Part of a Team

As many of my readers know, I sell some things now and then on Etsy. What you may not know is that I am a part of some "teams" on Etsy. The teams are made up of people with similar interets in selling. I'm not the most active team member on any of the teams because my work at church keeps me very busy. I wish I had more time to paint and do glass and also more time to help promote my work and my teams. So today I have some extra time at home in front of the computer. (You can check my worship blog - www.hilldaleworship.blogspot.com - for more information on why I'm just relaxing around the house today.)

Anyway... the teams I am associated with are:
VAST - Visual Arts Street Team
CGG - Creative Glass Guild of Etsy

and most recently I've linked up with
Design Style Guide

VAST is made up of a lot of painters and other artists who make visual art work. CGG is more than just stained-glass. There are bead makers and all kinds of glass workers with this group. And the Design Style team is working on marketing our handmade products to interior designers.

There are links on my sidebar to each of these groups. I encourage you to check them out. Christmas presents, housewarming gifts, birthday presents and more are all so much more personal when you buy handmade.

Two Blue Flowers

I've listed something new in my Etsy shop.
Two Blue Flowers


I actually made it many years ago. It was out being enjoyed by someone, but I recently got it back. Now it is available for someone else to enjoy. If you would like more information on purchasing this piece go to my Etsy shop http://www.bearhollowcreations.etsy.com/

Picking Pink Tulips

This beautiful stained-glass panel has been picked. It sold on Etsy yesterday. I'll be shipping it to Florida.

My Etsy shop is getting low on art. I may have to get my paints out of storage and paint a few things.

A Beautiful Set

I haven't been able to create new art for quite some time. Last summer I changed churches and my new church likes really big Christmas and Easter programs. Here is the beautiful set we made for our Easter Passion Play. I can't take credit for it really. Most of it was designed years ago. But I added a few things and had to help put it together and all of that. Anyway, I suppose it's a pretty good excuse for not spending time in Bear Hollow making new windows or paintings.

I'm really missing painting. I've packed up all of my paints and brushes and have instead been painting walls so I can sell my house and move closer to my new church. I will really miss my creek and mountains here in the holler.

You can find a lot of posts about our Passion Play at http://www.hilldaleworship.blogspot.com/ if you are interested.

Watercolor Autumn Leaves

Summer was crazy on Bear Hollow, so I didn't create much art - just music. I finally was able to take some time to paint. I've really missed putting a brush to paper or canvas. I didn't really do something totally new to what I have done before, I have painted watercolor leaves before - and have several ACEOs that are watercolor leaves. I really enjoy painting them. The watercolor is so fun to work with because the mix of colors is sort of in your control and a lot not in your control. So the final result is a little bit of a surprise. You can also see it on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6938263
The matt isn't really blue. I'll take another picture tomorrow and replace this one (if it doesn't look blue again).

Creative Glass Guild of Etsy

Check out these beautiful glass items from some friends of mine.

Fall Leaves Watercolor

I don't do a lot of watercolor paintings. I usually like to have thick oil paint. However, I love painting leaves in watercolor. I like the way the watercolor runs and blends together. this painting also has some "secret ingredients" to add some interest. (I know I need to retake this picture ans try to reduce the glare.)

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