The Ribboned Crown

~ Blueprint Lineage ~

Thrilling and overwhelming. That's the only way to describe it.

My mom, my three sisters and I carefully unfolded the fragile paper. My grandfather's papers. My dad's dad. I never knew my grandfather. He passed away many years before my sisters and I were born.

He immigrated from Germany when he was a young boy. (His father was a painter and we have a few of his original pieces).

My grandfather grew up to become an architect in San Francisco in the 1920's.

We recently found out that some of his original drawings and blueprints had been stored away. We never knew of their existence. 

We took in every detail, nervous that they would fall apart in our hands.

 

Aren't they just beautiful?  The detail is amazing......my favorite might be the one below with the figures in the windows.

  It was incredible to look at them, to see the connection to him. You see, all of my sisters are creative and artists. My sister Celee, is a porcelain artist. My sister Kriss, is an interior designer (who hand-draws all of her designs). And my sister Noree teaches and composes music. And me, well I do what I do. My dad always said, "It's in the genes." I think he was right.

So wonderfully special to see that the path we all have chosen was undoubtedly the right one.

But not really chosen at all. It's just who we were. Who we are.

 

My mom said, "You girls come by it honestly."

I loved that.

~ Direction ~

I have a thing for arrows. Quivers, too. There's just something about them.

They can represent direction.

And strength.

And romance.

And conviction.

And hopefulness.

And determination.

 

I love using them in my artwork.

 

 

 You'd think with all of these arrows I'd know which end was up, right? 

Yeah...you'd think.
     

~ Breakthroughs ~

Loving the idea of a New Year.

The potential for all of us to discover or create a  'golden' opportunity and run with it.

"Duck, duck, goose!"

~ A Bit of Frivolity for Purchase! ~

*All items have been spoken for- thank you so much!!*

So, here we go! If you see anything you would like to purchase just send me an email (email link in the upper left hand corner of my blog). Please include the item number in the email subject line so I'm sure which item you are interested in. I will respond as soon as possible to let you know if your choice is available. All prices include tax. Shipping will be $5.00. I accept checks and Paypal. Thanks for stopping by!!

Item #100 Antique Doll Head Box - SOLD (thank you!)

Item #200  Crown with Porcelain Doll - SOLD (thank you!)

Item #300 Pink Quiver with 3 Arrows - SOLD (thank you!)

Item #400 Mustard Quiver with 3 Arrows -SOLD (thank you!)

    

Item #500 French Napoleonic Hat (approx 15inches wide) SOLD (thank you!)

Item #600 Green Crown - SOLD (thank you!)

Item #700 Mustard Crown -SOLD (thank you!)

Item #800.00 Pink Crown - SOLD (thank you!)

 
Item #900 Antique Top Hat - SOLD (thank you!)

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