This is quite possibly the most frightening photo I have ever had taken on my travels. THANKS STEVE!!! LOL!
The past 3 days have been a blast with lots of beach time to pass the hours and visits to nearby Newport where there is a butterfly garden and of course the wonderful California sealions who have taken up summer residence on the fishing docks
I’ve taken so many awesome photos on this trip so far that I decided it would be easier to embed the Flickr Slideshow than to try to load all the photos individually into the blog post which can take hours on this slow laptop. Just click each of the 2 slideshows below to start and sit back and enjoy. You can view FULL SCREEN as well if you that option
And below are 2 examples of BEACH INSPIRED pendants I call “TIDE JOOLS” to give you a taste of what’s to come once I return from my short vacation!!! Everywhere you look the sea, sand and countryside sparks the creative fire. I’m anxious to start creating with my new finds and ideas using my images as a starting block.
ABOVE IS A FUSED GLASS SHINY BLACK PENDANT WITH TEENY MIMICED DROPLETS OF WATER….SOOOOOOOOOO NATURAL AND ORGANIC AND A REAL CONVERSATION STARTER!!
ABOVE IS A STACKED STONE INTERPERETATION AS YOU WOULD SEE ON THE OREGON COAST…AND MANY OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. IN MANY PLACES, STACKING STONES IS CONSIDERED A GOOD WAY TO PROTECT THE HOME AND WARD OFF BAD ENERGY. i LOVE THIS PIECE AND AM EXCITED TO RUN WITH THIS IDEA.
Both of these pieces are one of a kind and available ….write to ask about details or you can wait until I return home and I will list them on the website.
Hope you are all have a beautiful week!! We sure are!! Thanks for all the awesome comments on my Facebook pix too!!!
Sorry for the lack of jools and art posts but Bryan and I have been out and about the city of Portland and beyond during his visit!! Monday found us at the coast for the entire day…..just lazing and relaxing at Cannon Beach just an hour from our house.
Inspiration for pendants was literally EVERYWHERE and I am firing a kiln load as I write. Bry leaves today and I sure miss having him around. Meg and Lillian think he’s the bees knees and usually sit in the guest room for days after he goes home, waiting for their “play date” to return.
BELOW…MY FAVE PHOTO OF BRYAN EVER!!!! HE LOVES THIS PLACE
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This is a montage of video from the day and still photograhy by both Bryan and myself..Enjoy!!!
We had such a super time at the coast today. I can’t believe how much we fit in in a day’s time. Steve shocked me at lunch….find out what it was about mid video. More photos from the day below! Turn your volume on.!!!
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Above is Steve in a WWII plane cockpit. His “bail out” from work “theme” today carried through all day long!!! This was at the Tillamook Air Museum which was our first stop of the day……..well AFTER breakfast that is
My wonderful friend Brenda Buechler in Alaska sent me this teeny weeny panda (no more than 3″ long) a couple of weeks ago and this was “Ping’s first roadtrip. She was so well behaved at the air museum we bought her an airplane of her own at the museum gift shop. It’s the kind you pull backwards then let go and it rolls forward with the propeller whirling. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
This was the new Honda Accord’s first road trip too , other than to the wineries. This car handles so well on the mountain roads. We are super happy with our car choice so far.
The weather was GLORIOUS…and that’s not always the case on the NW coast this time of year. In the 60′s, sunny, hardly a breeze….but still a bit chilly walking down the beach. There was hardly a soul out there which was fine with us.
The obligatory seagull photo. We had beautiful light all day . This guy felt gipped we didnt’ feed hiim
One of the most beautiful sights on the drive through the coastal mountain range were the birch trees with chartreuse buds getting ready to pop open. They stands of white trunks absolutely GLOWED in the mid morning sunshine. I took this while we were moving.
Walking stick serves dual duty…..writing love letters in the sand!
ONe of our favorite sights on the Oregon Coast
This boat came zipping in from the ocean and plopped itself on the shore the moment we stepped onto the beach
Steve took this of me really getting into my photography. I was trying to photograph a piece of driftwood (above) from a different perspective. I looked like a Ninja turtle stranded on it’s back in this photo I was so bundled up. It was hard to get back up!
Needless to say…….it was a BIG day and I will fill you in more about that wonderful surprise in the video above in the next post!!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
