Patti Edmon Artist

What a wonderful way to start a day... I got a blog comment from Caterina Giglio, at La Dolce Vita and inside was this little blog award! wow! I love her work and her take on life, make sure to stop by her place and say hello! Caterina sent it to people who, in her opinion, exemplify this quote: Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel that you too can become great. now I am to tell you 7 things about myself and pass this on to 7 people: 1. I have a chronic illness so I 'retired' at an early age 2. I don't have a favorite color 3. Like Caterina, I'm mostly self-taught 4. I still shoot the wrappers off of straws in restaurants (when I'm with my kids:) 5 . I'm a Presbyterian 6. I lived in upstate New York until my senior year in high school 7. My favorite book/movie is Pride & Prejudice ok, so here are my choices for this little award, because they make great art and they a...

Certainly not like I do... by receiving not one, but three blog awards!!, all in the month of December and then not acknowledging a single one. I think that instead of posting them and writing things about myself, I'll mention the lovely artists who were kind enough to bestow them and provide links to their sites. That way you can explore the art and wisdom and warmth and devotion that these women share regularly. Denise at Couture de' Papier awarded me a Butterfly Award, for having a cool blog. Check out her yummy, delightful creations. Earlier in the month, she posted one of my favorites, about the need for making Christmas real by sharing ourselves and using a fraction of the billions of dollars spent on gifts to help the many who are going to die from lack of clean drinking water. Lani, Leader of the 14 Secrets of a Happy Artist, a group I'm fortunate enough to belong to, an art therapist and extraordinary mixed media artist. When you visit  Lani's blog , you'l...

A great big thanks and hug to Kristin Hubick, from Retro Cafe Art Gallery. She nominated me for this award, my first and oh, so special. When one receives this award, the following is in order: 1. Put the award logo on your blog 2. Add a link to the person who awarded you (I'd already done that:) 3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs 4. Add links to those blogs on yours 5. Leave a message for the nominees on their blogs A few of my favorites are: Lucy at SweetRepeats , Leah at Creative Every Day , Katie at Ragamuffin Gal , Lani at LaniPuppetMaker , Karen at BioGraphia , Jane at RandomArtNotes , Christine at Artist's Nook , Marilyn at Unshelved Words , more to follow!