Wymzee Art 2009 Featured Artist- Moondog Cottage by Sheri Harney

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Moondog Cottage....by Sheri Harney

"No two pieces are the same, something old,

something that sparkles can bring twinkles to your eyes".

This outstanding artist is a rare find....

she makes lovely timeless handmade jewelry.

Sheri is from Ohio...and loves to make jewelry,

read and watch movies in her spare time.

If you would like to check out more of her items and see her blogs...

You can visit her at these places:
http://ravenslane.blogspot.com/

http://moondogcottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.moondogcottage.com/Moondog_Blog.html

A love of old photos, with ability to create

a vintage piece of jewelry is Sheri's talent.

We here at Wymzee Art Friends think

her talent will take her far,

and her touches of the past are mixed with thoughts of the future.

Congratulations to Sheri Harney of Moondog Cottage

Our newest featured artist on Wymzee Art Friends.

"Heavenly Jewelry...with a Touch of the Past"

Check out her work , you will be amazed !!

Wymzee Art 2009 Featured Artist Award - Hootin Annies by Emily Franz

"Dolls and More dolls....

Made from the heart to bring a smile to your face"

...this is how we see Emily Franz, known to many as Hootin Annies.

Her primitive Raggedy Dolls are a hoot for sure !

Above in her banner are a few pictures for you to see,

but if you visit her website or Etsy , you can see more.

Over 6 years ago Emily made her first doll...

and her passion for dolls begin.

She is inspired daily by her 5 kids, her cats, and beautiful flowers.

She has a fine art degree from Columbia College,

and you can see it in her designs .

She also sells patterns and kits for you to use.

To see more of Emily's work click on the links below here:

http://www.hootinanniesii.etsy.com/

http://www.hootinannies.com/

http://www.hootin-annies.blogspot.com/

Besides the dolls, Emily has stitcheries, rubber stamps

and more items available.

That is why , we here at Wymzee Art Friends

think Emily Franz of Hootin Annies is so

deserving of this Featured Artist Award.

Through her love of the arts,

and knowledge shows us each day what you can

become if you really love what you do.

She shares with others from the heart.

Emily was nominated by me, Sandra Caldwell. I am
one of her fans for sure!

Congratulations to Emily Franz of Hootin Annies

"Truly a Raggedy Star...Shining so Bright"

Wymzee Art 2009 Featured Artist - Crabby Gabby Dolls

Crabby Gabby Dolls by Heidi Gianino _________________________

So who I am ...?

Well this is who Heidi says she is...

A Child of God

Wife to my husband

Mother to my children

Co-Owner of Crabby Gabby

Heidi's business was named after her daughter Gabby....

after a bad day at the post office, we all know how children get sometimes. But ... you never know where that

perfect name will come from.
Heidi says...God gets the credit for everything,

All that Heidi and her family is and have done ...

the credit goes to God.
All of us believe in different things,

things that keep our faith and hope alive.

And Heidi's faith in God gives her the strength to do all these beautiful dolls.

We here at Wymzee Art Friends ...

search hard to find talented artists, that add to the craft community,

and Heidi's dolls, fall into our catergory with ease.

She sells her dolls on Ebay , as well as her website,

and you can buy her patterns and make the dolls yourself.

To see more of her work click on the links below:

http://www.crabbygabby.org/

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZcrabbyQ5fgabbyQ5fdolls

http://crabbygabby.blogspot.com/

Psalms 91:11"For He shall give his angels charge over you,

To keep you in all your ways.

They shall bear you up in their hands"

Congratulations to Heidi Gianino

and God Bless

Wymzee Art 2009 Featured Artist- Prim & Proper Folks by Susan Walker

Love of making dolls is a heart warming talent.

Our first Featured Artist this year comes to us from Dallas, Ga.

she is Susan Walker of Prim & Proper Folks.

Her dolls are out of this world.

Very high quality work...and you can see her heart goes into each piece, and also that each doll can bring a smile to your face so easily.

She creates new designs and makes them into patterns,

so you can make one of these dolls yourself.

In addition to her talent...Susan has her better half

(her husband Roger) adding his talent to the pot, and when mixed together it works very well.

When you drop by her website click on...

"From The Woodshop" to see his beautiful heirloom handcrafted woodwork.

A truly talented pair.

Congratulations to Susan and Roger

both for adding there Creative talents to our

Wymzee Art Friends Group.

Susan gave us a great start for 2009...

Drop by and visit Prim & Proper Folks blog, websites or links below:

http://www.primandproperfolks.com/

http://www.primandproperfolks.blogspot.com/

http://www.tdiptmercantile.com/

http://www.thehumblearts.com/

http://www.createaprim.com/

http://www.patternmart.com/

How we spot True Talent..... and Changes?

We see how hard a person works, and how creative they are.
And there work makes us smile.
We have asked you out there to nominate folks...but when you don't we go looking.
And what we see is how we spot talent.
Something new here on Wymzee is we have decided to promote and feature each artist a little different this year.
Hopefully you all will still enjoy the blog.
Talent speaks for itself !

Sandra

2009 Wymzee Art Nominations are Open

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If you have a nomination...
Someone you think is very talented Artist... from Prim, Country, Folkart, etc.
Let us know there name, how to see there work, if they have a blog or website we can visit.
Post a comment here now.

Thanks Sandra

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