Last week it was the sanctuary walls and ceiling, this week, the wooden medallions on the exterior of St. John-Assumption Church got my attention.
Not quite my usual work, but friends are determined to keep me busy, and since it needed a color consult to match the yellow to the yellow bricks, and some skill with a brush to highlight the details in the gingerbread, I said "Sure, why not?" Besides...
it was another chance to defy gravity. We did use a lift, so it really wasn't difficult reaching the top medallions, and though the temperature was pushing 90 degrees, we were on the shady side of the church most of the time, with a light breeze, so it was a pleasant couple of days.
And here's how last week's sanctuary painting came out...
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...and here's what the parish council wanted, but the diocese vetoed:
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I think if they had seen the actual sample, they might have approved the band of clouds, but they only saw the watercolor sketch, and I couldn't leave the sample until the next month's meeting, especially since I didn't exactly have permission to put it there. It was Divine inspiration, I tell ya, and when an artist gets marching orders...well, what's a girl to do???
I think even the angels liked it better.
Ah, well, you can't always get what you want, but if you do the job they ordered, you can at least get paid. Maybe next time it needs fresh paint, the diocese will give it the go ahead. Thanks to my dear friends at St. John's who seem to be making a point of keeping me busy and out of trouble...or is it just that you figure that if I spend enough time there you'll eventually convert my heathen soul??? :)
No new photos of progress on this house again this week, since the few minutes I wasn't on jobs or running errands, I've been finishing the last non-photogenic kitchen bits. That's about done, so I'm starting on the front porch and entryway Saturday. I'll be working on her most of the weekend, but I will be taking breaks to do a few just-for-fun things. Working on Belle Ami is my idea of fun, but one can get too much of a good thing... even chocolate loses it's appeal (or so I've heard), after a point.
On Friday night I'm going to sit in the ditch and drink beer while watching cars drive by. Really. It's 'posta be fun. Okay, the cars are classics, touring up to Henderson, and the ditch is actually the edge of my friend Beth's beautiful garden. With enough mosquito dope to drown anything that isn't repelled, and a couple bottles of Leinenkeugel Honeyweiss (which I have no doubt spelled wrong, and spell check isn't classy enough to have this listed), it should be a great evening.
If you are in the area this weekend, don't miss the Jordan Art Festival, on Saturday and Sunday. Because of my focus on finishing this place, I'm not participating this year (aside from painting the endless stream of sign orders!), but many of my dear friends are. Try to catch Cindy Heimerl on stage Saturday, as storyteller Ruby LeFey...thought provoking and hysterically funny. Maureen Carlson will also be doing storytelling, as well as having her polymer clay work on display, and her center open for you to check out. Check JordanArtFestival.com for other features.
There is wine tasting from local winery, Crofut, and the famous Pork in the Park, so I'm planning a lunch break there, while the caulking on Belle's not-quite vertical columns sets up. Then I'm planning a lovely little nap. Hey, I'll be starting work at 5:00 a.m., and it'll be in the 90's and possibly storming by late afternoon, so it's not like I'm slacking. Okay, fine, I'll skip the wine. Sheesh.
Have it good, and make something beautiful this week!
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