Barbara Damiano "Last Light at Hatteras" at the Joyful Jewel 7-27-13

"Last Light at Hatteras"

Barbara Damiano

Mixed media collage and painting on canvas, 8" x 8", Original

$60

          On a unsettled weather night, Barbara Damiano reminds us of the power in the waves of Hatteras Island and the way the light looks when you can't see the sun because of the clouds, but know it is ready to set in the western sky.  Some of this collage is painted directly onto the canvas, other of it is bits of paper and I'm not sure what else to compose this dramatic scene.  Art at it's imaginative best, giving an undeniable impression with no need for all of the details.                              ~  Mariah Wheeler

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Sharon Blessum "Pittsboro Hat" at the Joyful Jewel 7-26-13

Pittsboro, NC Hat

Sharon Blessum

Adjustable Adult Sizes, 100% Cotton

$15

Who loves Pittsboro?  I love Pittsboro.  Do you?

Wear this hat with Sharon Blessum's beautiful photograph of the Chatham County Court House in all it's new glory.  Send one to your college-bound son or daughter to remind them of where they came from.  Take one home to your husband after your trip to North Carolina so you'll remember where to bring him back to.  Hang one on your hat rack to admire.  Oh, and, use this hat to shield you from a blindingly sunny day or, on a cloudy day, and to protect your glasses from the rain. 

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Nancy L Smith "Broody Chicken" at the Joyful Jewel 7-25-13

"Broody Chicken"

Nancy L Smith

Acrylic on Canvas & Mixed Media, 12" x 12"

$100

          This colorful Broody Hen of Nancy L Smith's fits the definition I found of what it means to be a broody hen.  Although turned away, she is keeping a keen eye on you -- "Don't even think of taking my eggs," she says.  The colors intensify her point that she means what she says.

Taken from "My Pet Chicken" blog:  Her warning means, "Stay back, this nest is mine for hatching!" Actually, we find it charming when our hens are broody--they are beautiful when they're angry! Once a day or so your hen may emerge from her nest like a whirling dervish: all her feathers will be ruffled out so she will look VERY BIG. She will hold her wings out from her body to give herself even more apparent size.. . . .

Nancy probably knows all about this as she paints the chickens from what she sees in her own backyard!

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Kate Ladd "Poppies Popping Thru the Fence" at the Joyful Jewel 7-24-13

"Poppies Popping Thru the Fence"

Kate Ladd

Acrylic on Canvas, 20" x 20", Original

$175

          These scarlet red and black poppies that Kate Ladd has painted, yearn to meet you full in the face with their faces, reaching to be just as tall as the fence.  How can they possibly be ignored sharing their flouncy  fancy best sultry poses.  They push through the fence to touch your legs with their velvety petals as you walk by.   Hello beautiful!

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Roberta Kraitsik "Infant Hat & Booties" at the Joyful Jewel 7-23-13

Infant Hat and Booties

Roberta Kraitsik

100% Cotton, Knitted by Hand

Hat $18, Booties $15

      Can't you just imagine the comforting cuddle of this hat around a sweet tender newborn's head!  Almost makes me want to be born again just to feel this :)  Roberta Kraitsik must love babies as well as her knitting to design these comfortable, durable, softly stretchable, washable wares.  I wish every baby could have some of these.

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On a Monday

Here's the thing. A secret most don't know. One of the features of our full-service gallery, on Mondays, is  dream interpetation. Many times, people are inclined to tell me their dreams as they're browsing among these creative walls. Little do they know, dreamwork has been a feature of my lifetime career as therapist and spiritual teacher.

One stranger, moved to tears in our conversation, agreed that I should put up a sign on the sidewalk like Lucy in the Charlie Brown comic strip...something about 'Dream Work  5 cents".

Other times, I've offered a short, subtle reiki moment.

Of course, most important, people receive the pure, unadulterated joy of coming in to see Shuga. Customer and canine alike, melt into a swoon.

To reassure our artists, most all the customers I'm thinking of, also walk out with your work in their hands. Today, a flurry of cards by Shannon, Nancy, and Gerald left the racks.  Emma's plate, DG's opal, Janet's earrings, and other items moved on.

The art of the Joyful Jewel is far surpassing what meets the eye.

Write down your dreams everyone.
They can only come true if you honor them.

Just sayin'
on a Monday,
Sharon and Shuga

Shannon Bueker "Goat & Sun" at the Joyful Jewel 7-21-13

"Goat and Sun"

Shannon Bueker

Acrylic on Board, 24" x 18", Original

$370

         Hey don't eat the sweet peas!  You can have all of the vetch and I'll pet your sweet head.  Ooohhh what a sweet boy . . .  Shannon Bueker seems to always elicit this type of reaction, as if her painting has come to life and is telling you a story.

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