Girls,

Last month we did an art show and there was a Father and Son art team, this Father wanted to encourage his son in art because he knew that just turning four this week – he was not running and being very physical.  He thought he could encourage him with art.  Just today I found out the little boy Brooks Russell needs our prayers and any extra art supplies, because he has a tumor in his spine.  Only about 100 people have this condition and will be undergoing a surgery at Vanderbit this next Thursday 5/17.  Please help me send good thoughts to this child, to this Mother of three children, 4 and under, to this Dad.  Needless to say all of us know how horrible the hospital bills are and the stress of recovery.  So if you have any extra little something of art supplies that we could fill a treasure chest to give to this little boy, you don’t have to go buy anything, but we all have an extra brush, or pad, or paint.  As Artist we know how our art heals us, let’s help heel this family.  Bring anything you would like to give this family to the MAY Meeting.  Thank you for your prayers.

Jean Parker – Artist Heart

Below are the Birthday Cards that my two Grandson designed for their Papa.  He was so pleased and so was I. Kyle Joseph Mazzola – 2nd grade and Parker James Mazzola – 1st grade. Jean Parker – ARTIST HEART

 Parker and PaPa on a dove hunting and playing football.

Kyle and Papa hitting golf balls.

Colored Pencils - kelly H. Design

Last Sunday night we watched this beautiful TV series called Frozen Planet and they showed a fuzzy Caterpillar that froze and thawed for 14 years before it became a moth and then mated and died.  Every shot of the series was a paitning and the time and effort it took.  That is how art is sometimes you learn and learn and then you have enough tricks in your bag to make it work.  This Kelly H. Design reminds me of that series and the time it takes.  I took several classes with her at HOOT.  One Al has in his Living Room (Dragonfly) and the Sea Shells in a beautiful glass vase.  She comes from a Graphic Design background and comes up with some great designs.  Those camera men on the Frozen Plant do too.

I am so grateful that others share what I don’t have the ability or desire to do.  No way am I sitting out in the cold for some photo, but others do.  Thanks to all that share what they are good at for those of us that are still gathering skills to put into their art bag.

That works in cooking too, thanks to Sister S. for the rolls.

Jean

Artist Heart

Venetian Facade

Venetian Facade is a Karlyn Holman class I taught at Hobby Lobby and the girls did awesome with the project.  I posted it on my face book page and got some very sweet comments.  Kelly Lynn Escue Hargrove posted that she wanted it, and my reply was it is yours.  Well within minutes I had e-mails and phone calls saying why did you give that away.

Just so you know I got joy just picking out the project, I got joy painting the project and I got joy teaching the project, I got joy sharing the painting with friends and then when my little sister that was born on my 19th Birthday – whom I never shared a home with, but we did share a Daddy that died recently, and to my knowledge, she has never asked me for anything.  I got such joy giving her this painting and I hope she get joy having it in her home.

THAT is what art is to me the joy of my heart – making me have an artist heart.

Jean E. (Escue)Parker