The "Clubhouse" Set Design

Here is the set that I designed and built for the Asbury Pre-K and Kindergarten Sunday morning "Big Group." It has been such a fun project that I almost regret that it is finally done. I am excited to start designing other children's stages at the church. I am almost done with the three-year-old stage (photos forthcoming.)

The theme of this set is a backyard clubhouse. We have a squirrel named Scout that lives in one of our trees. We have a galvanized pail on a pulley that brings us "pail mail" and we are all FaithZone Explorers complete with our own clubhouse pledge: "God first, others second, me third!" It has been fun both designing and teaching "Big Group" in the Clubhouse but now I leave the teaching in far more capable hands, my co-worker and teacher extraordinaire, Andi McMains! I will continue to work on the Children's Ministry team putting my creative energy into whatever new project may arise!

Little Birds and Sunflowers

Here is a recent home project I did to solve a design dilemma! I have a very long entryway. Along one wall I have a collection of photos, art and a piano. The wall directly across from it, however, has been bare since we moved in to our home. I did not want to do anything that would distract from the gallery of pictures but I also felt the blank wall needed something. I found this wallpaper at Target on sale awhile back. The background color matched the color of paint in my hallway all ready (one of my favorite colors - Tiffany blue!) I hung the paper on the blank wall. I love the pewter tree design but it still did not feel complete. I decided to paint a number of birds in a turquoise color along the wall. The overall effect feels more like a mural now and the birds make me smile!

My oil painting class continues and here is my latest. Our first still life with flowers! The canvas size is 8x8. I am really enjoying painting on a small scale. As for the subject, I find flowers intimidating to paint but, like my birds, sunflowers make me smile!