I will be sure to post pictures of Zion National Park and surrounding areas....as much as I look forward to getting away, I always look forward to coming back home and working on projects....I have a few I will share with you when I return....have a spectacular long holiday weekend and Happy Columbus Day!
My husband Jim and myself are about to head off to Utah in the next day or so. We are going camping with our 30 ft trailer (one of the best purchases we have ever made in our lives) in a campground right outside of Zion National Park. It is spectacularly beautiful up there and the fall colors should be in full spectrum by now! The real reason we are going is because I have to deliver some new work to Tim Campbell who owns De Zion Gallery in Springdale....we love visiting and it's such a charming little town, very much an artist's colony and often fantasize about residing in such a place...but the reality of it is that I would probably go stir crazy over time. Here is a quick peek at some of the boxes I have finished to bring....along with some collaged bracelets. I hope Tim is as pleased with the work as I am! It's always great when an artist is happy with a finished piece...of course there are always things that I can find that I would have done differently, but this is the learning curve that we create for ourselves...and always finding room for improvement or new discoveries...sometimes if I am really lucky I will create something that was not intended and it turns out to be better than what I had in mind. I call these "happy accidents" and love when that happens....more often than not, my muse knows better than me and I follow her lead without question (well, most of the time anyway).
I will be sure to post pictures of Zion National Park and surrounding areas....as much as I look forward to getting away, I always look forward to coming back home and working on projects....I have a few I will share with you when I return....have a spectacular long holiday weekend and Happy Columbus Day!
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Di St. Jacques-Blue
10/8/2011 01:29:13 am
Mary Jane, thanks for directing me to your blog. I look forward to "our" trip to Utah, post photos!
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11/6/2011 07:07:58 am
What a wonderful art over here! Love the boxes, they are soo beautiful!
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Mary Jane Chadbourne
I am a full time mixed media artist who resides in the desert southwest. I love to create, teach and share great finds with everyone....this is what I hope to achieve with this blog. Archives
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