We FINALLY had a baby shower for Liz and Georgia Lou. Here’s some pics of the event, Mama, baby, and Poppettes galore!
The gathering of Poppettes, part 1.
More ladies - part 2.
Two more ladies.
The ladies of the hour!!!
Georgia loves her Auntie Foffie.
Mmmm, mojito verde!
Yummy peach and blackberry cobbler!!
All the goodies! Aren't the elephants adorable? (Sarah's creation)
Another angle on the Poppettes.
More yummy goodies!
Georgia gets ready to go bye-bye.
This spring we decided to have a couple of outings - Bowlorama, parts uno y dos. Here are a few photos of the festivities - Poppettes past and present are in attendance.
Liz decorates the Birthday Girls' cake.
Poppy's Angels.
Just walk away...don't even think about it.
Sarah happily mans the captain's chair.
Shawna smiles through the pain of being such a hardcore bowler.
Lili lets her hair down.
Lana demonstrates her secret power move.
The girls imagine themselves blessed.
Barbara’s birthday was last week and we all know her love of ice cream, so we decided to celebrate with an ice cream cake. Here’s a couple of photos from the extravaganza.
The birthday girl.
The knife lost out to the ice cream cake. Poor poor knife.
“Company Picnic” is much too formal a description for this gathering of Poppettes. Much food was eaten, dogs played, horses were ridden, and good times were had by all.
Wise Martha plays hard to get with Mulligan, our newest pup.
Angie, Barb, and Splash. Guess which name belongs to the horse?
Stephanie is a natural cowgirl
It looks sweet but her eye is dangerously close to those razor sharp puppy teeth.
Check out this party animal
Sheila, her dazzling smile and her dazzling turquoise.
A sampling of Sheila's work - stone, coral, and wood.
My favorite stone is turquoise. This love affair began when I first visited New Mexico; I saw it everywhere and it took my breath away. It evokes the beautiful sky in New Mexico, the fierce and stunning desert, and the brilliant sun. You’ll see a lot of it in my work in a range of colors and sizes. I honestly would be hard-pressed to think of something that could not be improved with a little turquoise. Don’t live without it and wear it often! These are words I live by.
When I’m not making jewelry I’m doing homework or knitting and hanging out with my kitties here in beautiful CoMo. I love art, walking, gardening and architecture and am in the process of living happily-ever-after with my children without whom I would be eternally lost.
The lovely Jane Domke.
A sample of Juno Glass jewelry.
Mudcloth inspired earrings.
A taste of Jane's glass art.
Another reason I work with glass is simply because I have to. While I have very little formal training in the arts, once I began working with glass thirteen years ago, I was immediately love struck. My love of the medium continues today, and will hopefully carry me into the future.
Ken Logsdon in his usual state of amusement.
I’m in service to the arts.
A much shorter answer than this: In addition to operating my greeting card line, Post-a-Quote, I am the publicity guy for the MU Theatre Department and assistant to Alex Innecco, the artistic director of the Columbia Chorale, 9th Street Philharmonic Orchestra and the Missouri United Methodist Concert Series.
When I’m not creating, publicizing or assisting, I’m reading, walking my dogs Lily and Lucy, and taking short trips with my lovely wife Lynnette (she of the “real job.”) One of my newest (really renewed) passions is photography, thanks to a nice digital camera I received for fathers day last year. I’m now the in-house Post-a-Quote photographer. It’s a great gig!
I love theatre and music and try to attend local performances regularly. I feel blessed to live in a town that has so much on offer no one could possibly cover it all. Other inspirations include wise, witty and well-ordered words, patterns, art, nature and friends- and the last shall be first.
I admire those willing to put themselves out there in service to Columbia (including those with whom I disagree) even when to do so frequently exposes them to all sorts of broadsides.
My biggest inspiration: my nearly blind 86 year old mother, blessed with friends and family, who continues to live alone in her big old house with her cat and computer - which she uses for a lot more than email (the computer, not the cat). When my enthusiasm wanes, she encourages me with her perennial solid advice “Sometimes you just have to buck up.” Try it. It works (almost) every time.
After 18 years of Post-a-Quote, I am still satisfied most with simply sitting in my studio and matching words to images. If only…
Relaxing after digging for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Wearing Peacock earrings, of course. A girl's got to accessorize when camping!
Getting to meet artists is another perk of being a Poppette, especially when I love their work. Local artists Karen Pritchett and Todd Shelby of Animalia Pottery frequently bring in their creations, and I always sneak into the back to take a peek before it all goes out on the sales floor. Their pieces are so vibrant and fun; I want to buy an entire set of these bowls for my own house. Here are two bowls that I bought my dad for Christmas. He was thrilled.
Bicycle by Animalia
I Prefer the Term Skanky by Animalia
I must be on a clay kick because I can’t get enough of Olaria Studio. Amy McClure creates her jewelry by pressing found objects into porcelain. The results are beautiful. I own her Peacock earrings in turquoise and would love to add something like
Chatham Batik Bibb Necklace by Olaria
Hi! I’m Sarah
Sarah and flowers
I’m especially happiest when I’m helping customers, some of whom are old friends, pick out perfect presents. I’m a crazy gift-giver; I always know months and months in advance what I’m giving, so when a husband pops in with his wife over the holidays and we slip away the piece she’s looked at and wrap it secretly, I get a vicarious gift-giving kick imagining her happy surprise.
When I’m not thinking about jewelry, I’m thinking about art. I wish I were a painter like the fabulous Chris Vance, whose “Figure It Out” is gorgeous
Figure It Out by Chris Vance
but I’ve had to settle for being a poet. And to be honest, sometimes even when I’m trying to think about art, jewelry slips in. See for yourself: here’s one of my poems, which is about losing a ring (luckily, not one from Poppy): http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=182830.
In my spare time, I like to knit, so I really love our Poppy craft nights! It’s fun to get all these creative girls together to work on all our various projects. My current project is a huge batch, in all different colors, of these knit and felted flowers (if you’re a knitter yourself, you can find the pattern at http://nonipatterns.com or ask your local yarn shop)
Camellias by Sarah
I think I’m going to put mine on a blanket, not in the yard. It’s my dream to make all the Poppettes a beautiful flowery blanket to cuddle up under, so watch out, girls!
The lighter side of Angie.
My favorite pieces right now are these Tana Acton cuffs.
Tana Acton's Gold Bracelet with Pink Pearls
Growth - Angie Schlotzhauer
Tattered - Angie Schlotzhauer
Most people wouldn’t expect the artist to be within earshot of the work they are viewing so I love to sit back and hear their candid reactions to my work. Mostly people glance around with guilty looks to see if they are clear to sneak a feel of the tattered silk. This is strictly forbidden at museums and fine galleries but I take it as a compliment.