This is a picture of my bottle tree near the drive where I live. It took me a few years to get all these bottles collected and hung. When the sun shines through the glass it is so cool. Sometimes when it rains....when I have stood near the bottle tree I hear the different sounds (tones) when the raindrops hit the bottles. 
Linda crawled up the ladder higher than I did....she is shorter than I am...and had to reach further...."be one with the hammer"...."be one with the hammer". 
My daughter and I spent Christmas Eve at the historic and newly rennovated Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. I love old classics and this hotel was extremely unique. It was decorated for the holidays...which gave the atmosphere an added special ambiance. 
Gayle - Michelle Pfeiffer, Dana - Susan Surandon.....and me - Cher? And Jack Nicholson? Jack Hill....was our Jack Nicholson!!! Weren't those the three actresses who played in the movie? We felt like art-witches of Paseo. On that special night all of us wore our flowing, artful black capes and felt "witchful" together.
This was when we were creating a mysterious spell!
This was when we were stirring our imaginary big black crock pot blended with imaginary special oils and rare ingrediants!!! Dana - kept chanting something that started with "toils and troubles...mixed with .....something...unfortunately I had to keep asking her to repeat it....as it had been some time since I had mixed such a powerful brew!
We really are pleasant witches...can't you tell?
Two talented artists who paint beautifully, Doris Swanson and Dana Powell. They have colorful, detailed work on display at In Your Eye Gallery. They add so much to our group. That Doris.... is always up to mischievous and playful fun, while Dana usually arrives wearing unique, edgy assecories. Check out that necklace. Cool huh!
Gayle and Karen. Wow...what can I say? Talented in their own right as artists....yet they do so much more for the enviroment here on Paseo. Karen is the President of the Paseo Artist Association. In other words she oversees the organization and growth of Paseo, a unique and historic arts district in the heart of old downtown. She has many other artists who help her. She does a great job and I am proud to help her in anyway. Gayle is the Vice-President. Her talents lie in graphic and web design. She also thinks "big picture", "outside the box" and is very objective.
Gayle, Karen, Doris, and Dana. It was an interesting night. We sold some artwork, but also had time to "let down" a little and enjoy each other's company.
This is Doris and her two artful friends, Leslie Dallam and Carla Waugh. All three artists will be featured in our next art opening, called "Three Norman Artist on Paseo. Opening reception is Friday, January 2nd from 6:00pm-10:00pm. In Your Eye Gallery will also be hosting the Prairie Rattler Winery located located near Shidler, OK. Show runs thru January 31st. 
This is me with Jim Brown. He is a good friend that supports our little gallery. His dad was Jack Hill - a talented artist who was a part of our gallery and of the Paseo District. Jim - like his dad is a strong supportor of the arts. He contributed some Kay Orr paintings to the last gallery showing, which also featured artist Karen Orr and Carolyn Chandler.
Everyone having fun!
Is that our "SUE" in the red? She was supposed to be selling art...but look here she is singing away with the best of them! You go GIRLFRIEND!!!
This little choir mingled through the galleries in Paseo at our recent artwalk. They had little booklets filled with various Christmas songs. They sang with joy, happiness and glee! 
Diana and Victor from Ardmore, Oklahoma came to pick up their glass art. "Susan" one of the fastest horses at Remington Park Race Track for the 100 yard dash...and "Sunflowers" as another gift for Christmas. Victor as also done some stained glass himself. Thank you for letting me create for you!
Jim and Lynn, who live in Colorado have been such faithful supporters of my edgy, original glass art. I love creating art for them because they are always "game" as a couple to come up with creative ideas.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
I had fun with this one. The customer wanted a smaller frame with sunflowers....
It was the first time I had attempted these floral designs...and I really enjoyed it.
These photos were taken, some with a flash and some without. 
See below to read about this oustanding horse!!!
Surrounded by Black Eyed Susan flowers!
This is a favorite race horse of the customer. The horse's name is Black Eyed Susan, but they call her "Susan". She has won a number of races over the last few years. She is small and quick. One of the races she has won is the 100 yard dash at Remington Park where she set a record for the fastest time. The customer and I talked about several ideas. She sent many pictures. She wanted the Blacked Eyed Susan flower within the piece somewhere along with the horse if possible. This horse has a distinctive white spot on her forehead which I did my best to capture. 
This is one of the sketches I started with and kept in mind throughout the whole piece.
At my workshop table...you can see how I started to lay in the greenery on the sides of the design.
These were all the flowers I just handwashed.
I just finished cutting all of the petals of the flowers and added the black accents for the middle.
This is Black Eyed Susan...the horse in glass. I had not done a horse before. I had to keep working with her eyes, which eventually became smaller, and less obvious. 
These are the black eyed susan flowers soldered into the frame, over the green vines behind which were layered underneath. 
She is almost done. I need to fill in with one more flower and clean the glass a little more and she will be finished!
These cheerful faces greet me every morning from my kitchen window. I think they secretly jump off from the window's edge and play near the Christmas tree. 
Sante Fe Christmas in my office. I decorated this cactus with lights. I used to have a larger cactus just like this one, who grew to be ten feet tall. I could not get it back into my house after growing so fast during a hot Oklahoma summer. I lost it in a winter freeze but managed to cut a "live" piece off and get it growing. This is the little piece off of the big one. I hope this one grows just as big. 
This picture I took of an antique cardboard nativity scene I purchased at an estate sale many years ago. I put it out every Christmas. This one view shows the kneeling shepherds before the baby Jesus. 
My living room with my Christmas tree. My daughter said that my house looks like it was meant for Christmas as it is warm and cozy. 
This ornament was created with clear glass. Although each piece of clear glass used had different textures. I added a wire on the top and added pink beads, then covered the soldering with a black patina. It gave the piece an antique look. I will be making more ornaments like this next Christmas.
This is an abstract cross I entered in a show at the Adlante Gallery in Paseo. The colors were warm. The geodes on this piece came from my brother who lives in California. It sells for $200.00. At the art opening another very talented artist, named Thomas Stotts painted below. 
I thought this photo looked almost like a postcard. We pass by this place everytime we go into the office to work. I just had to stop and take a shot. One evening, when we worked late...all of the trees were lit up with Christmas lights. 
This is what it looks like around the building we are working within. It is a drafty old church but has plenty of room. It has been so cold here. Can't wait to get home where it is 57 degrees today!
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