Blog Entries http://www.charisma-art.com Fri, 16 May 2008 12:18:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Turtle-update.html <p>Just a short update on &quot;Bentley, the turtle&quot; - after the kids got to say good-bye to him before school this morning, he must have decided it&#39;s time to move on...when I got up around 8, he had vanished from the fenced area we had put him in.</p><p>We have a large yard (about an acre, 80% fenced) surrounded by fields/meadow (about 4.5 acres worth). The fence is one he can&#39;t possibly fit through, the only exit it the one down by the road, and we don&#39;t have much vegetation i [...] conni@charisma-art.com Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 wool WIP weird turtle studio spinning socializing pratchett paintings living life lessons life happiness giclee fine art fiber discworld artist life http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/A-Pratchett-moment-in-time....html <p>Have you ever had a moment that just made you go &quot;hmmmm - that was plainly weird...&quot;?</p><p>Today my parents stopped by the house on their way to a local Alpaca farm (Lucky Acres Alpacas - here is their website: http://www.luckyacresfarm.com ) to buy some Alpaca yarn for Peter&#39;s mom (she&#39;s an avid knitting nut), some honey for my dad (he&#39;s an avid honey nut) and to introduce my dad to the alpacas there.</p><p>&nbsp;The owners Gloria and Joe are sweet, sweet people, and s [...] conni@charisma-art.com Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 weird turtle socializing shopping pratchett living life lessons life landscape happy happiness friends discworld commentary artist life http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Maryland-Sheep-Wool-Festival-2008.html <p>Boy, what a weekend!</p><p>After a few weeks of feverish preparations getting ready for one of the largest Fiber and Sheep Festivals in the USA, we made the long - and I mean loooooong - journey up to Maryland. Long not neccessarily because of the distance alone, but anybody traveling that distance in a car with three kids armed with Nintendo DS machines and without headphones must be slightly insane - I think I&#39;m a perfect match for that...</p><p>Anyway - we did not quite know what to ex [...] conni@charisma-art.com Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 wool weird weather supersheep spinning wheel spinning socializing shopping sheep paintings MSWF Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival maryland living life lamb iPhone happy happiness friends fiber digital camera commentary blog artist life art show art festival http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Creating-a-Nudist-Colony---in-my-front-yard-.html <p>Why short notice crazy things have to show up on my doorstep on days when 24 hours just aren&#39;t enough anyway I will never understand - must be some cosmic thing that likes throwing people out of whack and into complete mayhem...</p><p>After our great show in Birmingham, Alabama last weekend, we had to restock lots of stuff in the gallery for this weekend&#39;s &quot;monster show&quot;: the Maryland Sheep &amp; Wool Festival. I haven&#39;t seen my kitchen table for two weeks now, and walki [...] conni@charisma-art.com Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 wool weird supersheep spinning wheel spinning socializing sheep MSWF Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival maryland living life lessons life landscape lamb happy happiness friends fiber change blog artist life art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Maaah-in-the-Moon---new-Sheep-Incognito.html <p>Here is a new addition to the flock of Sheep Incognito - finished it just in time to have it for the Maryland Sheep &amp; Wool Festival ...but alas, it did not fit in the trunk of my car without risking damage, so this little guy gets to hang out at home until we get back from Maryland.&nbsp; On the plus side, I still get to enjoy it a few days when I get back from there, until it finds a new space to happify.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195607998503405202" style="margin: 0px a [...] conni@charisma-art.com Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 wool studio spinning wheel spinning shopping sheep paintings Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival maryland living lamb happy happiness artist life art festival art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Swimmin-Home.html <p>Who knew that clouds could hold that much water - and save it until we finished tear down and loading, just to unleash it right as we drive onto the interstate?</p><p>It was a looong drive home, filled with lots of water - almost like a diving expedition, minus the oxygen tank. Well, and of course, minus the cute little fishies - instead, there were hundreds of semis on the road, adding the huge spray fountains from the road, to the buckets of water from the sky.</p><p>We did manage to get ho [...] conni@charisma-art.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 socializing shopping sheep psychology paintings living life lessons life happy happiness giclee friends fine art commentary birmingham artist life art show art festival art alabama http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Sheep-in-Birmingham-AlaBAAAAAMAAAAA.html <p>So far, the sheep have been a booming success here in Birmingham - the weather was perfect art show weather, the people excited to shop for real art, and the art selection was great. All good things.</p><p>&quot;Bull Sit&quot; and &quot;BiPolar&quot; both found good homes to go hang out in - so that was a bittersweet thing. It&#39;s always hard to let original paintings go&nbsp; - somehow I&#39;m really attached to them, especially if I was happy the way they turned out. Must be some detachme [...] conni@charisma-art.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/And-theyre-off-.html <p>Again!</p><p>Today the Sheep Incognito get to go on a drive to Birmingham, Alabama to participate in the </p><p>ONB Magic City Art Connection<br />April 25 - April 27, 2008<br />Booth 322 + 323, Linn Park, Birmingham, AL<br />http://www.MagicCityArt.com </p><p>Of course, they are completely psyched about it, since standing around packed in boxes in a hot trailer has it&#39;s limits on entertainment value.</p><p>So today is a frenzy of matting prints, washing laundry, packing bags, visiting [...] conni@charisma-art.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 weather studio spinning sheep living life lessons life happy happiness fine art blog artist life art show art festival art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Sheep-Incognito-happy-dancing-in-Alpharetta-GA.html <p>This past weekend was spent in Alpharetta, GA at the yearly Alpharetta Street Fest - one of my favorite outdoor shows (that is saying a LOT - outdoor shows are not my favorite pastime, to say the least). The weather was picture perfect - warm, slightly breezy, sunny, and simply put:perfection.</p><p>And the people that stopped by my booth were awesome as well - we got to see many of our previous visitors again, reconnect with friends, and talk with Sheep Incognito Harborers (that&#39;s like t [...] conni@charisma-art.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 studio shopping sheep living life friends artist life art show art festival http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Liftoff-is-nearing-.html <p>The sheep are finally back in the studio after a longer break for regenerating, idea gathering, order processing, and life in mayhem in general - and what better way to celebrate, than to gather for a bit of a going away party of sorts...</p><p>You see, even though many of the sheeps&#39; friends are avid supporters of &quot;The Sheep With The Crown&quot; , there are probably many more that are supporters of the guys on the sidelines - those that will cheer when the crowned &quot;Lord of Lo [...] conni@charisma-art.com Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 WIP studio sheep president politics political paintings living life lessons life landscape happy fine art commentary clouds clinton change campaign bush blog artist life art 2008 election http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Still-here...more-or-less...mostly-less....html <p>In case you were wondering why this isn&#39;t being updated daily - it&#39;s because daily life requires a certain amount of time from the allotted 24hours per day each of us are granted. And as such, sometimes real life does need a bit more attention than what I have left at the end of those 24hours.</p><p>Nothing unusual happening, really. Just normal life things:</p><p>&bull; a Teenie getting ready for her first formal of high school</p><p>&bull; which happened to coincide with the weekend [...] conni@charisma-art.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 wool weather studio spinning sheep paintings MSWF Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival living life friends fiber blog artist life art show art festival art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Sheep-on-the-road-.html <p>The sheep are baaaack - on the road, that is...</p><p>This past weekend we took the flock of Sheep Incognito paintings , along with the three kids and a trailer and van full of stuff for the booth on a long, 8 1/2 hour drive to Chantilly, VA (that&#39;s right outside of Washington, DC).</p><p>The show was a fun one - and the people were wonderful. My favorite meet there was Rob&#39;s family - he is one of my blogging artist buddies, that does some awesome watercolor and oil paintings. Check o [...] conni@charisma-art.com Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 paintings living life lessons life friends bloggers blog artist life art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Back-to-the-Program....html <p>See - what I was going to tell you a few days ago, is that it&#39;s really hard to blog without being interrupted - so after the 500th interruption of the 50th interruption, here I am again, bringing you some new Sheep Incognito Excursions Into the Insane:</p><p>With all the interruptions going on, it&#39;s been rather impossible to even contemplate working in the studio - so I took my easel and palette on the road with me. Believe it or not, sitting at the shows to paint is about as quiet as [...] conni@charisma-art.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100 WIP studio shopping sheep politics political paintings oil paints life lessons life lamb fine art discount coupon commentary campaign blog artist life art show art festival art 2008 election http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Additions-to-the-Flock.html Now that we have a short break from travelling, I&#39;m finally getting away from everybody else&#39;s schedule to update - oops, there&#39;s the phone again....gotta go... conni@charisma-art.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Home-Sweet-Home....html <p>After a long weekend filled with maaaaahvelous people to meet and chat with, endless walks checking out other vendors&#39; items, and lots of new owners of sheepish pictures, we finally made it home in one piece. More or less.</p><p>Thanks again to everybody that stopped by the booth and gave my little sheep buddies a smile and a giggle - the sheep enjoyed every minute of the extra attention, and I&#39;m pretty sure I saw some of them still grinning this morning, when I peeked into the traile [...] conni@charisma-art.com Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 weird studio sheep paintings living life lessons life fine art blog artist life art show art festival art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Sheep-Incognito-On-Tour.html <p>Today the sheep have meandered off their cushy meadow and out into the world of art festivals again this year - today, we are in Columbia, SC at the Craftsmen&#39;s Classic at the Fairgrounds.</p><p>The response, as usual, has been great so far (and we&#39;ve only been open for 45 minutes) - it&#39;s great to see people smile, and to get to chat with them. And the sheep of course love the attention they are getting...</p><p>So if you are in driveable distance, meander off of your cushy meadow [...] peter@togel.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 shopping sheep paintings life lamb happy happiness giclee fine art discount coupon blog artist life art show art festival art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Bipolar-Sheep---and-no-meds-in-sight....html <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://www.charisma-art.com/images/stories/blog//bipolar.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tomorrow the Sheep Incognito start their new season of being on the road to bring smiles and giggles to art buyers in the Souteast - and just in time to sneak into the very back of our trailer, the sheep have added another small piece of slight psychosis to their repertoire - Bipolar Sheep!</p><p>After spending about 5 hours signing, matting and packaging the res [...] conni@charisma-art.com Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 WIP studio spinning sheep paintings living life landscape iPhone happy happiness giclee fine art fiber depression clouds artist life art show art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Back-from-the-Volcanic-Island-of-Sneeze.html <img src="http://www.charisma-art.com/images/stories/blog/wide_angle_painting.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><p>The days of mountains of Puffs tissues growing like volcanic islands in a sea of unaccomplished household chores and and interrupted paintings sessions have finally tapered off to the occasional sneeze and cough - it feels good to be able to breath again!</p><p>And, after re-establishing my role as keeper of everything everybody else refuses to keep by cleaning the kitchen and removing said [...] conni@charisma-art.com Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 WIP weather studio sheep pks pallister Killian syndrome paintings oil paints living life lessons life landscape lamb iPhone how to happy happiness guide fine art diy depression commentary clouds blog artist life art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/S-Not-Funny....html <p>woke up with a head feeling like the size of a pumpkin - same contents, as well...yech.</p><p>Trying to stay in bed when sick seems to have some telepathic thing attached to it that notifies everybody in my address book that it&#39;s time to call, visit, or whatever.&nbsp; So instead of staying in bed as planned, at 8:30 the phone rang - with Mom reminding me that they would be coming over around 10:30.</p><p>At 9 my oldest daughter called from school with a pitiful voice, asking me to pick h [...] conni@charisma-art.com Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 wool weather studio spinning sheep recipe paintings living life lamb germany fine art fiber blog artist life art show art http://www.charisma-art.com/sheep_incognito_blog/Black-Sheep-of-the-Family.html <img src="http://www.charisma-art.com/images/stories/blog//The%20Black%20Sheep%20of%20the%20Family.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="457" height="343" /><br />Title: Black Sheep of the Family<br />Size: 9&quot;x12&quot;<br />Media: Acrylic on Canvas<br />email me for pricing: conni@charisma-art.com &nbsp;<p>Probably the most requested painting over the past two years of Sheep Incognito has been a black sheep of the family. As many of you know, I don&#39;t do commission work, simply because it&#39;s [...] conni@charisma-art.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 wool WIP studio sheep politics paintings living life lessons life landscape fine art fiber commentary clouds change blog art