I am really going to be showing my work there!</div><div></div><br /><div>So, I only have one more day until I hang my show. I will be able to start hanging the show on Saturday at 10am!</div><div></div><br /><div>The photos on this post are of my little house, a mural in my neighborhood, and of the courtyard at the Old Artistans Gallery in Downtown Tucson. The red fence is what surrounds my little house. I call it the funky fort because you can't see from the road that there is a house behind the fence. It looks a little strange.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-82763003327179047792010-02-03T06:25:00.000-08:002010-02-03T06:29:22.153-08:00A walk along the Rio Grande<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea3GgAEZKDoGcz08_EFNahmrIqDoTAOEGh07Rn6wxZmyAZU1E0F0J3Q3DQBjEvfGqlLDyRO1P7_y03FPyJhTRfVraCeYqXkTl0jPttSrLZiKnE9EPI9DxdycbFcFJ6SDujzBqy07vtEg/s1600-h/riogrand.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434024065046340962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea3GgAEZKDoGcz08_EFNahmrIqDoTAOEGh07Rn6wxZmyAZU1E0F0J3Q3DQBjEvfGqlLDyRO1P7_y03FPyJhTRfVraCeYqXkTl0jPttSrLZiKnE9EPI9DxdycbFcFJ6SDujzBqy07vtEg/s400/riogrand.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdeaJMH1Vbtnie7ozUydNBdo4iBUIM6Vh_QG4SKTi8uPezKSHJAkc6ZQz4QcMp8soYBTJ89IgL3-tHnJoCvY8bBslNwCQ0-8iL3LBgoKJN4rpL9IJ_NIj1-SxOaz5aRYxrbpgJd6bj-8/s1600-h/moonandshadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434024055982595394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdeaJMH1Vbtnie7ozUydNBdo4iBUIM6Vh_QG4SKTi8uPezKSHJAkc6ZQz4QcMp8soYBTJ89IgL3-tHnJoCvY8bBslNwCQ0-8iL3LBgoKJN4rpL9IJ_NIj1-SxOaz5aRYxrbpgJd6bj-8/s400/moonandshadow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliP7oaUF0ull3FWMFeS2bMsHqgcnYNG3npMR268G-C2A7H1f4L3D2A5e5Nzbprmvgw8HQMPtKoOAIHwa_RQb9fKDIctvnizBHs2T2thTOXtARuJ70PvwCVYDgb6UhtBUVRKBvtM3rhCg/s1600-h/margoshadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434024048909913314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliP7oaUF0ull3FWMFeS2bMsHqgcnYNG3npMR268G-C2A7H1f4L3D2A5e5Nzbprmvgw8HQMPtKoOAIHwa_RQb9fKDIctvnizBHs2T2thTOXtARuJ70PvwCVYDgb6UhtBUVRKBvtM3rhCg/s400/margoshadow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCBg5LukRfYvjaqRvaFtO0RKQbkVQXEn2zW3LnaodMGvOaBGHAR7Afuy53Wd9Jd_uIaITfKYBl-GaOMW3o-d2d5Q3fsAgeu-A0_qzo7MYrcIdwuv587l4zaOMbzBWxp8yWnBB3NKmwY/s1600-h/landscape.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434024043583990786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCBg5LukRfYvjaqRvaFtO0RKQbkVQXEn2zW3LnaodMGvOaBGHAR7Afuy53Wd9Jd_uIaITfKYBl-GaOMW3o-d2d5Q3fsAgeu-A0_qzo7MYrcIdwuv587l4zaOMbzBWxp8yWnBB3NKmwY/s400/landscape.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>When visiting my friends in Albuquerque, we went for a walk at Open Space. This is a preserved area for wildlife. It was along the Rio Grade. Very beautiful! Moon Shadow enjoyed going for the long walk. We saw an eagle from a distance and a few hawks. </div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-8592545238525722732010-02-03T06:13:00.000-08:002010-02-03T06:24:39.205-08:00Madrid, NM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzb1XpRG-MlPca-jgWw7QSrnipZX_zDaAqx-b9EJjcSK5OmnKPpM9WlTGV3QhPtbGbEhI96RY4S9W-nFwL5jWTjvTYKO3mID_3QrOF1wNrE6lEGDf2xtoe5FmFJfw6fV_8yDb1o4wm8/s1600-h/gallery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434021280885127634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzb1XpRG-MlPca-jgWw7QSrnipZX_zDaAqx-b9EJjcSK5OmnKPpM9WlTGV3QhPtbGbEhI96RY4S9W-nFwL5jWTjvTYKO3mID_3QrOF1wNrE6lEGDf2xtoe5FmFJfw6fV_8yDb1o4wm8/s400/gallery.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ8X1-dVWMvEMmnuzxay8lUoUEcMAgSV0a7VrEaZp7DRXZqDVrGf1l7pspqqm1v1oi31rgRGqbhZDMLnRwrFC1dUHE4tiERjFahsptMlEBReJG0OG4PD6dAFn0Wa88gezZZtqqfLCp8Y/s1600-h/madrid+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434021276884870194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ8X1-dVWMvEMmnuzxay8lUoUEcMAgSV0a7VrEaZp7DRXZqDVrGf1l7pspqqm1v1oi31rgRGqbhZDMLnRwrFC1dUHE4tiERjFahsptMlEBReJG0OG4PD6dAFn0Wa88gezZZtqqfLCp8Y/s400/madrid+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pAcMo5JMBDA6W4ASaBTYcfFMRYwluAi8plXQzaqxNKck_Jd8rvIe4x1-ayqXhY737JFfTiliW5KVWlD_fupFUSKp_7rqQhbKksFuYYjKn8ION3_KcSh1tX4LN5pq0OJ68gZUvNvvmtQ/s1600-h/lindsayskull.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434021266941576082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pAcMo5JMBDA6W4ASaBTYcfFMRYwluAi8plXQzaqxNKck_Jd8rvIe4x1-ayqXhY737JFfTiliW5KVWlD_fupFUSKp_7rqQhbKksFuYYjKn8ION3_KcSh1tX4LN5pq0OJ68gZUvNvvmtQ/s400/lindsayskull.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq082vR_1Vl6tJ_P-2tHTbrVB5VS8P3gIUbgcipD13fcYFFZQQR8MbJ_Apx5pbeLRdrYWGUAGeg7Wip2AZRBzs6eLu2ASBblwOrtR1Pct9RYc_rSQQigJi94sy3WHFTn0cvJKh4_hmplA/s1600-h/lindsayroom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434021264709599922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq082vR_1Vl6tJ_P-2tHTbrVB5VS8P3gIUbgcipD13fcYFFZQQR8MbJ_Apx5pbeLRdrYWGUAGeg7Wip2AZRBzs6eLu2ASBblwOrtR1Pct9RYc_rSQQigJi94sy3WHFTn0cvJKh4_hmplA/s400/lindsayroom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Lindsay's home</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Here are some photos from Sunday and Monday. On Sunday I met and artist named Lindsay Farber. My friend, Cat Hyde introduced me to her. The photos of the paintings are Lindsay's and she took us to her home to show us her art.<br /></div><div>Cat also does papier mache women. Cat's art hangs in Lindsay's gallery in Madrid, NM. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-85067969285778859972010-02-01T07:36:00.000-08:002010-02-01T07:45:14.246-08:00A hike at Cerillos's Hill State ParkYesterday, Sunday, I met up with my friend Catherine. She took me on a hike at Cerillo's State Park. It was up a ways and had a great view of the mountains surrounding us. Moon Shadow loved getting some exercise and exploring new territory. Parts of the ways I carried her to avoid cactus plants along the trails. She still doesn't know what they are, even after her encounter with cholla. Catherine also introduced me to her friend, Lindsay. She is an artist that was originally from Nebraska but now lives in Madrid, NM. She showed us her house and artwork. She does incredible paintings of dark yet beautiful images. Some of them are very haunting. She uses many bones in her work and has a lot of organic shapes in them. All of her work has a story behind it. I felt very priviledged to meet her and to hear the meaning of each painting. <br /><br />Later on in the afternoon I then drove to Albuquerque. I am staying with some old neighbors of ours. They just moved this past fall. Moon Shadow was excited to see her dog friend, Shadow. However, she is a little jealous when I give Shadow attention. She is used to being the only child. Today we will go hiking and then I meet with an artist named Meinrad Craighead. She is an artist that I admire. I have a couple of her books. She does these amazing paintings.<br /><br />When I have more time I will post photos from our hiking trip at Cerillos'Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-86168055501918763292010-01-31T07:17:00.000-08:002010-01-31T07:33:44.725-08:00Santa Fe Bargains<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6fVB22zLJ4mORHANjrCH43p99iZx6KniI_LMPncp3e-T562t86XoSPcE5GOmFaxEPXdVjuQpcM2AqLT7rtzU2wfp4BgUNftYwKK7WuEFvRjH0tT8GysHjco_kBttRuApbFk0C3IqpBg/s1600-h/marcacolor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432926781952660738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6fVB22zLJ4mORHANjrCH43p99iZx6KniI_LMPncp3e-T562t86XoSPcE5GOmFaxEPXdVjuQpcM2AqLT7rtzU2wfp4BgUNftYwKK7WuEFvRjH0tT8GysHjco_kBttRuApbFk0C3IqpBg/s400/marcacolor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoF7yif0lV5jmDBepUyUCBvs0wSQrgmxu6TvXr2ufnKMM2iKVyD3zIx44ZybG2d4SL-Vj7Itvs5JlcQuAHJGP9B1WXldR_bW9e5n70w0-REL5AqKE9MU2RaWEbWpMQGUIxlT__9dQSSk/s1600-h/painting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432926774810367938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoF7yif0lV5jmDBepUyUCBvs0wSQrgmxu6TvXr2ufnKMM2iKVyD3zIx44ZybG2d4SL-Vj7Itvs5JlcQuAHJGP9B1WXldR_bW9e5n70w0-REL5AqKE9MU2RaWEbWpMQGUIxlT__9dQSSk/s400/painting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikerOX01oe7pb22BKY4oAFrwMwl7Og7qKeZZtV9evfEhYMRveRKDCvlG415-sv5qigEaN5Of_HXQ_JG7Rt3eI1dSo93vWgIoBt4z-OZZ4YX2PFJmx723NLqdtJltqrcXZ-xqzy-szxsEI/s1600-h/marcadraw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432926769474467234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikerOX01oe7pb22BKY4oAFrwMwl7Og7qKeZZtV9evfEhYMRveRKDCvlG415-sv5qigEaN5Of_HXQ_JG7Rt3eI1dSo93vWgIoBt4z-OZZ4YX2PFJmx723NLqdtJltqrcXZ-xqzy-szxsEI/s400/marcadraw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rYQgsMbOkYeI2LgwV55ao_el4tb2CR0pdJRBEdRW1cmzKxyWtekk1-fOTKDxl4fwG0nVrjcR70BbiU9teT-OxE_C01U7-pRhUqU3RisDcVE9TQ6kUF18u61oFTWff6g9kHCVEKA6_7s/s1600-h/karentwo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432926766223109650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rYQgsMbOkYeI2LgwV55ao_el4tb2CR0pdJRBEdRW1cmzKxyWtekk1-fOTKDxl4fwG0nVrjcR70BbiU9teT-OxE_C01U7-pRhUqU3RisDcVE9TQ6kUF18u61oFTWff6g9kHCVEKA6_7s/s400/karentwo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENliZelfk-JBOXm4Jawh_BlvXG9ui_-uKBWXZGenqJF7DIrg0GpIICTY1P1US0Q5AncovvIhlEkmVCIvbI_-r4cU6eAiBGC3E1Mp7_vC5uAGAHYae-PszDVentRnFZcpfQ2oaiXwtPX0/s1600-h/marcahat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432926756646180034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENliZelfk-JBOXm4Jawh_BlvXG9ui_-uKBWXZGenqJF7DIrg0GpIICTY1P1US0Q5AncovvIhlEkmVCIvbI_-r4cU6eAiBGC3E1Mp7_vC5uAGAHYae-PszDVentRnFZcpfQ2oaiXwtPX0/s400/marcahat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday, Marca and I found a consignment shop on the plaza. We couldn't believe the prices. The owner of the shop had racks of jeans for $5, dresses for $15, coats for $30 and one rack of clothing for $1. We had fun trying on different things and hunting for good finds. I found these leather cowboy boots that were my size for $30. We just had looked at a store with boots that were selling for $500 and up. The boots fit me and were in great shape, so I decided they were mine. Then I couldn't resist this great soft leather jacket for only $30. Marca found a really fun hat that looked perfect on her. Overall we did really well. </div><div></div><br /><div>Later on we found a great little French Pastry shop at the LaFonda Inn. We had to each split a chocolate croissant and a strawberry crepe. The sun was out and it was a lot warmer than the day before. We enjoyed just strolling around and going into galleries.</div><div></div><br /><div>In an earlier blog, I had mentioned that we had an afternoon of making art. I am attaching a photo of the painting that Marca created while here in Santa Fe. I thought it turned out great. </div><div></div><br /><div>Today I am going for a hike with my friend that lives in Santa Fe. Then I will be off to Albuquerque. Marca went back to Colorado this morning. We had a great time catching up.</div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352111672792333251.post-57667501123247821942010-01-29T12:48:00.000-08:002010-01-29T12:58:19.121-08:00Santa Fe Walk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdAnHLgqLZT7luM9Bl2lqk4jFhopsm2yn4E5Lsu11QrUHvkNAoZeEfThTt1UfBldacoTQSgEzeg5eFvI5tBdqqvBPNnjXknaoK9psL6shrbcvCVGQliFSdEtHnOB4Pou-mwtfhe-Whag/s1600-h/skulls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432268068628237954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdAnHLgqLZT7luM9Bl2lqk4jFhopsm2yn4E5Lsu11QrUHvkNAoZeEfThTt1UfBldacoTQSgEzeg5eFvI5tBdqqvBPNnjXknaoK9psL6shrbcvCVGQliFSdEtHnOB4Pou-mwtfhe-Whag/s400/skulls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt8uUbcCXr82r30CYDsRDTxP8mSnCFgmSW67afeMphW7gOqdaq2gFjCfZILPchF_D9frrVRXHl1pFVGoSRi6Ymgv1tmKWvEsw_MreiwmLADO9b2Pe8suSWy0qjZJut39YD7IGkMiN8EU/s1600-h/marcap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432268061354366178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt8uUbcCXr82r30CYDsRDTxP8mSnCFgmSW67afeMphW7gOqdaq2gFjCfZILPchF_D9frrVRXHl1pFVGoSRi6Ymgv1tmKWvEsw_MreiwmLADO9b2Pe8suSWy0qjZJut39YD7IGkMiN8EU/s400/marcap.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dy36cBA6PidMlIKVvvtEy51wAg30nxUJCPZ1-5UNtyfC6rnIgalFp018_p2RkafWSW154Mr8h04qHWAOk5IcIsEBUe08pys3k9dlJlw5FwMbAGco_ngirT7OgS4RhgSZ-JqQSDtCjPc/s1600-h/church.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432268058192976850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dy36cBA6PidMlIKVvvtEy51wAg30nxUJCPZ1-5UNtyfC6rnIgalFp018_p2RkafWSW154Mr8h04qHWAOk5IcIsEBUe08pys3k9dlJlw5FwMbAGco_ngirT7OgS4RhgSZ-JqQSDtCjPc/s400/church.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cLxw2Rfs5whpFUIK4LHKFoK-3UWYO6wLo036QAdyYdnWsit2DTvofKkYkKrbC1xKKwsLt4qXdR4ZD6FH70Om7RvDo_ozO01U0FZdHBGcvLsbwWWdGKg1jLgI_eRIF7BNTaRfaMGZZFo/s1600-h/karengood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432268055022806322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cLxw2Rfs5whpFUIK4LHKFoK-3UWYO6wLo036QAdyYdnWsit2DTvofKkYkKrbC1xKKwsLt4qXdR4ZD6FH70Om7RvDo_ozO01U0FZdHBGcvLsbwWWdGKg1jLgI_eRIF7BNTaRfaMGZZFo/s400/karengood.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5_fX9DpGPfQeQarYPrOGebWR4cxpI4nfY3M4r0Qbj0jjFkSSWxyMzj-a-p5pI_LgMcIh6U2Bal0eyy9LBYjQ53fZqGh3i4ZRsQjQFJzNvVXoMijmHwB2eMMnk1B3DsE9t6vl-vFA-v8/s1600-h/cafepasqual.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432268049952530466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5_fX9DpGPfQeQarYPrOGebWR4cxpI4nfY3M4r0Qbj0jjFkSSWxyMzj-a-p5pI_LgMcIh6U2Bal0eyy9LBYjQ53fZqGh3i4ZRsQjQFJzNvVXoMijmHwB2eMMnk1B3DsE9t6vl-vFA-v8/s400/cafepasqual.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This morning Marca and I decided to walk to the square and take photos of the snow. We ended up at a cute little restaurant called Cafe Pasqual. It was very festive and colorful inside. They had papel picados (paper cutouts) hanging from their ceiling. I had a wonderful yogurt parfait with pistachios, hazel nut granola, pomegranate seeds, and honey. I also had a pineapple ginger juice. It was yummy!</div><br /><div>Afterwards we went to some shops and galleries. Now we are cozied up in our casita working on some art. Moon Shadow likes hanging out with her bohemian girl friends. ;-)</div></div></div></div></div>Karen Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713247334756586205noreply@blogger.com1