On a Monday

Shuga and Sengi are delighted to share their Mom's info with you and also to let you know that there is now a 4x6 copy of this for you at the Joyful Jewel for only $2!!! A bargain to have such a photo of us in your home. We do want you to know that we are not always this bored but sometimes when Mom spends hours writing we do wonder when the fun comes!!!

Sharon, Shuga, and Sengi

Cynthia Aldrich "Sponge Cup" at the Joyful Jewel 6-28-14

"Sponge Cup"
Cynthia Aldrich
Ceramic, ~ 3 1/2 diameter, x 3" tall
$15

What a novel idea Cynthia Aldrich had.  Make a holder for the kitchen sponge!  The sponge can drain and dry while it looks pretty next to the sink.  Cynthia's signature glazing and little blue flower matches the other pieces such as bowls, brie pans, spoon holders, cake dishes, vases, etc.  Each of Cynthia's flowers and leaves have a unique personality just as real flowers do. What a great collection.

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Forrest Greenslade "Silver Tree in Winter" at the Joyful Jewel 6-27-14

"Silver Tree in Winter"
Forrest Greenslade
Mixed Media including Metal, Plasticine, Metal Flake, Acrylic, 20" x 20" Original on Board
$400

Don't you want a bit of shivver just now?  This dimensional "painting" by Forrest Greenslade rises to meet you with icy tentacles.  Not that I am nostalgic for winter -- no way -- just want to remember the sharpness of frost, the glint of thaw, the dreaminess of the monotone landscape. Then it will be back to appreciating the brightness of color in Summer.  Thank you Forrest.

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HP & Sandra Pelzel "Tooth Fairy Box" at the Joyful Jewel 6-25-14

"Tooth Fairy Box"
HP Pelzel & Sandra Boyd Pelzel
Ceramic Box with Lid and Pillow, 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"
$20

What stories this little box by the Pelzels could tell!  A "Tooth Fairy Box" dressed in festive red and green with a just-right fitting lid, awaits first a fallen tooth lain with care on the tiny pillow inside, with lid replaced just so.  Next, after trying his best to stay awake, just as the child drifts off to sleep, a gossamer-winged fairy comes to collect her due.  The quick darting fairy replaces the tooth with a crisp dollar bill and a thank you note.  What joy the next morning when while still groggy, the child opens the box.  Mom moves the Tooth Fairy box to a shelf to await another tooth's fall.  Mom doesn't know that her boy, finding it hard to wait for the tooth, climbs a chair to check the box each morning just in case the fairy decided to bring an extra delivery . . .

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Brenda Linton "The Secret" cd at the Joyful Jewel 6-24-14

"The Secret"
Brenda Linton

cd

$15

Brenda Linton has two cds for sale at the Joyful Jewel.  This one, "The Secret" features one of the crowd favorites, that certainly elicited loud clapping and whooping last Saturday night when she sang it along with Hanna Sullivan, accompanied by Tony Sullivan on guitar.  "Quiet Love" is one of Brenda's original songs sung with her spot-on heart-breaking tone.  It's about the deceiving things we tell ourselves to deny love and about the unlearning that can happen when love burns strong and deep enough to overcome our doubts. Brenda says, "For I have living proof right here before me in the form of quiet love."  Quiet love, the sweetest kind.

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On a Monday

On Mondays I look forward to updating our Joyful Jewel website. No small job, with individual pages for each of our 160 artists, continuing special events, etc. I'm currently going back to square one in terms of visiting each and every page to add more current images, and generally improve each post. For a long time all I could do was get each new person included with no editing time available.

So, here's the mystery. How is it so hard to get to it on Mondays? Although it's midsummer, the store nearly always has customers, many for the first time. Lots of wonderful talk about the art, as well as sweet moments with artists and friends of the Jewel who stop in. Some days I'm more of a concierge than a graphic designer.

But the real reason behind all the activity on Mondays is becoming apparent. The clerks at New Horizons bring Shuga treats regularly! Shuga, aka Ms Pittsboro, has a stream of lovers who come in to see her. And those who never met her before, well, they fall in love quickly. Shuga is a true personal assistant to many.

What solved this mystery?  Today someone came in with a whole slice of bacon she'd just crumbled into bits to bring our little diva. I mean, no one brings me my favorite chocolate and vanilla swirl cone. But Ms Shuga, well, but BACON!!!

No end to the pleasures of the Joyful Jewel.
Sharon and Shuga

Kim Hawks "Tree Roots" Photograph at the Joyful Jewel 6-22-14

"Tree Roots"
Kim Hawks
Photography on Metal, 8" x 10"
$80

My digital does not really do justice to this incredibly clear and glistening photograph by Kim Hawks.  The photo is printed on smooth metal and glistens like the wet moss that clings to the tree roots.  Even in  my copy of it here you can see the sheer power of the roots, the magnitude of their sinewy strength.  What a scene! No surprise that this exceptional piece went home with a couple yesterday who saw it for the first time and were awestruck.

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