Hats
The Fine Ladies “made” their hats for an afternoon tea. This is a painting, not a portrait of a lady or a hat. I’m still struggling with acrylics. Here’s a chapter of that struggle.
Crumpled grid
Superstorm Sandy knocked out one quarter of the power grid and communications. I’ve been working on the idea of Modern Muses on these round pieces. Maybe this is the throw down between Mother Nature and Calliope, the Muse of Communication.
Schism
My sons who were best friends growing up are not talking. Women, I hate to say, have caused the schism. Gregg and I are going to wait until they figure it out. It’s not my FAULT. I feel like there is an axe between my eyes.
Halloween horror
We got between 12″ and 14″ of snow, from the storm that hit W.Va. But the town nearest us, just got a dusting. A neighbor at a higher elev. got 22″. Our tractor won’t move, even with chains on. Thank goodness the sun came out. Tomorrow Gregg has to go to work, even if he has to walk the 1/2 mile to the road. He walked up Mon. night at midnight. I’m not complaining, but life in 
the 47% is hard.
Modern Muses
I finished writing a grant to do more work on the Modern Muses. Asking someone for money to make an art piece makes me get very focused. What is a muse? Do they have less power now, as most women do? What are their working conditions and job descriptions? It came to me that the modern Calliope, would be the muse of communication. And what better emblem than an antenna. This is a maquette, (mock up) of an idea. 
My boys are friends.
Here’s the painting I did a long time ago. Yesterday someone posted the original photo.
NoHa is over
I just got back into my blog. Something had hijacked it, but Forrest fixed it. I picked up my work from Gallery 86 Sunday. I wish I’d sold something, but it was a creative body of work. I used a lot more collage than ever before. I was let down, but I will go back to the Muses. I threw in a self portrait.
Thre 
I must be nuts.
Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam is Aug. 24 &25. Then I’m part of a group show, NoHa, that we start installing Aug. 27. Opening is Sept. 7. It is exciting being an artist. No 9-5 or regular paycheck!
Quilt Trail Installation
Saturday was scary and exciting. This quilt square, painted board, was installed on the gym wall where my studio is. It represents the Dead Man in theCreek, or how Fines Creek got it’s name. Gregg is supervising Bill Shalosky and Rodney Durbin installing. Thanks to Ricky Jones for the incredible finesse of lifting the very heavy square up to 19 ft.! We are three miles from I-40, off the Fines Creek exit, #15. Come by and see it! Check out our quilt trail at www.haywoodarts.org.