Christine Alexander, the owner of Fairgrounds Coffee House, told me that: “She’s never had to talk about art so much, since this display has been up [in the coffee house].” That’s a good thing, yep? She also said that many people think they’re Christmas wreaths. I feel that art is whatever you perceive it to be. Happy Holidays!

Wall sculpture titled “America Blooms Every Day”, created of recycled Walmart, Target and Hy-Vee bags, is on display at the Fairgrounds Coffee House in Iowa City through 2010. This “blooming” work is created of 365 used bags collected from my neighbors and my own stash of plastic grocery bags. The United States still consumes about 300-400 of these plastic bags per second. This triptych represents 1 second of consumerism.

No catnip, just art. I'm going back under the table.

This is one of the visitors at my booth located in a barn at the 7th Annual Flower and Art Festival.    Very feisty little creature. I tried to pet the kitty, no luck.  The rain and cold didn’t keep people away from coming out to the festival. It was nice to see a good turnout at this fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.  Thanks to all who came out and stopped by my booth, even if you were feral!

I give the jewelry I make a test run. I wore these two days ago, and I got smiles from about everyone that I made eye contact with. Since they’re big, (2″ in diameter), I also wanted to make sure they’re not too heavy on the ears. They were really comfortable. Made of oxidized copper. The earwires are titanium.

You can find these at Iowa Artisans Gallery in Iowa City, Iowa.

If you are in Ames, Iowa, be sure to give Brunnier a visit. They have an impressive collection of decorative art, and of course you can find my jewelry in the museum shop.