Gettysburg for the reenactments at Daniel Lady Farm

Hallo,

   Dont know why this is all wonky today..... My Hubby and I went to Gettysburg for the week of the 4th of July and took in the reenactments on friday. It was a HOT one but took a ton of photos. It was a fun day!!!

 

Maroon and gray with driftwood basket

Hallo,

  Another go with a basket incorporating a piece of driftwood. I have a lot of driftwood lying around so there will be more of these in time.

  The basket portion is about 11 inches round and 5 inches tall and the piece of driftwood is 16.5 inches long.

  I have a basket class scheduled at Artful Things Gallery in Niceville Fl for August if anyone is interested - check out my Facebook page - Translucent Firefly or Instagram - @translucentfirefly for all the details.

                                                                                                            Have a great week!!!

                                                                                                                   Tera

 

Horse lovers basket

Hallo,

   It is really difficult to find vintage reticulated plates with horses on them. You can find a ton of beautiful ones without the holes (non reticulated).

   I had 2 of these small plates - the first one I did in tans and grays and this one in grays and black. 

   The basket is 8.5 inches round and 2 inches tall.

   All for now - have a great week!!!

         Tera

 

Pink and yellow roses basket

Hallo,

   Hand painted plate with pink and yellow roses that I used as a base for this sweet little basket!!! I chose a simple pattern design so it would show off this beautiful plate better. 

   The basket is 10 inches round and 3.5 inches high and can be found on my Etsy shop - www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

   Have a great week!!!

     Tera

 

Duck Hunter basket

Hallo,

   Back with more baskets to show you over the next couple days. I am really looking forward to this fall when I can have more time to get in my studio to paint!!! (the retirement countdown is in full swing!!)

     The base for this basket is a vintage hand painted plate. The basket measures  11 inches round and 4 inches tall and took me around 15 /16 hours to make.

   I have been making so many baskets lately that my shoulders are starting to protest a bit with all the repetitive movements...... I should probably take a bit of a break but I have sooooo MANY pretty plates!!!!!

   Listed this one and a couple other new baskets to my Etsy shop today - www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

      This one might make a great Father's Day gift - a place for his keys and other content of the pockets that seem to get spread all over the kitchen counter...... :)

    Have a great day!!!

         Tera

 

Bayou paintings

Hallo,

   Finally have some paintings to show you - I haven't had too much time to paint in the last few months and have been working on these three for awhile now.

   We have a Bayou themed show at our local art cooperative - ASDO (Arts and Design Society) here in Fort Walton Beach so I wanted to have a couple to enter. I almost always work on 2 or 3 paintings in the same theme when I am painting anyhow. After a few layers of encaustic with heat fusing each layer - you sometimes have to let the painting sit and cool a bit. I go back and forth between them  so they can cool in-between.

    The first painting is 8 by 10 inches and more fallish colors. The second one is 16 by 20 inches and the last 8 by 10 again. The last 2 I framed in black float frames and have turned them in for the show.

   The paintings were inspired by a small stretch of bayou along a road we often walk in the am with the pups.

   Hope fully I will be showing you more paintings this summer, but it is going to be a busy one with a couple trips planned.  I am looking forward to this fall - I am retiring from the whole 'JOB' scene the end of sept.  I think 41.5 years as a Nurse (mostly in Critical Care) is quite enough for me!!! I am looking forward to more time in the studio and more time with the Grandbabies!!!

   All 3 paintings are available in my Etsy shop = www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

    All for now - hope to see you soon with more projects.

               Tera

 

Flowers in my yard

 Hallo,

   It has been a good spring for flowers in my yard this year. Both theses 2 iris and the 2 Clementi are new additions this year and arent they pretty. I have alot of my flowers in pots because we have a tiny yard that is full of tree roots. 

   I also have had a ton of gladiolus and callas blooming this year too and the dahlias are just starting. 

   I have so many pink and purple glads that I have started labeling them - I tie a string around the base (white for pink, green for purple and double green for any other color) . Come fall I plan to dig up all the bulbs, give away a lot of pink ones and replant along with some new bulbs in different colors.

                                                                                                            All for today. Hope your spring is as colorful as mine is these days!!!!

                Tera