We started out the summer with our yearly work on behalf of the Mazzy Kaya Foundation and in honor of our Daughter….
We were at Bailie’s Elementary again this year..we were once again asked back to work this year with a kindergarten class. Mazzy would have been starting school this year…so it was very special that we had the chance to work with this grade.
Always an extremely awarding experience!!!
I also finished the wedding dress and know that many of you wanted final pictures so here are a few that I took at the fitting!!!! She made such a gorgeous bride!!!!
We had two great birthday parties one for Shane and one for me…..both times out niece Enna made us Unbelievable Cakes!!!! They both totally wowed the entire crowd both times!!!
Enna is the best chef ever!!! Thank you Enna!!!
I knitted up a hat for my friend Christie for a trip she was taking to some cold places!!!!
She is going to make be a fab bag as soon as I send her out the pattern!!!! Oh dear…one more thing I have to remember to do!!!!
I’ve been busy working on finishing one of the books I was asked to illustrate!!!
I will post more on the book as it is set to be published!!!
I then Have another book to jump into next about a Lizzard!!!! A very awesome story as well!!! Thanks Katherine for hanging in there on the sidelines while I finish this one up first!!!!! Again Thank You!!!!!
I’ve also done a few things on the embrodery machine…just a tid bit ….he
re is some of my eyeglass holders!!!!
Ok so I know there is so much more that I have left out but will catch you all up on it later on this week!
Here are some of the finished works from my most recent paint outs!!!
This one is my friend Maria…
This is one of a pond we found and just had to paint!!!
This one is of my other paint out friend Michele!!!
This is the view I did of a tree on the top of the Battlefield here in Manassas.
Enjoy!!!
Welcome to the 2008 Old Town Manassas Spring Gallery Walk
Friday, May 2, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The spring and fall gallery walks have become an eight+ year tradition in Old Town Manassas. Follow the balloons throughout Old Town to join the festivities as area merchants play host to the arts for the evening!
Participating merchants:
ArtBeat Gallery 703-365-8558 — Group show, “Seasonal Colors”; featured exhibit “Portals” by Katharine Nace
Center for the Arts 703-330-2787 — Ralph Woehrman – “A Forty Year Retrospective”
Creative Brush Studio/Gallery 703-335-8005 — Group show: paintings of wildlife
Dublin of Old Town 703-927-6437— Jackie Fitzpatrick/Mike Flynn: “Irish Landscapes”
Fulton Bank — Manassas Art Guild, group show
Java Roo Coffee House 703-330-0202— Kim Slevin, photographer
Junction Travel 703-368-8757 — Kathy Naylor, oil paintings: “The Play of Light”
Manassas Clay 703-330-1040 — Members show of current works
Opera House Gourmet 703-330-9636 — D2 Designs: Handmade jewelry
Piccolino’s Italian Ristorante 703-257-2220 — Sompaseuth Chounlamany, oils depicting Laos (his home country)
Prospero’s Books 703-257-7895 — Nancy Delaney: demonstration of hand book binding & restoration
Social Butterfly 703-361-0864 — Cierra Dobson: artwork in various mediums
The Things I Love 703-335-7711 — Debbie Del Tejo, photography: “La Dolce’ Vita”; and Kellie Caruthers, oil paintings: “Timeless Impressions”
Whimsical Gallery 703-369-3400— Donna Robinson: “Summer Sights”
General Driving Directions
From Washington DC or east: Take I-66 westbound to exit 47A (VA-234 Business) for Manassas. Proceed toward Manassas on 234 to Grant Avenue (RT-234). Turn right on Grant Avenue, then left on Center Street to enter the Old Town area.
Or, take I-66 westbound to exit 53 (VA-28 south, aka Sully Road). Follow 28 southbound to Main Street, then turn left onto Main Street.
From Front Royal and west: Take I-66 eastbound to exit 47A (VA-234 Business) for Manassas. Proceed toward Manassas on 234 to Grant Avenue. Turn right on Grant Avenue (RT-234), then left on Center Street to enter the Old Town area.
From Woodbridge and south: Take Prince William Parkway (VA-3000); it will become Fairview Avenue as you approach Manassas. Continue on Fairview Avenue to Tudor Lane; turn left. Tudor Lane becomes Prince William Street; continue on Prince William Street to Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street to enter the Old Town area.
From I-95 and south: Take I-95 northbound to exit 152A (VA-234) toward Manassas. Turn left on Dumfries Road (VA-234) and continue for 14 miles. Turn right on Dumfries Road/VA-234-Business, then right onto Richmond Avenue. Turn left on Main Street to enter the Old Town area.
