Friday June 15th - Gallery Stroll

Come out and bring your furry, feathered and finned friends to this year's "Best in Show" at Alpine Gallery:
Alpine Art – 208 E 500 S  801-230-6250
Alpine Art is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to bring our love of animals and art together in one event. Bring your pet! Local photographer Zoe Rodriguez will be on hand to photograph your furry friend from 6-9pm, and will be taking orders for prints.  
(I'll be in this show with paintings of canines and corvids!)

At Charley Hafen Jewelers Gallery:

For a current list of this month's Gallery Stroll events click here.

Pineapple Finial Full-size Bed

 The pineapple has been a universal symbol of hospitality and welcome for many centuries all over the world.

Pineapples carved into bedposts have been a frequent use of the motif.  I rescued this old bed and reconditioned it in my Workshop.  The head board, foot board and original rails (unusual to still have the rails!) is now available at Home Again Consignment.

Marble-Top Table

I acquired this diminutive old table in a disassembled condition and missing pieces.  We have recreated  missing parts, applied new finish to the wood parts and put this gem back together again.  It's a nice petite tea table or entry parlor table or generously sized plant stand.

This table is NOW available for sale from my workshop.  If you are interested in acquiring this item at the lowest price, contact me ASAP, before I send it out to consignment.

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Thanks!

Best in Show - Art Inspired by Pets

Click on the image above for the full view.

I'm happy to report that I was invited to show again this year at Alpine Art Gallery's "Best in Show".  This is a fun event with art inspired by pets and a portion of proceeds of art sales donated to Best Friends Animal Society.  From 6 till 8PM, during the opening reception on June 15th, you may bring your own pet to be photographed at the gallery. 
Come out and enjoy the love!

1920's Side Chair

Pictured here  is an old chair with a second chance at a charmed life.  It proudly wears its history but  has been fitted with completely new upholstery padding and a romantic seat fabric (from Waverly).  This sweet thing just came out of my Workshop today.

Dressy Dresser

Visit My Decor & Furnishings Shop to see  an unusual and charming antique dresser reconditioned in my workshop and ready for a home.

Art: For the Mini Show

I'll submit this little painting (9"x9"), Croquet Balls,  gouache on Arches paper, for the "Small Works" exhibit next month (Utah Watercolor Society).

Above:  Croquet Balls, Toni Youngblood, gouache on Arches paper 9"x9", 2012.

Constraints of the Mini Show:  No part of the work may be greater than 12 inches, and that includes the frame.