July | 2008 | Sandi Hester

July 30, 2008

Butterflies And Storms

Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. I’ve been working hard on the art sale and now that it’s over I can post some small sketches I’ve worked on over the last few weeks. We had a good turn out for the sale, but I had a lot of people who weren’t able to come because they were out of town. So, I’m keeping the “store” open a little longer – if you’d like to come by leave me a comment or e-mail (sandigrady@comcast.net) me and we can set up a time for you to come by and shop. I haven’t had a lot of time to paint, but I’ve gotten some small quick sketches and paintings in over the last few weeks – here are a few of them…

How many are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. Psalm 104:24

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses. Psalm 135:7

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July 11, 2008

This And That

I will have a new addition at this next art sale – a “This and That” table. It will include some random creative things I’ve made throughout the year. The items on this table won’t be things I’ll necessarily always be making – they are just “itches” I’ve had and the “This and That” table will be an outlet for my creative “ideas”. Here’s a peak at some of those items:

Here are some of the necklaces I’ll have on the “This and That” table. Some have words on them, some are chokers or can be made into bracelets, and some look like pages torn from the bible or hymnal.

I’ve also made some shadow boxes that have aged hymnal pages in them – here is a picture of one on my shelf and a close-up picture so you can see some detail.

These may be the strangest items, but I love them. They are bowls made out of scripture pages (I have one with the name of Jesus on it and I’m working on making some out of hymnal pages). I’ve had these on my table for months now and am growing quite attached to them – so we’ll see if they actually make it to the “This and That” table – I’ll try my best to part with them :).

I’ve been quite busy getting ready for the sale so I haven’t been painting much. Here are the only two paintings I’ve done since I posted last.

If you didn’t receive a “save the date” e-mail about the art sale and you are interested in coming you can e-mail me at sandigrady@comcast.net or leave me a comment. The sale will be at our house on Saturday July 26th from 10:00 – 1:00. If you did receive that e-mail I’ll be sending you an invitation closer to the sale with all the info. including directions to our house. Hope to see you then!

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July 3, 2008

Amanda’s Birthday

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord! Joshua 24:15

My sister’s birthday was June 24th, but we just celebrated it last night so I couldn’t post her gifts until now. She asked me last year to paint a picture of their house since it’s the home where her kids are being raised and there’s special memories associated with it. Well, I did my best – which wasn’t great, but here it is. I did 3 different versions of it and this is the one I decided on giving her – I didn’t love any of them – I don’t think this is my forte – but I’m also not a very good judge of my own work – I rarely think anything is good. I also matted a sketch for her that I did at her house while the kids were asleep of Aidan’s scooter. Happy Birthday Amanda!