Tic Tac Heart

Hearts and rusty metal. The heart inside the tic tac toe is a piece of granite. Chris gave me the cut outs from bathroom sinks. I used most of the cutouts to pave my welding area. Fanciest paving in Old East Dallas and doesn't burn when I throw sparks with the welder. I decided to cut one piece into a heart, weld a tic tac toe and put the heart in the center. Kinda cute. Sold it during the studio tour. Made the one pictured for me then sold it at the garden tour. Like with every piece I make, I decide to keep if for myself. Then I have nothing to put in a show, so there they go. The next one I make for my garden will bring out all the little romantic creatures who live in the back yard and I will not sell it.

Water Songs in the Garden

Wonderful water features on the tour. I could spend the rest of the summer with pictures of them. Cool the garden, yard, air, yourself - not to mention the soothing sounds of water. Andie explained how she worked for different water sounds with heights, strength of pumps, containers, etc. Water songs and sounds. Think of water in a different way in your garden.

Water on the Tour

A touch of water on the tour. This fish really can swim.

Garden Art on Garden Tour

Two Robert Bellamy pieces were on the tour at Jimmy's house. I thought Jimmy said he had two mosaic pots, but didn't see the other one. Last year the Garden Club Girls went to Mr. Bellamy's place for lunch. The night before was my first welding class of that semester. There was this very attractive girl, Staci, with a pink feather in her hair, big pretend dangle drop earrings, pink lipstick and pink nails. She was welding away. Of course, this was someone I had to meet. We hit it right off.

Next day was the Bellamy field trip and I find Staci heads up the whole Bellamy group. I talk her into doing a totem for the State Fair of Texas. She delivers a fabulous piece. And she's doing one for me this year again. Such a small world.

Garden Tour Benches and Balls

Garden balls and benches on the tour. There's lots more of these. But I picked some great ones for you. This was a day of ideas, ideas, ideas.

Guess what I did today? Visited a potential garden for next year. Sat in the front yard with the owners. They've done so much. They are out in the yard always working working. Can't imagine how great it will be next year from the looks of it this year.

Succulent Life folks

For all the A Succulent Life folks, here's some of the succulents in the gardens on the Garden Tour. Paula and Mike's garden has a little of everything. Even their succulents are unusual and beautiful. Barb, who is the "heart" of the Forest Hills garden club, has asked Mike to come speak to us about growing tomatoes. We're all trying with limited success. Paula and Mike seem to have success with all they grow. I'm going on your blog to see if there's a post on the succulent wall. I took a picture of one in Santa Monica and would love to create one, but I can't afford to do one and they all die. Going to research one first.

My Two Guys

I have a ton of Garden Tour pictures, after party pictures, after preview pictures, etc. I have have Studio Tour party pictures. I'm trying to remember how to put them in an album and put on my web page. I managed to put last year's State Fair of Texas pictures of all the sculptures, but that was last year. Can't remember this morning so how can I remember last year. Oh, wait, Bob and I went to my Boy Babe's (pictured here with me and Bob) garage sale this morning. So sad, he's moving to Austin. What will we do?