Winter Song
Two of my favorite female artists – Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson.
Category: Art
Handel’s Messiah
The Binghamton Downtown Singers performance of Handel’s Messiah on December 20th was wonderful. The four soloists – Brenda Dawe, soprano; Hilerie Klein Rensi, alto; Todd Geer, tenor; and Todd Robinson, bass/baritone – along with the musicians from Local 630 presented a performance that rivals any of this season’s Messiah performances. Under the artistic direction of Alan… Continue reading Handel’s Messiah
Tuba Christmas
I just came from the mall. I know, the Saturday before Christmas and only five days out, what was I thinking? I was thinking Tuba Christmas! Tuba Christmas as conceived in 1974 and takes place around the world. This year there are over 200 locations taking place in Tuba Christmas. Today, December 20th, there were… Continue reading Tuba Christmas
An Award!
Laura Kay gave my blog an award! I am so excited. I have been doing the happy dance – again – this weekend. Laura Kay nominated my blog for the Marie Antoinette – A Real Person, A Real Award. Please visit Laura Kay at her blog. Here are the rules for the Marie Antoinette award.… Continue reading An Award!
Twas the Weekend before Christmas
Yes, today is going to be a blogfest. I evidently have kept too much inside as I have all these thoughts waiting to burst from my mind. This weekend is a huge weekend for holiday musical events in my area. If you live near Binghamton, New York, please attend at least one of these events.… Continue reading Twas the Weekend before Christmas
Christmas Creations
I told my neighbor Colleen, when asked, that I wasn’t making any Christmas gifts. Well, sorry Colleen, I fibbed. Alyice has done these wonderful bottles on her website – alyiceedrich.com. I read her information about the process. Of course, I am a bit behind and didn’t have any glass containers. I did, though, have some leftover… Continue reading Christmas Creations
Ornamentally Speaking 2008
To be honest, that is a bad play on words but I did four posts last year on making ornaments. This year, I have the ornaments done. It only took me three items to get them all set to go in the mail for a swap on The Latest Trends in Mixed Media. The… Continue reading Ornamentally Speaking 2008
29 Days of Giving
This time of year – the holidays – always seem to bring out giving. We give to our local religious organizations. We give to our local food pantries. We give to each other. Sometimes, we give to others that we do not know but mostly to those we love. Sometimes our gifts, donations to charitable causes,… Continue reading 29 Days of Giving
Christmas Cards
I love the tradition of sending out Christmas cards. I usually make and send out approximately 60 of them. I have my first design done and am going to post it here. I have to say, I really want the card itself to be a deeper green, more of a forest, but this is all… Continue reading Christmas Cards
Playing Card Ornaments
I participated in a workshop run by Donna in Florida a week ago. The workshop was all about how to alter playing cards to make ornaments out of them. Here are two of my ornaments with more to come as soon as I get back to creating.
Nicki's Nook 