tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85443795844891966542024-03-13T04:00:50.484-07:00 Jafagirlsjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-55336560471033604682018-07-22T16:05:00.000-07:002018-07-22T16:05:23.260-07:00Notes from Nancy: Meditation, Craft Cards and Gifting<div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I decided to do the cards after reading a book called "Bliss More" How to succeed in Meditating Without Really Trying by Light Watkins. It's a book about how to meditate and provides a very easy way to meditate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So for the last 5 weeks every day, I've been meditating. It is a kind of miracle for me to do anything that regularly. I've decided to meditate many times and then never made it past a couple of times. Part of what the author suggests is an exchange to do in thanks for the meditation. You are supposed to </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">do something that is meaningful and a bit </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">difficult for you in exchange for the meditation- If you have a teacher who you are learning from you might make your exchange of gifts with them. If you are doing it on your own, it could be a donation of money to a charity or doing something for someone or group of someones (who are not someone/something you might do anyway.) I thought about it a lot and decided to create cards and write in them for every person at Friends Care; our local nursing home. It's been fun. I asked Corrine if she wanted to join in and do some too. and being a wonderful "yes" person she did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Thanks Nancy I am glad you asked me. I hope the residents at Friends Care enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Since I am moving it felt like it was time for us to hand over our project. Nancy and I would like to thank<a href="http://villageartisans.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">Village Artisans</span></a> for stepping in and taking it over. It will be exciting to see what comes next on the walls of this happy corner in Yellow Springs ♥</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We initially called it the Pub Alley Project back in 2010 with the purpose being our</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Due to unforeseen issues the location had to be changed last minute and much thanks to the owner of the building on the corner of Corry and Dayton Street who kindly lent support to us installing 14 large painted plywood panels to the exterior walls of Village Artisans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> Karen Russell, Elizabeth Zaff, Claire Bayraktaroglu, Corrine Bayraktaroglu, Jennifer Float, Leah Grommon ,Kathy Moulton , Nancy Mellon, Alice Young-Basora, Michael Fleishman, Talitha Greene, Cynthia McDonald, Sue Brezine located in the art park at the corner of Corry and Dayton Street, in Yellow Springs, Ohio </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Well last Tuesday Nancy needed to get stripes out of her system and we did the lamp posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> This Tuesday I had an urge to change out the <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/b3CQD2BqZXhKFxVr1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Art Box on Corry Street</span></a> and use a funny glass dog I found in a local charity shop. As with a lot of things we do</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I remember seeing the above link on Bored Panda and thinking it so funny. Well it happened in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Nancy has been itching to put white stripes on these street lamps on Dayton Street for a couple of years now and finally today I obliged. Much thanks to Barbara at Village Artisans for helping out with the top two bands of felt on each pole. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So I was taking a few pics and well this happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I am moving out of state early 2018, and it's not to get away from Nancy, to be nearer my granddaughter. The blog will remain, as will the jafagirl spirit from afar, and who knows what the future will bring. Can I really stay away from Yellow Springs ;) Nancy has kidnapping me in mind, hah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">To you my dear Nancy, I love you. It's been an amazing journey and you shall be missed very very dearly ♥</span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-33743662906099926222017-05-05T08:23:00.002-07:002017-08-21T09:47:04.753-07:00JafaFUN: Hanging Around Artists is Inspiring<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We've been busy this week visiting <a href="http://villageartisans.blogspot.com/2009/01/meet-ann-bain.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Village Artisans Artist Ann Bain</span></a> and a recent newcomer to our village in Yellow Springs, Brian Mollar. Anne will be the next artist featured on our POWA blog and what a fun visit, along the way I also got to see a 2 futuro houses (how cool is that) near Ann's house. Brian Millar is finishing up a 16 foot painting that he donated to the Presbyterian Church on Xenia Avenue. </span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-5840506102010313782017-04-19T05:50:00.001-07:002017-04-19T05:50:34.844-07:00Lost Bear and Breast Cancer Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year all I saw was circles and boobs, kind of like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">pareidolia</span></a> but with boobs lol.</span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-58721644145791843242017-02-14T12:12:00.000-08:002017-02-14T12:12:15.371-08:00You Are Never Too Old to Play and Identity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Nancy calls me with a tone of urgency and drama and says she has this idea but will share when I go to her house. I go to her house and there on the living room floor is a pile of clothes and hats, and glasses and she is telling me "let's play dress up" and take pics. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Errr! okay Nancy lol! I am always game.</span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-83360530259011859832017-02-05T09:32:00.000-08:002017-02-05T09:39:04.044-08:00Bosom Buddies Exhibit and Breast Cancer Support<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Finally got to see the show that was aired earlier in January and really think the producer and film crew did a fantastic job. Somehow out of a full day of blithering on they edited and managed to really convey how we feel about supporting the arts in our wee community. Hope you enjoy having a peek at what makes us tick.
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The Jafagirls of Yellow Springs use craft activism to raise awareness of social issues. We visit the Cohen Film Collection in Columbus, where modern technology is being used restore and preserve rare movie classics. The 442s in St. Louis fuse classical music and jazz. Watch online: Season 6, Episode 2 from The Art Show.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Unfortunately health issues did not allow for me to go to DC or any other protest march BUT after a prod from a friend, who supplied me with yarn, I got to knitting hats that will be handed out at the <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>women's march</b></span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The pattern is genius in it's simplicity, cute as heck, and I've managed to knit three in three days. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It's wonderful to see so many women/girls of all ages come together and knit, crochet, and march in sisterhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It seems like it's been a bit quiet around these parts, but behind the scenes it's been go go go, particularly for Nancy who is the gallery coordinator extraordinaire at the <a href="http://www.ysartscouncil.org/event/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Yellow Springs Arts Council</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We are both busy with upcoming exhibits either at the Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery or at the <a href="http://www.antiochmidwest.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Antioch University Midwest</span></a> Alcove Gallery. </span></div>
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Southwest Ohio is home to strong, vibrant, and thriving arts and cultural communities. The Art Show takes a look at the artists and the art scene in and around Cincinnati and Dayton. The weekly award-winning series features profiles from the worlds of art, music, dance, and theater in our corner of Ohio, along with cultural highlights from across the nation.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I don't know that I have the courage to watch it, lol! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thanks for dropping by and please pop back to see what new and hopefully inspiring mischief we will be getting up to this year</span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-66420994099687692162016-12-13T12:05:00.003-08:002016-12-13T12:05:54.414-08:00What a Trifle and Craftbombing Felt Butterflies in the Winter Snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">HAH! Can you believe I won FIRST place for my trifle at the bake off at the Yellow Springs Arts Council. Thank you ever SO MUCH, what a hoot eh! They are super easy to make and very tasty, although I skipped the sherry for the bake off just in case any youngsters were attending. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Sherry, Pound Cake, Raspberry Jam, Mandarin Oranges, Orange Jello, Birds English Custard Powder, Whole Milk, Whipped Topping, Sprinkles</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Slice pound cake into thin slices. Spread jam between two slices and then cut into chunks. Put 2 or three small chunks in bottom of desert dish or clear 8oz cups and sprinkle a little cream sherry on top. Let soak for a wee bit. Top with a few mandarin oranges and then put in a layer of jello. After jello is set, pour on a layer of custard and let set. Before serving add a layer of preferred whipped topping and then add sprinkles. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here are some <span style="color: blue;">yummy variations</span> or a <a href="http://britishfood.about.com/od/dessert/r/traditionaltrifle.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">classic</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and the felt butterflies look so pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It was the day before the Holiday Bake Off. Grandma Deal's
Special Cookie Recipe lay on the counter,
spotted with the doughs of Christmas past. I preheat the oven to 350
degrees and turn on the Christmas carols.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At 10 am Corrine arrives at my house. By 11 we had had our
tea and chatted about art and everything else. Finally, I said “I guess we
better bake.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Corrine had bought butterfly cookie cutters. We planned to
ice the butterflies blue, and they would have black-piped bodies and tiny candy
silver balls for eyes. We had a vision of a tray of beautiful blue butterflies
winning first place at the bake off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> The dough was chilled,
all night chilled, it takes a lot of muscle to roll all night chilled
dough. Nancy is looking forward to
Corrine doing it. Corrine gives it a try
and says “I'll cut the cookies, you roll.” Nancy stares at the dough. “What are
these brown spots?” Gotta be nutmeg that
didn't get mixed in enough. Well... it
doesn't look too bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We do the bottom rumba, it is not a 2two-butt space. We bump
into each other and reach over each other, as one rolls or adds dough and one
reaches for flour to keep things from sticking, and we both want the spatula,
and the other lifts off the cookies, and
puts them on trays. “Would you like to live in a Harem?” I ask, and Corrine
says no they mostly plotted and wanted to kill each other. Hmmmm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Corrine was unloading her shopping bag. She had bought the blue and black icing
co</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">lors we needed and a neat little packet with a brand new icing bag with
instructions, when she froze, holding </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">one of the little containers, and said, “Green?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Then came the discussion of water in the icing. “It has to be
thin,” says Corrine. Hmm. Mine always
has butter and milk. It's fat. She whipped out her phone, and looked it up.
The instructions didn't say use water, and didn't say use butter. Glycerin? We used water. Corrine assured me she'd always used
water. And it would make it smooth. We'd pour it on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Corrine asks, “Is it okay if they are this close on the
baking tray?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“Sure,” I confidently say as I nudge one a little farther
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When we were ready to bake
our first tray, I can't find the recipe.
Where did I put Grandma Deal's special recipe that I have used for 30
years and never made a copy of and no one else has?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Oh well, I'll find it later, I'll guess how long the cookies
should bake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“Wow, they are all puffed up,” Corrine says. But they sink in a minute. I don't say
anything as I cut the blobs apart to put on the rack to cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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B<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">y the time we get to that last sheet of cookies to bake,
they look pretty good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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icing can be poured over them.” I only
have one rack. It's got hot cookies on
it. For 30 years I've thought of getting
a second rack. Maybe I will tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After a tray full of testing, some with knives, some with
fingers (Corrine, you've got to wash your hands now) and a very large pool of
blue, watery icing on the counter, she says, “This isn't working.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And gets on with opening the piping bag. Maybe we can pipe them. But there is only one bag. How do you put it together? After futzing with it, I ask, “Have you read
the directions?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“No” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><i>(I honestly didn't think I would need to, I mean how hard can it be)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So she reads them out loud.
And neither of us understand them.
But I take over, sure I can figure it out. I will read the whole directions. Half way through, I realize I can't
understand them either, and start at the top again. Still don't understand,
stop reading, give up on using the twisty part that keeps it neatly on the bag,
and start cutting off the top of the bag, and drop in the pointy nozzle. And Corrine starts scooping in black icing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After carefully making some swirls on a blue iced cookie for
a body and long curly feelers, Corrine says, “This is ugly, they look like Fallopian tubes” And we give up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“Corrine,” I say, “you need to take pictures! I want a
picture of your face the way it looked when you tried a bite of cookie.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As I start to wash up the huge mess we have made, Corrine
kicks into artist gear, and uses the piping bag to decorate the not iced
cookies with smiley faces ,and frowny faces, and heartfelt words, and finally says to me
“'look at this one.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It says “Fuck” in beautifully piped black icing. Nope. I don't think we can bring that one to the
bake off.</span></div>
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morning, Corrine will make trifles, which she makes every Christmas. She makes
them very well. By herself. Nancy BOUGHT
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Honestly I don't know why but one morning I wake up and decide I MUST, absolutely MUST, make yellow felt butterflies and stick them up on a pole in town. That's how it works with us sometimes. An idea bursts forth and BOOM done within a day or two. Other times we have ideas percolating for weeks or months and nowt happens and then BOOM! OR NOWT happens. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Anyway, weather is getting grotty and we thought these would </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It was a glorious day in Dayton and after our tour at the PBS station we all piled into the van and headed down to the corner of Salem Avenue and W Riverview Ave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Originally Nancy and I were only going to do one installation with the blue butterflies but we decided to do three. Jule and Treva were there to greet us and we thought it would be great if </span><a href="http://www.peacecorridor.com/our-leadership.html" style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jule Rastikis</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> installed the butterflies for the Salem Avenue Peace Corridor seeing as he is the president. Don't you love Ann's hair, matches our butterflies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">One of the most fun parts of doing installations like this is the reaction of people walking by and we got hugs from two people who LOVED the butterflies. We attached them (err, the butterflies not the two people) to a thin mesh and when the wind blows, and boy does it blow on that corner, they flutter which makes them even more cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Nancy is installing the third craftbomb with Richard the Cameraman aka sweetpea getting an such an extreme close up I thought the camera would swallow her up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">and their <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SalemAvenuePeaceCorridor/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">facebook page</span></a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">HAH! before we headed out to install the yarnbombs/craftbombs for the <a href="http://www.peacecorridor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Salem Avenue Peace Corridor</span></a> Nancy and I got to have a tour of the PBS station downtown. I was channeling <a href="http://www.morecambeandwise.com/" target="_blank">Morcambe and Wise</a> and <a href="http://jafabrit.blogspot.com/2008/01/austina-powers-look.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Austina Powers</span></a>, NOT sure what or who Nancy was channeling ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> I did get a bit of the "stink eye" from Richard for taking his pic, like me he prefers to be BEHIND the camera, sorry ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Nancy and I were plunged back to reality and our normal life of plotting our next move on the <a href="http://jafagirls.blogspot.com/2016/11/fence-painting-in-yellow-springs.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">arts council fence</span></a>, tasks for the</span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://ysarts.blogspot.com/2016/11/holiday-art-jumble-in-yellow-springs.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">holiday art jumble</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">, the <a href="http://www.ysartscouncil.org/gallery/permanent-collection-at-aum/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">permanent collection</span> event at Anitoch Midwest</a>, and what day to finish the butterfly piece for the <a href="http://www.peacecorridor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Salem Avenue Peace Corridor</span></a> installation which will be the final filming done by the Art Show.</span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-88116710074755062072016-11-01T12:00:00.003-07:002016-11-01T12:00:46.359-07:00Fence Painting in Yellow Springs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuIc-oLCCWs/WBjjo80XDZI/AAAAAAAAaa0/WoB7-_JMaz4fJJmi7EICgGIKundXGPZEgCLcB/s1600/scarecrow%2Bby%2Bnancy%2Bmellon%2Bys%2Barts%2Bcouncil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuIc-oLCCWs/WBjjo80XDZI/AAAAAAAAaa0/WoB7-_JMaz4fJJmi7EICgGIKundXGPZEgCLcB/s320/scarecrow%2Bby%2Bnancy%2Bmellon%2Bys%2Barts%2Bcouncil.jpg" title="Sunflower scarecrow by Nancy Mellon" width="179" /></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Yellow Springs Arts Council has a fabulous wee gallery located on Corry Street but it's set back off the street and people often don't notice it. Nancy has been itching to paint the fence to the left of the gallery for years with something eyecatching. We finally got around to it and it's definitely eye catching and most definately out of my comfort zone colourwise. But we work with what we have and thanks to a dear donor (you know who you are ♥) we were able to buy primer and black/white paint. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> So for several days with have been busting our backsides trying to get this done before the weather get's too cold, This is the fence halfway done, and I think it's definitely Eye catching, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I don't think anyone can walk past the <a href="http://www.ysartscouncil.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">arts council</span></a> and NOT notice this,lol!</span></div>
jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-20210999593333496992016-10-11T16:27:00.000-07:002016-10-11T16:27:02.632-07:00Painted Acorns<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I have been gone a month, but I don't think Nancy had time to miss me. Apart from the usual Arts Council gallery activities, she was setting up <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/YellowSpringsArtsCouncil/photos/a.306994919342761.71593.306990599343193/1228984797143764/?type=3&theater" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">paint a rock</span></a></b> at Street Fair, and planning for the upcoming <a href="http://www.ysartscouncil.org/event/yellow-springs-open-studios-weekend/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Yellow Springs Open Studio Tour</span></a> this coming weekend. Our very own jafapal Talitha Greene will be part of the Open Studio Tour listed on the interactive map <a href="https://ysopenstudios.ysartscouncil.org/large-map/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a>. </span></div>
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<script async="" charset="UTF-8" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js"></script>jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-27843732923682612562016-09-10T10:53:00.002-07:002016-09-10T11:05:44.586-07:00Week SIX: Jafagirl Residency at Dayton Metro Library Northwest Branch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n5kskfPrw0Y/V9QNpvjPDiI/AAAAAAAAaWg/UkcRdfnBkQ0rMAXJjNsUMR4CztMnZuQJgCLcB/s1600/textile%2Binstallation%2Bfelt%2Bart%2Bjafagirls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n5kskfPrw0Y/V9QNpvjPDiI/AAAAAAAAaWg/UkcRdfnBkQ0rMAXJjNsUMR4CztMnZuQJgCLcB/s320/textile%2Binstallation%2Bfelt%2Bart%2Bjafagirls.jpg" width="243" /></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This was our FINAL week of our residency and what a fabulous experience it's been for so many reasons. We even managed to add two more installations on the spur of the moment, on the fly so to speak. We installed this stripey creature on a pole in the children's section on Tuesday and added some of the left over felt flowers some of the patrons made. On Friday we got it into our heads that the pole near the front entrance needed dots, although we did add one square at the suggestion of one of the Library Volunteers ♥ A fab suggestion that made our day and made the pole extra special. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The stones and paint pens continued to be popular although some patrons enjoyed trying the crazy felting. The biggest kick for us, and the most exciting, was seeing the spark of inspiration in patrons exploring the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Can't go without mentioning the absolutely brilliant send off song from <a href="http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/locations/northwest" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Branch Manager</span> </a>Sharon Taste, as we were packed and ready to leave. So glad we had this time together too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We had a few people lining up to get into the Opportunity Room this week and what FUN. Our </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">S</span>t<span style="color: lime;">i</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">c</span><span style="color: orange;">k</span>s and <span style="color: magenta;">S</span>t<span style="color: lime;">o</span><span style="color: orange;">n</span>e<span style="color: red;">s</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> sessions were really popular. Patrons as young as 4 were getting into it and we were packed the whole session.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The installations are permanent and belong to the library, so people can continue to enjoy them as long as the library wishes to keep them up. A few more tweaks and stitches and we will be done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">There is something very soothing and meditative about wrapping yarn around a stick. The Harry Lauder sticks seemed popular with adults and children alike and kept even the younger patrons engaged. It was a delight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As part of our residency we also gave a talk/slide show and we were just delighted to meet, Jule Rastikis, the President of Board of Directors for the Salem Avenue Peace Corridor. We had contacted them about an idea for their Peace Project, and we are happy that they like it. </span></div>
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jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544379584489196654.post-65550262930241901582016-08-20T07:48:00.000-07:002016-08-20T07:48:50.229-07:00Week THREE: Jafagirl Residency at Dayton Metro Library Northwest Branch<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tuesday evening, or wait was it Wednesday? It's all become a blur lol! BUT it was GLUE MAYHEM I tell you,</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> M<span style="color: red;">A</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">Y</span><span style="color: orange;">H</span><span style="color: cyan;">E</span><span style="color: magenta;">M</span><span style="color: blue;">!</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The creativity room was packed, but out of the Glue Mayhem we got some happy patrons and some lovely flowers. So it was all good.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZL0WT5h_1J4/V7cTI84ICII/AAAAAAAAaPk/yrujjhRtA-kD_Cu7paWN_5G51EcDM53BgCLcB/s1600/flower%2Bpower%2Bwith%2Blinda%2Bjackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZL0WT5h_1J4/V7cTI84ICII/AAAAAAAAaPk/yrujjhRtA-kD_Cu7paWN_5G51EcDM53BgCLcB/s400/flower%2Bpower%2Bwith%2Blinda%2Bjackson.jpg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">This was the last week of working on felt flowers so Nancy and I were able to start assembling them. No master plan on how to assemble, so we just winged it. Senior Patron Library Assistant Linda Jackson felt the power of the flower and popped in to give us a hand. Here is a sneak peek of the panel which will be installed on one of the posts in the library. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We did manage to get the blue felt butterflies up this week, yay!</span><br />
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Next week it's yarn wrapping Harry Lauder Sticks and making knit twits.</div>
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<i>"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try" - </i>Dr. Seuss</div>
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