Netherlands Horse Rescue and New Wire Sculpture

I was so moved by the Netherlands Horse Rescue I thought I should create some artwork that would somehow share the emotion. About 200 horses were trapped on a tiny island for days after terrible flooding. Four women rode out into the cold water and the herd followed them back to dry land! These are some sketches in glass before firing, the finished glass is too stiff in the large piece, I will continue to work with the idea.

Here is the finished wire sculpture of Comedy and Tragedy, 8" x 10" done for one of the visitors to the Ramona Studio Tour

The 3" x 4" wire sketch:

Ramona Art Guild Show

My entries in the Ramona Art Guild Show
I haven't got a good picture of this one yet or a stand I like। You can see the different colors from different views.

This one is fun. My fish got allot of intrest at the Ramona Studio tour and the Art Glass Guild Patio Sale. I be making Fish Mobiles!

I hope some of you will come see the show, go to: http://www.zhibit.org/rag or click on Ramona Art Guild Show title to get more information.

More Glass

Lydia's comment was right, I did get too much going with the shadows. This picture is a bit better!

The Ramona Studio Tour Was great fun, lots of art friends stopped by and met new art friends। Got encouraging comments on my wire work and sold a couple pieces! The glass fish and sketches were well recieved as well। I'm busy working on new glass for The patio sale May 16th and 17th

Studio Tour and new glass

Its time for the 2009 Ramona Studio Tour! http://www.zhibit.org/ramonaart



The tour was cancelled last year due to the fire that raged through our community. Most of the Artists are back at work, The mountain sides have a different bare look. Last years wild flowers were spectacular and revival is on the way. If you are an Art lover this is a great oppertunity to visit 15 Studios see where and how artists work and meet some interesting people.
I've been busy working on some new jewelry and larger glass pieces.





The Ramona Chamber of Commerce presents
the 6th Annual
Ramona Open Studios Tour
April 18 & 19, 2009
10am to 4pm

Tour the back country while supporting your local artists!

Tickets for the self-guided tour are $10 per person and include a full-color brochure with map.
Order by phone from the Ramona Chamber of Commerce at (760) 789-1311 or in person at 960 Main St. Tuesday through Saturday.
Tickets may also be purchased in Ramona at:

Daniel's Liquor and Deli (1350 Main St.),
Daniel's West (17718 Hwy. 67),
The Java Hut (23658 San Vicente Road in San Diego Country Estates),
and at the artists’ studios on the days of the event.

Look for the bright yellow "Open Studios" signs!


Contact: Judy Nachazel (760) 789-7131
Ramona Chamber (760) 789-1311
www.ramonaart.com
www.ramonachamber.com.
Artists Featured:
* Venus Andrecht - paintings
* Susan Bainbridge - paintings
* Yigal Ben-Aderet - sculpture
* Jim Berger - woodworking
* Kitty Cantrell - sculpture
* Antonia Cosentino - ceramics
* Donna Davis - ceramics
* Sue Dawe - fantasy art
* Lyn Feudner - fused glass jewelry
* Linda Kelly - paintings and gourd art
* Isabel McCauley - watercolor paintings
* Michele Morton - pine needle basketry and woodworking
* Judy Nachazel - pastel and acrylic paintings
* Carolyn Nespolo - photography

* Sally Quenette - wildlife watercolors

* Leslie Souza - metalwork
* Joyce Stark - wildlife painting
* Jil Streed - jewelry

Challenge # 215, designs for glass and few more cats

March went by ia a flash! I did allot of drawing, designing for glass and I couldn't stop with the cats.
Fuzzy Newton Sleeping

Sneakers Sleeping

Cats do a lot of this sleeping!


glass

50 more Cats completes 100!

It took a long time to get back to them but I have over 100 cat sketches. Most very quick often late at night. The first 3 are fused glass, one wire cat face, the rest pen.

New Look at Old Glass Boxes

My first boxes, and resolve to make some new ones! Now that I have it in print I hope to take myself seriously.



My most recently completed box and resolve to get better pictures of existing boxes!