Oh my, where has the time gone?!

EEEEK!! I see it's been quite a long time since I last made a post. Life has been very busy between Thailand, Christmas, my daughter's wedding, and now I'm out of town again. Soon I'll be back in the studio producing something interesting (I hope). I'm feeling inspired by the sights and activities of the last few months, so stay tuned ...

Thailand was fabulous!

Myanmar

Since my last post I had my open studio show & sale and traveled to Thailand and Myanmar and home again. Our trip was extraordinary - especially Myanmar where we stayed at Inle Lake and spent our days in long narrow boats taking in the sights of the floating vegetable gardens, floating temples, floating silk factory and silversmith. How clever to grow vegetables in a lake, where you'll never have to water your crops and the roots of the plants cleanse the lake water.

Here are a few photos I took along the way:

5th Annual Open Studio Show & Sale

Hi Facebook friends,

The last 2 posts show works by the artists involved in this weekend's 5th Annual Open Studio show & sale. I've been working day and night for weeks completing new works, making jewellery and planning & reorganizing my house (now mostly devoid of furniture to make room of all the works!). If you'd like to attend, the hours are Friday 4 - 9 pm and Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 4pm. For directions to my house, please e-mail me at barbararoden@hotmail.com.

Cheers,

Barbara

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Mixed-media works and paintings by yours truly.



Blown Glass by Robert Parkes



Shibori Silk by Deanna Welters



Outdoor Container Gardens by June Bergen-Holt

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Photography by Doug Kerr


Ceramics Fountains by Ernie Hall


Preserves by Jeanette Parkes


Vegan soap (Mermaid) by Kathy Neudorf


Glass works by Jill Hall and Freda Yeomanson.

Buzzin' round the studio

I have several unfinished works going in the studio as I prepare for my upcoming Open Studio Show & Sale later this month. I'm hoping to finish some next week and post images for you. In the meantime, I've been busy with administrative preparations for the show and am glad I started a few weeks ahead of time, as there's much to do and it's taking up as much of my time, if not more, as painting time.

Stay tuned ...