Hi!  I think I forgot how to do this...... it feels like forever since I posted anything.  I think at times there has been soooo much to say that the words just could not come.  I should break it down so that I do not sound like I am rambling.

1. Art- I signed on with an agent and have been doing some licensing work . Between work for them
    and work that I sell locally..... I have maxed out my art time. 

2. Charity-  I am set to kick off another year of  " Lend a Hand" an artshow to benefit local charities. I
   work with one of my favorite people Whitney Bingham who owns "The Muse "

3. Home-  This is a tough one.  It has been a real crazy ride these past few months.  My oldest son
    who is 12.5 has been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.  You usually hear about this in adults and
    not to be graphic..... you think of poop. 

    Crohns is an Inflammatory Bowel Disease ( not to be confused with Irritable Bowel Disease ) that
    has no cure.  It shows an ugly face with children.  First they stop growing, then they loose weight...
    become so tired they take naps during the day from anemia.  Then you have the many tests to rule
    out what it could be.... the chronic Diarrhea  and stomach pain.  Finally the colonoscopy and
    endoscopy.  The talk of malapsorption and malnutrition.  A normal stomach bug might strike any
    other child and they recover.... mine involves  talks of feeding tubes and hospital admittance.

    The treatment is a biologic meds that is given by infusion.  We have great resources in Maryland
    so we went with the best Johns Hopkins.  It has become a familiar place and thank god they are
    so knowledgeable and kind.

    Now I hope for remission but take every day as it comes.  It could always be worse so for this I
   am fortunate.   For my little guy that just seems to get so much put on his shoulders.... my heart
    breaks a little.  Character building some would say.... I say he has more character than most....


   
    So here it is .... my plunge back into the blogging world. 


    Talk to you soon!

    Courtney

Summer is in full swing and I am enjoying the relaxed pace ....... and knowing that Monday my
boys start 3 weeks of summer camp!!!!! 

I was the featured artist for a little shop called The Muse in Frederick.  For everyone who could not
get out to see it , I have provided a link so that you can see the pieces.  They are a bit different for me,
but it was nice to have a change.  Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/show2012/

Talk to you soon!

Courtney

The above is how I feel !

I have the summer off and I am so ready to run

through a field and do whatever I want

when I want!

I have made a list with projects and have

my boys scheduled for many summer camps......

so there are no excuses. 

I will get it all done.

I do have some new work to post that I will show you soon,

I wanted to let you know that I was still here first.

Talk to you soon!  ( seriously!)

Courtney



It has been tooo long!

It has been to long. Life has a way of having different plans for us.

This is my big volunteer season. I have many pieces that are

headed off to silent auctions for different charities.

I also started teaching art classes to the kids at the local shelter.

We plan to do a little "in house" art show at the end of May.

and

I am doing a bigger art/ Kids related project that will

be revealed once the details are ironed out.

Oh, I can not forget I am participating in the

Relay for life in May.

Throw in baseball an art show and a class and

there you have it!

I forgot to mention that my car was smashed into right in

front of my house. We had just gotten out and were on

the sidewalk. Crazy!

They fixed it and it is as good as new.

Some new work.

Talk to you soon!

Courtney

new work

I went to my favorite tag sale this weekend and found

these wonderful treasures.

Not sure what to do with them yet...

A new piece . I am obsessed with

birch trees at the moment.

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

Numbers and letters .......

Here is a new piece.

Below are a few numbers and letters around my house.

A huge collage above my couch.

Paint chip art below.

This is a view from my workspace. It is my favorite

spot with my favorite artists !

Talk to you soon!

Courtney

I just got this book.

I loved all of my philosophy classes in college and wanted

to re-visit the world of Kant, Socrates and Dr.Seuss.

It is not a light easy read.... but well worth the mental challenge.

I have a few new pieces I will try to post very soon.

Talk to you soon!

Courtney