Sunday, February 10, 2013

Debbie Englund "Face Mug" 2-10-13

"Face Mug"
Debbie Englund
ceramic
$25

          Wouldn't it be perfect fun to serve your sweetie his/her Valentine's morning coffee in this sassy red-lipped face mug!  Debbie Englund is well known for her "ugly mugs" but this is one of the few with the red lips, not to mention the extra eyelashes and in-your-face charm.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Monnda Welch "Sterling Silver & Ruby Heart" necklace 2-9-13

"Sterling Silver Heart"
Monnda Welch
Sterling Silver fabricated, lab-grown Ruby
$150

          There are two hand fabricated hearts on this sterling silver necklace, plus a most-beautiful-shade-of-red ruby.  Worn heart next to heart, it is sure to attract even more love and joy to it's wearer!

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Mariah Wheeler "Heart Crystal" 2-8-13

"Heart Crystal Prism"
Mariah Wheeler
Precosia glass crystal with glass beads
$25

          This crystal sends a wide swath of prisms when hung in a sunny window.  The result is hours and hours of delight!  What a nice reminder of love's many facets.
 

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Bob Cathcart "Evolutionary Thinking About Death" 2-7-13

"Evolutionary Thinking About Death"
Robert Cathcart
soft cover book
$15

          Captain Bob assures "Do not despair!  At least sixty seven and one half percent of the book escapes the serious tones implied by the book's title."    Yes, there is deep thought here, but there is also humor and poignancy, written nearly all in Bob's engaging poetry.  Bob will be reading and philosophizing at the Joyful Jewel in person on Friday, Feb. 8, 7 - 8pm.  Be there for a lively discussion, book signing, and a fine party!


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Susan G. Luster "Queen Anne's Lace" 2-6-13

"Queen Anne's Lace" Wall Plaque
Susan G. Luster
Pottery & Wood, ~ 9" x 14"
$90

          An environmentalist as well as a potter, our newest artist Susan G. Luster, combines her love of art with a love of plants, especially native plants from her own backyard.  Susan imprints the plants in wet clay, then fires, paints and glazes to preserve their beauty.  This plaque can be displayed in a stand or hung on the wall.  The pottery is presented in a "frame" of beautifully placed real twigs.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Rose Wallace Saulsbury "UNC Scarf" 2-5-13

  "UNC Scarf"
Rose Saulsbury
Acrylic, Polyester, Wool Blend
$25

          Rose is a new artist joining the Joyful Jewel last week.  These scarves are extra warm and easy to wear as they have a channel to feed the scarf through after you put it around your neck.  This one is fluffy and long, a pretty in light blue and white.  Rose loves to make scarves with a "sports motif" - sometimes it will be UNC, other times NCSU or Duke - or better yet, in colors of the sports teams where her children participate, Northwood High School or Chatham Central.
 
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Celebrating the Super Bowl 2-3-13 Kate Ladd & Marilyn Penrod

Not taking sides but did think these two representations of Ravens and 49ers 
wanting a center stage of their own!
"Golden Girl"
Kate Ladd
12" x 12" + - Mixed Media 3D
$95

"And Nothing More"
Marilyn Penrod
16" x 20", Acrylic on Canvas
$265


          On the first piece, by  Kate Ladd, the artist has totally captured the beauty and allure of gold by placing it right in your face! -- no wonder the 49ers went West to seek this.  I wonder if anyone found a woman as beautiful and fetching as this dazzling beauty.  I see her beckoning in the end zone, challenging the runner close to the touchdown, going for the gold!

         In the second painting by Marilyn Penrod, an enchanting raven assures "And Nothing More" --  a job well done.  What else is there to say.  This runner is elegant dashing in and out, around and through as if flying his way down the field to the end zone!

~ Mariah

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