My Inspiration - Joseph Cornell

I am an art fanatic and my secret ambition was to teach art history. I love all mediums and forms of art. The one artist that inspired me to start creating assemblages was the great Joseph Cornell. He was one of the first artists to create assemblages in boxes. His creations were simple yet complex and I envy anyone that actually owns a piece of his work. I thought I would share some of his amazing talent.

Little critters

I have always had a soft spot for vintage stuffed animals. I love them the most when they are missing parts or the fur is worn off. I can only imagine how much they were loved by the children that played with them. Here are a few of my favorites in my collection.

Family treasure

I am so lucky to be the caretaker of many of my family heirlooms and treasures. My favorite is an old ledger book that contains the "minutes" of family reunions that started in 1875. The last entry is for the 38th reunion in 1913. Each year family members were nominated to be the next year's Pres, Vice-pres, Treasurer and Secretary, how neat is that!!

An award

Thanks so much to the wonderful Tammy Smith of Homemade Circus for giving me this lovely blog award. Please stop by Tammy's blog or shop to see her amazing, whimsical creations!! She is a superb artist and a great person. When you look at her work you cannot help but smile, that is what great art is all about!

this is a sampling of her work

I would like to forward this award along to my friend Valerie Weberpal of Harvest Moon. Please stop by here to view her blog and tell her Cheryl sent you!!

Another reenactment

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We went to a couple of flea markets, a few picnics and the highlight was Wyatt's and I trip to Burton to attend another Civil War reenactment. Here are some of my favorite photos. Wyatt finally found a fellow sharpshooter and was thrilled to get his picture taken with him!

Abe and some beautifully dressed young ladies

The wonderful "ladies" that attend the the soldiers before they go off to battle!

In memory

The other day I came across some old religious medals that belonged to my great grandmother Alma. To honor her and and her brave battle but ultimate loss to breast cancer I created this necklace. Now every time I wear it I will have a little part of her with me and will remember her and all the women who have battled or are fighting breast cancer.

The Spring Fling

Wow, what a wonderful time I had at the Earth Angels Spring Fling show!! It was such a thrill to meet everyone that came from near and far to see all the wonderful artists gathered there. The highlight for me was meeting my longtime friend Nancy Migliorino who I have known online for over 5 years!



I have lots of pics to share of my booth and the other amazing art at the show!

I was so lucky to be able to have a few of Nicol Sayre's amazing dolls share sit in my booth!

Here are some sweet creations of Nicole Bowen with bears by Pat Murphy in the background.

The spectacular paintings of Laurie Meseroll

The colorful creations of Jody Battaglia

The stunning jewelry by Dara DiMagno

The beautiful paintings of Stacey Bear

The adorable pin cushions made by Debbie Hartwick

The fantastic pottery of Jill Wiener

The whimsical art of Kitty Babendreier

The huggable,lovable creations of Valerie Weberpal

Thanks so much to Valerie for making the 15 hour round trip drive to and from the show a total blast! She was a fantastic navigator since I have no sense of direction....lol...

Please stop by the Earth Angels blog to see more pics of Jennifer Lanne, Debbie Thibault, Letty Worley, Barbara Strawser, Diana Card and their art and to see the visitors that came to this magical show!! Thanks so much to our fearless and energetic leader Jen O'Connor for gathering all of us together and promoting the fellowship of women. Thanks too to the amazing Jo Packham for inspiring us all to keep creating and to reach for the stars!