Pip Notes: Art and Musings By Pilar

day 10-diane

day 10-diane cook

a beautiful tassel of Christmas joy and spirit

hand etched and folded

vintage buttons and charms woven

thank you, diane

day 9- danita

day9-danita

 
a precious angel

layers and layers of wax and Christmas goodness


thank you, danita

day 7-sally

day 7- sally turlington

sealed and ready to unwrap

a winter surprisean altered snowflake of clay, wax and art bits

a saint anchors the piece

thank you, sally

day 6- crystal

day 5-crystal neubauer.

a delicious vintage ephemera evelope.

praises to the season

a star in colors of the winter sky

thank you, crystal

day 5- melissa

day 5- melissa david.

"My refuge-God's feathers"

wings inspired by faith, words tucked inside a veil of sheers

"He will cover you with his fathers, and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." Psalms 91:4

a modern Ex-Voto celebrating the triumph of love

thank you, Melissa

day 4-me

 

day 3-joanna

day 3-joanna pierotti

a christmas parcel crafted from antique envelopes and vintage garland

a nesting of hand dyed fibers and lace

facets of mercury glass hugging a unique and personalized collage

love sewn in every stitch

thank you, joanna

day 2-kelly

day 2- kelly snelling, whose ornament was wrapped in one of her wonderful paintings.

an enchanted house made up of paper, thread, hammered metal, painting and ink.

"sister friend" is what Kelly is to me

hands joined through thick and thin

the depth of friendship, layers upon layers on top of corrugated bones

thank you, my sister friend

day 1-ruth

day one- ruth rae.

ruth's embrace of the ceremony of presentation is always as impressive as the ornament inside.

a breathtaking fusion of ruth's jewelry, fiber, and mixed media artistry.

a prize possession- a sacred heart

nestled in a bed of plaster, fiber and mica.

down to her signature, ruth's ornament transforms the simple into the complex and the complex into the simple.

thank you, ruth.

12 days of christmas-2011

 

Five years ago I was invited to partake in this exchange of extreme artistic talent and generosity. Five years ago, I became friends with these amazing women and over the last five years, we have celebrated each others successes and supported one another through each others sorrows.

Like so many, the curve ball of 2011 the majority of the group through a myriad of unexpected issues and contrants. Not one of us could bare to part with this group and exchange so the time line adjusted to fit each one of our needs.

This year our numbers do not match the ones, which were initially assigned; a four might be a five and a 1 in the place of a 10. This year I know my words will fail me and I will be unable to describe the awe and excitement of each present. This year I will let my simple snaps and the brevity of my prose impart my emotions.

A list of the players:

1  Ruth Rae                            
 
2  Kelly Snelling                    

3  Joanna Pierotti                 

4  me                     

5 Melissa David                    

6  Crystal Neubauer             

7  Sally Turlington                

8  Lou McCulloch                  

9  Danita Art                           

10 Diane Cook                        

 11 Maija Lepore                    

                                       12 Jackie Allison

and our fearless leader, Deryn Mentock

To say it has become a high light in my annual Yuletide season is an understatement-the friendship and comradeship I have experienced connecting with these precious souls is in fact the true gift.