FOTESS Sept. 2017: Find Your Inner Artist

6 years ago

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First of all, FOTESS requires that you be a member in order to swap with this group.
FOTESS stands for Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps. For more information
about membership contact me (Jeanne). Our other leader (Shirley) is having computer problems and we hope she can post to our group soon.

Fall is coming and the colors of the landscape will be changing. This swap is definitely intended to be SIMPLE so please don't spend a lot of money or start to worry. You don't need to have a tracking number for your package this month, but if your package is lost for some reason you will be expected to send a similar “make up” package to your recipient.

For the swap:

Choose an artist and a painting by him or her. This is SECRET. You will include the name of your painting and artist in the package that you send to your partner. She will reveal the name of the painting and artist ... as well as your special selected color (see below). Focus on the artist by using a color or colors found in the painting by him or her. Remember, don't tell the name of the artist or painting beforehand. Your recipient will reveal your color, artist and painting when she receives the package. It will help if the painting is one we can refer to online so all of us can see it.
Focus on “your special color” which needs to be found in that painting and use it to make a card for the person you send to (other colors can be added). Remember to name the artist, special painting and color that you selected in the card or elsewhere in the package.
Small gifts to include: Please add 3 small gifts that correspond with the painting you selected, preferably by color. For example, you could send seeds that produce the colors in the painting --- or items of those colors other than seeds. 3 items are sufficient and if they are not seeds, keep each the approximate price of a packet of seeds. Options for the small gifts can be bought, handmade or seeds from your garden. Paintings usually have lots of colors in them so it shouldn't be difficult. You can go with a general term like “yellow” for a color or something more specific like “Moonraker” --- paint color names are quite creative!

Keep it simple as always. If you really don't want to create your own handmade card, you can buy one that includes the appropriate color or print one out. However, let's try to “Find Your Inner Artist”.

Our games this month will have something to do with art. I hope you will join in. Sign up by September 10th. Mail out by September 19th.
Remember to post when you send and receive.

I'm on the list to sign up!

Jeanne

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canyonwind

6 years ago

I am going to stop counting....my number is 74. My husband saw me counting MY art stuff and "suggested" it was time to pass some of it on to my nieces ect..... I "suggested" back to him that he simply should mind his own business, butt out and then I reminded him where the front door was.......LOL!

Jeanne, if OK with you, I will post FOTESS for October on Thursday or Friday.....

Happy day girls!

Annie

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smitties
6 years ago
Heidi, got your message. Thanks. Your package went out Tuesday. I'll post D.C. Another time cause it's in the car. I'm going to visit a friend for the next two nights so if your package arrives, I'll post Saturday. When the missing item arrives, I'll send it out immediately. Margo
canyonwind
6 years ago
OK kids, I am back...and guess what I found in my mail?? Yes, I found a wonderful "Find Your Inner Artist" package from Jeanne.

Jeanne chose an 1882 painting, "The Tulip Folly" by Jean-Leon Germone. The chosen color is specifically Benjamin Moore's Tulip Red.....

Jeanne designed a lovely card for me, not only including the painting "The Tulip Folly" but she also hand sketched tulips that she watercolored....and of course, "GARDENING, I CAN DIG IT" is on the front of the card. Thanks so much for sending information on the art and the artist...very interesting! And keeping in the Tulip Red scheme, Jeanne also included Red Zinnia Seeds, Red Impression Tulips and a Kit Kat bar, in red wrap, of course. Everything was wrapped in red and white tissue and ribbon.

I so enjoyed "attempting" to find my inner artist. Art is so personal and talks to each of us in a special way or maybe it does not.....to each his own. This has been lots of fun.

a little info on "The Tulip Folly"

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/aconite/folly.html

Thanks so much Jeanne!

Happy Evening!

Annie
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ruthz
6 years ago
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Amy choose:

Marie Hull (American, 1890-1980) as her artist

Flamingoes painting

Color: pink

This painting was done in Florida while Marie and Emmett Hull resided there. Rich intense colors are characteristic of a Hull painting.

How appropriate is the flamingo welcome sign and pink sticky notes and pink and black socks. Even the tomatoes seeds are German Pink and Caspian Pink. And from my want list broken color four o'clocks.

I love everything, thank you Amy.
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
So great to see these 3 packaged received and I love the ones sent by Amy and Emily! What great ideas.

Annie, I couldn't get your link to open so here's another one for The Tulip Folly in case anyone is interested.

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/32905/the-tulip-folly/

Jeanne
amybabyboy3
6 years ago
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Ruth, My wonderful package arrived! Thank you so much! I love it!

Ruth choose" Two Sisters or On the Terrace" by Pierre-Augusta Renior" and sent an adorable magnet with the painting. I love the seed selection that Ruth sent many on my wish list. Batchelor buttons white to blue shades, Blue Monday sage Salvia, White daisy with blue center and Nasturiums. Also a beautiful hand drawn girl with pretty blue eyes on a royal blue card. And last but not least Spry gum which I love and blue packaged m&m's.

Ruth, It was a super package!
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
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I looked up Flamingoes and Two Sisters and they are beautiful paintings! I think this group has an "inner artist" and who would have known? All of the swaps are great! Girl with a Pearl Earring is a favorite of mine and I read the book a long time ago. The painting is quite important - sort of the Dutch version of Mona Lisa.

I think we just have Heidi and Margo waiting to receive.

As for games, Emily is very far ahead with the points game so I'm going to call her the winner and we will have one more game.

This last game is to see what "art" we have in our homes. The person who has the most art according to the rules below wins. Look around and let us know what art you have in your home. Think about wall art (not wallpaper) so these will count: a painting, reproduction of a painting, an artistic photograph (no, your grandchild's school photo doesn't count here, but something like the tiger photo my uncle took and had printed to look like an oil painting that I have hanging on a wall would count. ) Sculpture: A figurine of no significance - other than you like - it doesn't count. If you have something actually sculpted or wood carved by an artist, it will count. A reproduction figurine designed by a well-known contemporary artist (like Jim Shore) or a Hummel will also count. Other handmade art can count if you or someone in your family or a close friend of yours made something that can be called "art" (a quilt on the wall, a braided rug, a tole painted bench, a paint by numbers picture, etc.) However, in order for any of these to count, they must be out on display; not tucked in a drawer or closet or in a photo album. To make it fair, we'll use only these rooms in your house: Living room or family room, one bathroom, kitchen, one bedroom. So ladies, count up your art pieces and give us a total. I would love to hear if some item in the count is really special to you and what it is. Maybe you can post a picture to share?

Post your total pieces of art in the rooms listed using the guidelines above by the end of the day on Sunday and we'll have a second winner. (Emily you are eligible to join in on this one, too.)

Okay, that's all for now. I was so tired that I went to bed early yesterday and here I am up before daylight. I don't do that very often.

Jeanne
smitties
6 years ago
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Well, I'm out of luck on this game. Lol. The one thing we have not done is get the pictures up or curio units filled. That stuff is still in boxes or storage.

Ill have to get my receipt out of the car to see where my package is. May have already been delivered as my grandkids got their package yesterday and it was mailed the same time. I also forgot to ask my husband what was in the mail yesterday. I'll see tomorrow when I get home. Margo
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Margo, you have two days to get your stuff out of storage and up on the wall!

I have not hung my stuff up yet either. They are against the wall in the rooms, not on the wall. I do have some other stuff on display that can count.
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
Oh dear, it looks like my latest game is not fair to those who just moved. I totally understand. Of course, my house doesn't count, but I found far too many things in those 4 rooms.

Jeanne
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Jeanne, it is just motivation to get our place in order!
canyonwind
6 years ago
Emily, congratulations!!

Thank goodness, no Rockwell, Lladros, Royal Doulton ect figurines and plates are eligible for this game...LOL! I have far to many to count and they are all out for viewing and enjoyment purposes. I love my stuff!! I will take a cruise in the morning and do a conservative count of eligible wall paintings/art ect. Jeanne, do you want just a number of how many or do you want me to post specifically what each "art" item is???

FOTESSERS, I am absoloutley loving your painting selections and your "Find Your Inner Artist" packages.

Happy Evening!

Annie
amybabyboy3
6 years ago
Congratulations Emily!
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
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Annie, you can count those things you mentioned - art figurines and plates are fine. However, if anyone is like me I also have some that are just cute but not of much value, artistic or otherwise. Are you in for the win, Annie?

You only need to post the total number. Not what they are.

I had more items than I expected when I looked around. Even realized I have 3 baskets that are collectibles - made from grasses or grasses and pinestraw. They sell for quite a bit in the South Carolina low country and look lovely on display.

The Gamecocks play football this afternoon so I'll likely stop by again late in the day.

Jeanne
xiangirl zone 4/5 Nebraska
6 years ago
Margo's package arrived yesterday! She chose Starry Night for her art selection. I love Starry Night and had considered that one for myself. That would have been interesting! So she chose items that went along with the colors of the painting.

Garden gloves--I agree--would prefer not to use them, but they are necessary sometimes although I haven't had to worry about poison ivy. Yikes.

Tote bag that folds up. How did you know? I had a purse, but it was too small. A lady at work brought me another one and I have it full. She just laughs at me. All she carries is her work i.d., driver's license and keys.

Notice the hand soothing cream for gardeners and the nail file. Both very classy. Since it's getting that time to pull up plants as they die off I'll enjoy these.

Coloring Sticky Notes for the artist in me. I may take these to my conference. Sitting all day listening to people can get tiresome. I like something to do with my hands!

Sicilian Lemon Car Jar. Woot! Woot!

Seeds! Little Princess Cosmos! I already know where I'm going to plant these next year. Hungarian Blue Poppy--I am going to try to plant these with some sand in the flower bed. Someone told me the sand helps keep them in the soil to germinate. Mammoth Yellow Sunflower--yes, I'm a sunflower nut. Paradoxa Coneflower for an addition to my coneflower bed and Blue Indigo--a Midwest perennial! Can't wait to try it. I love it all!

Yesterday it was 98 degrees with a hard, hot south wind. My flowers were drying out even though I've been watering so I watered again. Cold front moved through last night and we woke up to 60 degrees and put on our jackets. The weatherman has teased us with rain forecast all week--but nothing yet. I may turn on the sprinkler soon.

Maybe I'll put together another package and send it your way, Margo--with the right address this time. Heidi
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
I almost chose Starry Night too and the colors would have been similar to what I ended up choosing, but I just really love Vermeer's paintings. The one time I went to Amsterdam, I did go to the Van Gogh museum and saw a LOT of his works, including the one identified a few years ago as his that had previously been declared a fake. Saw some Vermeers in Amsterdam too, including "The Milkmaid.' An interesting thing that I learned at the Van Gogh Museum was that during his time in the asylum, at one point, he was painting a painting a day.

That was a great package you put together, Margo. Love the Gardener's Hand Therapy and have some.

Jeanne, glad you clarified that Annie's stuff counted because I thought that I was mistaken about what counted since I was going to count my Lenox limited edition bird plates adapted from original works of art by Boehm. Sounds expensive but I got them cheap. It certainly sounds like Annie is lucky enough to have a treasure house and may be the one to beat.
canyonwind
6 years ago
Emily, I will go easy on you and the others playing...LOL! I will avoid counting art in one room as it has lots of art goodness....Oh my goodness, Jeanne I was not even thinking about collectible baskets.....what else am I missing? I will be back this evening or in the morning with a number.

Happy football Saturday!

Annie
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Annie, no need to take it easy on us. You should count it and win if you have the most art!
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
You received a wonderful package, Heidi, and glad it showed up. Starry Night is a great painting. I like it a lot also. I had no idea Van Gogh sometimes painted a painting a day. Wow!

My mother-in-law was the painter on my husband's side of the family. After she passed away we found a large box with paintings in it. Some are obviously not her work, but with the others we don't know exactly which ones she painted. She didn't sign any of them in any way.

If you do any kind of art, sign your work or keep a record of what you make. We are guessing at which ones she painted. The clue I go by is she had some painting instruction books and if that same picture is on a canvas, I figure she painted it because no one else in the family painted on canvas. However, not all the paintings in the box were from the books so we will be left wondering. She also had an aunt who painted china and we have a vase she painted. I'm sure my mother-in-law said the aunt had painted a teacup and my mother-in-law had it, but we never figured out which one.

While I'm commenting on painting, I have a painting that my older horse painted. My daughter gave it to me as a present. She put washable paint on his lips and let him "paint" on a canvas. It's really quite good and I was very excited about the gift and her creative idea! Yes, it's an abstract painting.

Jeanne
smitties
6 years ago
Heidi, glad you liked your package. The last item arrived yesterday so I will be getting it in the mail as soon as possible.

Don't worry about the package you sent. It will get to me eventually. Margo
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Well, I am going to cede this one. I did not get around to hanging any stuff up but even if I did, I doubt I would have over 74 anyway.
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
I'll confirm tomorrow, but I suspect you're going to win, Annie. I'll bet your art pieces are really beautiful. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I'm still feeling under the weather some with this allergy/cold. We continue to have hot weather here and I think I'll feel much better if some cooler temperatures show up.

That's fine to post on Thursday or Friday, Annie. I'm hostess for OBF in October. It has taken awhile for me to come up with an idea.

Prizes for FOTESS will not go out before at least Friday, but I won't forget our winners.

Jeanne
smitties
6 years ago
Thanks Jeanne for your great hostess duties. I will let everyone know when my package arrives. If it was sent to Bowling Green, it could be a while. My bad.
canyonwind
6 years ago
Jeanne, it looks like the new homeowners, Margo and Emily, did not have their art goodies ready for your game. It is really not fair to them, so why not call us all winners...no prizes!!!

Happy Evening girls....

Annie
smitties
6 years ago
Annie, I couldn't come anywhere near your count of artwork anyway. You got that fair and square.

Taking our poor Miss K to a different vet tomorrow. She's not doing well but is better. It's a slow healing process and I'm not sure she can get back to her old health. We are prepared to hear the worst but it is going to be tough. Wish us luck. Margo
poisondartfrog
6 years ago
This was a very nice swap Jeanne! I've enjoyed reading about the art everyone selected. Thank you for hosting, and thank you again Emily, for a stellar package.
amybabyboy3
6 years ago
Wow Annie! You are an art collector for sure and it sounds beautiful!

Jeanne, Hope you feel better and October is a wonderful month for you! Thank you for such a fun swap!

Margo, Hope all goes well at the vets!

Hope all you lovely ladies have a wonderful and safe week! Take care, Amy
sjc48
6 years ago
What a great swap this was! Another of Jeanne's great ideas!

Everything here is finally starting to resolve itself; I've had pneumonia off and on for close to two months, but I think we're coming to an end with it. Sure am tired of feeling tired! Antibiotics really knock the props out from under me!

Hope everyone is doing well, Annie, can't wait to see what you do with the October swap!

Shirley!
xiangirl zone 4/5 Nebraska
6 years ago
We got RAIN! A nice, slow, pelting rain for 36 hours. We have standing water for the first time in ages! Everything is getting a nice soak. Nebraska won their football game and we got rain--everything is right with the world. LOL

Shirley--you don't think you and your computer are passing some new sickness back and forth, do you? The newest illness after West Nile, Pneumonia and Influenza A & B: we call it: Pneumon-Yahoo. Would make a great movie as the illness morphs and swaps back and forth between email, hard drives, apps and real people. I'm glad you are getting better and it's not easy being patient or waiting for antibiotics to work. Heidi
ruthz
6 years ago
Congratulations to the winners. Wow, Annie that is a lot of pieces. I only have a few. I enjoyed seeing what everyone choose. Thank you Jeanne for a fun swap.

I choose "Two Sisters or On the Terrace" because my MIL had that in her living room for as long as I've known her up until a few years ago. A couple of the granddaughters thought it was their mother and sister when they were younger.

My hubby took this photo at Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House.
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
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That's a great picture, Ruth, and I love the story about the granddaughters' thoughts about the painting. My MIL and FIL had a painting of an old man sitting at the table praying and there was a loaf of bread on the table. They had it in their kitchen as long as I knew them. I guess she got rid of it at some point because when we went through the house after she passed away - no sign of it. It's funny how closely we sometimes associate some art we see in a house with the occupants.

Annie, you are the winner for the art collection contest and all of us agree. Just think about all the starving artists if we didn't buy art!

Shirley, I'm sorry to hear you've been so sick. Hopefully there will be all healthy days ahead. I'm like that, too --- I get "sick of being sick". You can't get anything done it seems.

Margo, I'll hope for good news about Miss K. We all hate to see our furry friends going through pain and illness. As for your swap package keep us posted. It does seem it will either get forwarded to you or sent back to Heidi. However, if there's still no sign of it in a few more weeks, please let us know. We'll be sure you get a package.

Well, back to working on my upcoming talk. I stayed up until 4:30 a.m. last night searching for information to add. Probably not such a good idea. I got slower and slower the later it got and really can't remember much of what I looked at so back to reading through it again today. At least I printed things out and marked the pages in books so it's not totally lost.

Jeanne
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Congratulations, Annie!

Thanks for a fun and educational swap, Jeanne!

Love my package too, Alana!

Sorry you have been so ill, Shirley, but glad you are getting better. Thank goodness for antibiotics.

Margo, hope Miss K gets better soon.

Ruth, love the story and the photo. I have always liked Renoir's paintings.
xiangirl zone 4/5 Nebraska
6 years ago

I'm in butterfly heaven. Just wanted to share. Heidi
amybabyboy3
6 years ago
Heidi, They are beautiful! So many too!
smitties
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Heidi, those butterflies like what you're growing.

jeanne, I've been in contact with Heidi and a package is on the way. I sent her last bit of her package too.

The new vet is wonderful. He really cared about Miss K. Feels with some work, she will be fine as long as she is eating. I have to hand feed her because her dizziness is causing trouble for her to bend her head. No pain so we are going to see if we can get her to better health. We see tony improvements each day and since I only work three days a week, she's worth the little extra work.

Will keep you posted. Margo
pinkiris
6 years ago
Hi ladies! Hope everyone is doing well. Jeanne, hated missing your swap, just seems like days are flying by over here and it doesnt seem like I am getting much done either, LOL. Heidi, your butterflies are amazing and so pretty! What kind of plant are they loving? I took a couple photos the other day and was super excited to see about 4, LOL! Mine are enjoying the orange cosmos my daughter planted. We have a big game this weekend with Mississippi State, Katie ... will you will venturing over this way? =) Here are a couple photos of butterflies here, anyone know what kinds they are? Happy gardening!

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amybabyboy3
6 years ago
Jayeanne, super pretty!
sjc48
6 years ago
Looks like a Queen and a Buckeye! Nice pics, Jayeanne! Thanks for sharing!

Margo, hope Miss K feels much better, very soon!

Heidi, your pics are just beautiful! Love the NEAs!

Gardengirl - for me, antibiotics are like a two edged sword. I need them to get better and they do work, but they also rip my tummy to shreds, to say nothing of some other "unmentionable" side effects!

Shirley!
amybabyboy3
6 years ago
Shirley, if you try taking a good multistrain probiotic along with your antibiotics, it may help your tummy and the unmentionables. Hope you feel better soon!
pinkiris
6 years ago
Thanks so much Shirley and Amy! Shirley thanks for the names of them too, I sure hope you get to feeling much better soon!
smitties
6 years ago
Yes Heidi, you needed a camera cause first my look was quizzical then I laughed.

Heidi sent a wonderful package based on the painting Water Lilies Paris by Monet. Concentrating on yellow she sent a pretty handmade card with a packet of mustard attached. Also included is 6 packs of assorted coneflower seeds which is exciting.

Heidi also included yellow finger paint and a temporary tattoo kit for fun with my grandkids. We love to paint. Braces maple nut candy and juicy fruit gum, (, 2 packs of pocket tissues which I need cause I'm getting a cold, adorable bag ties, yellow pencil, a cute garden frog, and two flower shaped scarf/jewelry holder. Thank you Heidi for a super package. Margo
canyonwind
6 years ago
Love Monet.....

Jeanne, thanks for another fun month....great idea!!

I will post the October swap later today or tomorrow morning.....pretty simple!

Happy Thursday!

Annie
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
Great pictures, Jayeanne!

Margo, that sounds like a wonderful swap package. I need to look online so I can see the painting. Heidi, I love that you included a package of mustard. What fun! I'm pretty sure I sent some mustard to someone in a swap recently so it's getting popular. LOL

Everyone has received this month so we are ready to head into October. I know Annie will have a fun idea for us,

The only thing left here is for me to get out the prizes. I should be able to get them ready tomorrow - whether I make it to the post office tomorrow or not is to be seen. I got through the first of my two classes today and the people who took the class seemed to be enjoying it. I hope so. I hadn't taught anything in quite awhile so I worried about all the usual stuff - filling the amount of time, everyone looking bored, etc. Next week I teach "Cooking with Herbs" and someone wondered if I was going to bring samples. Maybe now I know why people signed up for the class!

I don't like to post much about my grandchildren online. Their parents don't appreciate having details posted, but I will say one of my grandsons was in the hospital for 4 days and just got back home today. I don't want to go into specifics, but keep him in your thoughts and prayers if you are inclined. (It seems he was on my mind much more than preparing for my class once we found out about this. We're too far away to help, but we do really well worrying when there's a reason for that!)

Cooler temperatures coming along for us this weekend. I can't wait. It was a hot sunny 93 when I got home this afternoon. The container of parsley that I took to class looked pretty unhappy about traveling in the car.

Jeanne
xiangirl zone 4/5 Nebraska
6 years ago
I'm glad it got there, Margo! And your extra came today to my house! What a beautiful necklace. I had one similar picked out for you which I find so strange--but it wasn't yellow. I had picked out a blue swirl design, too, then changed (although as it turned out the scarf hangers weren't yellow). The lady at Burger King got a good laugh, too. I drove through, got a Diet Coke and asked for a package of mustard! Thank you so much! Heidi
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
So funny. I thought Margo meant a packet of mustard seeds. Glad you clarified that Heidi.

i love Monet too. I saw the Water Lilies when I was in Paris a few years ago They were huge paintings in a room by themselves. His eyesight was failing him at the time so that probably was how he saw them.

Jeanne, I think it is smart not to post too much about folks with all that the stuff one reads in the news. Hope your grandson gets well soon.
sandlapper_rose
Original Author
6 years ago
Prizes will be going out. Emily, I'm sending you a message to make sure I have the correct address. Annie, I'm sure yours is fine.

Jeanne
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Jeanne, I just sent you a message with my new address. Thanks so much for checking!
smitties
6 years ago
I received Heidi's original envelope that went to the old address. She sent seeds to correspond with her original artists artwork as well as seeds that felt they needed a new home at my house. She also made me several seed envies that are so cute. Thank you Heidi. I appreciate all you sent. Margo
gardengirl37232
6 years ago
Got my prize today. Thank you so much, Jeanne! Very color coordinated with the nice packing!
canyonwind
6 years ago
Jeanne, just opened my prize. Thank you so very much......very appropriate for the inner artist inside of me....LOL! Kleenax panel....very Monet!!

Happy day!

Annie