Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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I live in Oregon's beautiful wine country. My town is extremely small, in fact, we don't even have a stop light! But there is a larger town only 5 minutes away which has all the fast-food and art stores I need:) In addition to tons of vineyards, there are also lots of dairy farms, and farms that grow corn, hay, clover, and even blueberries. Has anyone out there ever bought a plant grown by Monrovia Nursery? Well, that's only about 15 minutes away from me, too. There's even a Trappist Abbey down the road from my house:)

I've tried to incorporate some of these things in my tile, like the grapevine for the vineyards, Archer for the Abbey, and Vache for the dairy farms. My little town is the 3rd oldest town in Oregon and is reported to be haunted. Yep, the whole town has been cursed by a witch who haunts our only graveyard! 'Nzeppel reminds me of cobwebs when it's filled in, which is why I put it in the tile, too.

I'm not overly fond of my work this week, in fact, I might go so far as to use the four-letter 'H' word, but I don't really have time to do another, so I'm forced to put it in here (and you're forced to look at it!:)

I have so enjoyed getting glimpses into everyone's lives this week! I hope you liked the small look into mine:)



11 comments:

  1. Oregon.....vineyards....ahhh one state I have never been able to visit but have always wanted too. Thank you for sharing your tile and your thoughts about your beautiful home!

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  2. I just told someone in Maine how much I love the Northeast...but I also love the Northwest!!! You live in a beautiful state...I envy your cool, cool summers...And your tile is just lovely!!

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  3. Well I love it! Especially the Bridgen string coiling around, bringing all the elements together.

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  4. I love how you wrapped this all around the spiral. Really great.

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  5. Your tile does your town justice. A haunted town...I may need to visit.

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  6. Sorry you don't like your art, because I sure do! And we're neighbors, since I live in Washington. IF I couldn't live here the only other place I'd like to live is Oregon. Also really enjoyed your description of your small town. I'm going to go google "second oldest town in Oregon" and see if I can find it. I think I know about that trapist monastery you mentioned. I've been through your state many times, and have enjoyed being on the off roads and visiting scenic places.

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  7. I enlarged it so I could really see it well, and it is truly beautiful. I love all the little raspberries as if on a vine covering it, too.

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  8. i totally missed getting this one done. i tried, just too many other things that needed to get done. hahaha! the 'h' word - never :) i really like the lower left corner - that pattern - don't know what it is -you did a fine job!

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