Boggy Bottom Bayou: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

Helga Gives Us a Peek

Helga is so proud of her new bloomers, she just had to give us a leg shot! I tried telling her to be modest...at least until the Spirits in Sanford Show....but she would have none of it! So here she is!

I am getting so excited, even though the show is almost 3 months away...things are really hoppin' here!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Featured Artist: Art Doll Quarterly has ARRIVED!!!

Well Folks, here it is in full color! My Article in Art Doll Quarterly Page 82!

Wow...it is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment to have been published in this wonderful magazine! I hope everyone enjoys reading it and the lovely photography that makes my dolls put their best foot forward! Pease comment and let me know what you think. And as Always...follow me to places not yet known as I continue my exciting adventure into clay!

Saturday, July 14, 2012

A Taste of Things to Come!

Here is a sneek peek preview of some ornaments I am making for the Spirits of Sanford Holloween Show. I hope you enjoy them!!!

Please look for me in the new Art Doll Quarterly Issue(Fall edition)as my dolls are featured there along with the Sanford show!

I'm very excited as the show date seems, to me, just around the corner!

Please feel free to leave me a commment as your feedback is very important to me!

Allan graduates! Masters of Science!

Masters in Engineering from CU!!! Just last week we went to Colorado for my eldest son's graduation from Colorado University at Boulder. He now has his Masters in Environmental Engineering. He received his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from USF where he was the President of Engineers Without Borders.

He has always had an interest in providing sanitary drinking water to those in other countries who have none. His most recent trip took him to Africa for a few months! He had quite the experience!

Congratulations, Allan!!!

My Son Matthew, Birds of Prey!!!

This is a picute of my son,Matthew, who is the Coordinator for Eagle Watch in Florida!

Audubon’s Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors in 1979. Thirty one years later, the Center is the premier raptor rehabilitation facility in the eastern United States. Raptors treated at the Center include hawks, owls, kites, falcons and eagles. In addition to birds of prey, it also cares for vultures, taking every opportunity to educate the public about these very valuable members of the stork family.

Annual patient admissions average 600, with a release rate of 40%. Approximately 10% of admissions annually are Bald Eagles, and the Center is renowned for its eagle care. To date the Center has released 407 eagles back to the wild.

Non-releasable birds may live out their lives at the Center as education ambassadors. Young birds with permanent disabilities are trained to the glove and become “working birds”, traveling to schools, festivals and other events. They interact with over 20,000 people annually.

The Center is located in a suburban neighborhood on Lake Sybelia in Maitland. In addition to over 20 species of raptors and vultures on display, there are educational displays, a butterfly garden, gazebo and wetlands on the lake and Audubon House, a restored 1924 bungalow.