I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. - Claude Monet
2013!!
HOPF VIOLIN
In running errands today and visiting friends across town, we decided to drive along the Bosque where we found a 'barn sale'. It was the coolest collection of antiques and non-antiques plus they were selling bags of popcorn! Score one! So there in the barn was a wooden rocking horse that was not only an antique but a steal. I considered it for several minutes but decided not to buy it. Instead, I found a Hopf Violin and Horsehair bow. It's in middle to poor condition but I took it to what turned out to be a National Company that repairs, refurbishes and refits violins. It was the coolest store with violins hanging from everywhere. The violin is a German violin made around 1900 and probably a factory made one that has only about $300 value in good condition. They gave me a new string [for a missing one] and a bridge but said it wasn't worth restoring. That was unfortunate but I only paid a few dollars and I bought it for a sculpture. It is going to take larger flowers then I usually do. I laid the dogwood that I am working on down it for an idea of what I want to do. This is going to be an extremely large sculpture but it will be so cool.
Work in Progress
Dogwood Necklace
Painted Daisies
Spring Bouquet
COME SHOP ON LINE
I sell my floral sculpture beads in my Etsy Store - I will not be at another bead show before Spring 2014.
A great art show of New Mexico artists in every medium.
We will be showcasing our sculptures and mixed medium art.
There are two things that everyone should do during the day - sing and write - even if you can't carry a tune or spell a word you should just fill your soul with both.
