tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post3936471734498205520..comments2024-01-03T21:18:04.198-08:00Comments on In Your Neighborhood: Ms. Natural's DreamsticksHigh School Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350238752693393750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-42765492622988065362008-03-03T10:40:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:40:00.000-08:00I love these wonderful talking sticks... and I tha...I love these wonderful talking sticks... and I thank you for sharing such a fabulous story<BR/>OnealJosephMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059894814761761857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-70836808408924311462008-03-03T10:31:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:31:00.000-08:00Lorraine -The story & sticks are positively exquis...Lorraine -<BR/><BR/>The story & sticks are positively exquisite!Mizu Sugimurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347656318146698169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-88865806693851734902008-03-03T09:58:00.000-08:002008-03-03T09:58:00.000-08:00*blush* Well, thank you emeraldprincess. That's a...*blush* Well, thank you emeraldprincess. That's a great name, by the way. It conjures-up all kinds of pictures...someone should make you a graphic to post!<BR/><BR/>Oh! You've made me remember a sculpture I fell in love with, from the Dresden Collection. It was called (pardon the phraseology) "The Laughing Blackamoor." Somewhere between two to three feet tall carved African man in a turban and billowy pants. I believe it was out of pearwood. His body was covered in intricate tattoos and he was beaming such a smile (lovely carved ivory teeth) as he held a tray. Here's where the link comes in (thanks for staying with it!)...he holds a tray in front of him, piled high with raw emeralds. I immediately fell in love. <BR/><BR/>I have searched and searched online, through the Dresden Collection...and cannot find a picture or even mention of him now. If anyone can tell me where I might find a picture, I'd be most grateful. I find it amazing how people can find things on the Internet...I usually run into trolls when I journey into unknown cyberspace and I'm useless at riddles!Lorraine Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116210981761633646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-51914679880092121662008-03-03T05:03:00.000-08:002008-03-03T05:03:00.000-08:00Terrifically creative ideas; beautifully executed....Terrifically creative ideas; beautifully executed.Jaynie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030744076443715894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-12503664160762798392008-03-02T14:02:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:02:00.000-08:00I bet that shell collage was pretty!We put a lot o...I bet that shell collage was pretty!<BR/><BR/>We put a lot of pieces throughout the garden too. For a while I had a terrible weakness for buying little knick-knacks at yard sales...and kicked myself every dusting day. The perfect answer has been to also decorate the garden with miniature art. I don't have to dust 'em...and the sharp-eyed garden wanderer can have lots of little surprises.Lorraine Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116210981761633646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-75161002995144956782008-03-02T12:51:00.000-08:002008-03-02T12:51:00.000-08:00These are so COOL, Lorraine. Wow. Love it. You kno...These are so COOL, Lorraine. Wow. Love it. You know, some of these pieces (or ones like them) would like fab on a fireplace mantle as art! <BR/><BR/>What we like to do with our beach finds (cool rocks, shells, wood) in my family is tuck into nooks and crannies in the garden or in potted plants. One time, my daughter and I made a shell collage and put it in a pretty ceramic pot for our back patio!Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.com