Happy Summer!

Summer has arrived with all its sights, sounds, and energy. The clarity and intensity of the birds' songs when I take my daily morning walk with my 2 dogs reminds me of the joy of nature. Each bird has a distinctive call just like every person looks different. The colors are magnificent and changing daily as the flowers, trees, and plants show their natural beauty. Each day offers a new experience to enjoy and see. I am always looking around on my morning ventures to see what treasures or inspirations appear whether they be an unusual item, beautiful rock, or a feisty squirrel whose thrill seeker antics make my dogs dance with happiness as they know a chase is about to happen. I love the sound of the leaves in a summer breeze and the silvery sheen their backsides show as they wave in the wind.

The frame shop is thriving with wonderful projects arriving daily. I am so thankful everyday for the great people I have the opportunity to work with and the constant flow of work. The economy has put a blanket of challenge upon businesses locally so I feel very fortunate to be steadily growing. This is such a great business and our joy in what we do reflects in the originality, creativity, and quality of the work we produce. We also enjoy spending time with our customers and finding just the right materials for their paintings, photos, prints, or other unusual items. Christina is my coworker and an invaluable addition to the frame shop. Her framing talent is just amazing and her smiling face will greet you when I cannot be in my frame shop.

My creative energy is running wild these days with all sorts of new ventures. I am working on new collections of artwork for the Frog Hollow Craft Galleries in Burlington, Middlebury, and Manchester. There will be original mixed media collages along with limited edition prints & cards. Please check my website as I will be adding new cards, prints, original artwork, and one of kind hand painted t-shirts. Please let me know if you are looking for certain characters in my artwork and I will try and use your ideas in some of my new designs.

Have a wonderful summer.

Coco