HERMINNIE

2011-07-06T00:32:00.001-07:00

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July 4 weekend dodger game

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2011-07-06T00:27:00.001-07:00

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Location:Gay pride week in sfo

2011-07-06T00:23:00.001-07:00

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Location:Giant game sfo

2011-07-06T00:21:00.001-07:00

An amazing little beach just off bolinas beach
Famous for rocks with prefect holes in them. Also for agate rocks I never found .

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Location:Agate beach

2011-07-06T00:15:00.001-07:00

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2011-07-06T00:12:00.001-07:00

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Location:Happy birthday Jim

2011-07-06T00:11:00.001-07:00

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2011-07-05T23:22:00.001-07:00

Magnificent. The coast if California is like the Italian Riveria

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Location:Pismo beach

2011-07-05T23:18:00.001-07:00

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Location:Morro Bay. The rock

2011-07-05T23:16:00.001-07:00

We had a short trip to san francisco celebrating a
Milestone birthday for Jim. On the way home we
Took highway 1 and stopped in morro bay.

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2011-07-05T23:11:00.001-07:00

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2011-07-05T23:09:00.001-07:00

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2011-05-06T23:38:00.001-07:00

Katie Kendrick inspired, so much fun. Thanks Katie.

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2011-04-17T01:11:00.001-07:00

loved
This class with orly avinwri today. We worked with the basic design elements and had amazing results. And orly is only 20 minute away. Divine intervention

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Location:Bird nests.

2011-04-17T01:03:00.001-07:00

Loved this exercise with watercolor

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Location:Spring rituals of replenishments

2011-04-17T00:43:00.001-07:00

Darcy brought real bird nests and amazing feathers that we sketched from.

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2011-04-03T21:28:00.001-07:00

Today the cooks/chemists brewed up a hand made with love lotion. Gaby and I mixed some pure organic oil,bees wax,purified water and essential oils to make a velvety moisturizing lotion that really works. It so so much fun.

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Location:Homemade body lotion

2011-04-03T21:21:00.001-07:00

Our blender malfunctioned And we hand whisked our potion. It turned into a smooth silky lovely lotion.

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Location:Mixing the magic

2011-04-03T21:15:00.001-07:00

Gaby did the finishing touches gold writing. Lavender lotion made with grape seed oil bees
Wax and lavender essential oil.
Also rose lotion. Made with almond oil, bees wax, essential rose oil with purified rose water. So far the results are really nice, something to said for pure homemade ingredients.

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Location:Finished home made lotion

2011-03-19T23:50:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-19T23:44:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-14T15:35:00.001-07:00

Another paint over Lisa bebi style I did last nite. So much fun

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Location:Austria 1991

2011-03-13T09:40:00.001-07:00

By Pam Carriker. Diane gave me this great art book for my birthday and inside was a favorite artist Lisa Bebi who included this technique of paint over of photo. My friend Kathy took her class at
Artfest a few years ago and I have wanted to do this since then. I loved the process and know as I practice it will get better. Thank you Lisa bebi for sharing this treasured recipe. The picture was taken in 1955, we were getting ready to leave to America.

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Location:Art at the speed of life

2011-03-13T09:27:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-13T09:26:00.001-07:00

I have very few baby pictures but the ones I have are good. Was alot of fun doing Lisa Bebi's
technique

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Location:Austria 1953

2011-03-13T09:20:00.001-07:00

This is Ashley standing by a little stream next to the house I was born in. She was about 9 years old. Love how the background came out.

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Location:Austria

2011-03-13T09:17:00.001-07:00

This was the very first one I did. Excuse the dark spot that is my thumb in the picture while taking the photo.

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2011-03-06T20:32:00.001-08:00

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Collage

2011-03-06T20:21:00.001-08:00

Was searching thru old art papers and found a technique I learned to make my own art paper backgrounds. I happened to remember how I did it. And I made the following series of papers. I would love to teach a
Class doing this technique. It is so much fun.

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2011-03-06T20:15:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-06T20:13:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-06T20:10:00.001-08:00

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Baby turkeys

2011-02-17T21:35:00.001-08:00

Ever wonder what 8 hour old turkeys look like. They are so darn cute. These will be about 150 lb when full grown. They are breeder turkeys on there way to Indy via fedex. I almost asked them for one, but knew Jim would send me to the turkey farm if I dared being one home. It could just imagine a turkey Lucy and Ethel. And Apollo. Ok turkey farm for me.

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Happy valentines day

2011-02-13T21:16:00.001-08:00

Ethel and Lucy wishing you love xxoo

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Making valentines

2011-02-13T21:06:00.001-08:00

Making homemade valentines with my brother and nephew was really nice on the day before the 14th of February

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Hollywood free people

2011-02-13T09:52:00.001-08:00

Guess what's back. The belt with the purse attached. I so want one these. I would love to make one.

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Window display

2011-02-13T09:49:00.001-08:00

Went to Hollywood yesterday and found this amazing window display at free people. It was simply fabric torn in pieces. The thing that made it was the tasseled strips, and the sun behind it.

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Pure Heart

2011-02-12T12:33:00.001-08:00

Our local jewelry shop carries my line of jewelry called Pure Heart. They had a wonderful valentine party and I snapped a few shots of some of my pieces. This morning I visited my favorite jewelry artist Nina Bagley. I found Found she had made a necklace from a charm I made with a
Bird that said tweet.
Www.ornamental.typepad.com. It is beautiful Nina. What an honor.

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Pure Heart

2011-02-12T12:24:00.001-08:00

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Pure Heart

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Pure heart at yayas

2011-02-12T12:15:00.001-08:00

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Lucy and Ethel

2011-02-11T10:05:00.001-08:00

This photo was taken with my favorite iPhone app called tilt shift generater. It punches up the color and gives a miniature toy effect. And how could I resist these gems.

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Lucy

2011-02-10T21:32:00.001-08:00

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Lucy

2011-02-09T23:30:00.001-08:00

Living up to her name Lucy leads Ethel into trouble all day

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2011-02-09T23:19:00.001-08:00

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Location:Little Ethel

In honor of Carol Parks

2011-02-08T22:51:00.001-08:00

Sunday I had the honor of attending a special valentine exchange in honor of Carol Parks, organized by her daughter Amanda, and hosed by Kaari of the French General. The shop is an an amazing treasure of vintage fabrics, jewelry parts, books, ribbons, put together like a painting with endless detail. From the moment I stepped into the shop, I was I awe, I didn't want to leave. Www.frenchgeneral.com Amazing.

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Valentine exchange

2011-02-08T22:32:00.001-08:00

This was a valentine exchange tea, everyone made their own valentine, this one of my favorite exchanges, tiny glittery heart boxes filled with candies.

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Valentine tea delights

2011-02-08T22:26:00.001-08:00

Everyone brought special valentine tea delights... From cucumber sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and lovely cupcakes, the colors were amazing.

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French General supplies

2011-02-08T22:20:00.001-08:00

The most beautiful display of beads, gemstones, and vintage findings from all over the world, All so beautifully displayed by color.

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2011-02-06T22:56:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-06T22:49:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-06T22:43:00.001-08:00

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Cher, surprise guess

2011-01-27T18:37:00.001-08:00

She was quite beautiful, and I had the honor of meeting her and giving her 2 pieces of jewelry with special elephants as symbols of consciousness to free elephants from zoos and circuses.

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Tippi Hedren

2011-01-27T06:11:00.001-08:00

What an honor to meet such a legend, Tippi Hedren, most famously remembered of Alfred hitchcocks "the birds". Now instrumental as a voice for the animals, she has wildlife refuge in Acton California, where she rescues wildlife that can no longer stay with humans as pets. She was such a kind, down to earth person, who talked to us at length about the abuses animas suffer. She told us of how she travels constantly to events to remind people of the abuse humans inflict on wild animals. Thank you Tippi for your service to the animal kingdom.

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Pure Heart Jewelry

2011-01-26T22:56:00.001-08:00

For the special event I developed special pendants to represent symbols of how special elephants are to the world. The large coin is actual coin from the Congo circa 1943 that I had cast into bronze. The other small elephant came from a dear friend who let me cast it into bronze. Many pieces we adorned with these wonderful elephants. I had the honor of presenting Cher with 2 necklaces bearing the elephants.

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Some featured jewelry pieces at event

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Close up view

Friends helping for the red carpet event.

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Biggest thanks to Yvonne and Marilou for coming out to help PureHeart at the red carpet event. It is heartwarming to know I have such dear friends to support me. Much gratitude for all your help.

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Red carpet event

2011-01-26T22:20:00.001-08:00

thank you Gabrielle for letting me part of this conscious raising event to free elephants from zoos and circuses.

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Lucy and Ethel

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Ashley captured this playful moment with Lucy and Ethel while home for Christmas.

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Lucy and Ethel

2010-12-28T22:17:00.001-08:00

Santa brought use these amazing little pups, which we named Ethel,(on left) and Lucy. Yes they are poster children and look this cute. They are real Lucy and ethel, never stopped running all day starting at 6 am. They are mixed chihuahua and poodle, called chidoodles You will be seeing more of them.

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Tilt shift generator

2010-12-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

This is my new favorite app on iphone and I pad, It makes things look like little toys. This is an actual photo when we were in Venice. If there is depth of field it really turns things to toys.

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2010-10-11T23:16:00.001-07:00

Christina came to visit l.a.

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Location:10/10/10

Grateful

2010-09-24T21:45:00.001-07:00

Being grateful to life

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2010-09-22T23:49:00.001-07:00

Today is my daddies birthday. Love you dad

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Location:Happy birthday dad

2010-09-22T23:41:00.001-07:00

Hipstamatic.

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Location:Glacier national park

2010-09-22T23:33:00.001-07:00

I took 600 photos with this amazing app on iPhone while on vacation in Canada this summer

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Location:Hipstamatic

2010-09-22T23:14:00.001-07:00

Ashley and her friend launched their first catering business in Seattle. Looks great.

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Location:Picpicnic

My sister and dolly

2010-09-12T02:10:00.001-07:00

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Indian wedding

2010-09-12T02:08:00.001-07:00

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Sammy

2010-09-12T02:06:00.001-07:00

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Sammy

2010-09-12T01:59:00.001-07:00

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Color splash app

2010-04-15T22:11:00.000-07:00

Jim playing the part

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Posting from iPad

2010-04-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

I figured out to blog on iPad ..... It was tried for the first time last night and
Could not figure out how to do it, it was not working from the regular Internet....I took it to the apple store and we were able to figure out how
To do it.....I down loaded apple app called blogger press. It works now,and I will be down loading some of the fun things I can do in the application market.....one being photo tropodelic which turns your picture into a Peter max in front of your eyes.... The other being Color splash, which allow you to hand tint your photos. And lastly camera bag instantly turns your photo into old style camera. It is crazy fun......thank you catherine of www.happydayart.typepad.com. For showing such amazing photos from above apps.

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Location:N Sepulveda Blvd,South Bay Cities,United States

2010-04-14T23:01:00.001-07:00

My Montage 4/2/10 at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-04-03T00:56:00.001-07:00

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

2010-04-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

gatherings, with nina bagley what a magical time with nina.... 2 days in class with her soothed my soul, and i was able to make this wonderful necklace with a story book to fill. thank you nina.

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yvonne's creation from karen michels class..... can you find the owl perched on a rock?

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a sculpture done by melody, from steffanie lee's class...... the sculptures were magnificent from this class.

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a mosaic portrait from katherine englands class. amazing

student of jessie reno

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i think this was one of my favorite paintings done by a student of jessie reno's. i know i have to take his class.

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quote: today i had a conversation with my true self. she asked me why i had abandoned her, why i had ignored all her constant advice. and then she reminded me of all the things i had forgotten. and never once did she say, "i told you so." unknown.

show and tell at artfest

2010-04-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

melody shares her artwork from steffanie lee's class. amazing painting of a swan.

glorious morning at artfest

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2010 artfest kicked off with sunshine, a rare happening in washington. my dear friend yvonne. a la la

artfest, fort warden

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arriving to the fort. ready to climb the stairs with barbara, pregnant 5 months....

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first time artfest friends pamela and christina.

famous port townsend landmark

2010-04-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

this little boat sits along the seashore. for the last 5 years going to artfest it is always the highlight of or hike to the seashore. it has been painted, photographed by every artfest person i know. i love this little boat...

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melody and barb, thank for sharing artfest with us.....it was a wonderful journey.

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quote: she's turning her life into something sacred: each breath a new birth. each moment, a new chance. she bows her head, gathers her dreams from a pure, deep stream and stretches her arms towards the sky. unknown.

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my dearest friend yvonne...she's a la la