What a delight to meet some new friends and nurture some old friendships this past weekend in Naperville, IL at {theNook}, a pop-up shop that took place at 34 W Chicago Avenue!

mad about Plaid this season

'Oooo...Ahhh... BOOM Boom POW!' by opendoorstudio

Thanks to Embroitique for the name! Happy 4th to those of you in the USA ... and to those NOT in the USA.. Celebrate anyway!

M I S S Liberty/ platinum b... LulusGalaxy $12.00	Necklace, Tribal, Chevron, M... SimoneSutcliff... $35.00	1970s skirt . tiered gingham... lostboysandlov... $28.00	Red and blue flower cabochon... HMCreativeSupp... $6.89
Ballonoff Porta File Metal B... sorrythankyou7... $18.00	Vintage Red, White, and Blue... WonderVintageS... $10.00	Vintage American Flag, 48 St... saltandginger $36.00	Vintage Red and White and Bl... xoUda $22.00
Sky Blue Chevron Ring, Shrin... PeriwinkleNuth... $12.50	Astro Sneakers nbdg $30.00	Vintage Set of Poker Chips I... FondueAvenue $10.00	OLD GLORY--Red White and Blu... handmadewithlo... $10.99
SALE vintage 4th of july gla... RustBeltThread... $38.40	Captain America Shield - Pen... HoraEffect $10.50	Machine Embroidery Design - ... Embroitique $2.99	1980s Swimsuit - Red White a... DeLaBelle $24.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Mother Natures Impressionistic Touch

                                                                    

Views from my garden March 28th 2012 an early spring and as someone said

" This Spring is like the Disney firework show finale... everything... spectacular, all at once!"

Enjoy it!

 matha

Color Amongst the Snow

A Winter Wonderland in February

Views of my Garden...

They Say: 

"No two snowflakes are alike"

 Imagine how many different Snowflakes there are in my garden alone!

Original glass piece I made this fall in Michigan

Colin's welded guy... he made it when he was about 9 

Photo of the Day 11/5/11

Photo of the Day!

Morning sunrise over the marsh
august 31, 2011

This Spring brought a banner year for my Wisteria!

this confused vine has NEVER bloomed in the Spring

It usually pops its sprays of flowers in August for some reason, and only produces 2-3 blossoms a year!

look at this beauty NOW!

enjoy Spring!

fall at St. James Farm in Warrenville, IL

Fall... ( taken from last years Aunt Martha's attic blog.. which I will be closing!)

It has been several months since my last entry. Things have been busy this Fall. Aside from celebrating a milestone anniversary... I have continued painting, working at Jb Winterberry, Collecting, and enjoying the beautiful colors of Fall.
My husband and I visited St. James Farm this weekend so that I had a chance to " paint out" while he read a book in the shade. What a glorious day it was. The Scents of Fall were in the air, but the temperature was in the 80's. Colors ranging from golden to brilliant reds and yellows. I can't think of a better way to spend a Fall afternoon ( aside from a great football game or the Cubs in the World Series...we'll not hold our breath for that one). If you have the chance... step outside and enjoy a little Fall for yourself!

( the painting on the left, mine, the painting on the right...GOD!)

Opendoor's Halloween at Lil Red Schoolhouse!

A glimpse of Opendoor Studio 's booth at Lil' Red Schoolhouse in Warrenville!
I'll be moving my booth to another room! Will begin the process today! I will post photos of my new space! Hope you will come visit Lil' Red Schoolhouse in Warrenville

Brant Miller NBC channel 5 weather photo

I was honored tonight when I arrived home to find an email from Brant Miller, an X dj in Chicago turned weatherman. Brant features weather photos that are submitted by viewers. I finally found his email address and wanted to send him a photo that I took several weeks back, in Fish Creek... Door County Wisconsin.

I am sitting, waiting to see the news to see it on the TV. The best part is that it will be in the Sunday Sun Times News paper in Chicago!

I hope to see it there.

this is a digital photo taken on a canon EOS camera. NO alterations to the photo other than cropping. No Digitalization. All nature... All Gods paintbrush!

enjoy

Opendoor Studio is almost "open"

Click on the photos for greater detail!

My dream for my little studio is to make a wonderful environment in which to create.  I have been sorting and filing and stashing and have come up with some ideas.
Primarily I want it to be a space where I am able to paint my Oils.  My thoughts were to make it a place where I can ask friends to join me in the creative process by attending a "workshop" style get together.
I had a thought to create and "antique shop" feel to the entry area.  I have had so many items in totes from years of flea marketing and I thought, if I put them on display, it may be inspiration for all.  So, after the walls were painted, I began displaying my items.  I will be able to pull them, photograph them and list them on Etsy.  Making the entire process so much easier.

Of Course...if I have a garage sale, I will be able to share my little space with those wishing to take a peek.  I will also happily open by appointment.  I will be available and listing on Etsy on Tuesdays and Thrusdays! 

   I hope to see you soon.

          martha