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Nikki Smith Book & Visual Artist

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Fun mail day…Artwork by Marsha Jorgensen!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

It’s so nice to get fun stuff in the mail rather than just bills and junk! And what could be better than art?  Check out my new Tumble Fish Studio prints by Marsha Jorgensen:

Tumble Fish Studio Limited Ediiton Prints
I was introduced to Marsha’s artwork (a.k.a. Tumble Fish Studio) through a fund raiser for a mutual friend, Tina Wright.  I was the top bidder on a piece of her artwork and a gift certificate to her shop for another print and she was kind enough to send me three!  (Thank-you, I love them!!) Marsha makes these delightful collages the old-fashioned way — by hand.  You can see more at her blog or her etsy shop.

Last week I also received my order of art goodies from The Shoppe at Sommerset.  I now have a set of test tubes, some watch findings (tiny, tiny gears and parts), unusual paper flowers and a cool collage sheet.  Still no time to play with them - maybe this weekend…?  I hope so — I’m going through art withdrawl and my hands are itching to CREATE!

Beautiful augury from Andrea

Monday, May 4th, 2009

charm-by-andreaThis beautiful augury was made by my good friend Andrea.  We haven’t had the chance to get together in quite a while.  For my birthday last week, she joined my husband, daughter and I for a delightful lunch and afternoon shopping in the art section of the local book store.  What a fun surprise!

Andrea always has such a good eye for details.  Not only did she create a fabulous augury, she presented it attached to a Magnolia leaf.  Beautiful!

Of course, the best gift of all was spending time with a good friend!

Mailbox Treasures: Goodies from Tina

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

mailbox091207_tina1Bills, junk mail, more bills, more junk mail, TREASURE!  Just look at the fabulous goodies Tina sent me today…a collaged tin, two collaged fridge magnets, and a beautiful pendant.  Wow, what fun!  Thanks, Tina!

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