Hang onto your hats...fasten your seatbelts...be prepared to feast your eyes on some incredible artwork by the students of Redeemer School. Our music teacher's wife took these photographs and wow! They are works of art in themselves...so... The evening began quietly as parents and students attended a brief meeting. Artfully delicious food awaited... Windows and … Continue reading A Wonder-Ful Evening
Category: Happenings
Baby Step #2: Wonder!
A new print for my Etsy Shop! This one is titled, Wonder in the Weeds. You can read the posting that went along with it HERE. The watercolor painting was created eight months ago and since then I've been humbled to hear of how this little image has encouraged many of you. Life certainly has … Continue reading Baby Step #2: Wonder!
Baby Step #1: All Under One Roof
Though I'm not fully recovered from the Art Show (last year's and the year-before-that), (at the school where I teach), Tuesday evening, or from teaching all day yesterday...I AM SO EXCITED to share with you a little step forward in some of the things I've been dreaming about for quite a while! My website, jenniferedwards.com, … Continue reading Baby Step #1: All Under One Roof
Honor Card Artwork!
I am honored to have a drawing of mine chosen for this year's Honor Cards for a local mission called Out of the Garden Project. Led by Kristi and Don Milholin, this non-profit group seeks to ease the hunger of hundreds of North Carolina children in over 30 of Guilford County's schools. I'm absolutely thrilled … Continue reading Honor Card Artwork!
The Finale
Our last evening in Grand Rapids, we went out to eat with some lovely folks we had met there during our two week stay. And for dessert, we went to Jersey Junction for ice cream. Now this isn't your usual ice cream spot. This place is owned by the family of the author of The … Continue reading The Finale
I Rave 4 Artrage!
So I got to thinkin' as my husband and older two went off to watch the latest Harry Potter movie in 3-D...What am I waiting for? Artrage is only the price of a movie ticket (or less) at 6.99. (PLEASE see the NEWS below!!!!!!) And Maddie and I would have so much fun! And we … Continue reading I Rave 4 Artrage!
Draw Free & Auryn Ink
You have seen, throughout our sojourn here in Grand Rapids, MIchigan, drawings (like the one above) made on my iPad with a free app called Draw Free. I have thoroughly enjoyed this app for the following reasons:1. Very user friendly. I am notoriously techno-challenged, at best, and this app was simple and straight-forward enough for … Continue reading Draw Free & Auryn Ink
In and Around Campus
Calvin College is lovely. The architecture, interiors and landscaping seem lovingly designed with an eye to shapes and colors. I'm really enjoying plunking down somewhere, anywhere, and finding so much to draw. These are just a few. Flowers abound. Interior spaces are filled with unique furniture and colors. Even the walkway bridging the two halves … Continue reading In and Around Campus
Aquatic Adventures
We are spending a good bit of our time in the amazing and totally awesome aquatic center on the campus here at Calvin College. The older two kids are taking diving lessons while the youngest is taking swimming lessons. Each of them wears a cheshire grin the entire time.Maddie was signed up for her lesson … Continue reading Aquatic Adventures
Spartan Living
It is interesting to note, when you travel, what things you miss and how their absence affects you. You only pack the bare necessities, and you find you can get along fairly well without so many things we take for granted in our own homes. To be sure, even the pared down things we squeezed … Continue reading Spartan Living