Where do I begin? How does one express what it means to meet in person so many wonderful souls in one place? Creative souls who were all so wonderful and loving, fun and exciting. The best I can do to express this wonderful experience is with a slide show of pictures.
My first song playing here is Jon Troast. He played throughout the event this weekend. He has a wonderful spirit and voice. Meeting Susan Tuttle, Lani Kent, Daniel Muller, Lisa Kaus and Sally Jean and many others were the highlight of my weekend. Reuniting with my adopted daughter, Kristin Hubick was a joy. Hugging Patti V once again was a gift. Hearing Lani sing Friday night was a present! She is a beautiful woman inside and out with a beautiful voice. Seeing Chel, Queen of ZNE, being crowned and receive all the lovely gifts was emotional. I know she was so blessed. Viewing the film, 1000 journals provoked a lot of emotion. If you have a chance to catch this somewhere, do it. Some of us stayed in this amazing huge house with an incredible view. I even had my class there. It was perfect. Loved all the gals in my class, Dori, Kathryn, Lani, Kristin, Bonnie, Danielle and Patti. They all did a fantastic job. I thank each of you for taking my class. I will hold you all dear forever! Dawn Sokol was in our house and it was a pleasure to meet and hang with her. She is the author of 1000 Artist Journal Pages. After seeing the viewing of original pages in this book, her journal and the film, I'm so inspired to start art journaling. It is so cool. Thank you Dawn for taking the time to share your talent with us. The vendor show was full of amazing art and supplies. I think I spent all of my profits on such pretty things and I can't believe I have a Lisa Kaus doll of my very own and a Sally Jean necklace. Lucky me. Both of these gals were as sweet as pie. To start my weekend off, I took a really bad fall Thursday night in front of several people. They were all so dear and gracious towards me though, thank you :) Precious Jena really nurtured me out of my tears. Thank you Jena!!!! Went to the doctors yesterday and he thinks I might have had something pop out of place (a muscle something) and it would require surgery to fix. Oh my. I go back in a week so I'm hoping this is not true. My biggest concern is that my lymphedema will worsen. My arm is still quite swollen. Lympedema is irreversible and to loose the use of my arm...well, that can NOT happen...please God??? Loosing a breast, not a big deal as far as needing it, but my arm...that I do need...but anyway... Chel, you did an amazing job gathering your little ZNE'rs from around the country. My hat is off to you dearest one. I am missing everyone so much. I can't wait until the next one in April 2009 and ART IS 2008 in October. For now my friends all live back in my monitor. I am just thrilled that I got to meet so many wonderful artists that I admire and respect. What a perfect dream come true. I'm still dreaming to meet so many more that weren't able to attend but maybe next time, eh?
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Where do I begin? How does one express what it means to meet in person so many wonderful souls in one place? Creative souls who were all so wonderful and loving, fun and exciting. The best I can do to express this wonderful experience is with a slide show of pictures.
My first song playing here is Jon Troast. He played throughout the event this weekend. He has a wonderful spirit and voice. Meeting Susan Tuttle, Lani Kent, Daniel Muller, Lisa Kaus and Sally Jean and many others were the highlight of my weekend. Reuniting with my adopted daughter, Kristin Hubick was a joy. Hugging Patti V once again was a gift. Hearing Lani sing Friday night was a present! She is a beautiful woman inside and out with a beautiful voice. Seeing Chel, Queen of ZNE, being crowned and receive all the lovely gifts was emotional. I know she was so blessed. Viewing the film, 1000 journals provoked a lot of emotion. If you have a chance to catch this somewhere, do it. Some of us stayed in this amazing huge house with an incredible view. I even had my class there. It was perfect. Loved all the gals in my class, Dori, Kathryn, Lani, Kristin, Bonnie, Danielle and Patti. They all did a fantastic job. I thank each of you for taking my class. I will hold you all dear forever! Dawn Sokol was in our house and it was a pleasure to meet and hang with her. She is the author of 1000 Artist Journal Pages. After seeing the viewing of original pages in this book, her journal and the film, I'm so inspired to start art journaling. It is so cool. Thank you Dawn for taking the time to share your talent with us. The vendor show was full of amazing art and supplies. I think I spent all of my profits on such pretty things and I can't believe I have a Lisa Kaus doll of my very own and a Sally Jean necklace. Lucky me. Both of these gals were as sweet as pie. To start my weekend off, I took a really bad fall Thursday night in front of several people. They were all so dear and gracious towards me though, thank you :) Precious Jena really nurtured me out of my tears. Thank you Jena!!!! Went to the doctors yesterday and he thinks I might have had something pop out of place (a muscle something) and it would require surgery to fix. Oh my. I go back in a week so I'm hoping this is not true. My biggest concern is that my lymphedema will worsen. My arm is still quite swollen. Lympedema is irreversible and to loose the use of my arm...well, that can NOT happen...please God??? Loosing a breast, not a big deal as far as needing it, but my arm...that I do need...but anyway... Chel, you did an amazing job gathering your little ZNE'rs from around the country. My hat is off to you dearest one. I am missing everyone so much. I can't wait until the next one in April 2009 and ART IS 2008 in October. For now my friends all live back in my monitor. I am just thrilled that I got to meet so many wonderful artists that I admire and respect. What a perfect dream come true. I'm still dreaming to meet so many more that weren't able to attend but maybe next time, eh?
JoAnnA Pierotti
Welcome to Moss Hill Studio. I started this blog in 2004, primarily to share photos with my mom, who at the time lived across the country from me. Little did I know how much blogging would open up my world of opportunity. I have been selling online for over ten years now. I keep very little of what I create. My calling is to release what I do with hopes to bring encouragement and a smile to others. I am once again hosting some online workshops. I love to travel and teach. I am blessed with the life God has given me. It took some hard roads to travel to really "get it", to grow, to appreciate the small things, to love and be loved. It feels great to be content.
