Saturday's weather forecast is dry . . . what a good idea to come and visit Portland Saturday Market at the Waterfront . . . the Cherry Trees must be almost ready to show their magnificant colors of pinks . . . and . . . at the same time check out space 216 Mesman Images close to the food court and mention this blog and get 10% off your purchases. Or check out our website!
It may be Fall, but we just listed this Spring color image from the Japanese Garden on our website. It's never an overstatement to say that any season is spectacular at Portland Japanese Garden. You can purchase the above image either matted or framed from our Fine Art Photography website.
While much of the country is blanketed in snow and ice, here in the Pacific Northwest our Spring-blooming plants are popping up out of the ground and thriving in the mild temperatures. Seeing the foliage of daffodils and tulips everywhere, it isn't hard to imagine the spectacular scene that's just around the corner at places like the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon, just south of Portland.
Spring has arrived 4 weeks early in Portland! The crocuses and some of the daffodils in our front yard are already blooming. . .
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The other day, we were contacted by a photographer that we've never heard of. The gist of his message was that he apparently sells similar images and products to ours and he offered to "sit down and show (us) a few tips and shortcuts". Hmm. . . We thought we were doing pretty well, on our own. Bizarre. . .
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Our ETSY ARTIST OF THE DAY is the multi-talented D. Antonia Truesdale, whose Etsy shop is called The Midnight Orange.
An artist since a very early age, D. Antonia says that her work evolved "from jewelry onto mixed media" and that she "loves making altered books and assemblages". We're particularly fond of her magnificant clay pieces, like those shown above.
You'll find more of D. Antonia's work in her Etsy shop.
You can also follow her on:
Facebook: The Midnight Orange
Blog: www.themidnightorange.blogspot.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com
As always, thanks for supporting independent artists and buying hand-made!
