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<\/a><\/p>\nI made the quilted piece with turtles after a visit to Hawaii. \u00a0 My husband used to live there and he loved everything about life there. \u00a0He was a kama’aina. \u00a0 The turtles are based on traditional shapes, but they are an original design.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n On the other side is a studio portrait of Miss P., an early American flag design painted by my brother,<\/p>\n a Meramec Caverns (a Missouri tourist attraction) birdhouse also made by my brother, and Rocket Raccoon and other family pictures.<\/p>\n In this corner is a quilted piece in a series that I made with sky people. \u00a0The designs are taken from petroglyphs. \u00a0The southwestern scene was painted by my first boyfriend, the art with National Health canes is by London artist Sorab and I previously wrote about the dragons.<\/p>\n This corner has a clock made by my cousin, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, a tiny Georgia O’Keefe print and another historical flag painted by my brother. \u00a0When he mailed it to me recently the postal clerk asked what was in the package (was it: liquid, hazardous or dangerous), so he started telling the story and the other clerks stopped working and listened too. \u00a0When he finished there was a huge line of irate customers behind him, but it is an interesting \u00a0and little known story.<\/p>\n Today I thought I would share some of the art that hangs on my walls. I made the quilted piece with turtles after a visit to Hawaii. \u00a0 My husband used to live there and he loved everything about life there. \u00a0He was a kama’aina. \u00a0 The turtles are based on traditional shapes, but they … Continue reading Household art<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"