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Days at Dads

My sister and I are spending days at Dads to get ready for his retropective design and art show. At first my dad asked me just to help out, but after he died this February unexpectedly, I went from helping out to being in charge of it. I am getting the opportunity to see my father's 40 year body of work in the process.

I always knew that my father should be famous. He is a renowned artist in the region that we grew up in, but I can't wait to make sure that his art lives on and make more people aware of his paintings. If you missed out on knowing him during his lifetime, check back to find out the dates of his shows on this blog.

I loved growing up in the modern redwood butterfly roof house that he designed, in the city he designed.

Bark Markers

This summer I found a piece of shaggy bark hickory bark on the ground that spoke to me. It looked like a garden stake or marker (see marker below that labelled Straw Flower) I found a waterproof paint pen and more bark and decided to use bark this year to mark my garden. Even with all the rain, the markers are really holding up and look great and rustic too! This is a new tradition for my garden for sure.

Artists in the Garden at Bowood Farms

Today I am resting up from the Artists in the Garden Event that took place yesterday at Bowood Farms in the Central West End.

Lizzy McPheeters owner of the store was there along with Becky Homan, writer and event planner, Ellen Barrado, horticulturist and many gardeners. I was one of two artists at the store. We had examples of our work and talked about our products. I took my mom with me and we really had a great time. There were a lot of great blooms at the store ready to plant!

Just in case you missed it I uploaded a photo that Ellen Barrado took of me at the event. Visit Bowood Farms website to read more about the events that they have going on this summer.

Rain on the Roses

This Spring we have had so much rain in Missouri. It has been really great for the roses. They are blooming and what a spectacle it is. They are possessing an iridescent quality that I haven't seen in past blooms on the same bushes. I love Jackson and Perkins roses. The two roses above are Jackson and Perkins roses - but the names have escaped my memory since one of them is decades old. I received it from a neighbor. Her husband passed away and was the keeper of the rose bush, it was given to me after he died. The other one I planted twelve years ago when I moved into my home.