tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111948862024-03-23T11:08:07.014-07:00the campwake up and live! -bob marleykelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.comBlogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-37804683187376456132011-01-19T14:32:00.000-08:002011-02-03T04:16:05.882-08:00..a new roof..<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kellybarton.com/blog"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564029596797268162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI59IhhaPVsCtx5pTNGrTx3aZtaa_4DQp7ptceYHf-RHEBprjhOtpvPa959XaqpwnnbNWA8SRMPGzE5DN9vP-3GxCyQNq08K2fOlYqcdVQ7Ma1GO4tbgZ1b5OHyjOxWGlp7t9C/s400/kellybarton_new-roof.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)"><br />...with the wicked help of a girl named</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">anne</span></span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)">and a</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span></span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms" href="http://wishblissstudio.com/"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">little bird</span></a></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">in a north west nest. we have a new roof. please stop by<br />anytime</span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. we promise to have colorful parties - often.</span></span>..<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">*peace</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc33cc;"><strong><em>{ please click above and hop over to the new site. would love to see you there!}</em></strong></span></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-53903257661547865852011-01-17T09:13:00.000-08:002011-01-17T09:13:00.455-08:00..happy mail..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc07TZMo60_NHzTpDeZeSRlu1hvfXPM1CXFm-zBemovZkF7I9aBsAeVtPUqmfare1T3dxZ0QIc1ACUT3RayiSeJw5i3Oqxj3uVTWne5ccN64C7O56TvM-JeEPWtVC7jan3U-d/s1600/photo%252816%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc07TZMo60_NHzTpDeZeSRlu1hvfXPM1CXFm-zBemovZkF7I9aBsAeVtPUqmfare1T3dxZ0QIc1ACUT3RayiSeJw5i3Oqxj3uVTWne5ccN64C7O56TvM-JeEPWtVC7jan3U-d/s400/photo%252816%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562091619420210210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">sprout bobs.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i have looked looked at sprouts bobbie pins for years. literally</span></span></span> -<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i am sure it has been over 4 years. i have never purchased any<br />because i have such baby fine hair i was worried that these bobs<br />would just slide out of my hair. they dont. i love them.<br /><br />so imagine my happy surprise today when i found two bags in<br />the post. the biggest one was new packaging supplies from pretty<br />tape. as i opened the parcel, i giggled. the supplies were wrapped<br />up in what looked like a package of braunschweiger. i opened it<br />up to the cutest string and brite japanese masking tape. i can't<br />wait to use all this stuff! it is so happy and fun.<br /><br />then i noticed that the other package was from <a href="http://www.stefanierenee.net/"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">a friend far away</span></a>.<br />just appeared in that red post box. of course i was so excited to<br />see what was in there. when i opened it...out flowed fun paper<br />confetti and a postcard of the sea. and the cherry on top - sprout<br />bobs! yep. my very own pair. how on earth did she even know.<br /><br />the fact that i got a gift today on the surface may seem like i am<br />only happy for the bob's. but the beauty of getting mail, not email,<br />not facebook messages - while those are always fun and nice. real<br />mail is a sign that someone is truly thinking of you. they spent time<br />to write a note, fill it with love and send it on to each of us.<br /><br />i have been thinking about this a lot lately. i never send out christmas<br />cards anymore. i always plan on doing a fun new years card. that never<br />seems to evolve. so a few weeks ago i made the decision that i would,<br />each week send 3-4 cards and note to friends. so far i am sticking to it.<br />and i don't say that to spout off about what i am doing. i am simply<br />putting it out there, that i am working on something that is important<br />to me. to send a message to someone who needs a lift, or deserves a<br />thanks or maybe i just miss a bit and i was thinking about them.<br /><br />so here is my whole point...yes yes, it takes me a tad bit i know.<br />snail mail deserves some promps. if you know of someone who<br />needs a little light send them some. we are living in a crazy busy<br />stressful world. and i know for a fact that opening the post and pulling<br />out a little unexpected bit of happy - really makes a day.<br /><br />go on...i double dog dare ya.<br /><br />***and thanks for the sprouts. i love them<br /></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-72658183227086999312011-01-16T07:43:00.000-08:002011-01-16T16:52:29.567-08:00..sunday soup..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k-qq50FkiE-6A92HHWBxW-jvhu4zfA6VLPvO6qM-pQp-GOksSnqLnZUdFM0jEpWpaoWZ7qw3kUqY49lxlgEbxLUfxLOk_LJrBAFTo0u2LHZFTl_N7jGQmcWTsfx1wR8MyeOm/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k-qq50FkiE-6A92HHWBxW-jvhu4zfA6VLPvO6qM-pQp-GOksSnqLnZUdFM0jEpWpaoWZ7qw3kUqY49lxlgEbxLUfxLOk_LJrBAFTo0u2LHZFTl_N7jGQmcWTsfx1wR8MyeOm/s400/IMG_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562810987654996050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >ellie measuring cups. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">today's sunday soup is brought to you by - some<br />happy musing. ones that i love and want to give<br />a little shout out to.<br /><br />the <a href="http://curiousgirl-lisa.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">curious girl</span></a>.....i met lisa at squam. the first<br />year i watched her walking around and i was so<br />drawn to her. i really didn't get to know her until<br />this past year at squam by the sea. i adore her.<br />she makes sense and i like that. she also makes<br />a mean margarita. i mean, the only thing i remember<br />is lots of giggling, i mean a lot. please go say hello.<br />she's pretty cute.<br /><br /><a href="http://catinajanearts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">catina jane</span></a>.....she paints the most colorful paintings,<br />makes fun little necklaces. her little sailboats makes<br />me smile. her message is strong, as is her faith. you<br />gotta love a girl on a mission. i love stopping over<br />at her blog and today she shows up, tells her truth,<br />she is true and brave. she makes me smile<br /><br />kolleen my <a href="http://heartwingsisters.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">heart-wingsister</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></a><br />we met at the unearth retreat. i drove up at her<br />cottage to pick them up and take them all back<br />to the main house. she said something very funny<br />and sassy and i knew we would be friends. she has<br />a way of making you feel at home. and her<br /><a href="http://heartwingsisters.blogspot.com/2011/01/im-better-for-it-fridaykates-story.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">i'm better for it</span></a> series, pushes you to listen<br />and know that each of us have a story that matters.<br />she is also an artist who creates fun and sassy chicks.<br />she is my midwest connect, my sister.<br /><br />sara of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaraBJewelry?ga_search_query=sarabjewelry&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">sarab jewelry</span></a>. her metalsmithing is amazing.<br />her silver creations make me drool. i had seen her<br />work several years ago at the broadripple art fair.<br />the she magically appeared at my booth this year<br />at the earth house show. she is adorable and being<br />able to reconnect and share some stuff was the<br />very best medicine of the day. she is a hometown<br />girl, go say hello and check out her wares.<br /><br /><a href="http://triciaalexander.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">tricia</span></a>....i have much to say about tricia. but will<br />keep much of it close to my heart. another unearth<br />sister. she is quite at first as is her sister <a href="http://peacelovepaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">judy</span></a>. they<br />come as a pair and you can't help but get a kick out<br />of this dynamic duo. tricia makes <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/triciasstudio"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">handmade journals</span></a><br />they are full of paper and good stuff. i can't wait<br />to get mine in the post, but i have to send her my<br />old dr. seuss book that she is going to turn to magic<br />first. yes, i am kinda slow. but my scarf sisters know<br />this and are so sweet embracing my nutty self.<br /><br /><a href="http://sunflowers131.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">jennifer</span></a>....i don't even know where to start with this<br />chickadee. she is my poet pal. she is kind, sweet<br />and wants for nothing but a loving world full of<br />good stuff. i mean really don't we all. i go to her<br />spot to find balance, to breath deep and to smile.<br />she sends me little texts to let me know she is<br />thinking of me and they always seem to arrive<br />at the perfect moment. or rather when i am having<br />an imperfect moment and they make me smile.<br />she is such a nugget, and if it is raining you might<br />just see her out in the middle of the street with<br />her rainboots on, giggling.<br /><br />check back next sunday for some more soup.<br /><br />....my cup spills over.<br /></span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-86508733706982800512011-01-13T07:06:00.000-08:002011-01-15T19:29:28.396-08:00your story....join it here.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJCJSIjG_VR-7QBZOQaKa5x3iiN0oWWkRQKgDo3YbQnU0PCQLf_mvKgYO66QhbLKxZWJ67Yvlnu_4cY_bsTOLvV25JPm0viLAdWo70_44EJ1MW9i5lmS6mKlBM6h96-SqXAZ/s1600/gearhart+ocean+morning.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561693881202186162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJCJSIjG_VR-7QBZOQaKa5x3iiN0oWWkRQKgDo3YbQnU0PCQLf_mvKgYO66QhbLKxZWJ67Yvlnu_4cY_bsTOLvV25JPm0viLAdWo70_44EJ1MW9i5lmS6mKlBM6h96-SqXAZ/s400/gearhart+ocean+morning.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong>your morning view<br /><br /></strong></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBu-vT09m5qKz4MkNfbTCivslKi9ZFBLEebhIcLlTPA2nfxpVmSzEils-I29TweNlYWs7sj_-LH-zoeBEY0gwPA8DenKQr88N9i4_6xoIzjqL4l7cK5G7pvSgaGgg3OU6qaNO/s1600/the+lodge.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 251px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561693871792272146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBu-vT09m5qKz4MkNfbTCivslKi9ZFBLEebhIcLlTPA2nfxpVmSzEils-I29TweNlYWs7sj_-LH-zoeBEY0gwPA8DenKQr88N9i4_6xoIzjqL4l7cK5G7pvSgaGgg3OU6qaNO/s400/the+lodge.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >your comfort and community<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ergw_fc4aU7f1IinZ8PbPStl4dSren-0RYHMTmwIoiMfXl34vpQvSQWS82seetv7mWOy4VCV8S2D57xe0bBWyCRQ5F2Dtqq7I5_uelcSPEgajS7DiMzkC0MN0E18XcdV6mLc/s1600/view+from+back+patio.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561693864872484194" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ergw_fc4aU7f1IinZ8PbPStl4dSren-0RYHMTmwIoiMfXl34vpQvSQWS82seetv7mWOy4VCV8S2D57xe0bBWyCRQ5F2Dtqq7I5_uelcSPEgajS7DiMzkC0MN0E18XcdV6mLc/s400/view+from+back+patio.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong>your story....<br /></strong></span><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >...know all those kartwheels i keep talking about. well i have done<br />so many - celebrating this little nugget - that i am dizzy. how do<br />i feel aboutbeing a mentor at this june's "<a href="http://www.bepresentretreats.com/your-story-about/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Your Story</span></a>" retreat,<br />you ask?<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >excited</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;" >happy</span> .<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >blessed</span> .<br /><br /></strong></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >now for the big stuff....</span><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;" ><strong>your story</strong></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" >june 15-19</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" >gearhart, oregon</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" >registration begins - wednesday january, 19th.<br /><br />for all the low down on the location, info and mentors. hop on over<br />to the <a href="http://www.bepresentretreats.com/your-story-about/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">be present</span></a> page and check it all out. oh how i would love<br />seeing you there.<br /><br />*peace<br /></span></div></div></div></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-15908044478749434462011-01-13T02:53:00.000-08:002011-01-13T03:57:15.970-08:00artfoolishness no. 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYi6XnBlfEQdPdcBp7EM_iHs4TdDE8t8t9xh1cxspw4lctdZbQyp3ZdeXMLlWXp_fW7hW23M-c0wvmFSeMg1nQJUyeTvaSF9j_VNhF9wDNoq587Prm4wIB5pH9B4LJdMXUvYY/s1600/artFOOLishness-3graces_final.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561622130492854642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYi6XnBlfEQdPdcBp7EM_iHs4TdDE8t8t9xh1cxspw4lctdZbQyp3ZdeXMLlWXp_fW7hW23M-c0wvmFSeMg1nQJUyeTvaSF9j_VNhF9wDNoq587Prm4wIB5pH9B4LJdMXUvYY/s400/artFOOLishness-3graces_final.jpg" /></a> <blockquote><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><a href="http://wishblissstudio.com/2011/01/artfoolishness-1/"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Danielle Donaldson</span></strong> </a>and I, are up to it again. oh yes we are<br />let me explain...we met two years ago at <a href="http://www.lizlamoreux.com/"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Liz Lamoreux's</span></strong> </a><br />Unearth retreat. she mouthed off to me as i was coring what<br />seemed to be my 100th apple, sweating madly and a mad crap<br />in my left arm. that was nite one, but the third nite she had<br />me pinned up against the industrial fridge talking kids, graphic<br />design and holy moses - i think we may be long lost sisters.<br />danielle is one of those girls who the walk of her life pretty<br />much runs parallel to mine. so to follow suit with her description<br />of our friendship...she is the left to my right (brain), the lug to<br />my tire, the phthalo to my magenta, the salsa to my chip...i kick<br />her ass and she smacks me around a bit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">our first challange was a bunch of bitty mermaids last year<br />and dang that was fun. so in this hectic thing we call life, we<br />decided we need more creative fire in our life - so we are doing<br />another one. and with that the next challenge was born...one<br />quote, a color, and object and a little musical inspiration.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">quote:</span></strong> "i have been sustained throughout my life by three saving<br />graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of<br />resilience and hope" ~elizabeth edwards<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><br />color:</span></strong> pink and include a heart(s)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">pandora playlist:</span></strong> gillian welch radio</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">ready . set . go</p></span><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">what do you get when two creative, silly chicks paint on two<br />different lands - nothing but pure unadulterated fun! our own<br />styles shine and we fall in love with the others work. yep - i<br />say it is - what stephen covey calls - a win win.<br /><br />and now a word from our sponsors...thats ME! danielle pushes<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">me hard and i love that. she cheers me from the side line and<br />i love having her over there with her pom-poms and spirt hands,<br />but she is one of my favorite artists and creatives. she runs a<br />land called <a href="http://wishblissstudio.com/"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>wishbliss studios</strong></span></a>. there you will find her digital<br />scrapbook creations. they are fun, colorful sassy and full of kart<br />wheels. check them out!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">psst....the story of orphan girl, will be told soon. i have to say.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">she speaks deeply. her story up next and then she will find a<br />spot in my shop.</span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">peace.</span> </span></p></blockquote>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-77415727791894152172011-01-11T09:00:00.000-08:002011-01-11T09:00:04.866-08:00..workings of an orphan girl..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-00um0iqIUXqIrJp4gj7h-WSp1qCJXE1ATzBMOVnOl4lyWGHofFy3OVGOwMkBqbvmat53PuIb6oMVInDTBtshL70lLpdhe_9-1um2p3q7dlULJ1SMWf_pxJy5RW3KPtDVwAu_/s1600/photo%252813%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560719451157792690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-00um0iqIUXqIrJp4gj7h-WSp1qCJXE1ATzBMOVnOl4lyWGHofFy3OVGOwMkBqbvmat53PuIb6oMVInDTBtshL70lLpdhe_9-1um2p3q7dlULJ1SMWf_pxJy5RW3KPtDVwAu_/s400/photo%252813%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#cc9933;">background prepped, spr</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeA857JEQsJMid_PnVugUC7uKc0IY_Xfpk5AXUilWPhO6xJ2JuNFDuTGCjpNa2LRXEtgH6ZuHtlk7BU85r2WqAszBCmAdbGFu5SS9eNATElFM9US_Ovk964sbGtBsT1DjbGWg/s1600/photo%252812%2529.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#cc9933;">ayed and sketched<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeA857JEQsJMid_PnVugUC7uKc0IY_Xfpk5AXUilWPhO6xJ2JuNFDuTGCjpNa2LRXEtgH6ZuHtlk7BU85r2WqAszBCmAdbGFu5SS9eNATElFM9US_Ovk964sbGtBsT1DjbGWg/s1600/photo%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560719443437240914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeA857JEQsJMid_PnVugUC7uKc0IY_Xfpk5AXUilWPhO6xJ2JuNFDuTGCjpNa2LRXEtgH6ZuHtlk7BU85r2WqAszBCmAdbGFu5SS9eNATElFM9US_Ovk964sbGtBsT1DjbGWg/s400/photo%252812%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#cc9933;">the faceless girl filled<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yeI1mlEiNZ0llDzQje93dEu2BdBr2ZSuL6r-EIOz9ac-ipxuspuGvd2ohgKzyKd4OFTF7alaqwi9wyBX18JjAlxLgdOzZVEn0-0wX3K6ngiDa4kWH7_c0dHwKiX7BqOo4TbJ/s1600/photo%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560719439044901250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yeI1mlEiNZ0llDzQje93dEu2BdBr2ZSuL6r-EIOz9ac-ipxuspuGvd2ohgKzyKd4OFTF7alaqwi9wyBX18JjAlxLgdOzZVEn0-0wX3K6ngiDa4kWH7_c0dHwKiX7BqOo4TbJ/s400/photo%25289%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#cc9933;">shades . text . tattoo<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_0zORPXCRFx8Ba0_3qBp4eimhC2tj32Kts63IAqpvGnJx0Vmx7p-kbLJdRUzk-wNh2KX9u_RkxzGgjHYSje1t0OxGVt82pUmSUEIBOBkorgpBCvzguZ51SBNG-98wb9y1hJT/s1600/photo%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560719437887745730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_0zORPXCRFx8Ba0_3qBp4eimhC2tj32Kts63IAqpvGnJx0Vmx7p-kbLJdRUzk-wNh2KX9u_RkxzGgjHYSje1t0OxGVt82pUmSUEIBOBkorgpBCvzguZ51SBNG-98wb9y1hJT/s400/photo%25288%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#cc9933;">a little ponder session<strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0YbEoQMK5TygYKeMYLJW3w4oZjs47wxQkq2Zkort47q6wWxBeZEImTMfdT7x4yd5lofSoXbnfKGmKace5O-5AsKk3x8HsA63s5x6WUpNjdwGszOzSe_S-tXaoyPNcZSfl_DV/s1600/photo%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560719433505977058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0YbEoQMK5TygYKeMYLJW3w4oZjs47wxQkq2Zkort47q6wWxBeZEImTMfdT7x4yd5lofSoXbnfKGmKace5O-5AsKk3x8HsA63s5x6WUpNjdwGszOzSe_S-tXaoyPNcZSfl_DV/s400/photo%25287%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">workings of an orphan girl..</span></span><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">trying to finish up several paintings. can't wait to finish</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">her up. this piece is another mini collaboration with my</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">girl </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms; COLOR: rgb(51,153,153); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://wishblissstudio.com/">danielle</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. she inspires me, pushes me and torments</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me. but i kinda dig that.<br /><br />what else am i working on you ask? well i have a new little series<br />of my girls. itty bittys with a new little twist. hoping to have those<br />ready for the shop soon.<br /><br />off to finish her up.<br /><br />peace.<br /></span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-7149557395068131452011-01-10T11:09:00.000-08:002011-01-10T11:26:39.973-08:00..preps..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlVlzc31PDteuAowj4AE3ekbPxtKSTEgf8b0-wiKd3v3c5URCoDrXigWFYEPZ01FZDIiq0s3efuOy6FOwtoc5Sci0L2JAYNxDJoEgmGauNdrbGA_8_LndXOKAoA2LU-Pn89bh/s1600/photo%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlVlzc31PDteuAowj4AE3ekbPxtKSTEgf8b0-wiKd3v3c5URCoDrXigWFYEPZ01FZDIiq0s3efuOy6FOwtoc5Sci0L2JAYNxDJoEgmGauNdrbGA_8_LndXOKAoA2LU-Pn89bh/s400/photo%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560636934716096738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">a blue betty.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >what am i up to you ask???? oh lots<br />over here in middle earth. right now, today i am<br />working on a few display and packing items. there<br />never really seems to be enough time in any day for<br />me. so today, when i got home from my p.t. early<br />morn - oh how i hate to get up that early - job, i swore<br />i would fight off any signs of a nap and just get some<br />stuff done in the studio. as many of you know<br />kelly + focus = good luck. but today i am bound<br />and determined to get some quality work done<br />in an high quantity volume. whew. so far so good.<br /><br />i have ordered new packaging items for my baubles<br />and prints, repainting a dress form for display and<br />photography needs and will soon be printing some new<br />fun labels for packaging and mailing. later i will hopefully<br />make a dent in a website i need to finish up.<br /><br />there is so much that i need to work on in january.<br />things i want to accomplish<br /><br />1. submit to several arts and craft mags<br />2. finish up my website, with the help of the little bird<br />behind the curtain<br />3. re-photograph most of my baubles [this week]<br />4. finish up 5-6 paintings<br />5. continue to renovate the studio.<br />6. finish sketches for a special order original [this week]<br />7. work on some class descriptions and bio works<br />8. taxes [next two weeks]<br /><br />yikes....no naps here! so if you see that i am slowing, please<br />send me a nudge. i might just be resting my eyes.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">************</span><br />on a side note, i want to send out a big thanks to each of you who have<br />been stopping by recently. comments or no comments, i feel the support<br />and kindness everyday and lately, it has been such a nice reminder of why<br />i do what i do.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">**************</span><br />there will be a special giveaway coming up soon and some shop fun. so<br />please stay tuned! you know that the month of red is coming soon!<br /><br />peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-63677915530929683492011-01-10T04:17:00.000-08:002011-01-10T04:43:43.287-08:00monday smiles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrN2xMYQQf55utMCFtm_2Po0mgrrj70KNr-iE57xAQgGsA20L1smwH9lNF9tTHh_7Y48y42UrWhP20qtjmOq5GcVSGQaCWZVqL2AJwvAh_V6Aj_nNZcYwvUhh8usRCp3uXOlG/s1600/us.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560530560513407154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrN2xMYQQf55utMCFtm_2Po0mgrrj70KNr-iE57xAQgGsA20L1smwH9lNF9tTHh_7Y48y42UrWhP20qtjmOq5GcVSGQaCWZVqL2AJwvAh_V6Aj_nNZcYwvUhh8usRCp3uXOlG/s400/us.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>12.30.10 - me and bryce.<br /><br /></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">a little about the boy.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">..<br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">he runs marathons, works ridiculously long hours, asks for</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">very little in return, loves athletics, has legs of steel, loves</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">to dance to vanilla ice, asks me everyday how my day was,</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">has the tiniest butt, looks good in blue, rides a fierce roadbike,</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">looks up at me in the gym with a smile, is a papa to my three</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">kids and you would think they were his. rode ragbrai this summer,</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">is qualified for boston, does a wicked job of keeping us out</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">of debt, cooks and cleans - but sucks up the handyman stuff,</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">hates to go to movies - but loves summer concerts. rarely is</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">in a bad mood, yet deals with my mood everyday. lucky me.<br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">we met when i was 32 and he was 22...he lied about his</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">age. somehow 13 years later we are still laughing at each</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">other while getting on each others nerves.<br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">i kinda dig him.</span></strong></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-44088759949601565952011-01-09T07:21:00.000-08:002011-01-09T07:32:40.741-08:00..true..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVwTcFhpSJQp3VyRudH7B4EqlyKshxfuwigL2YNu_5LvTTGbsS7DVT4dWSU6cHlPH9GLG1RD71AdKA3oLsR7tIv8DOCQBUkUo2gFMXT2ILrE3BR10cMnEDwSpo2_bSKSOeTM5/s1600/true.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVwTcFhpSJQp3VyRudH7B4EqlyKshxfuwigL2YNu_5LvTTGbsS7DVT4dWSU6cHlPH9GLG1RD71AdKA3oLsR7tIv8DOCQBUkUo2gFMXT2ILrE3BR10cMnEDwSpo2_bSKSOeTM5/s400/true.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560206908770615730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >i choose true.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">(a <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.jenlee.net">jenlee</a> tee, <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.moodswingstudio.com">moodswing</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bellawish"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">bellawish</span></a> pendants)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">early september it came to me. as each month passed and i<br />gathered with girlies on two coast, the words shared with me<br />continued to remind me that this was what i would hang on to.<br />a little token for myself.<br /><br />of course, there will be days darkened by hurt feelings, stress<br />and feelings of not enough. but this is why i feel so strongly<br />about this word that plopped into my little lap in the fall.<br /><br />i couldnt deal with a word last year, my head spun with too much<br />"stuff". so on that day when true radiated thru my crazy nutty<br />head. i grabbed it and ran.<br /><br />..true... i believe its a pretty good one.<br /></span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-28151007888601870782011-01-08T16:24:00.000-08:002011-01-10T04:17:45.260-08:00good stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kellybarton.com/"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559977426503534962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5FH9aIM2ApasGdCcdFzDjUTeCVH8uZJrI8i8ZxEWLr-sTS0KaNBzWIdR8JStz14P5rDrwWNY-NyWKGCKSAsWj0aQ09nwSM1GGBbHuO85YtmbJAecEmIi5XmJ8_iDIGZ9uEfq/s400/kellybarton_splash.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,153,153); FONT-WEIGHT: boldfont-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >kellybarton.com coming your way soon.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">another bit of goodness going on over here. hopefully</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">in the next couple of weeks, i - meaning the mad web</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">programmer behind the curtain - will have the up and</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ready. i am doing kartwheels over all the fun things going<br />on. retreats, new girls, baubles and now my website.<br /><br />thinking that january is gonna be a good month...a bit<br />busy, but good none the less. time for me to put the<br />boots on and get started.<br /><br />thank you to each of you who have stopped by and<br />said hello, sent me notes of cheer and held my hand.<br /><br />my cup continues to spill. kinda dig that.<br /><br />peace.</span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-44687532086554835652011-01-07T04:51:00.000-08:002011-01-07T05:12:30.260-08:00good stuff<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_53n_aL1FFceG6sDKpubQlP4vvetJ_v2atkfxktVuIxEd1E-sID7afR6kyheUWcTlK79pIkeRQxE_aX_hW_P4rE7rp_LW8UtWBdLl-ZxOcEXnD0sEaoNy3Izeu2qKC3CjaQa/s1600/shewanders.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559426024589522594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_53n_aL1FFceG6sDKpubQlP4vvetJ_v2atkfxktVuIxEd1E-sID7afR6kyheUWcTlK79pIkeRQxE_aX_hW_P4rE7rp_LW8UtWBdLl-ZxOcEXnD0sEaoNy3Izeu2qKC3CjaQa/s400/shewanders.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>she wanders...coming to a canvas near you.<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">there are moments that pop into your day so quickly, without<br />any notice - that it is hard not to pick you jaw off the floor. today</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">you did that. you told me to allow you to get your words out with</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">out interruption. "aw shit" i am thinking as you begin. and then you</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">say it. you give me the gift that is so poignant and so free that i</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">just sit and listen. do you know how hard that is to do? to sit there</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">and own what is being given to you? i have found myself doing this<br />more. sealing my little red lips so that i can embrace what is being<br />sent my way.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">to you who gave me this today . you who is rarely looked at as giving</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">out anything good . you who most look upon as not so nice. today, you<br />had my back. you looked out for me . you felt bad for what had been<br />directed my way. so i say, thank you for giving me that power, those<br />words. and most of all for showing me, that you are human, just like</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">the rest of us and through the crusty layers, you have a soft spot too.</span></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-28095872319126837502011-01-06T14:16:00.001-08:002011-01-07T04:06:38.896-08:00about the girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbaY70kEhcztbG_HikoFUgRlVVaFiW9B6TC_vLJHzzfw5WMU8wO-yOQcbJ-ftEBgB1IFhuZMMHxmsGUCYARml5SLq1-lME37GsJ9QVgk88xM6uqi_TRma-l0IAlHYMFB_qBsMv/s1600/josie.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559201302718097586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbaY70kEhcztbG_HikoFUgRlVVaFiW9B6TC_vLJHzzfw5WMU8wO-yOQcbJ-ftEBgB1IFhuZMMHxmsGUCYARml5SLq1-lME37GsJ9QVgk88xM6uqi_TRma-l0IAlHYMFB_qBsMv/s400/josie.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">instagram 1.6.11</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:85%;" >about the girl....how about a few things you may not know. cmon,<br />you know you wanna know.<br /><br />.. my husband is <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">10 years</span> younger than me. thats right, move over<br />demi moore. i was a cougar before cougar was cool.<br /><br />.. i walk around in a blanket almost daily. i am cold everyday, yet<br />i live in middle indiana - where the sun seems to never shine through<br />the winter. many mornings you will find me out getting the mail, blankie<br />wrapped tightly and a bad case of bed head.<br /><br />.. i have several major goals in my personal life, relocate to a warmer<br />land, buy a vintage camper and ford falcon and camp on the weekends.<br />bryce is not going along with this one. gee i will miss him.<br /><br />.. i am an accomplished snacker. i can snack with the best up them. ready<br />for a throwdown? line me up some swedish fish and a beer, start the chant<br /><br />.. i love fiercely, but if you hurt me - then i am hurt and tend to carry<br />that around for too long. but i am really working on this one, don't<br />worry the voodoo doll pins aren't for you.<br /><br />..i use the word dang along with religious icons such as<br />the big guy, jesus or moses. and apparently i type just like i talk.<br />DANG you poor poor peeps are expected to follow all of it.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:85%;">.. i have sat before the dalai lama, three times and i am blessed because<br />of this. he likes a good belly laugh like me. nothing like a silly man with smarts<br /><br />.. i am sometimes referred to as a "pez" girl. i tend to throw my head back with<br />my mouth wide open when i laugh. i tend hit my head on walls. doors and chairs<br />doing so. holy moses...there is nothing like a good belly laugh. </span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">***i have a partner<br />in crime, in all of this. i swear she laughs louder than me. you will find us many</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">days at little mexico causing a ruckus.<br /><br /></span>.. i love color - more the better. my dining room is pantone 021. my mom says<br />my house doesn't "flow"....sorry karen - it flows the kelly way.<br /><br />.. i would be quite content traveling around our nation, setting up stakes<br />every couple of months, working in diners and just chatting with the locals.<br />if i ended up on a beach somewhere warm - i would buy a beach cottage<br />and live out the rest of my life.<br /><br />.. if it is attached to a bobby pin, i will wear it in my hair. you know like<br />frida. yes, i love frida. i love the girls story as sad and dark as it is and i also<br />love that people crinkle their nose when i tell them that.<br /><br />....i have recently discovered that my crazy blooms and faceless<br />girls are my style and i am just fine with that. i mean how many times does<br />someone have to tell you that it is true before you yell HELL YEAH and run with it.<br /><br />yep....just a little about the girl.<br /></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-42290192304352823412011-01-04T04:35:00.000-08:002011-01-05T15:46:07.583-08:00born again...<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivabEhNZnNY9N5XFfl7ja2eFmxwDG2yWw9E6a4qW0KhrwHX9doPoexSUK7dDdFoGJKMTYMZggH65sNo4snfuJQG7uFIwQjREJyFTmz8sFPTnWqq3dvCYPJsnCW56R1FgSFmVsj/s1600/courses.jpg"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><img style="width: 400px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558342583432159650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivabEhNZnNY9N5XFfl7ja2eFmxwDG2yWw9E6a4qW0KhrwHX9doPoexSUK7dDdFoGJKMTYMZggH65sNo4snfuJQG7uFIwQjREJyFTmz8sFPTnWqq3dvCYPJsnCW56R1FgSFmVsj/s400/courses.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#663366;"><strong>instacolor.</strong></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">holiday hangover is still lingering, but in my haze i have been<br />checking out some really fun stuff that can send you on the<br />merry way of creativity. sometimes we just need to be born<br />again, at least as an artist. here are some ways to make that<br />happen</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">check em out.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.........</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#663366;"><span style="color:#333333;">color your world. hop on over and check out</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://alifeunrehearsed2.blogspot.com/p/workshops-e-courses.html"><strong>bonnies colorful course</strong></a><br /><strong>.........<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.........</span><br /></span><span style="color:#333333;">the vivacious viviennes....</span><a href="http://viviennemcmaster.squarespace.com/registration/"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>she will show you the world</strong></span></a><strong>.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">.........<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.........</span><br />the beautiful <a href="http://www.juliettecrane.com"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">juliette crane</span></a> has a "how to paint an owl" workshop</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">heading your way. stay tuned<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">..........</span><br /></span><br />..........<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: normal;">mccabe - <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2010/12/09/online-class-sale/">the dancing mermaid</a> has a video course too. i took </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">her journal class as squam by the sea. she rocks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">..........</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">..so aren't you ready for some new year fun? go check them out!<br /><br />*peace</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-12166477506241225582010-12-31T03:23:00.000-08:002010-12-31T04:31:45.276-08:00looking for a little new.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SqAMR8n7uQnpZgGqOYSk1x1t3_9aN5kk-GTMmBGNBb79ihCH-NhXMgdBZThKA0H9DCM5Fxho0abakROu4C0WKl00YxZ3rHMasyZrekcvWe41vn1IrzVnERD-43M3cQRM-2nq/s1600/me.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556817026561986978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SqAMR8n7uQnpZgGqOYSk1x1t3_9aN5kk-GTMmBGNBb79ihCH-NhXMgdBZThKA0H9DCM5Fxho0abakROu4C0WKl00YxZ3rHMasyZrekcvWe41vn1IrzVnERD-43M3cQRM-2nq/s400/me.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>on the eve of new. 12.31.10</strong></span> <table style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><strong></strong></span><tbody><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><strong></strong></span><tr><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><strong>after yesterdays post...this popped up in my inbox. gotta love<br />that universe. always keeping my ass in check. i realize that<br />whoever signs up on tut.com, gets the same message everyday<br />but isn't that the beautiful part....we each get that message and<br />from there we are all working on the same thing. magic.<br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">............<br /><p></p></span></strong><td><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000066; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">kelly, soon the new year starts, so now's a great time to:<br /><br />1. Wipe the slate clean.<br />2. Focus upon what you really want.<br />3. Chart your course.<br /><br />Right?<br /><br />Well... only if you want to risk having to repeat these steps for<br />the same wishes next year! Maybe this is splitting hairs, but<br />here's an adventurous alternative:<br /><br />1. Give thanks that life is... just as it is (and that it's been... just<br />as it's been). Because of it, you're now "READY."<br /><br />2. Define what you want in terms of the end result. Don't worry about<br />the hows, or even the course. KNOW that what you want is ALREADY<br />yours in spirit, by <span id="lw_1293794113_0" class="yshortcuts">divine LAW</span>, just focus on the certainty of this<br />ownership, understand it, claim it, and "it will be on earth, as it<br />is in heaven (spirit)."<br /><br />3. LET THE UNIVERSE show you the way via your impulses and instincts<br />that appear as you take inspired action. Don't worry that your first steps<br />seem silly or futile. And if you don't know what to do, do anything! Go!<br />Get busy! Do not insist on intermediary successes, only upon the end result.<br /><br />2011 is going to be your year (it already is),<br /><span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id="lw_1293794113_1" class="yshortcuts">The Universe</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>.........<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#333333;"><br />so with that - to each of you be safe tonight. and in the following days. a<br />quick thanks to each of you who send me the sun. 2011 is gonna be good.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333333;">*to our universe....lets add more peace, kindess,compassion and more<br />giggling to the mix. our world needs more of that, i know i do!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333333;">peace, ya'll</p><p><br /></p></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333333;"></span></span></span></td></p></tr></tbody></table></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-57192080248272311662010-12-28T05:42:00.000-08:002010-12-30T14:42:58.783-08:00good stuff.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIQKwldJsdkpnENmRN-uUGB944wKZKJkq6rsZtdYP7WJgiw0SSIiBvUHUdqq6ojW1RJzn0g_ls6sG5Dux8LObz24MDfTuaCRnx1qsQobE26AvqGiwFgZwGdJ7hfpwi46BDO7a/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555728380533661490" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIQKwldJsdkpnENmRN-uUGB944wKZKJkq6rsZtdYP7WJgiw0SSIiBvUHUdqq6ojW1RJzn0g_ls6sG5Dux8LObz24MDfTuaCRnx1qsQobE26AvqGiwFgZwGdJ7hfpwi46BDO7a/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">some good stuff happening....</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">hoping to get my website moving. i have</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><br />a person to put it together, now i just have</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">to find the time to organize the files and send</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">them off. the holidays really put a wrench</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">in this.</span><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">.......</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">going with this feeling that 2011 is going<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">to be a swell year. 2010 was to say the least<br />an emotional journey. i found that i was allowing<br />old wounds to fester and friendship of many years<br />steer my path. what i found is that i don't have<br />to own anyones juju but my own. with that comes<br />much introspection, some rather uncomfortable<br />days and constant reminders, that i am me, and<br />unless the other party is honest - there is nothing<br />i can do to change the mood. so i am working<br />on maintaining my mood and living the life i<br />believe to be mine. although i have to say, there<br />are days that sadness creeps back in, i miss some<br />of them, but i am no longer willing to jump thru<br />all those hoops like it is show time. i am me . i am<br />okay . i am enough.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">......</span></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">several ideas i am mulling around to send<br />out for submission. this makes me so nervous.<br />what holds me up most?<br />1. fear of not doing it correctly and it being<br />sent back<br /><br />2. time. there just never seems to be enough time<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.......<br /><br /></span></span></span><div></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the studio is a wreck, yes - again a wreck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the vintage suitcases with what is left</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">of 5 holidays shows litter the floor., found</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">papers, paints, bubble wrap. all covering the</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">ugly berber carpet. soon the deconstruction</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">will begin and hopefully with the help of</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">my hubby and kids - this space will soon be</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">what it is intended to be. new color on the<br />walls, no more carpet and a load of stuff i<br />don't, want - use - or need sent away.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">........<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">christmas morning spent where it needed to be,<br />at home, with my kids, bryce my parents and the<br />pooches. this made me so so happy. holidays need<br />to settle down and be enjoyed. sometimes you have<br />to be a rebel to make that happen.<br /><br />yep...i don't mind being the rebel.<br /><br /><br />some good stuff i think,<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-47553486865691627082010-12-28T04:33:00.000-08:002010-12-28T05:38:17.922-08:00hipsta dig it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JiK3VTCZpKSWIBBa5-jJra26XPD_zo_fNcgKYBO8k3uDu24Xv9C1ruLKA8zw9FDamZ9lFaZNGhfgETRdgjvAKw6rKLEYw96zkgtxmA7uhyphenhyphenj7CVzns_OTqMswMoKv5PHgTxDm/s1600/hip3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555721772645156258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JiK3VTCZpKSWIBBa5-jJra26XPD_zo_fNcgKYBO8k3uDu24Xv9C1ruLKA8zw9FDamZ9lFaZNGhfgETRdgjvAKw6rKLEYw96zkgtxmA7uhyphenhyphenj7CVzns_OTqMswMoKv5PHgTxDm/s400/hip3.jpg" /></a>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>emancipate....an original
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<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">mcdonalds cup
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<br /></strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">i finally broke down and went with an iphone. after</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">4 months of no phone. i am excited about what i will</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">be able to do with some of the apps. the hipstamatic</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">has been so fun. honestly i have barely taken any</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">pics with my cameras of late. i have been feeling</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">rather elementary with photography attempts, my rebel is</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">refusing to load on either of my computers. i have about 3</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">months of images on there that i can't work with. so the</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">hipstamatic apps has made things fun again.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">the trick for me is not to be pulled to the darkside</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">with constant texting, answering while having company</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">or at dinner. fingers crossed i will stay over here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">because i hate that crap.
<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">so what are some other fun apps</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></div></span></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;">
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<br />kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-87338972254038070412010-12-25T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-25T10:51:02.398-08:00so this is christmas.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwXS7lZxaCOoMwyUP5pVN7vG4MwtvaM8scsf5mN-77_T-tahArcWRxN48e2r4hpWAgNlQKicIZ6mlkniom8jbB7kKtLmeQYrRF4mW6ivKBMbdST9vtGcxLFd9KL0JbWtvOH3C/s1600/christmas+altar+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwXS7lZxaCOoMwyUP5pVN7vG4MwtvaM8scsf5mN-77_T-tahArcWRxN48e2r4hpWAgNlQKicIZ6mlkniom8jbB7kKtLmeQYrRF4mW6ivKBMbdST9vtGcxLFd9KL0JbWtvOH3C/s400/christmas+altar+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554393288520052802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >a christmas altar</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >i am tired, my hands are sore from the cold<br />and the wrapping , white snow is falling<br />out the window. snuggled in for the eve, waiting<br />for the kids to come home. i have a love hate<br />party with christmas every year. i really wish we<br />could all soak up the message that these winter<br />holidays bring us. regardless of our faith, our beliefs<br />or world...the message is clear. and here is what<br />i love about it all. show compassion, extend kindness,<br />give love...even if it is a warm hug.<br /><br />to each of you who touches my life i thank you.<br />for the love, the compassion, kindness and most<br />of all for letting me be my silly crazy emotional me.<br /><br />my blessings are big i tell ya!<br /><br />peace be with each of you and yours today.<br /><br />smooch!<br /></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-17235640454203195552010-12-24T14:53:00.001-08:002010-12-24T14:59:13.928-08:00drive by<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRwBf7SCWd78tmLgIgJprR5EwqvATSvn2Ozsi39-pmnohUlL9MNLqiJD3CPZdWjxoVOvh4sw9Y5R4oxAPDFrEXT3NCmPII20CeGkcvBFF5pv_xG77OXU9NXdiVZCqWKF-B8bl/s1600/drive+by+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRwBf7SCWd78tmLgIgJprR5EwqvATSvn2Ozsi39-pmnohUlL9MNLqiJD3CPZdWjxoVOvh4sw9Y5R4oxAPDFrEXT3NCmPII20CeGkcvBFF5pv_xG77OXU9NXdiVZCqWKF-B8bl/s400/drive+by+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554386441878171938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the skyway toll road....three bucks a pop!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufILuNJflUzF-uXMWGwaU86RaPNlG3NnNmhgKV50WVzh2VJRda3DErMyaS0vAERHvfRxx5Uxz9O7DyaQXIPXvxTOt-Osg17ANUtFLrrkbZBw4ZsCgMTFu3VAFPW719Fe1XMVV/s1600/drive+by+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufILuNJflUzF-uXMWGwaU86RaPNlG3NnNmhgKV50WVzh2VJRda3DErMyaS0vAERHvfRxx5Uxz9O7DyaQXIPXvxTOt-Osg17ANUtFLrrkbZBw4ZsCgMTFu3VAFPW719Fe1XMVV/s400/drive+by+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554386438781726290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >navy pier....lake shore drive</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtJDUKamU4CDQttj0Y1lACXgVk9VqjblXUUiKhG4e3YN_V36cNR67_fdn207BmkCvs3epbFclKyhnPtmBNkOA7_xO5zVWiP_NC1i3R_IV2luz8V0nAki3i39yFx1DeezJuHht/s1600/drive+by+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtJDUKamU4CDQttj0Y1lACXgVk9VqjblXUUiKhG4e3YN_V36cNR67_fdn207BmkCvs3epbFclKyhnPtmBNkOA7_xO5zVWiP_NC1i3R_IV2luz8V0nAki3i39yFx1DeezJuHht/s400/drive+by+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554386429713395170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >brakes.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORAZ0fX3sKQemH0abD-v42pQnFxvXpFwKz_towE_G9un5zBNEgSeY2i4Gn2iuDLdZAyJhwlPVR4ZKUbcL3XAtiq-ouWskV8bneEmL-1JH4aKrJCQHMuZ20F5EI0vj1rtzaBSj/s1600/drive+by+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORAZ0fX3sKQemH0abD-v42pQnFxvXpFwKz_towE_G9un5zBNEgSeY2i4Gn2iuDLdZAyJhwlPVR4ZKUbcL3XAtiq-ouWskV8bneEmL-1JH4aKrJCQHMuZ20F5EI0vj1rtzaBSj/s400/drive+by+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554386424064908674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >gary.indiana</span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-45289852434405206392010-12-20T13:21:00.001-08:002010-12-20T13:24:17.358-08:00monday smiles<a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PVPzJLN11PFIiWOXo6JzBatx2R31gUl2M2p0M90tes38vss86m4q5hZZ_NvZaqaKFqJj-zK51qXjXI5hBSJu2TexLQo_65ymCNJZ6UH7YR0JxCZ297zNOEbfzXOnz2M-Cn3S/s1600/me+and+cheri.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PVPzJLN11PFIiWOXo6JzBatx2R31gUl2M2p0M90tes38vss86m4q5hZZ_NvZaqaKFqJj-zK51qXjXI5hBSJu2TexLQo_65ymCNJZ6UH7YR0JxCZ297zNOEbfzXOnz2M-Cn3S/s400/me+and+cheri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552877833823388754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lindsaywilsonphotography.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Lindsay Wilson PHOTOGRAPHY</span></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >...becauses sometimes mondays need a little extra<br />shine.</span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-53049065993585161732010-12-15T09:00:00.000-08:002010-12-15T09:00:05.750-08:00happy mail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX6wTDUYBtgPvwRaU9kdGtrTrBew6A0mZ4WRfNlQhrEwrNak-YFSdu1Q8OXoM6ZhSgZIHgR61QmIq9MB_aw8ADafpiBOnsHOHP_caQAsoDFMDwmXyk697qG4fSz81cKCrlKAx/s1600/happy+post5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX6wTDUYBtgPvwRaU9kdGtrTrBew6A0mZ4WRfNlQhrEwrNak-YFSdu1Q8OXoM6ZhSgZIHgR61QmIq9MB_aw8ADafpiBOnsHOHP_caQAsoDFMDwmXyk697qG4fSz81cKCrlKAx/s400/happy+post5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550719808824209362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPfzkx3JHMbwyQsYTmZxvWMwHD-z3lqkZfSe0AaTn8FDRhNF6kI_VK5L0zO-PeDKgyKFHlo92j_7R1arP8Psci5NAlsGITFH_DYx2M-jXas2H0-OEq64atlpyEpWyvh9Mkc5k/s1600/happy+post.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPfzkx3JHMbwyQsYTmZxvWMwHD-z3lqkZfSe0AaTn8FDRhNF6kI_VK5L0zO-PeDKgyKFHlo92j_7R1arP8Psci5NAlsGITFH_DYx2M-jXas2H0-OEq64atlpyEpWyvh9Mkc5k/s400/happy+post.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718906099998114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Sharing her heart she healed.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBisDbkduDvUDYtOrN8hKbNfyq6nqwYktANf2YtXimVeS0UiRfLsfVlFnKNGx2y1bo46-oFTch1PoO2jVEW4tKdKz6hakVq82vGmPh9GGWGXKeXTR51tQdd0g5-k2J3zrnBNHp/s1600/happy+post3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBisDbkduDvUDYtOrN8hKbNfyq6nqwYktANf2YtXimVeS0UiRfLsfVlFnKNGx2y1bo46-oFTch1PoO2jVEW4tKdKz6hakVq82vGmPh9GGWGXKeXTR51tQdd0g5-k2J3zrnBNHp/s400/happy+post3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718897383316658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">handmade package by bonnie rose</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7RKHd9IShVORNOPPBlyjxiN21xkPZoG7YEkiluPjWiqZhQZqtht4MRdFJycA6wlgeR9RFBV6tsQp4N-RdKib_BfQd0CZaYV44hPw5H9IbqWPxh9GOcqHFskntqL3f3_HdRIa/s1600/happy+post1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7RKHd9IShVORNOPPBlyjxiN21xkPZoG7YEkiluPjWiqZhQZqtht4MRdFJycA6wlgeR9RFBV6tsQp4N-RdKib_BfQd0CZaYV44hPw5H9IbqWPxh9GOcqHFskntqL3f3_HdRIa/s400/happy+post1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718890904656082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">mystic heart</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeYgVBOt2Q-BL9sh-uAoYs2vX_n8nk-I_fAs6DPp6QoiZ_zBLjpWtNo6xIsnypHRDY-_6i4pLQDv0H1h8yf_giw4dnV82Rfap4e6ucULcYcFnn2cd4UsGYS7NeqjJAqmvE6vS/s1600/happy+post4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeYgVBOt2Q-BL9sh-uAoYs2vX_n8nk-I_fAs6DPp6QoiZ_zBLjpWtNo6xIsnypHRDY-_6i4pLQDv0H1h8yf_giw4dnV82Rfap4e6ucULcYcFnn2cd4UsGYS7NeqjJAqmvE6vS/s400/happy+post4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718885223859970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">live peace necklace.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TSFNl57yEWYBvZ5zrWrT8SNgJcwHuTMJxEfE9DAS5Sb0XQeCzi8Qo1cndsWrBO3odlvbOJcUBNcmNq1RykcXfF6OrR6j4Tbq_IO23g9lEn3Vx_8TIuwPE9CEKawLRv2C06cc/s1600/happy+post6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TSFNl57yEWYBvZ5zrWrT8SNgJcwHuTMJxEfE9DAS5Sb0XQeCzi8Qo1cndsWrBO3odlvbOJcUBNcmNq1RykcXfF6OrR6j4Tbq_IO23g9lEn3Vx_8TIuwPE9CEKawLRv2C06cc/s400/happy+post6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718880069096562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >the whole fricken stash.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br />monday was a happy mail day.<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">mystic heart and sharing her heart she healed</span>. by<br />the so very talented <a href="http://www.juliettecrane.com"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">juliette crane</span></a>. i am so happy that<br />i finally have a little bit of her love for my walls.<br /><br />2. i finally found some puncherilla to use with my spray paints. i fell<br />in love with this in mccabe's class and have been looking everywhere<br />for it. <a href="http://alifeunrehearsed2.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">bonnie rose</span></a> sent me several sizes - you can find it in her <a href="http://http://www.etsy.com/shop/bonnierose"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">shop</span></a>.<br />she also sent me funky paper blooms. so cute and fun. i am thinking<br />about using them in a garland!<br /><br />3. and last....my new all buttoned up necklace. handmade and inspired<br />by my live piece original. amy's necklaces are so much fun. if you happen<br />to fall deeply in love with amys wares, i can hook you up.<br />and when she finally gets my art on her arm - dont' you worry your pretty<br />little heads - i will be sure to show it off. i know she will be!<br /><br />i love happy mail.<br /></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-5420966573114544092010-12-14T15:12:00.001-08:002010-12-14T16:27:56.537-08:00views from a show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJGHXkiLtSSrNg2wNTqJqEsuXDJsitA2mIz_InBd7RtXZG895vsIOBhTL3Qr8zeg3I1SpVvtjck3HdW9O8J7EtxdaLaclDe2vtNQJaBJp4jFrRGP29MKmX4WSnMfoEHy4VnWy/s1600/scene2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJGHXkiLtSSrNg2wNTqJqEsuXDJsitA2mIz_InBd7RtXZG895vsIOBhTL3Qr8zeg3I1SpVvtjck3HdW9O8J7EtxdaLaclDe2vtNQJaBJp4jFrRGP29MKmX4WSnMfoEHy4VnWy/s400/scene2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550680560459478930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zYbHFhANI1hoUzhtdotsVNVq0-SZYRtXGsUVr-nZpoB63VqkbaqTIiayuaLQAwVAmKCn01ixTjuP4ZzCbO7CD-Q-XBgln_fJW3VTMCil0NvjOevcoTqdmrKj0b8bRoHATQjF/s1600/show+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zYbHFhANI1hoUzhtdotsVNVq0-SZYRtXGsUVr-nZpoB63VqkbaqTIiayuaLQAwVAmKCn01ixTjuP4ZzCbO7CD-Q-XBgln_fJW3VTMCil0NvjOevcoTqdmrKj0b8bRoHATQjF/s400/show+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550680556914791074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSneMj73V_x6F9sjs-aYmZbwByHDjEZFDgOZDFst-jpYtcw2mVnZygbpaiPRFu9d7PvqQW8m3qmlkGGm45T4EG1R_Dba3MO1e7-HeYvvBWWB58d9_PZcFtRICEKGRazvLqRqF1/s1600/show4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSneMj73V_x6F9sjs-aYmZbwByHDjEZFDgOZDFst-jpYtcw2mVnZygbpaiPRFu9d7PvqQW8m3qmlkGGm45T4EG1R_Dba3MO1e7-HeYvvBWWB58d9_PZcFtRICEKGRazvLqRqF1/s400/show4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550680550809663746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwn0iVC4WrltgoyBUqSk6-gjoC7-PIe1sC8CYq0i_MP8NZi0tKFCfdtj-Bl7ZlrgBPQ3OFZ6yGVX0hdA9rXxH4uIma2VdccYgwrfVH8ffmGx7X9Cg2XPjSK8_pJQyg4V961Sq/s1600/show5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwn0iVC4WrltgoyBUqSk6-gjoC7-PIe1sC8CYq0i_MP8NZi0tKFCfdtj-Bl7ZlrgBPQ3OFZ6yGVX0hdA9rXxH4uIma2VdccYgwrfVH8ffmGx7X9Cg2XPjSK8_pJQyg4V961Sq/s400/show5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550680548838512018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">earth house - lockerbie - indianapolis, indiana</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" >[apologies for the blurry images. i am not rocking the camera right now.]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">saturday was spent at my last holiday show of the season. this is<br />my first year of shuffling my wares at multiple holiday shows. i can't<br />say it was a successful season, but what i am grabbing a hold is, the<br />warm faces, the caring and kind words spoken about my work and<br />all the fun chats. i love getting to talk about</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the <a href="http://www.bepresentretreats.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">be present</span></a><br />retreats</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and <a href="http://www.squamartworkshops.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">squam</span></a>. these have been true gifts in my life. they have<br />opened up my world both creatively and spiritually. each one has<br />presented something that i have deeply needed. and to be able to<br />tell young women who are searching, to show them the books - it makes me<br />stand taller, smile and breath deeply. so deeply sometimes i release<br />the sigh that is a beautiful release. and with that release, each of<br />my scarf sisters, each chick who sat on the dock and read tarot cards<br />with me, who created next to me in a class or took a picture of me<br />whether i loved it or hated it, all those who wear my baubles<br />throughout this world - each one enters my thoughts, as a smile<br />shines across my face. i call that happy pride. yep i surely do.<br /><br />i have been a bit bummed about the shows, the lack of sales<br />but as i sit here the gifts have been presented. the ownership<br />is known. talking with two who i lean on - i have been reminded<br />of the path i am on - and so i walk on.<br /><br />i am a lucky girl. so thanks a bunch - you. and you too.<br /></span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-60098591147880071922010-12-12T18:11:00.001-08:002010-12-13T06:31:56.764-08:00five for sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPapvIaponYrwYFT9NcNlmTarnpsnw4BTULydBgVVKR0aarLFIpQ3zbEvlGHnt9op7BZDNaAwEb5KUmT8EuKyUcVfmMzmH9x7PWvR0VgmB7dXNTrc0cCsk1_GMh03knixR5r5a/s1600/love.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPapvIaponYrwYFT9NcNlmTarnpsnw4BTULydBgVVKR0aarLFIpQ3zbEvlGHnt9op7BZDNaAwEb5KUmT8EuKyUcVfmMzmH9x7PWvR0VgmB7dXNTrc0cCsk1_GMh03knixR5r5a/s400/love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549984063265262434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">mantle.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >1. a day spent with b<br /><br />2. meeting up with friends, heading to<br />the pub for lunch<br /><br />3. irish coffee that warms the tummy and soul<br /><br />4. seeing more friends at barnes and noble and<br />getting to walk across the store to finally see<br /><a href="http://www.lizlamoreux.com/order-inner-excavation/"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">this in indiana</span></a><br /><br />5. the white snow that is falling outside my window<br />i love it even more since i am wrapped in a blanket,<br />with my feet kicked up on b's lap warm and home<br />safely.<br /><br />was a good day.</span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-80479754185466279992010-12-11T11:00:00.000-08:002010-12-11T11:00:01.697-08:00seek the journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetaGidKFfvFvHhEMmEaryktd5dXTI09qNQ4LoE_4jiLiJLZWdmoLrrk6KfjP5Ur-tevyNmyZ0WNXdpjVOINBokKM9rRymjSHg6k1EWcP1FOSf_oBTtYmx8X_R8hXBXFwHjE1q/s1600/seek4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetaGidKFfvFvHhEMmEaryktd5dXTI09qNQ4LoE_4jiLiJLZWdmoLrrk6KfjP5Ur-tevyNmyZ0WNXdpjVOINBokKM9rRymjSHg6k1EWcP1FOSf_oBTtYmx8X_R8hXBXFwHjE1q/s400/seek4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549199020572129202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >seek the journey. 2010</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NBxkNhV6uVT3mgIEuRWbROcCmJsxFwDymL1f7bYDnG_ILLlwAFuVgwBqfkPooPAibqW190k-jsVJGq4euipB_62tJiwBNRqtQxqWhdqKA8ylYmfuS39zke68vHa5yBCBEwhM/s1600/ellie_all.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NBxkNhV6uVT3mgIEuRWbROcCmJsxFwDymL1f7bYDnG_ILLlwAFuVgwBqfkPooPAibqW190k-jsVJGq4euipB_62tJiwBNRqtQxqWhdqKA8ylYmfuS39zke68vHa5yBCBEwhM/s400/ellie_all.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549199027786659506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" >seek the journey lockets...in the shop.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br />seek the journey is one of my favorite paintings so far.<br />it was one of those pieces that i started, painted over<br />different areas and just began building up those layers.<br /><br />and as those layers thickened...so did my thoughts and<br />i knew where i wanted to take it. deep within each of<br />us is the elephant....strong, brave, nuturing and the protector.<br />i have felt it as a child, a sister and a mother. it is where we all<br />pull our daily strength<br /><br />so with that....the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64062650/seek-the-journeyoriginal-artwork">seek the journey</a> original is now in the shop. and<br />through the month of december - no shipping! i will wrap it ups<br />gently and send her your way. she is so bold and colorful. and to<br />carry on that message...my new seek the journey<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kellybarton?section_id=7604186"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> lockets</span></a>. they<br />include a little fortune inside each one. a simple reminder you<br />can carry with you each day.<br /><br />*peace.<br /><br /></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-23137003104413593462010-12-10T12:00:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:50:50.453-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VxDHjBQkkStgVvikxXGqowq975kRA0OLwNqfT-j7agHNZaqdwbcDKw9k-lznZIOMpwYpcXYRDs-JMavsShzrJHx5r_fdYSXjNOH-7exQCeytKK3xQfm4Jy_E13DCq1ogOSen/s1600/mindy+girl+too.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VxDHjBQkkStgVvikxXGqowq975kRA0OLwNqfT-j7agHNZaqdwbcDKw9k-lznZIOMpwYpcXYRDs-JMavsShzrJHx5r_fdYSXjNOH-7exQCeytKK3xQfm4Jy_E13DCq1ogOSen/s400/mindy+girl+too.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548515894658099074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">one of my beloved <a href="http://www.timssally.com"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">tim's sally</span></a> christmas balls</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />one last holiday show. i am really hoping this a good show, that i<br />meet some new possibilities and friends. you never know what these<br />will turn out to be. but i have met so many amazing artists at each one<br />and i love that.<br /><br /> bryce and i will be heading to <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://dullstreefarm.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">dull's christmas</span></a> tree farms<br />to pick out our new fir, that we will place in the foyer. why the foyer<br />you ask. because we have two airedales who with little supevision,<br />could have the tree torn down in about 30 seconds flat. how they<br />love anything shiney. hopefully we can get this done sunday, but<br />with this weather forecast...it may not happen.<br /><br />two new originals entered the <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.kellybarton.etsy.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">shop</span></a> today....go check them out.<br />i am offering free shipping on them both, just for the holidays.<br />hope you enjoy them.<br /><br />*peace.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194886.post-73413108067922937362010-12-09T05:29:00.000-08:002010-12-09T05:29:00.356-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2UmQtmSf-WUxaafH6i0avZo-vi5hz1EQymiZRMIAZr8wPpo8MHusuZt62JLVM3oaOPBW3xuaXH55InFc_wYz_a2qpVv4xb2WvbQqmvb4DR3sjg5LXxKpIP8r5Ptlucs3dMKw/s1600/zenamoon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2UmQtmSf-WUxaafH6i0avZo-vi5hz1EQymiZRMIAZr8wPpo8MHusuZt62JLVM3oaOPBW3xuaXH55InFc_wYz_a2qpVv4xb2WvbQqmvb4DR3sjg5LXxKpIP8r5Ptlucs3dMKw/s400/zenamoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548306606070922210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the creative fire. <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.zenamoon.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">zena moon</span></a></span></span><br /><h6 style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Art</span> is my chosen form<br />of <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">MEDITATION</span></span>-where I feel<br />closest to my <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >true</span> and<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >HAPPY</span> self. -- Mary Stanley</span></span></h6>kelly barton art + designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.com1