Photos from the exhibit

This little clip gives the background for the art installation.
Photos from hanging the "Whole" exhibit and the display in the front window of the gallery.  The show runs through the end of June, drop by if you can.

Happy Creating,
Carmen Rose

Middle School Season Review

I always want to acknowledge the next generation coming up at Bethany. They are as much a part of our family as each of us. Especially if we are underclassmen, these middle school students will have a great deal to do with our future success.

So what does that future look like?



We played 3 middle school matches this spring. The first was against Westview. For many of our players, this match was the first time they had played outdoors this spring, because we had been holding most of our practices in the gym. And we'd only had about 10 practices, not very many where we were able to practice serves. So there were a lot of nervous players.

But we were able to pull out the victory, 9-2. Our only losses came at #1 singles, where our 7th grade phenom Thomas Schlabach ran up against a wall, a player who got everything back, and #3 singles, where Landon Weldy couldn't quite find his serve. In the rest of the matches, we played really well, including Jesse Amstutz running off 10 straight games to win in 2 sets. Our biggest winners on the day were Sol Brenneman and Cristian Romero, with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Perhaps the most dramatic win was Tristan Clark and Ryan Duckworth, who had to finish off their match in a tiebreak, which they won 7-5.

In our second match we took on Northridge, and instead of 2 out of 3 sets, we played on one set. These matches were much closer, but at the top positions, we still held a 6-2 advantage. The doubles matches were extremely close. Sol Brenneman and Jesse Amstutz took a 7-5 victory, while at #2 doubles Cristian Romero and Young Kwan Sun lost in a tiebreak. Even the #3 doubles match of Landon Weldy and Hans Miller was close, a 5-7 loss for the Bruins. In the singles, Thomas got back on winning ways with a 6-2 victory. Neel Bhagat and Luke Schrock also played a quite impressive match, winning 6-2. This was our closest match and we played very well in it.

At our third match, against Goshen, things were not so close. Though we played pro sets, the best the Redskins would manage was 2-8. Jesse Amstutz played outstanding in this match, matching Goshen's most outstanding player stroke for stroke and more. In the weirdest match, Brandon and Aman were up 2-1 when their opponents left. Simply walked off the court, never to return! Byoung-Min had a long match, but was continually consistent.

Finally, we arrived at Saturday, a rainy day for our tournament at Angola. We drove over through intermittent rain, wondering if we'd just turn around and go home. But instead, we goofed around on the courts while it sprinkled. Then we helped get the water off and 2 hours late we were ready to play.

The day opened with an amazing match. Jesse Amstutz drew Fremont's #1 player, and the match went back and forth, with neither player ever able to take a huge lead. Each player had strong, consistent forehands and struggled with backhands. It was like mirror images playing each other. Unfortunately, Jesse fell in the first round.

Other matches went fast, Byoung-Min and Isaac flying through easier matches against weaker opponents. Sol Brenneman ran up against a difficult opponent, a smaller player who hit all of Sol's shots back. Sol fell down 7-4 in the match, but suddenly adjusted his game to become less aggressive and more consistent. He won game after game and until the match went to a tiebreak. And then the rains came.

We figured we were done... but no, we were headed inside. Trine University provided 4 courts for us. 4 courts, for 8 teams. Yea, we were in for a long day.

Sol came back into his match indoors, and lost the tiebreak 6 points later. Then he'd have to sit as the rest of the tournament unfolded. Each team that lost in the first round was out, no consolation round. But luckily for us, we got 5 of our positions into the finals.

Isaac Brenneman, Byoung-Min Lim, Tanner Fervida, Landon Weldy, and Ryan Duckworth/Tristan Clark all made their respective finals. Landon was particularly impressive, considering he defeated the strongest two team (Coldwater Legg and Angola) to make it into his final. In the finals, we gave it all we had. Isaac, Byoung-Min and Landon all played their best tennis in their final. Isaac took one of the best players in the tournament right til the end. But only Landon was able to win his final, over Northridge. It was an outstanding accomplishment.

Especially at the end of a 14-day. We made a quick stop at Taco Bell, but we still didn't get back until 9:15. What did we have to show for it. Well, third place in the tournament, by tiebreaker. We actually had tied for 2nd, but Coldwater Legg won 1 more final than we did.

All in all, it was an encouraging season. This is the next generation of stars coming up for us, and it looks very bright.

Westview Match
#1S - Thomas Schlabach - 4-6, 3-6
#2S - Jesse Amstutuz - 6-3, 6-0
#3S - Landon Weldy - 4-6, 3-6
#4S - Isaac Brenneman - 6-1, 6-1
#5S - Ethan Miller - 6-4, 6-1
#6S - Byoung-Min Lim - 6-0, 6-2
#7S - Tanner Fervida - 6-0, 6-1

#1D - Sol Brenneman/Cristian Romero - 6-0, 6-1
#2D - Hans Miller/Simon Hurst - 6-2, 6-3
#3D - Ryan Duckworth/Tristan Clark - 6-0, 7-6 (5)
#4D - Young Kwan Sun/Luke Schrock - 8-6

Northridge
#1S - Thomas Schlabach - 6-2
#2S - Isaac Brenneman - 6-4
#3S - Byoung-Min Lim - 6-4
#4S - Tanner Fervida - 6-3

#1D - Sol Brenneman/Jesse Amstutz - 7-5
#2D - Cristian Romero/Young Kwan Sun - 6-7 (4)
#3D - Hans Miller/Landon Weldy - 5-7
#4D - Ryan Duckworth/Ethan Miller - 6-1
#5D - Simon Hurst/Tristan Clark - 6-0
#6D - Neel Bhagat/Luke Schrock - 6-2
#7D - Aadarsh Patel/Alex Reinhardt - 0-6
#8D - Aman Patel/Brandon Nguyen - 2-6
#9D - Sol Brenneman/Ryan Duckworth - 6-0
#10D - Landon Weldy/Simon Hurst - 6-1
#11D - Jesse Amstutz/Tristan Clark - 6-0
#12D - Hans Miller/Thomas Schlabach - 6-1
#13D - Ethan Miller/Cristian Romero - 6-0
#14D - Brandon Nguyen/Aadarsh Patel - 6-0
#15D - Bryce Miller/Ryan Duckworth - 6-5

Goshen
#1S - Jesse Amstutz - 8-2
#2S - Isaac Brenneman - 8-0
#3S - Byoung-Min Lim - 8-2
#4S - Cristian Romero - 8-0
#5S - Tanner Fervida - 8-0

#1D - Sol Brenneman/Thomas Schlabach - 8-0
#2D - Landon Weldy/Ethan Miller - 8-1
#3D - Hans Miller/Tristan Clark - 8-0
#4D - Ryan Duckworth/Simon Hurst - 8-1
#5D - Neel Bhagat/Luke Schrock - 8-1
#6D - Bryce Miller/Aadarsh Patel - 8-0
#7D - Brandon Nguyen/Aman Patel - 2-1

Angola Tournament
#1S - Jesse Amstutz - 5-8
#2S - Isaac Brenneman - 8-2 : 6-4 : 5-8
#3S - Byoung-Min Lim - 8-1 : 6-1 : 4-8
#4S - Sol Brenneman - 8-9 (5)
#5S - Tanner Fervida - 8-0 : 6-0 : 2-8
#6S - Landon Weldy - 8-6 : 6-2 : 8-4 = CHAMPION!

#1D - Ethan Miller/Hans Miller - 5-8
#2D - Ryan Duckworth/Tristan Clark - 8-3 : 6-4 : 0-8
#3D - Luke Schrock/Simon Hurst - 0-6

Wednesday Opponent Overviews

Let's take an overview of the season next year, and then we'll go a little bit more in depth on each opponent in the next couple of posts. So just for fun, let me try and rank the opponents in order of difficulty for next year. Just for fun, because I don't really know what each match will have in store!

1. Concord
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Jason Denton, #2S - Sean Purcell, #3S - Matt Kotva, #1D - T Cunningham, #1D - Tony Fenech, #2D - Bronson DuMont, #2D - Matt Ciesielski

2. Goshen
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1 (twice)
- Va
rsity Returners: #2S - Seth Koble, #3S - Adam Bratten, #3S - Nick Dandino?, #1D - Drew Hochstetler, #2D - Paul Johnson, #2D - Eli Metzler-Prieb, #2D - Sam Stegelmann, #2D - Sylas Buller
- JV Result: Redskins won 5-2


3. Taylor
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Drew Hansen, #2S - Nate Gotshall, #3S - Logan Barnes, #1D - Cameron Clark, #2D - Jack Lipchik, #2D - Casey Glick
- JV Result: N/A

4. Northridge
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Josh Garfein, #3S - AJ Thielking, #1D - Chris Robbins, #2D - Alex Radelich, #2D - Doug Jakubowicz
- JV Result: Raiders won 6-1

5. Fairfield
- Last year: Falcons won 3-2 and 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Josh Mullet
- JV Result: Falcons won 7-1


6. Triton
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Jeff Ross, #2S - Pete Kauffman, #3S - Jackson Downing, #2D - Josh Shafer, #2D - Clay Yeo
- JV Result: Trojans won 4-2

7. Jimtown

- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Brett Aller, #3S - Chris Rasterdorf, #1D - Cole Peterson, #1D - Jake Ward, #2D - Augie Farwig, #2D - Austin Ward
- JV Result: N/A

8. Wabash
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Justin Middleton, #2S - David Driscoll, #1D - Nate Price, #2D - Jack Stein
- JV Result: N/A

9. Westview

- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Khloe Christner, #1D - Nik Hostetler, #2D - Austin Schlabach, #2D - Devin Bontrager
- JV Result: Warriors won 6-1

10. Fremont

- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Matt Hoff, #3S - Matt Wilcox, #1D - Tyler Jenkins, #1D - Glen McClain, #2D - Kaleb Hayes
- JV Result: Eagles won 5-3

11. Columbia City
- Last year: Eagles won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Derek Hinen, #2D - Gabe Boles
- JV Result: Eagles won 5-2

12. Bremen
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Briley Bollenbacher, #2D - Austin Huff, #2D - Brad Foster
- JV Result: Lions won 4-2

13. Eastern
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Connor Young, #3S - Austin Chase, #1D - Joel Coffman, #2D - Adam McKinney
- JV Result: N/A

14. NorthWood
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Brennan Angle, #2S - Ben Zercher, #3S - Shawn Stahley, #1D - Tyler Rhoades, #1D - Jason Lynhart, #2D - Austin Sanders, #2D - Mitchell Keiser
- JV Result: Bruins won 5-1

15. Rochester
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Aaron Stuart, #3S - Brandt Eutcheson, #2D - Taylor Beck
- JV Result: N/A

16. Tippecanoe Valley
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Nick Kindig, #3S - Alex Newman, #1D - Kameron Larimer, #1D - Tanner Neely, #2D - Clayton Adamson, #2D - Robbie Groom
- JV Result: Bruins won

17. Prairie Heights
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Nathan Clark, #1D - Tyler Carbone, #2D - Donald Cook
- JV Result: Bruins won 3-0

It looks like the competition will be good next year, with many of the better teams on our schedule residing within our very own Sectional. What do you think? Looking forward to getting back to matches?

WOW!

This is the coolest thing!  My kickstarter.com project has just passed 50% funding and there are 25 hours to go!  A HUGE thank you going out to:

Kim Scales
Vonda Burke
Clayton
Bekki Fahrer
Tony LaFienza
Dawn Wampler
Joel Wasinger
Jackie Kunkel
Angela Newcomb
& Sara
These dream makers have touched my heart by supporting this project and I have been SO touched by their generous hearts!

And look at this beautiful pair of rainbows from the storm on the 15th.  
I sure had fun taking a break from my work to enjoy these!  I took LOTS of photos that evening!
When I first saw it the rainbow was complete from side to side, then the second rainbow started to shine and the other end of it vanished.  Here's the last photo before it vanished altogether:

And thanks so much!!
Light and Beauty to each of you,
-Carmen Rose


Chapter Three: Flesh and Blood


Previous Chapters
Sweat and Hope
Widening Our Nets

A successful season rides on a lot of things that don't involve tennis. As mentioned in the previous chapters about 2010, there is a need for hard work, hope, and for relationships. A successful team is defined by a whole range of characteristics, and needs leaders to hold them to their high standards. Forehands, backhands and serves are simply not enough.

So in 2010, we embarked on a devotional and motivational campaign to promote maturity. Maturity as defined by 2 Peter 1:5-8. It began here on the blog, and then continued through readings and meditations at tennis camp, then I kept coming back to these key words as we made our way through the season. Words like goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, and love.

Those qualities are needed in tennis. More than any sport I know, tennis requires these very Biblical values. And these qualities must be modeled, or we don't understand them. Jesus came to put flesh and blood to God, so that we might see and live. These qualities need flesh and blood as well, and going into 2010, we were blessed with leaders who brought them to life.

At the end of 2009, Seth Krabill was on a roll. He was demolishing every #2 singles opponent that he played, crushing people with an ease that was scary. At the same time, Ben Mast was struggling at #1 singles. And so late in the season, we switched. Seth took his confidence into the #1 singles position, and Ben fell to #2. It was clear in the offseason that the position would be up for grabs, and throughout the spring Ben and Seth battled back and forth. Ben would win in a tiebreak, Seth would win 7-5, then one then the other.

Then come 2010, Seth was squarely at #2. And it matters, because #2 singles can't advance in the state tournament (and most don't make All-District). But Seth never blinked an eyebrow. Seth accepted his new role, and embraced it. He was our sure point, and he never complained. Seth exhibited GOODNESS to everyone, because he was more concerned with the good of the whole team than himself.

And it's easy to say, but he actually sacrificed for the team. At the end of the year, Seth finished 20th on the All-District voting. Top 16 make the team. He was undefeated, he couldn't have done more. I guarantee had he played #1 singles, he would have made the team. He was good enough.

What is needed for success? A leader who is good.

Kyle Miller could be commended for the same thing. Despite being our best doubles player, Kyle could never find a partner who helped him become a dominant force at #1 doubles. Russell Klassen would have offered that possibility, but splitting our top doubles players allowed us to dominate #2 doubles. It was a tactical move to get us another point in each match, and Kyle understood. He sacrificed personal wins for team wins. And that is the sign of goodness.

But also of self-control. Having different partners, who didn't all try as hard as Kyle did, made Kyle increasingly frustrated. But Kyle controlled his emotions and left it on the court.

What is needed for success? A leader with self-control.

Which could also be said of Ben Mast. He was someone who seemed in control at all times while he played. He couldn't be shaken by a bad call, a strong serve, or his own bad play. Never with his head down, always working for the next point. I remember early in the season when he got down 0-2 against Goshen in our second match of the season. He didn't get down, he didn't hang his head, and instead stormed ahead to a convincing victory. Control. Ben was in control.

But he had to persevere to get to that position. He had to learn from difficulty. Like having the #1 position ripped away from him at the end of 2009. Playing #1 singles for 14 matches, he ended the season with 6 at #2 singles. And he struggled with that reality, actually losing 2 of those matches. But he had to overcome it entering 2010.

And so he put it out of mind and worked. He didn't sulk, he didn't complain, he persevered. At the end of the season, he had a reward. Not only the #1 singles position, but an 18-4 record and an All-District selection.

What is needed for success? A leader who perseveres.

And what was true of all of our leaders? They were devoted to BC tennis. Workouts, Saturdays, early mornings, tennis camp, prayer partners, overnights at the courts, new players, new friends, new doubles partners, freshman who were loud, freshman who were quiet, balls hit out of the court, countless miles after practice. They came back, and they came back each time with renewed passion and energy.

What is needed for success? Leaders who love.

The flesh and blood of 2010's success was it's leaders. They embodied the soul of the team. Goodness, self-control, perseverance, and love.

Tuesday Tennis Tip: Forehand Progressions

I've found a new site (Fuzzy Yellow Balls) that I really like for tennis information. I know it's really technical, but these are some really simple drills that you can do warming up each day and I believe they will help many of our forehands.









Summer Schedule 2011

Let's play. What a way to start this blog off again for the new season. We need to play, we need to get better, we need to be a team again. Too much offseason this year, I ready for more tennis.

Here's the basic summer schedule:

Summer Team Camp
July 18-22, in Angola

Open Courts
Mondays, 4:00-6:00
Thursdays, 4:00-6:00

Daily Workout w/ Abe
10:00 AM

Tuesday Tennis
Tuesdays at 10:00 AM

A "WHOLE" big Thank You!

I'm so pleased to thank Steve Betz and Nikki Ross for being backers #11 and #12 for my kickstarter.com project.  Only 70 hours to go before the project ends.  Yeah, I'm feeling the suspense of whether or not the project will be funded!  LOL!
This display window for the show went up Saturday afternoon. Here are four of my 12x12 art quilts with some art glass.  The top one is "Buttoned" the second is "Set Aside."  The third is "In Pieces" and the forth is one of my personal favorites.  I titled it "Neglect."

It's really fun to have my work in the window, but since these works are so personally expressive it does make me feel a tad vulnerable.
Cloths pins in the branches hold notes that read: "A broken heart" and "A vibrant hope." 

Lower in the window the sign on the ped reads:

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C A R M E N   R O S E
Whole

"An exhibit of art quilts, washed, framed and embelished.
Hand glazed art glass, found, glazed and fired.

An exhibit with a broken heart and a vibrant hope."
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I hope this brings people in the gallery to have a closer look!
My Kickstarter.com project where this exhibit was born.

Still dreaming big dreams,
-Carmen Rose

Thank you!

I'm up to ten backers on my kickstarter.com project!  Only six more days to go to make this dream a reality!  Today I'd like to thank those who have backed the project so far:

you_will_succeed
Dawn Wampler
William Martin
Anthony Vilgiate
Xaver Wilhelmy
Sara Homeyer
Kim Scales
Melissa Chonka
Dawn 
Wendi Dunlap 

You all are my ANGELS!
 I'm working on quilting this one today.  I don't know what it will look like when I'm finished.
 These two before I quilted them...
 Became:  "Set Aside" and...
 Buttoned.  It really makes a difference when I've finished the quilting...
...put them through the laundry and them framed and embellished them. 
As you might imagine, sometimes it's tough just to choose which side is up!

I can't tell you how much I love what I do, and to have others partner with me
in the process is a genuine privilege and honor!

Thanks to those who have pledged to the project!
Would you like to get in on the fun?
My Kickstarter.com Project is here, go check out the video 
that explains the whole thing and then choose what you'd like from the cool pledge options! 

Thank you so much!
-Carmen Rose

Sock Monkey Give Away ~ Tell your friends!

Have you seen my Kickstarter.com project yet?  Only seven days left to pledge.
**You don't pay if the project isn't funded**
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My little sock monkey needs a new home, so it's time to find the lil bugga a family.
I made him ages ago from socks and haven't found the right place for him.
I'm thinkin you can help me with this though...
There are three ways to enter to win this adorable rainbow sock monkey.

1 - "like" my facebook page and comment on my sock monkey announcement.
2 - make a pledge on my kickstarter.com project.
(You pay nothing if the project isn't fully funded.)
3 - leave a comment on this post with an email address so I can contact you if you win.

Of course if you do all three your name goes in the hat three times!  YAY!
I will draw the winning name from a hat on Wednesday, May 18th at 6:00 pm.  
I'll drop you a note and you can provide me with an address so I can mail out the sock monkey to you.

Please tell your friends!
Thanks,
Carmen Rose

The Opening

We had the opening reception Friday evening for the start of the "Whole" exhibit. It will be up May and June and will continue to evolve.
As you can see, it's not complete (see my sketch) but I do like the way it looks.
My artist friends and I put together a colorful table of goodies.  I was so pleased with how it turned out!  I made cupcakes and a lime mint punch.
Trio Jazz joined us, love their sound!
It was a delightful evening.  The live music, candles and flowers were a nice touch.  It was lovely to see my friends and family come out.  We also had a lot of guests through that I didn't know.  It was fun to meet people and enjoy their reaction to my work.

The exhibit is up two months, I still have a chance to complete the vision I set out with.  If you'd like to help me reach that goal, please pledge today at Kickstarter.com.  Just go to the kickstarter.com website and enter "whole" and my sketch should pop right up.  I've heard from one person that their pledge didn't go through. So if you pledged but didn't enter your information on Amazon to pay, and if your name is not on the "backers" tab, then your pledge didn't go through.  There are only these last 10 days left.  Please join with others around the country to make this dream a reality and take home a piece of the whole.  And thank you.

Here's to music, candles, flowers and.... COLOR!  (of course!)
Whole, a broken heart, a vibrant hope.
Happy Creating,
-Carmen Rose

Hurry Up!

The previous display in the gallery came down ahead of schedule and I was scrambling to get SOMETHING up. So... the "Whole" exhibit will begin with just these pieces.
And plus, my lovely camera doesn't always open it's eye all the way and so my friend snapped this cool shot. I love it!

The display isn't at all what I planned, but this part of the exhibit is in place for now until I can get the rest finished. And it's a good thing because it looks so different in a sketch than it does in person. I think I will need to spread it all out a bit more, it is a lot of color in a space that feels smaller than I remember... even though I had the measurements. So I suppose I'll tweak the plan to fit the space a bit better.

In the mean time... there is lots of work to do and I feel like I'm coming down with the plague. So... a bit of rest and hopefully I can get back at it tomorrow.

Only 14 days to go, are you the sort of person who helps make miracles happen? If so, check out my kickstarter.com project. Your pledge would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Creating
-Carmen Rose

Pieces of the "Whole" Exhibit

Once more I have been too busy to blog, so tonight (this morning) I'm playing catch up.  I heard the news online and looked around until I found streaming video online so that I could hear President Obama's address.  The top news story tonight is that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.  And while the story played out I sewed the final details on this collection.  Then I photographed this series of 17 canvases.  I take no pleasure in this man's death, life is sacred.  Death and life, revenge, forgiveness... all are fitting themes tonight as I look forward to putting this art exhibit together.

Each canvas represents a piece of my journey of the last year.  Each one is created with hand dyed fabrics, commercial batiks and in some cases hand marbled fabric and hand dyed white on whites.  I used a variety of methods in getting the color into the fiber.  All pieces are machine pieced and machine quilted.  I then put them through the laundry for the crinkly texture.  Then I frame them on canvas stretchers and embellish them with found objects.

 "Discarded 3"
A gasket I found in the parking lot, a washer from the junk yard and a new washer from Lowe's.
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 "Potential"
An antique skeleton key.
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"Faith in Fire"
An old key, I added enamels to it and fired it in the kiln.  I love how it turned out.
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"Neglect"
Scrabble Tiles.
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"Set Aside"
 These are little circles of felt with a layer of leather on top.  They are about 1/2 inch thick, give or take.  Pieces like this are used inside pipe organs, these just happened not to fit and were set aside.
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 "Storm Tossed 1"
This old weathered shell has really been through it, 
I love the swirls of color that result from a strange wear pattern.
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 "Hope"
Another antique key, a personal symbol of possibility, hope and opportunity.
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 "Buttoned"
A button.  Nope, it's not old or anything, it's just a button that came with the rest of a package of buttons that I have around here.  Leftovers from some project.
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 "Broken"
A bit of broken china I found on a walk in the woods.  
I was intrigued with it and brought it home.
SOLD
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 "Pieces"
Puzzle pieces.  
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 "Solitary"
I love this old sea shell, it's shaped a bit like an artist's palette.  
 "Thoughtful"
These lovely little shells were a thoughtful gift from a friend who came home from an exotic 
place and brought me these tiny treasures.  
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 "Lost"
An unknown bit that was at one point useful.  I found it in the junk yard.
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 "Possibility"
Another kiln fired key, this one is green.  Love it!
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 "Forgotten"
(Lower left)  This is an earring that I just discovered in my jewelry box.  
I had forgotten I had them. 
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 "Storm Tossed 5"
More sea shells from a trip to the beach.
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"Discarded 2"
A rusty old ring and a washer from the junk yard or somewhere.
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These are some of the 12x12's in the exhibit coming up.  
More photos coming up as I continue to prepare for this exhibit.
I'm really looking forward to seeing my broken and discarded pieces come together in this exhibit.  
I believe the "Whole" will be beautiful.
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They are $100 each, shipping included.
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Happy Creating,
-Carmen Rose