You see this lovely painting? Well, I first saw this little beauty 2 years ago at one of our local beads shops. It immediately caught my eye. At the time I could not afford to buy it, so I paid for my beads and went on my merry way.Fast forward 2 years. I was blog surfing a couple of months ago and saw a blog button on a blog I was checking out (can't remember which one). I saw the name Catina Jane Arts on the button and vaguely recognized the art on it. So, I hit the button and headed over to the website. Lo and behold, Catina was the artist who painted that little beauty I had seen in the bead shop 2 years prior. I commented on one of her blog posts, she checked out my blog and we are now Facebook buds. Catina and I both live here in Jacksonville. She is a talented painter as well as beader and jewelry designer.
A couple of weeks ago we got to chatting about doing a trade. She mentioned a couple of my things she wanted and I told her that I adored that original painting. That little beauty is now hanging in my studio and Catina is sporting some original 2 If By Sea jewelry. Thanks Catina!
7 comments:
LUCKY GIRL! I love that one too. And the one that says "These waves were made for walking"
Yay!! How cool is that after all these years...you got your art piece! I recently did a swap with another artist and think it's such a fantastic idea! Fun!
xoEsther
Great story... Love that you now have the painting you admired two years ago but couldn't buy! And you have a new (and very artistic) friend! :)
don't you just love social networking? i mean nothing can ever replace "in the flesh" socializing, but what wonderful advantage technology has given...especially us women!
you sweet lady!! you are so lovely and talented!! thanks for trading with me!
I've seen her art in that very bead shop and I fell in love with it too! So cute. What a great trade!
i'm happy to know about this artist! and your blog!
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