A Mother's Day Poem by Caroline Carey
MomFunny, soothing, pretty and outgoingMother of Eliza and Caroline (me)Lover of children, puppies, and cookiesWho feels joyful, energetic, and funWho needs love, happiness, and funWho finds happiness...
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Cigar Box Kokeshi Doll
I was invited by the Holter Museum of Art to take a cigar box and make it into a work of art to be auctioned at their June fundraiser, "Havana Nights."I made my cigar box into a Japanese Kokeshi...
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Bicycle Totes
I made these cute totes with a bicycle vinyl fabric for the girls who went with me to Moab for my 40th birthday trip. I decided to also make the little zipper pouches to go with them.I love this lining...
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Yesterday was sort of a big day for me. I took my Kokeshi doll to the Holter Museum of Art where it will be displayed and auctioned with 24 other cigar box art pieces by artists around the Helena area....
View ArticleOde to Dad by Caroline Carey (age 11)
Pal,You shine so briteYou are as breezy as a kite.You love, not fite.You don't smell like shite.You are most of the time rite.You are the bestest dad.(P.S. Your pants are kinda tight.)Caroline
View ArticleLori In Chains
Okay, all I want to do is get down in my studio and CREATE!But that's not exactly feasible. My house is a wreck. The laundry pile is a mountain. There is no food in the pantry, or the fridge. The dogs...
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Head Shots
This is our Eliza Paige. She is auditioning to be a catalog model for H & M clothing company, and this is her new professional head shot. Although she can be a little bit shy at times, she jumped...
View ArticleSwim Lessons for Grown-Ups
Wanna go swimming?Today I am taking my first-ever swim lesson. I figured at 40, I might want to learn how to swim correctly, and put away my 30-year self-taught swim technique that resembles a dog-frog...
View ArticleTalent Search
The last few days have been pretty exciting!I thought life would calm down as soon as school was out, but nope!BAsed on her head shot, Eliza got a call-back for the H&M catalog model audition, so...
View ArticleRain, Rain, Go Away
It has been raining in Helena day in and day out for WEEKS! A girl can't go mountain biking on wet trails. That's very uncool. And a girl doesn't want to go for a wet hike or run. It's just...
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Hello, Hello!
I have two art quilts due to a gallery today for a show, and I don't have them finished. Unless I get on it RIGHT NOW, they wont get finished. Yes, I've known about the deadline for months, and I have...
View ArticleStereotyping
Be careful when you make the decision to place a person in a category. Deciding that she is that type of person. One of those. Each of us is so much more complex than a type. Each of us has something...
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My Latest Art Work: Queen of Spades (Art Quilt)
This quilt can be seen through the month of August at The Queens of Arts Gallery at the back of the bead shop in Downtown Helena! It is part of The Material Girlz Portrait Collection.This pic gives you...
View ArticleBack to School
The kids are back in school and there is a bit of a nip to the morning air. Summer is over. It's bittersweet.This time of year always gives me the urge to do so "nesting." I've been organizing the...
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Sayulita, Day 1 (I'm in Heaven!)
We got up at 4:30 a.m. and got on the plane. Here are Caroline and Kate trying to keep still while being SO EXCITED!After landing in Puerto Vallarta and grabbing our Suburban, we had our driver stop at...
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Sayulita Day 2: Rainy Day
It rained all day our second day in Sayulita, so we spent most of it walking around, checking out the town. We are all in love with this place.We had lunch here at Medusa:CEVICHEMama Mia!The guys in...
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Sayulita: Day 3
Caroline is happy to start another day in Sayulita.Then we walked down the hill to Casa Del Gallo, where Aunt She-She is living for the week.Jamie is enjoying the lunch he made with a nice, cold...
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Sayulita: Day 4
Today is the day I have decided to give surfing a try. My instructor is an adorable 17-year-old named Luar.First try...WIPE OUT!This is the life.A girl just can't help it that her drawers come down...
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Sayulita: Day 5
We had breakfast at a coffee/pastry shop.What a funky little town! Happy Valentine's Day!Get a load of the size of this margarita! Jamie and I just hooted laughing when they brought it out! Are you...
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Sayulita: Day 6
Our rental golf cart!Pop and I rode on the back!Later the girls took a ride.I surfed for a while. Caught some bigger waves. Got beat up. Had fun anyway.
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ArtFest 2012
I recently returned from Port Townsend, Washington, where I attended Art Fest for my second time. I made new art and new friends, and what is better than that?Here are some of the pieces I made:I did...
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TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG
Sometimes I have an urge to write my thoughts, share what I'm learning, and document life as I see it....even if nobody ever reads it. The last time I posted on this blog was about two years ago! At...
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