Thursday, June 17, 2010

A Trade With My Buddy Barb Keith

I have long wanted a mosaic by Barb and finally I've got one! And oh how much I love it. She made me a mosaic of our family cat, Raymi, and it is just beautiful. The colors are fabulous, and the expression is so her. I love the whiskers! And she framed it and got cards of the mosaic made for me, too. So cool! She put so much thought into it all and I just adore it.

It's funny because I had considered making a mosaic of one of her pets, too, but since she has a few, I didn't want to single one out and make the others feel bad, haha. So I picked birds, as Barb has made many mosaics of birds and so I felt pretty confident she loves them. :) When I was getting close to finishing the mosaic, Barb and I had an email discussion about how long we've been penpals and friends. We came to the agreement that it was sometime in the beginning of 2007. The next time I worked on the mosaic, I saw us in the birds, and then it was only fitting to name the mosaic, "To Friendship." Thanks Barb, for the mosaic and the friendship!!

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13 comments:

  1. The Grape LadyJune 17, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    Both pieces are just beautiful!!

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  2. AnonymousJune 17, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    A beautiful story. I like how both mosaics show the essence of what they're portraying.

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  3. artpawJune 17, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Lucky girls! Love the eyes on Raymi. Love the colors on the bird project. What a great swap.

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  4. Christine BrallierJune 17, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Don't know why your comment isn't showing, Rebecca, but here it is: Lucky girls! Love the eyes on Raymi. Love the colors on the bird project. What a great swap.

    I'm sure it will show up after I post this, LOL.

    Thanks all of you :)

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  5. Christine BrallierJune 17, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    Ha, I knew it!

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  6. Cynthia MonicaJune 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    How wonderful for two friends to trade beautiful art that comes from the soul! You are both lucky ladies!

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  7. Christine BrallierJune 18, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    Thanks Cynthia, very lucky!

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  8. Barbara Benson (Bebe) KeithJune 20, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    SOOOO lucky! I'm so happy to have the birds hanging on the wall right next to me here, and also to know someone so wonderful like Christine! :)

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  9. Christine BrallierJune 20, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    Thanks Barb!

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  10. CristinaJuly 5, 2010 at 3:48 AM

    Both pieces are beautiful. I love the eyes of the cat, and your birds are really sweet.

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  11. Christine BrallierJuly 5, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    Thank you Cristina :)

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  12. Gila RaybergJuly 13, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    Very special! FANTASTIC pieces, both.....amazing trade!
    Beautiful expression in both your mosaic & words, Christine!

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  13. Christine BrallierJuly 13, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    Thanks so much, Gila :)

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