tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42216443014519467862024-02-07T08:04:14.971-08:00TattooDreams♀♥ Thoughts from the right side of my brain!♥♂Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-91744211640802621242015-02-16T14:42:00.000-08:002015-02-16T14:57:37.439-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes, long after words are written, they are found. Such is the case with a blog entry I made back in 2008. Today I received a beautiful note from one of my readers. They had come across this poem which was cast into stone at the Cosanti Bell Foundry. I included the poem in my <a href="http://tattoodreams.blogspot.com/2008/05/spirit.html" target="_blank">2008 blog entry. </a><br />
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Turns out, this poem was in my readers grandmothers' possessions. </div>
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These words have followed me through the years. Her note reached me on a day I was getting some poignant news. Perhaps her note and me rereading these fine words were meant to criss cross. In this photo you can see the lines of type cast into the wall at Cosanti. </div>
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The poem was cast by a worker there in 1968. </div>
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The area it was cast was an area mostly utilized by the workers or those living on site.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #26180d; color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;">"SPIRIT, CALL ME SON THAT I MAY SEEK MYSELF WITHOUT TIRING </span><br style="color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;" /><span style="background-color: #26180d; color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;">DARKNESS, CALL ME BROTHER THAT I MAY NOT FEAR THAT WHICH I SEEK</span><br style="color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;" /><span style="background-color: #26180d; color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;">LIGHT, CALL ME FRIEND THAT I BE NOT ASHAMED BY WHAT I FIND</span><br style="color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;" /><span style="background-color: #26180d; color: #ffffe6; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.128000259399414px;">DEATH, CALL ME GENTLY THAT I MAY ENJOY WHAT I HAVE BEEN."</span></div>
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Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-67026738722893229582013-03-15T14:52:00.002-07:002013-03-15T14:52:51.472-07:00Mermaids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I was a young impressionable girl with a wild imagination, I wanted to be a mermaid. I would drape pearls and beads around my neck, hibiscus in my hair and run around the orange trees in our yard. I'd examine the patterns in my vinyl swimming pool looking for traces of mermaids and magical things. The sides were blue and had a patten like finger prints. It was mesmerizing. Having grown up on Florida's Gulf Coast I loved water. My parents took my brother and I to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeki_Wachee_Springs" target="_blank">Weeki Wachee</a> Springs one Saturday afternoon.<br />
My life was never the same.<br />
We saw the mermaids perform their underwater show. Back then, the mermaids lived in small cabanas at the back of the property. I wanted nothing more than to be one of them.<br />
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Sirens of the sea have guarded ships by crowning their bow, been inked onto sailors arms, and cultivated the aquatic imagination of little girls everywhere. I was one of those girls.<br />
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This box is a tribute to those beautiful Mermaids......wherever you are, whatever size you are!<br />
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This <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TattooDreams.PatriciaHecker" target="_blank">TattooDreams</a> Box is available at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OrchardGallery" target="_blank">Orchard Gallery</a> in Fort Wayne, IN. as a part of their <i>Art Becomes Her</i> Exhibit.<br />
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Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-10103374605777416702013-02-17T12:19:00.001-08:002013-02-17T12:24:10.813-08:00Collectors <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Yesterday, at a small show, I encountered two uniquely different people who buy art.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">One, someone I've known for some 20+ years.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Another, I have known for only a few years.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Both collect art.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b>This is where the similarity ends.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He boasts-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Credentials of the other work <i>he</i> owns. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">What prestigious shows these artists have been in.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The artists whose homes <i>he's</i> been in.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Not what fun he had, but</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">how good was <i>their </i>collection.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He does this with such memory and bravado,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">scratching his head to recall. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He doesn't <i>listen</i>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He doesn't <i>smile</i>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He doesn't really even seem happy.</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He only wants to be heard.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Tedious one way conversation. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">As if these veils make large his small stature.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">All the while I feel certain I'm being judged on the back stories he knows that I don't.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I don't seem to care but listen nonetheless.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I wonder how many others do this as well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">My mind wanders as he drones on.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I want to sit down.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I want to scream or be interrupted.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Yes, it's clearly his choice to buy and collect in this manner.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">A misplaced set of social skills are part of his collection.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Then later, I had the pleasure of speaking with another collector of art. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">She embraces.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Not a quick hug, but one that places one heart opposite another heart.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">No name dropping or boasting of how she has acquired the <i>'best work'</i> of an artist.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">She quietly goes about getting to really <i>know</i> an artist and hear <i>their</i> voice.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Find <i>their</i> soul in the work.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">This is someone I can understand.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Her eyes a reflection of a <i>life passion</i> -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">one that bears witness to her love of the <i>people</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">who build</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">and create what she <i>enjoys</i> collecting.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">A woman who tells you that she </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>touches</i> your work</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">in her home</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">and thinks of <i>you</i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">-getting well</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">-becoming strong</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">-praying for your life</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">-to flourish</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>-to continue </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>to create</i>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I would have had to have been dead to not notice -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">the vast difference.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">In their eyes,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their body language,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their words,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their listening,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their not listening,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their spirit,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their inner joy,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their demeanor.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">As an artist who is trying to carve out a living making art,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I always hope the person who opens their wallet for my work</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">will be someone I want to have <i>'own' </i>my work.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">This has always been my hope.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">It always will be, no matter how much I need a sale.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">One walks away.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hands clinched.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hat in hand, his critical self </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">tightly encased </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">in statistics,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">in credentials -</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">in finding more</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">'stuff'.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The other,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">hugs,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">shares,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">cares</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">listens</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">and leaves you feeling</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">that despite anything that</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">is happening to you-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">that <i>you</i> are strong enough</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">good enough</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">and reminds <i>you</i> just how much</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">your work <i>means</i> to her and how much </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i><u>she</u></i> enjoys owning your work.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">How people make you feel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">-is unforgettable.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Like I said, people have different reasons for buying art.</span><br />
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D i v i d e d<br />
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politics<br />
finances<br />
ideas<br />
color<br />
race<br />
religion<br />
sex<br />
guns<br />
laws<br />
legislature<br />
and sadly-<br />
<i>one another</i>.<br />
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I'm not sure how we come together and stay together.<br />
How we heal.<br />
How we unfold - safely<br />
in our<br />
churches<br />
workplaces<br />
temples<br />
homes<br />
schools.<br />
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Today my own world feels<br />
like it needs to close in-<br />
grow smaller-<br />
and heal.<br />
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I'm not sure how people of such diverse ideas<br />
can come together<br />
and speak<br />
when everyone seems<br />
to be shouting<br />
and divisive.<br />
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We need to find a way.<br />
<b>We need to make peace.</b><br />
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~Patricia Hecker<br />
December 14, 2012<br />
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Photo courtesy Jennifer A Ramos<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Our lilac bush was budding and the sound of song birds perched high in our sycamore tree chirping filled the air. Wiggly pink earthworms found warmth on the driveway after the nights rain. Small wonders seem more apparent as I moved slower. In my not so distant memory, I recall stretching my legs at a faster pace and moving quicker. While I'm not sure I'll move this way anytime soon, if ever, I recall it easily. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~ Spring 2012</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The day before Valentines Day this year I was officially diagnosed with Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease. UCTD for short.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My last conversation with him, he reminded me to tell my doctors about the strong history of these autoimmune diseases on our side of the family. His strong faith and acceptance left an indelible legacy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blood work sent to Mayo Clinic held the answers for me. My diagnosis took months to obtain. Blood tests, nerve exams, three neurologists, two MRI's of my brain and spinal cord and eliminating an MS diagnosis brought this to fruition. When you're a diabetic oftentimes that becomes the 'go to' answer. I knew there was something very amiss inside me. A huge amount of patience was required - not my strong suit mind you. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I began not feeling quite right last July in the heat of summer. Bright lights, heat, sun, loud noises and odd nerve pain was adversely affecting me. We changed lightbulbs and lighting in our home and studio. I'd dimmed the light on my computer screen. I'd lost strength down the right side of my body. Most noticeably in my leg. I began using a cane. Oftentimes I've had a hard time articulating words or thoughts. Confusion over simple things comes easily and makes us both laugh. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And in that laughter comes some sort of odd acceptance. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The alternative is to cry, and I've done plenty of that. This along with bouts of depression. Yes, someone who lives in a purple house really <i>can</i> be depressed! Sometimes daunting when mixed with pain management. Pain in turn adversely affects blood chemistry making my Type 1 diabetes a greater challenge.<br /><br /><i>Accepting.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I believe that's where we are with this right now. We waited months to hear what was wrong and now we know. Jon's been my rock through all of this. He quietly senses what I need and makes adjustments. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Memory issues have brought about small yellow post it notes around our home reminding me of things. Seems silly, but necessary. Eight weeks of physical therapy showed mixed results.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What has happened seems humbling. An internally quieting sensation. Not necessarily bad, but a game changer. Then again, life is a series of changes. </span></div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure if I'm getting better or worse. More tests will indicate where this is going. The medication I'm on is treating me as if this is already Lupus, so it's easier to say that is what I have. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can remember how it felt to have stamina, walk faster and think clearly. One of the hardest things to do for me is to walk into a room of people who I haven't seen in a while. Or to see people who don't know what's wrong with me. People have questions. Some ask, some don't. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>I wish I had more answers.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My tendency is to fight. I watched my Mom do that as she battled cancer at a very young age. She <i>never</i> gave up. She had two kids. She wanted to see us graduate from high school. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But I watched her maneuver a daunting battle. I wonder how much energy she used to do this. Mine is <i>nothing</i> compared to what she encountered. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm wrestling with her memory of <i>fight</i> and my reality of <i>accepting</i> so as to not waste energy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've come to learn tiredness is it's <i>own</i> disease.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It takes time <b>from</b> you. Trying to rearrange your life around that takes time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Perhaps this is a gift I've not fully realized.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've got the most amazing support of family and friends.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm blessed - things could be worse.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #93c47d;">This new Day of the Dead box is in our booth......until someone snags it!! If this needs to be yours and you're not there, contact us! It <u><i>can</i></u> be yours!!!</span></b><br />
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<br /></div>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-24082509917101770612012-04-17T09:24:00.009-07:002012-04-17T09:48:06.306-07:00Steampunk Box <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTsxL_o7ywZdZklzxDs-L_KlsJj8DxRFJoNXaHhFb1SfbuQxAOtsLlKzP3RTaFO1TQCok2myAIjgaAJ9ixU4wTCg_HAVUK-ikeARmuwtyVQ5mEJ4YSy44ZWBKFZjlgc-CptAmx0ODmUI/s1600/box-6a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTsxL_o7ywZdZklzxDs-L_KlsJj8DxRFJoNXaHhFb1SfbuQxAOtsLlKzP3RTaFO1TQCok2myAIjgaAJ9ixU4wTCg_HAVUK-ikeARmuwtyVQ5mEJ4YSy44ZWBKFZjlgc-CptAmx0ODmUI/s400/box-6a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732410040066773186" /></a><br /><br /><font color = #CC6600>What's old is new and often revisited. <br />Such is the case with the steampunk movement in design.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Gears.</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Movement.<br />Innovation.<br />Action.</span><br />An era when things were<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"> built</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">invented<br />constructed.</span><br />Smokestacks and glass block windows.<br />A grid of light.<br />The hum of factories filled the air<br />and lined the pockets of workers<br />who<br />wore time pieces<br />and hard soled shoes<br />walked to work<br />heard lunch whistles blow<br />punched time clocks<br />wore aprons and visors to shield them<br />from the<span style="font-style:italic;"><br />dust<br />dirt<br />ink<br />innovation<br />Being created<br />by machinery<br />printing presses<br />fire<br />flux</span><br />and their hands.</font><br /><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/97578784/handmade-steampunk-rubber-stamped-box?listing_id=97578784&listing_slug=handmade-steampunk-rubber-stamped-box">On etsy.</a><br />$75.00Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-52447616968355968532012-03-05T11:46:00.010-08:002012-03-06T12:15:50.755-08:00••• Leaf Vessel •••<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnwKnMC2Ho1Bskw3Ls1JRW5gcfN8uPeV9s3CqZfyZwRsrHBy2nJu1kowuG0CcjWnLDMIgFrGwZLBF1bD9lwpAoRXoHosWAWrV7BM6E_JPlUel5esoKKNI_ehE-iZOry9jKw5uThTJ3Ks/s1600/LeafVessel-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnwKnMC2Ho1Bskw3Ls1JRW5gcfN8uPeV9s3CqZfyZwRsrHBy2nJu1kowuG0CcjWnLDMIgFrGwZLBF1bD9lwpAoRXoHosWAWrV7BM6E_JPlUel5esoKKNI_ehE-iZOry9jKw5uThTJ3Ks/s400/LeafVessel-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716508488146914290" /></a><br /><font color=#339933>Our newest TattooDreams vessel is the Leaf Vessel. This is a tapered cherry box designed and built by Jon. Patricia stained it a warm tobacco color and stamped gold leaves onto its' surface. Over that she attached cut, painted and airbrushed leaves of various sizes and type. These deciduous leaves are edged in gold and adorn all sides as well as the top. The lid is composed of an additional layer which leaves tuck under and around the decorative finial.<br />The ephemera that cascades down from the finial is a compilation of seeds, shells, nuts, and semi-precious stones strung on waxed linen.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MNhsCAF6c4KNlrlXSRwe6uauD8DQhCF37mMR0HMdFn-z-NWqACKActAdJn9qYcqcpiYOcDZ334vKmxMO02vGbOp4-cF-j8Tu66mrP27_CeVSx_CPyPhR35mwMv6fb0loYcQiss0-2fM/s1600/LeafVessel-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MNhsCAF6c4KNlrlXSRwe6uauD8DQhCF37mMR0HMdFn-z-NWqACKActAdJn9qYcqcpiYOcDZ334vKmxMO02vGbOp4-cF-j8Tu66mrP27_CeVSx_CPyPhR35mwMv6fb0loYcQiss0-2fM/s400/LeafVessel-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716509155240227442" /></a><br /><br /><br />This vessel is currently on display at the <a href="http://TheOrchardGallery.com">Orchard Gallery</a> in Fort Wayne Indiana. It's part of their "In the Garden" show which runs from March 3-31. </font><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjU7XJUSY0QG2Yh2cEeVeWWhr4thNgkH5bQqYtUPxFT7a2PjRNBKy-iSs0wDxekGDQC72Tw1VASyicRJ8n83j1EvmWaTucrCtQqdJ4oMh1z5l4xLuT58MphvytBSz4-5xW8KYpCzULo8/s1600/LeafVessel-3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjU7XJUSY0QG2Yh2cEeVeWWhr4thNgkH5bQqYtUPxFT7a2PjRNBKy-iSs0wDxekGDQC72Tw1VASyicRJ8n83j1EvmWaTucrCtQqdJ4oMh1z5l4xLuT58MphvytBSz4-5xW8KYpCzULo8/s320/LeafVessel-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716508724556121954" /></a><br /><font color=#CC9900><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Orchard Gallery<br />6312A Covington Road<br />Fort Wayne, IN 46804<br /><br />(260) 436-0927</span></font><br /><font color=#339933>If you feel the need to <span style="font-style:italic;">adopt</span> this box, call the Orchard Gallery at the number above and tell them this one needs to be in <span style="font-style:italic;">your</span> collection. They will understand and help you make this happen!</font><br /><br />$450.00<br /><br /><br /><br />9x9 17Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-5936099210389518562012-02-14T18:55:00.000-08:002012-02-14T19:13:01.162-08:00Indiana Art Fair at the Indiana State Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBXiszuJr03UQot4TvKrWlTwch_59tirEp0OAu-ST1jtgq1St9XI4hR8aGeesfrTx7myPDiTRqxs4iPuSeX-UOHNAGxtqTimPVo6Mu89hfTsky-FYy3ESpQ4KjrXaWESMrqSmQp-dDGI/s1600/MaskVessel-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBXiszuJr03UQot4TvKrWlTwch_59tirEp0OAu-ST1jtgq1St9XI4hR8aGeesfrTx7myPDiTRqxs4iPuSeX-UOHNAGxtqTimPVo6Mu89hfTsky-FYy3ESpQ4KjrXaWESMrqSmQp-dDGI/s400/MaskVessel-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709193081248783234" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#92C7C7>This weekend we have our first show of 2012. It's the <a href="http://indianamuseum.org/visit/events/eventview.asp?eventid=1802">Indiana Art Fair</a> held at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis. We have new work and look forward to the year ahead.<br />Please join us and come see the artists that will be exhibiting this weekend.<br />Above is our new <span style="font-weight:bold;">Tribal Mask Vessel</span>. It will be in our booth this weekend. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jon and Patricia Hecker<br />TattooDreams</span><br />Booth# 1-12 On the ground floor/Canal Level</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-90620350692284940782012-02-12T09:10:00.000-08:002012-02-12T09:46:13.332-08:00What Valentines Day Means to Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RaaO2x5hMGTyyzi65Tu0VVP3yfjndjJq3PP6CXIGhjWQtCHSVoRzgZZuGXKRO-fiyyAQhQshZ-JgdnSlTMAOim3EeusDaMDK4U6HtRkVd304CMnaWdaytTuM41dHhV7N06p0on33_Qc/s1600/il_fullxfull.309813969.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RaaO2x5hMGTyyzi65Tu0VVP3yfjndjJq3PP6CXIGhjWQtCHSVoRzgZZuGXKRO-fiyyAQhQshZ-JgdnSlTMAOim3EeusDaMDK4U6HtRkVd304CMnaWdaytTuM41dHhV7N06p0on33_Qc/s400/il_fullxfull.309813969.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708297952333544194" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#FF0000>I love Valentines Day! I love that ~ in the midst of the darkness and chill of winter, a day is set aside for love.<br />For flowers.<br />For showing affection.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A day for love.</span><br />As a young girl, Valentines Day was special. My Mom found something, albeit small, to gift to my brother and I to remind us of her love. That is after all what Moms do, and my Mom was great at this kind of thing. It was also in February that I usually caught the flu and would miss my classroom Valentines day party. The parties where crayon decorated brown paper bags were made into mailboxes with white scalloped doilies and taped to the side of your desk to hold Valentines from classmates. Where the Room Mothers brought in cupcakes and punch and math class was halted.<br />Valentines. The small envelopes, some pink, some red, some white got deposited into your bag. Some with stickers on the back. Each with <span style="font-style:italic;">your</span> name on the front.<br />Tucked inside, the small illustrated cards bought in cellophane packs at the supermarket the night before and hurriedly signed by the obligatory classmate. Then every now and then you'd find one that said <span style="font-style:italic;">"Guess who?"</span>..... a mystery that <span style="font-style:italic;">made</span> your day...needing to be observed more closely later that night in the privacy of your bedroom.<br /><br />Now I have a new appreciation for this holiday of red and pink. I love seeing these colors come to stores after the reds and greens of Christmas disappear. It's in the February that I generally feel the full thrust of winters' cold. When flowers are not blooming and an assorted sense of cabin fever and general malaise sets in. The winter holidays are over, the anticipation of spring beginning. A feeling that things to come are not quite here yet. <br /><br />Anticipation.<br /><br />Love that was.<br />Love that is<br />Love that can never be.<br />Love that never dies.</font><br /><br /><font color=#FF00CC><span style="font-weight:bold;">The most beautiful of all four letter words.<br />A verb that magnifies our lives. <br />Because if love is not put into action, it's merely an adjective to describe. <br />Love must be put in action to become fully alive!<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span></font><br /><br /><font color=#FF0000>That's what <span style="font-weight:bold;">Valentines Day</span> means to me.<br /><br />With love,<br />Patricia</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-64112055811264246412012-02-11T15:58:00.000-08:002012-02-11T16:23:07.071-08:00••• Sara's Box •••<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw3Ku9Ky7wCkISGT_PZ8-LR6ljGeyhdhSgQYXGsIa2g5eInrk_awLLWoiINH4sJdWE5JsWyrFstQPQM1K7nf5gfYJwBRe8HD8Rr7GOc3ITmAd92054XiKRnXOBvpxYJTAyCDaZ7hrQfQ/s1600/Sara%2527s+Box-+1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw3Ku9Ky7wCkISGT_PZ8-LR6ljGeyhdhSgQYXGsIa2g5eInrk_awLLWoiINH4sJdWE5JsWyrFstQPQM1K7nf5gfYJwBRe8HD8Rr7GOc3ITmAd92054XiKRnXOBvpxYJTAyCDaZ7hrQfQ/s400/Sara%2527s+Box-+1-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708036833264789106" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#009999>Every once in a while an artist is gifted a great commission. This box was one of those commissions. We met the woman gifting this box to her sister in Austin at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. When she saw our work, she knew that a box made by us would be the ideal gift for her sisters 40th birthday. <br />Ideas were shared and stamps were culled and so began the box. Jon crafted this elegant tapered box in cherry. A fitting and beautiful canvas for me to stamp the desired ideas that came our way. We were given a wide berth in which to create this box and that was appreciated. Giving an artist that freedom usually yields a finished piece that is pleasing to the person who commissioned it as well as the artist. <br />Such was the case here. <br />The box is adorned with a wide array of earthy stones. Turquoise, jasper, sea shells, chestnuts, glass and seed beads fall gracefully from the linen cords as well as beads we crafted ourselves. Atop the vessel sits a wolf. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75SiidNVkxL3U1qQ8Uk0m-5sDHm_wwQZzz0AIy3J_vSx8s3ZeJ7lHu9cahMans5sDbA3O9pVLAKSwMKTmUSQO1yt1vrRUklzfvu5bBHQWMNoQ0066V3LJzFm1cMNzp1Iv88Y7iEomsE0/s1600/Sara%2527s+Box-+5-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75SiidNVkxL3U1qQ8Uk0m-5sDHm_wwQZzz0AIy3J_vSx8s3ZeJ7lHu9cahMans5sDbA3O9pVLAKSwMKTmUSQO1yt1vrRUklzfvu5bBHQWMNoQ0066V3LJzFm1cMNzp1Iv88Y7iEomsE0/s400/Sara%2527s+Box-+5-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708036471940608434" /></a><br /><br />We know that Sara's box will be gifted in the spirit it was made~ with great love.<br />An artist can ask no more than to give it their all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAXyTfyGxj44HMC2nH1PaoK7AmyYMESgRpFh1oeMpOT1KblR45o8XLANUK7HuLIemCNU4NezrGMyA0mWgwr6kRuERR5xmgcyNcMr6XlzvZgMMyeZAse8kXUEkaIjiVNHki6anFMvxNuo/s1600/Sara%2527s+Box-+3-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAXyTfyGxj44HMC2nH1PaoK7AmyYMESgRpFh1oeMpOT1KblR45o8XLANUK7HuLIemCNU4NezrGMyA0mWgwr6kRuERR5xmgcyNcMr6XlzvZgMMyeZAse8kXUEkaIjiVNHki6anFMvxNuo/s320/Sara%2527s+Box-+3-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708037446826273698" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Happy Birthday Sara!</span><br /><br />Patricia & Jon</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-21183481547319223062011-12-18T09:24:00.000-08:002011-12-18T10:08:30.513-08:00The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9LBnAbAdONo3Ky-rHXpaV8HVjiBFRYf0bN-c9llZ6FlX1nJubn3eKaQa0s7rW7Y4oHYpbvwl63NhcwoWGZP2wo7SUm4XbPyTw1WmfjloKeCZmpTv4ggf_v29sf48kHUXAEV9I87Khh0/s1600/384105_10150433307986748_91353061747_8573660_1592565402_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9LBnAbAdONo3Ky-rHXpaV8HVjiBFRYf0bN-c9llZ6FlX1nJubn3eKaQa0s7rW7Y4oHYpbvwl63NhcwoWGZP2wo7SUm4XbPyTw1WmfjloKeCZmpTv4ggf_v29sf48kHUXAEV9I87Khh0/s400/384105_10150433307986748_91353061747_8573660_1592565402_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687529631725214642" /></a><br /><br />Jon and I are in Austin Texas doing the <a href="http://www.armadillobazaar.com/">Armadillo Christmas Bazaar </a>with our TattooDream boxes. Twenty six years of doing a myriad of various types of shows and venues across the country and nothing remotely compares to this! Booths are various sizes which lends a varied and interesting esthetic to what is already an eclectic show. Coupled with the amazing<a href="http://www.armadillobazaar.com/music/"> live music from class acts</a>, we feel this is a real treasure and a gift to be here. <br />Every day we open our booth to the wonderfully fun and interesting people of Austin Texas. They are genuine and most welcoming to us, especially when they hear we came so far. Our hosts, Bruce and Annie have gone above and beyond to welcome us into this Armadillo family. Health issues as they are, we need to make some changes to our show schedule and we hope by doing this show that will allow us the ability to do just that.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To us, this is our Christmas gift. </span><br /><br />This year the show runs 11 days. Open daily from 11 am to 11 pm right up to Christmas Eve. In it's 36th season this year. We've spoken to so many artists who have done it from the beginning as well as patrons for whom this has become a holiday tradition. <br />We've known about this show for a very long time but knew we didn't have the rigth work for it. Now to actually be here doing it it feels <span style="font-style:italic;">very</span> cool! <br />Our dear friend Bonnie Blandford is here to help us for the first 5 days. Her offer to help us has been hard to quantify. She's given up time at home after a busy year to do this. We are forever indebted. Days are long and morning comes a bit too soon, but the energy within that hall is addictive.<br />Time away from the booth is good too. Our dear friend David Haun is taking Bonnie and I to the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/south-austin-trailer-park-and-eatery-austin">South AustinTrailer Park Eatery</a> tonight for supper. Food trucks in Austin provide some for the best local fare around and this one is sure to please. Bonnies first night here we at at Chuy's. Excellent food and eclectic decor. Loved the ceilings full of hubcaps! Hmmm... I do believe it was here that the infamous Jenna Bush got arrested! (<span style="font-style:italic;">Some</span> rich girls just need to know that laws are for <span style="font-style:italic;">everyone</span>!) Hahaha!<br /><br />If you are anywhere near here, plan a trip over to the Armadillo. We're in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Palmer Events Center</span>. Plan to stay the day and into the evening! A dim hall, alcohol, fantastic live music and a great place to do all your holiday shopping!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Eat, drink, shop and fill your sleigh!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdssnnyrCo6I6_OAHQJv0xmXTLbtD2K6XaTLO9BKSXi60mWotqeFU3pqo-B5dK3KSD36zo4sstqxOoZitdTyXqyLmHpl2dZ2Nv6ay_DBDMm96yuP4h6XC_3c62IgMmDT6B97NHGS1eM/s1600/394519_10150433286576748_91353061747_8573420_1599985705_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdssnnyrCo6I6_OAHQJv0xmXTLbtD2K6XaTLO9BKSXi60mWotqeFU3pqo-B5dK3KSD36zo4sstqxOoZitdTyXqyLmHpl2dZ2Nv6ay_DBDMm96yuP4h6XC_3c62IgMmDT6B97NHGS1eM/s400/394519_10150433286576748_91353061747_8573420_1599985705_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687530119909377794" /></a><br />Heckers TattooDreams are in booth B4. The one with the puple and blue LED lights and fun boxes!!Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-73854469484216069182011-12-02T07:08:00.000-08:002011-12-02T07:28:34.349-08:00A Morning Haiku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyh59YTsWnKNYF3bb4UhKLIDgphbgwUNXSm1JtS6wI3BaTX2FOBpMpkEdTHF9ul98Iejm1376Gu6zC-0O49tUZk-F5532nymzFLrRhvMVbe-jTbNLR-39Xm2go6C9StA1Q5JZXmV90qo/s1600/Box6a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyh59YTsWnKNYF3bb4UhKLIDgphbgwUNXSm1JtS6wI3BaTX2FOBpMpkEdTHF9ul98Iejm1376Gu6zC-0O49tUZk-F5532nymzFLrRhvMVbe-jTbNLR-39Xm2go6C9StA1Q5JZXmV90qo/s400/Box6a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681552997536132962" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#6600FF><span style="font-weight:bold;">Winters quiet light<br />Breath rises in silent fog<br />The days peace unfolds.</span><br /><br />~Patricia Hecker</font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87462753/box-celestial-star-handmade-box">Featured box</a> is available for free shipping from my etsy site.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$48.00</span>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-6713433834988483442011-11-29T21:55:00.000-08:002011-11-29T22:14:07.072-08:00Artist Bunny Box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WZ18btILIZqpTRrZ7-oLt_6vaZ153Qwo6O0fl2dcNcVX49u-c6mHNdwClDM5R75hRt7-themoOkhl_0RW6sOvi4tojku9v-oC0q8YMYg0rH93vt7qOHycOG31sghdoY51iwKjTNobk/s1600/Box7d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WZ18btILIZqpTRrZ7-oLt_6vaZ153Qwo6O0fl2dcNcVX49u-c6mHNdwClDM5R75hRt7-themoOkhl_0RW6sOvi4tojku9v-oC0q8YMYg0rH93vt7qOHycOG31sghdoY51iwKjTNobk/s400/Box7d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680666202025403458" /></a><br /><font color=#FF3399><span style="font-weight:bold;">Woman is born to create...in creating she becomes herself, accomplishes her destiny. Her whole life is only an initiation into her creative power. To create is not merely to produce a work...it is to give out ones individuality. Woman becomes creator when, after the numerous stages of adaptation to alien influence, she finally grasps what is really her own, what she really receives, not from men, but directly from God as a special personal message.</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jeanne de Vietinghoff</span><br /><br />This quote resides on one side of my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87463266/box-artist-bunny-handmade-storage-art">Artist Bunny Box</a><br /><br />This box and others available on <a href="http://tattoodreams.etsy.com">my etsy site.</a><br />$48.00 </font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-53211445296989172542011-11-20T18:12:00.000-08:002011-11-20T18:24:05.492-08:00Vegetarian Refried Beans Recipe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wU99IBfBlW-xfiZZHTKEZkaTBNCIyPiwiZwZl1vwRpzkCDu1p9tl9Mf2_fbzraDIgoa8AfIj0PES_Mtu2hyN-PPWfpnjtvkUu88dc2SmvBBgM3mZTlR84dltrRNhb-yRl4nVqal-Izw/s1600/DOD-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wU99IBfBlW-xfiZZHTKEZkaTBNCIyPiwiZwZl1vwRpzkCDu1p9tl9Mf2_fbzraDIgoa8AfIj0PES_Mtu2hyN-PPWfpnjtvkUu88dc2SmvBBgM3mZTlR84dltrRNhb-yRl4nVqal-Izw/s400/DOD-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677268411921013490" /></a><br /><br /><font color =#993333><span style="font-weight:bold;">Killer Refried Beans</span><br /><br />2 c. dried pinto beans, sorted and rinsed<br />bay leaves<br />3/4 c canola oil<br />1 bulb roasted garlic<br />2-3 tsp. kosher salt<br />tamari or Braggs Amino<br />adobo powder<br />cumin powder<br />1 can chopped roasted tomatoes<br /><br />Sort beans for any stones. Rinse beans and add to pot with water. Cook with cover ajar for 2 hours till soft. Add water if needed, but doubt that will be necessary.<br />Keep the water level about 2" above beans.<br />(Note:DO NOT SALT beans till they are fully cooked.)<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">In the meantime.......</span><br />Roast a bulb of garlic drizzled in olive oil with a pinch of thyme.<br />Remove bay leaves from the cooked beans. cook beans until there's very little water above the height of the beans.<br />When garlic is done roasting, remove cloves and mash them slightly and add to pot of beans. Mash beans in pot with a potato masher or big spoon.<br />Add the canola oil to the beans.<br />Add the undrained roasted canned tomatoes to the pot.<br />Add tamari or Braggs, salt and adobo.<br />Add 2 tsp. of cumin<br /><br />The longer you can cook this down with all the spices and things added, the better your beans will taste! Keep cooking them until they thicken a bit more and serve. You can add chopped jalapenoes and serve with shredded cheese or not.</font><br /><br />This Day of the Dead Box is available on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86440935/box-day-of-the-dead-skull">my etsy site</a>. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$48.00</span>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-11690973175865427042011-11-18T07:44:00.001-08:002011-11-18T08:33:17.501-08:00Handmade for the Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc5SnMXwZTx_I2VAUScm1SHO32p9NNK9W-k3FF22pRM843fy9PD-XrO8ZPXd_cuq4l-ZuVi7vS2MuisPTL0K3W-c89dCAHBfLyl-gAFIstHHHKweCmqMCMC-crFWRki0ybqD_cuqNlFg/s1600/Peace-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc5SnMXwZTx_I2VAUScm1SHO32p9NNK9W-k3FF22pRM843fy9PD-XrO8ZPXd_cuq4l-ZuVi7vS2MuisPTL0K3W-c89dCAHBfLyl-gAFIstHHHKweCmqMCMC-crFWRki0ybqD_cuqNlFg/s400/Peace-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676362411968473298" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#FFFF33><span style="font-weight:bold;">Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition</span></font><br /><br /><font color= #FFFF33>As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high<br />gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods --<br />merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This<br />... year <span style="font-style:italic;">will</span> be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine<br />concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift<br />giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Yes there is!</span><br /><br />It's time to think <span style="font-style:italic;">outside </span>the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in<br />a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper?<br />Everyone -- yes EVERYONE - - gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates<br />from your local American hair salon or barber?<br /><br />Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some<br />health improvement.<br /><br />Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American-owned<br />detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a<br />book of gift certificates.<br /><br />Are you one of those extravagant givers who thinks nothing of plonking down<br />the Benjamins on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift<br />receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or<br />driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course.<br /><br />There are a <span style="font-style:italic;">bazillion</span> owner-run restaurants all offering gift<br />certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about<br />a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this<br />isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting <span style="font-style:italic;">your</span> home town<br />Americans with <span style="font-style:italic;">their</span> financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.<br /><br />How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or<br />motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy?<br /><br />Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a<br />local cleaning lady for a day.<br /><br />My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is<br />struggling to get his repair business up and running.<br /><br />OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local artists and crafts people make stunning baskets, spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, pottery, sculpture, tree ornaments and <a href="http://tattoodreams.etsy.com">beautiful wooden boxes</a>. <br /><br />Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave<br />your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at<br />your hometown theatre.<br /><br />Musicians need love <span style="font-style:italic;">too</span>, so find a venue showcasing local bands.<br /><br />Honestly, people, do you <span style="font-style:italic;">REALLY</span> need to buy another ten thousand Chinese<br />lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about<br />fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to<br />burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip.<br /><br />You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that<br />China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about<br />us, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow<br />their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our<br />communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THIS is the new American Christmas tradition.</span><br /><br />Forward this to everyone on your mailing list -- post it to discussion<br />groups -- throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in<br />your city -- send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations,<br />and TV news departments. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">We</span> are the 99%. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">We can make a difference!</span><br /><br />This is a revolution of caring about each other,<br />and isn't that what Christmas is about?</font><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl-tIFCdj09lkWwbVusqGT4XKFFmdBQR4p4Z4Z6Y60MJ0AGX6NljG45zUvkzDqh-hAHiH99_rroB6z47gHgQD2QNrfy5n1rQRRolwM8w3utvkKmdn7hCypBo3gHaEtDoQwGKriQTtZco/s1600/Peace-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl-tIFCdj09lkWwbVusqGT4XKFFmdBQR4p4Z4Z6Y60MJ0AGX6NljG45zUvkzDqh-hAHiH99_rroB6z47gHgQD2QNrfy5n1rQRRolwM8w3utvkKmdn7hCypBo3gHaEtDoQwGKriQTtZco/s320/Peace-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676366852906132514" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#FFFF99>This post has been shared and altered along the way by those it touches.<br />My thanks to fellow artist, award winning basket maker <a href="http://stephenkostyshyn.com/">Stephen Kostyshyn</a>. </font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-75731600927309567312011-10-30T09:09:00.000-07:002011-10-30T12:56:37.364-07:00Pumpkin Soup with Chipotle Sour Cream <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58LdNC0PWu-KHS7lKtn4iJr4Cwy_wcJ9q02MosKsYGqluvsspgaf1aOht9sPY58OYCRKaIs3x0D6qczSR0xAmtcXbvijo-6EnhC8WdJkiRIdMnzWV78uBOFBj_4DQS3SXPnXYQcmDZA8/s1600/il_570xN.198027892.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58LdNC0PWu-KHS7lKtn4iJr4Cwy_wcJ9q02MosKsYGqluvsspgaf1aOht9sPY58OYCRKaIs3x0D6qczSR0xAmtcXbvijo-6EnhC8WdJkiRIdMnzWV78uBOFBj_4DQS3SXPnXYQcmDZA8/s400/il_570xN.198027892.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669323656468764962" /></a><br /><font color=#FF9900><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pumpkin Soup with Chipotle Sour Cream</span><br /><br />2 tbs vegetable oil<br />1 1/2 c diced onion<br />2 large carrots, diced<br />1 1/2 tbs diced jalapeños<br />1 1/2 tsp ground cumin<br />1 tsp garlic powder<br />3 cups pumpkin puree (canned or cooked)<br />2 c vegetable broth<br />1 1/2 c milk<br />salt and pepper to taste<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chipotle Sour Cream</span><br /><br />8 tbs or so sour cream<br />1 tsp finely minced chipotle peppers <br />(I used dried and reconstituted with a little water to soften)<br />cilantro<br /><br />Heat the 2 tbs. of oil in a large stock pot. Saute onion, carrots and peppers for about 15 minutes till it smells wonderful and people begin saying "what <span style="font-style:italic;">are</span> you making?"!!!<br />Add the cumin, garlic, pumpkin, milk and broth. Bring to a simmer and season as needed. <br />I chilled our soup and reheated it later while making some jalapeño cheddar cornbread.<br /><br />Serve soup with a dollop of chipotle sour cream on top.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Enjoy!</span><br /><br />This soup is a wonderful harvest soup. Served in one of my friend John Baumans stoneware pumpkins pictured here, even better. See more of John's work and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84694985/pumpkin-jar-free-shipping">buy it now </a>in time for Thanksgiving! <br />Pat</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-51706197080065959662011-10-05T18:08:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:34:32.932-07:00~~~Steve Jobs~~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZu4cdBtVsNbHYSm7o25jfR7iA82uLzXIy5DssitTj4zZYMFU5BZFr6HauT7w-8HmN9SiatJJ0qnjeUDDnIuNjy8h7VyiKo6nXOqPkKy60gdB1oD8b0nr7NJ1JX289SH19dWROVvxtej0/s1600/111006120237-steve-jobs-waving-goodbye.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZu4cdBtVsNbHYSm7o25jfR7iA82uLzXIy5DssitTj4zZYMFU5BZFr6HauT7w-8HmN9SiatJJ0qnjeUDDnIuNjy8h7VyiKo6nXOqPkKy60gdB1oD8b0nr7NJ1JX289SH19dWROVvxtej0/s400/111006120237-steve-jobs-waving-goodbye.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660184427903569010" /></a><br /><font color=#6600CC><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Stay hungry. Stay foolish."</span> -Steve Jobs 1955-2011. </font><br /><br /><font color=#FF0000>Not that long ago I blogged about Steve Jobs. Tonight this visionary man passes from one world to the next. All the adjectives used to describe 'genius' have already been attached to this man and to his legacy. There isn't much more to say except that he will be missed and what he designed has had a profound affect on me. <br />I <span style="font-style:italic;">never</span> thought I'd enjoy using a computer. If I were using another platform (I'll refrain from mentioning), I know I'd have little interest. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I use a Mac.</span><br />I always have, and always will. <br />Yes, a cultish following indeed, but because this operating system is so easy to use I've found new talents within myself that I may have never tapped. <br />Perhaps that is also part of the genius behind this man. He taught us to look inside ourself for answers and to continue to ask questions. <span style="font-weight:bold;">To believe in the power of ideas. </span>To act on those beliefs.<br />I am profoundly grateful to a man I've never met, a genius that will live on and whose innovations enlighten and connect me to<br />my friends- <br />to the world-<br />and to new ideas.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I will always remember his genius and his generosity.</span><br />Rest in peace~<br /><br />~Patricia</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-19301735727226981962011-09-21T07:59:00.000-07:002011-09-21T08:04:03.933-07:00Artist Box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc0RJv0ZWqI3ZgmeAD74Y9hewjdtWbIwXJKxEqBE1r-6XOCKbFnZZukYrN9zXopjsKPLfyIyHFVr_34YjEU_2kqpupWRe2tSsa5k7ZxRtImMdpGxmSgH7XAqilMlBVjBB342ivZfdqTo/s1600/Box-132a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc0RJv0ZWqI3ZgmeAD74Y9hewjdtWbIwXJKxEqBE1r-6XOCKbFnZZukYrN9zXopjsKPLfyIyHFVr_34YjEU_2kqpupWRe2tSsa5k7ZxRtImMdpGxmSgH7XAqilMlBVjBB342ivZfdqTo/s400/Box-132a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654828609293466338" /></a><br /><br /><font color= #00CC33>Some pieces just come out really good-- this was one of them!<br />~Patricia</font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-72192859198889550142011-09-20T08:56:00.000-07:002011-09-20T09:14:04.433-07:00Skull & Skeleton In Art: Folk Art to Pop Culture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI6lP_b8wVVuFW-zkATv9uU3VWL99YayIsfdVADMr7fn8ODFW2jwij9Kv9DyN7FcqvHjpz4mJ2vj4K15ztE01wQYyO4e0vld4f8muE0UrOpJjKqVkAonZyxUxVZJJflVr7OU1Qwh-0MQ/s1600/MilagroMirror.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI6lP_b8wVVuFW-zkATv9uU3VWL99YayIsfdVADMr7fn8ODFW2jwij9Kv9DyN7FcqvHjpz4mJ2vj4K15ztE01wQYyO4e0vld4f8muE0UrOpJjKqVkAonZyxUxVZJJflVr7OU1Qwh-0MQ/s400/MilagroMirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654474307622833874" /></a><br /><br /><font color=#6600FF>This past July we were thrilled to be approached by the energetic Mary Urbas at a show we did in Ohio. Mary organizes the gallery at Lakeland Community College. She asked if we would like to participate in a the <a href="http://lakelandcc.edu/upcomeve/announcements.asp?ID=10839">Skull & Skeleton In Art: Folk Art to Pop Culture.</a> Sounded like it was right up our alley- so we sent 15 pieces of our work. One piece is featured here, our newest mirror we call the Day of the Dead Milagro Mirror. Accompanying this mirror were a myriad of boxes and vases all very TattooDreamed!<br /><br />The shows runs September 15- November 3 2011.</font><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeb7KDg6fVJTS0vd9bamurh9hwPpV1dgXQH1C-ypVoCfyGuwu1Td4JNMAbw9U6l020ss274zJFy9Q-LYwWs3uF6Sy2FcXeaVpKKm0v-nJPGhLR6Koxi-u1j_zBF5KGxaIfyZPBqpsEgU/s1600/Milagro-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeb7KDg6fVJTS0vd9bamurh9hwPpV1dgXQH1C-ypVoCfyGuwu1Td4JNMAbw9U6l020ss274zJFy9Q-LYwWs3uF6Sy2FcXeaVpKKm0v-nJPGhLR6Koxi-u1j_zBF5KGxaIfyZPBqpsEgU/s320/Milagro-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654474057847566658" /></a><br /><font color= #6600FF>Many thanks to Mary for her hard work and amazing dedication and to Michael Kifer who introduced us to one another!<br /><br />I hope if you're a Day of the Dead collector or in the Ohio area you'll attend what will be a great collection of wonderfully 'dead' art!!!<br /><br />~Patricia </font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-73207817477176492252011-09-19T10:38:00.000-07:002011-09-19T10:50:44.530-07:00A Few New Zodiac BoxesNew boxes were added to <a href="http://tattoodreams.etsy.com">my etsy site</a> this morning. stay tuned- more will be posted!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDPnMhw3suLfX1zKhiTPs22grjedU_Mgsl8oQtkuTJGZAuEK5PK1KTlPjKWSbzQKiMMeZW8fB8Uh7RbEMH_T0Sn1c71CqUql-DAhfyTAcQhHFdrU-E8yWUSWQJs-LBU48O-EaKXXJPAA/s1600/Box-127a.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFnoPi9hAz-_IKzzZUFHE4uGnGr3OlryGayaDMzKoP7PYCTSHG71PDUKkdYPRiCORdQr-q8MyiAYF3mZnZBMhIzr92vIhY41hGCbzGWO51BBE0lx3ysorz5HJrmz9BTKZLhbIViCFhZs/s400/Box-131a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654128858609747298" /></a>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-75768962541182047922011-08-25T08:56:00.000-07:002011-08-25T09:38:47.699-07:00 Visionary of Our Time<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ik15OqWR3k4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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<br /><span style="color:#9966FF;">There are people on this planet who think <span style="font-style:italic;">differently</span>.
<br />For them I am grateful.
<br />They reinforce that mental solitude is not futile.
<br />When the brain is playing it is <span style="font-style:italic;">working</span>!
<br />Any artist knows the best work comes from letting ones self play.
<br />It is when visionaries build in their heads
<br />that they create
<br />ideas that integrate into reality.
<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">They take chances.</span>
<br />Some are artists.
<br />Some are poets.
<br />Some are designers.
<br />Some are all of these.
<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Steve Jobs is one of them.</span>
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<br />On the right side of my blog are the words from the 1997 Apple ad campaign.
<br />There's not a single day I have not let those powerful words resonate within me.
<br />They have become my mantra.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#6633FF;">Here’s to the crazy ones.
<br />The misfits. The rebels.
<br />The troublemakers.
<br />The round pegs in the square holes.
<br />The ones who see things differently.
<br />They’re not fond of rules.
<br />And they have no respect for the status quo.
<br />You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
<br />About the only thing you can’t do
<br />is ignore them.
<br />Because they change things.
<br />They push the human race forward.
<br />And while some may see them as the crazy ones,
<br />We see genius.
<br />Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,
<br />Are the ones who do.</span></span><span style="color:#6633FF;"> 1997 Apple Campaign</span>
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<br /><span style="color:#9966FF;"> Steve at Stanford giving the commencement speech. </span>
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<br />Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4221644301451946786.post-5175726232782432562011-07-29T11:21:00.000-07:002011-07-29T11:54:29.154-07:00New Work from TattooDreams Studio<font color= #FF66FF>We have been busy here at TattooDreams Studio on Purple Hill. Our collectors will reap the reward of our efforts! If you see something here that ignites your soul- contact us jphecker (at) bluemarble (dot) net. We can help make this part of your collection!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">~Jon and Patricia Hecker</span><br />TattooDreamers</font><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxHar8B7zCBxu9jWC5EGUvEKmVzZqqXp2sQEhjv54EwMK17dcTgS8lvl4NT5ixG8iy5T1LNQ6kJG16mMD8TEHOaXdwP0bgyTiq5oBVaoGjxelIfOlTT8xZ8CF-RnyFHDuZjClEqF977Q/s1600/TTDpallette.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxHar8B7zCBxu9jWC5EGUvEKmVzZqqXp2sQEhjv54EwMK17dcTgS8lvl4NT5ixG8iy5T1LNQ6kJG16mMD8TEHOaXdwP0bgyTiq5oBVaoGjxelIfOlTT8xZ8CF-RnyFHDuZjClEqF977Q/s400/TTDpallette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634846686642038514" /></a><br /><br /><font color= #FF66FF><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Artists Palette</span><br />Roughly 12" high. On this palette resides a wonderful quote from St. Francis of Assisi. Speaks to the creative spirit of craftswomen and artists. A must for your studio!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">125.00</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtSoScxZ3lJ_T9B5j88gOjClNaj05rR6_zKAmu1tbSgn1hdhct__2XZgKrdxq5JH0le4sdEVPF8GZ3YbWR1NEEoTScawgbo2ZWa3RnccpzUTWet2Rdg8nJIwD23IajHk11DG3U46MBvc/s1600/AffirmMirrorBlack.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtSoScxZ3lJ_T9B5j88gOjClNaj05rR6_zKAmu1tbSgn1hdhct__2XZgKrdxq5JH0le4sdEVPF8GZ3YbWR1NEEoTScawgbo2ZWa3RnccpzUTWet2Rdg8nJIwD23IajHk11DG3U46MBvc/s400/AffirmMirrorBlack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634844935381894466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Affirmations Mirror</span><br />Black stain on oak adorned with positive affirmations. Affirmations are of various heights and are accented with a raised copper tacked edge. Very hand hewn! <br />Excellent for an entry way to your home or business or wherever the tone of positivity needs to be prominent!<br />20" x 28" Can be hung horizontal or vertical. Wired on the back with stainless steel cable.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$650.00</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zuHr9ZHSsxWuzjPYZTKWc_G530E-uscYb36DVquN6XGfHxNLbkCBJ-CV5E38ISmSY4fhIJ9KkjRf8eQ2GoD-X42m2yZCdTlX2uilsUGG8vj09d3Ps3P7Eau0a4AHTg2nemRbtVev3w8/s1600/QuiltMirrorBlack.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zuHr9ZHSsxWuzjPYZTKWc_G530E-uscYb36DVquN6XGfHxNLbkCBJ-CV5E38ISmSY4fhIJ9KkjRf8eQ2GoD-X42m2yZCdTlX2uilsUGG8vj09d3Ps3P7Eau0a4AHTg2nemRbtVev3w8/s400/QuiltMirrorBlack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634844241634940418" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quilted Reflections Mirror</span><br />Hand painted and air brushed patterned pieces adorn this bold mirror. This matches <span style="font-style:italic;">everything!</span><br />Wood is stained black over oak. Patterned shapes are of various heights and are accented with a raised copper tacked edge. Very hand hewn! <br />20" x 28"<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$850.00</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vtKhk6jbEzGpMpFTXYh2-4m_GRLKGPVhfFd9seJb35ZmGJZwkLb3EyFli-SWVBz5AiltPJdUY1gtW_7pFJsoG_m9kZKCrlrNvTDRvZbd1p0NCsiWQTbHTKRFHubBtO2axEij3y6ZPgQ/s1600/TTD-BeadMirror.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vtKhk6jbEzGpMpFTXYh2-4m_GRLKGPVhfFd9seJb35ZmGJZwkLb3EyFli-SWVBz5AiltPJdUY1gtW_7pFJsoG_m9kZKCrlrNvTDRvZbd1p0NCsiWQTbHTKRFHubBtO2axEij3y6ZPgQ/s400/TTD-BeadMirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634843461462841266" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Affirmations Mirror</span><br />20" x 28" Cherry with raised words in black. Affirmations are of various heights. A wonderful way to set the tone!<br />Cherry copper tacked raised border.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$650.00</span><br /><br /></font>Patricia Heckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.com0