I was pleased to be featured in the Lincoln County News on August 10th, and to have finished this huge 36" x 48" painted "bonad" (Swedish wall hanging) ready in time for the party on Saturday, August 26th. To thank the volunteers at Inn Along the Way and they had a band, and a nice spread for everyone. I worked away and answered questions as I put the finishing touches on this beauty.The amazing thing was that John - who had lived in the house before it became an inn, and was married to Mary Chapman (the last owner of the Chapman Farm) - was visibly touched by my painting. He could not believe that I had chosen a border that they used to have in the dining room and loved my depiction of the farm!
This is the one that I gave to Inn Along the Way that they used during their volunteer appreciation. It shows the inn on top, a table, some kurbits (which I taught other how to make) and the barn on the bottom. I taught a class and gave a presentation on Wednesday, 8/23.
Here are some of the class participants proudly showing their work. They did a marvelous job! Thank you for coming, it was so nice meeting you all!
The class was humming on Wednesday, and then I held a presentation on the history of kurbits. It's quite interesting. Please let me know if you're interested in either. My next class is on 9/23/23 in Amesbury, MA Sign up here.
My rendition of the zinnia from the garden. The gardens and grounds are just lovely! There's a pond and a nice trail to it too which I walked with a new friend and her cute dog Pip.
This space was originally going to be my work area but they had a lunch there on Wednesday called "lunch bunch" which I was happily invited to join. I set up in the longer barn instead and it worked well with good light and a nice breeze.
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- from Inn Along the Way's website, please learn more here: https://www.innalongtheway.org/