tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87677874289395444152024-02-19T04:15:02.657-08:00Whimsy CreekThe artwork and life of Molly Nagel.Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-56919123242038563072011-08-16T13:33:00.000-07:002011-08-17T16:58:29.410-07:00Dogs- In real life!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">So in case it’s not apparent by now, my life has a lot of dogs </p><p class="MsoNormal">in it. I work part time at a doggy daycare/boarding kennel, I used to be heavily involved in dog rescue (not so much now, I’ll get to that) and I now have two wonderful pups of my very own.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ve worked at the kennel, Paws Playhouse in Ames, Iowa for about a year now. It’s an awesome job, I love the work, and the staff, and (the majority of) the dogs. Now and again there’s a pooch that drives me completely nuts, but for the most part they’re wonderful pups and I look forward to seeing them each day.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXVkeN8vS17NMzNowehP8WViclkJOGlg5o4wLKn1h8tfIxEXjhtW7OhAFVcG_7Ogef5FNNC6Iv-DmR2G8Y-3HbY5jpLRmiuhXu1LohF9wQ3u4RmVC2zWVFdhyrRoTGSihYoUeC5MEo0kv/s400/P1010015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641556889093779634" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Scooter with his new mommy</div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The last dog I posted about, Scooter, has long since gone to a new home. He had the surgery done to his leg, healed up beautifully, and now lives with a great family over in Des Moines. After a full summer without a dog around, my friend Holly called me to ask if I could take two fosters for her- their transport had gotten screwed up and she was out of town. I said yes, and was told I was picking up two shepherd mixes. Which turned out to be a terrier mix and a black tricolor pitbull. I kind of knew I was in trouble from the start- I have a serious weakness for pitbulls, and this one was no exception. The terrier, Nina, got adopted out to a family in Nevada, Iowa, and Bailey stayed. She’s here for good. She’s a perfect dog, I love her to death. I could go on for years about the awesomeness of this dog, but I’ll save it and show you in multiple other blog posts extolling her attributes instead.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvTPSFASFAlxsjv4xnFA-KndA-gfhvUC6ecKEwWaxwyAsv0dkjx7yF5ctozN_fPUAP1Uv8r64L35XCAhbt3TKOV3x_TV1bbYtFMMqLzQyuRMCSuYwAVbp_YHq7HQI1Nbct73LRjkiG5nn/s400/P1010001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641556898121902178" />
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<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2XaOywPDZ8LbNWqyV-PFWt4JZaPKRkHhYqdn2fUwiNkHrcfp2IXOmIoHJjC7za4Hs4DGygt6faUdHbYkeX9wkWbUioCe4VC79RF_Q9tetlBAJ9iF1DcjXksF-LfZPLoXDnyEl9YDdeS8/s400/Screen+shot+2011-08-16+at+3.38.54+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641556905374113570" /><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">So for a long time it was just Bailey and I. A friend of mine in Ames was still actively fostering and took in a six month old Australian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix. Tucker was very, very scared and shut down. He had come out of a foster home previously that had way too many dogs. He was the smallest so he was picked on constantly, and got very little positive human interaction. He was removed from that home and sent to my friend when a huge dogfight broke out and one small Sheltie got the ever-living snot ripped out of him. Even at my friends home, he wasn’t doing especially well. Basically, she had a few dogs in the house, and a child, and it’s kind of a hectic atmosphere, and she really did not know how to handle a fearful dog- give her a crazy, bouncing off the walls neurotic dog any day and she’ll work magic, but fearful and shy is not her thing. I offered to foster him at my place instead- I have a very boring, quiet house with only Bailey, who had to get over a lot of fear of her own when I first got her, I have the patience for scared, shy dogs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCwNCuPRt2tm1OXaZzRN-wVlSNch6aFeKO4AKnSiC8e9fF3X08Zj8SZi3ja9SIcXEe5rIZ9XPJB1OCzDTcrXumjHjdkjFzr83ro5WqjRAJmYssCL3Ly3EdqwUHWE-otAe-UNRCyCXidqZ/s400/P1010017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641556919074311714" /><p class="MsoNormal">And so Tucker came. And he got better. He still has a ways to go but he’s made a huge improvement from where he was. Within a few weeks he was learning how to play with other dogs and act like a puppy again. He and Bailey became good friends. And when I took him home for a weekend with my family, I was told I had to keep him, and I really rather agreed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He still has adjusting to do- it takes him FOREVER to warm up to new people, and he has a disturbing, banshee-like howl he uses when he’s scared of someone- seriously, it almost sounds like a human screaming, and it’s crazy loud. The one good thing about this is that he makes one heck of a good home security system. No one gets near my house without Tucker sounding an alarm that could probably carry for miles.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So that’s the basic lowdown on my beasts. I’m sure I’ll blog about them more, as they’re kinda like my kids (Bailey is like having a stubborn teenager, Tucker is like a toddler.) and I do have a hard time shutting up about them. I don’t do much of rescue anymore for a few reasons. Primarily, with two permanent dogs in my place I really do not have the space for a foster dog- three in the house would make way too little room for me, and since I’m paying for the space, I think I deserve to be able to stretch out without running into a canine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The next part was the general stress- are the dogs healthy? When can I get to a vet appointment? Will they be good in the house or do I need to kennel them? Are they housetrained or will they have tons of accidents and ruin stuff? It gets to you after awhile. I lucked out, both Bailey and Tucker are excellent house dogs. Finally, the people probably got to me the most. You would think that with a central goal of helping animals that people could get along. Far from it. There are a lot of different philosophies in rescue, and people can fight like ally cats over even the littlest things. I’ve also seen rescuers become a little crazy, turn into hoarders, and the ensuing chaos that causes. So, for those reasons, I’m mostly out of the active end of rescue right now. I have no regrets about getting into it, it was one heck of a learning experience, and I got two great dogs out of it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Seriously, cuteness squared.</p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje19dEleWDH3UbUMUMQXRmrJauSmkzEDWgC2bkhojUaPvmKRj31eHz81A1vMUDXWwrqbqFdKFZOq91THbLSvh6MuRMocd55BvsSqBZdz5CMr4ym2JRMKlXzZnUKaPC3EWWHaj8FLxTSC_z/s400/P1010035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641556926618179442" /> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-17367110282807112422011-08-16T12:56:00.000-07:002011-08-16T13:00:51.295-07:00Back to more dogs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7IjnK_T2HcO5vVWHgqLk94diRmlMKJxiKv15AVk6J3U2y78o0Ol0FWdIt0rgIj38cyoQHFP3QEZXfb_OwHW3BWFN3JSmaNhbpjYoqv2NiBJ7vhCBs8FKTvhCoAdTDgKb5J9JG6eQOST-/s1600/gabby.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7IjnK_T2HcO5vVWHgqLk94diRmlMKJxiKv15AVk6J3U2y78o0Ol0FWdIt0rgIj38cyoQHFP3QEZXfb_OwHW3BWFN3JSmaNhbpjYoqv2NiBJ7vhCBs8FKTvhCoAdTDgKb5J9JG6eQOST-/s400/gabby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641546174713812226" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3ZGQlKH31gZWyh7LujPlLDOj80MD2CbFf-JT0keH64wPkjxj4QMkXFMuQpytIwmxigeIQGwBFmHjwVzXzydtCCPB7EjSmjdCxH0cYwfjcHczhlFWfA1rTVdx2t7VIgIuX8ixPS4iboYK/s1600/bluecollie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3ZGQlKH31gZWyh7LujPlLDOj80MD2CbFf-JT0keH64wPkjxj4QMkXFMuQpytIwmxigeIQGwBFmHjwVzXzydtCCPB7EjSmjdCxH0cYwfjcHczhlFWfA1rTVdx2t7VIgIuX8ixPS4iboYK/s400/bluecollie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641546171177881938" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KHgUTHTCDAMqLC8Oegwzd87V4V63DdSajZDX_s0r_dWaUfbTtQcGe_RjR_kSMDFCir4faKVJCHoHL5aLXO2b_-OQlUTnkPL0buPIGs_a2LcDNR2kWp-JnSVJs8WFFhCqLmO59dI-LSS0/s1600/blklab.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KHgUTHTCDAMqLC8Oegwzd87V4V63DdSajZDX_s0r_dWaUfbTtQcGe_RjR_kSMDFCir4faKVJCHoHL5aLXO2b_-OQlUTnkPL0buPIGs_a2LcDNR2kWp-JnSVJs8WFFhCqLmO59dI-LSS0/s400/blklab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641546159651257682" /></a>
<br />You know I couldn't stay away long from posting more puppies :)<div>
<br /></div><div>Here's a general sampling of the dogs I've painted in the past year. Various sizes, all in acrylic on canvas. </div><div>
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<br /></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-70034216343042108552011-08-06T17:13:00.001-07:002011-08-06T17:21:05.504-07:00The Blog! It lives!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEDRpwXi8FnGgOxhTU-9_ROwHfX0RTjuhAoFurLkqyG7Y08eXuwIinijLrE7rTgUTy3XWrAsDvBjm2FEJ3LnrpLzvsknmYiZx6dN_Q7yVXCaaRPpwWQff4o4jMVRbYEg_vgykx-Rq3Iva/s1600/Angel+Sparrow.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEDRpwXi8FnGgOxhTU-9_ROwHfX0RTjuhAoFurLkqyG7Y08eXuwIinijLrE7rTgUTy3XWrAsDvBjm2FEJ3LnrpLzvsknmYiZx6dN_Q7yVXCaaRPpwWQff4o4jMVRbYEg_vgykx-Rq3Iva/s400/Angel+Sparrow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637902418605285106" /></a><br /><div><br />Okay... I promise to catch you all up on why exactly I went on a darn near 2 year hiatus. Safe to say it was a crazy couple of years and a lot went on, but I'll get to the important stuff. <div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, this is the latest complete painting, just finished it this past week. It's large, 4 feet tall, 2 feet wide. This is an image I've had in my head for years, I just finally got around to actually painting it. There's something of a story behind it, but I'll save it for later. For now, It's pretty and I'm happy with it.</div></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-7347679205863413072010-08-27T22:46:00.000-07:002010-08-27T22:59:41.819-07:00Hello Brucemore!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSjzdkdxCmFiTIq3VQlWaob1GEwUPDdAco1WRPvtc0rKLgAxQD3fCQrID0XOuQLuQviJF3JDh2znSyRekLDT1Ij5vf6b4ZTZ2p9YCDWN2rN8NR1hA9C0F73bgXUZNXisi9hlD3NwIzsT5/s1600/vacframe_brucemore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSjzdkdxCmFiTIq3VQlWaob1GEwUPDdAco1WRPvtc0rKLgAxQD3fCQrID0XOuQLuQviJF3JDh2znSyRekLDT1Ij5vf6b4ZTZ2p9YCDWN2rN8NR1hA9C0F73bgXUZNXisi9hlD3NwIzsT5/s400/vacframe_brucemore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510336378278222914" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Holy Cow! Where in the world did another year go?<div><br /></div><div>Ok, I'll admit it- as far as this blog is concerned, I fell off the face of the earth for the last six months (that puppy in the post below this? Yeah, he's not a puppy anymore- he's not mine anymore either, but I'll address that later this week.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll explain my abysmal failure at keeping you updated over the next month or so- it will be a very entertaining story with lots of brightly colored pictures, I promise. Maybe even some you can print and color on, who knows what fun there will be!</div><div><br /></div><div>Right now I'm just wrapping up preparations for the Brucemore Garden Art show tomorrow, I'll be there, with a recap of the acton to follow. For anyone just joining this blog who picked up my card at the show, and is thinking "hey, you never update this thing"- Stick with me, it gets good from here, Promise </div><div><br /></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-55588146248345787802010-02-14T10:24:00.000-08:002010-02-14T10:49:25.252-08:00Everyone Meet Scooter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgvuFxKqxg0x3DYrkpCq3yzqgiVmhuGTnPbmE0-uSqdYqQj7_eJldlDLHDMhC7AUDZmNSggSYRgzEZ8K96Qb4OFKoDnm4yRk3NQdJ9csAG_u5n1ssxdz2PENM5_BJVujOPfLxa8w13sN4/s1600-h/scooter+raffle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgvuFxKqxg0x3DYrkpCq3yzqgiVmhuGTnPbmE0-uSqdYqQj7_eJldlDLHDMhC7AUDZmNSggSYRgzEZ8K96Qb4OFKoDnm4yRk3NQdJ9csAG_u5n1ssxdz2PENM5_BJVujOPfLxa8w13sN4/s400/scooter+raffle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438172334735847890" /></a><br />This is Scooter, my foster dog. I am fostering him through <a href="http://www.houndshavenbassetrescue.com/">Hounds Haven Basset Rescue</a> here in Iowa. I've had him for about four weeks now, and he's a very awesome little dog! <div><br /></div><div>I haven't gotten the time to blog lately, partially because of how busy my classes have become, and partially because I'm busy with him. He was a handful at first- VERY BUSY! He was into everything, all over the place. I think he had just gone stir-crazy from being bounced around from his owner to different shelters, to the rescue transport, and had a lot of pent-up energy to express. But it was apparent that once he got his energy out, he was a huge cuddle monster and super-sweet boy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, he started limping badly about a week and a half after I got him, and trips to the veterinarian have confirmed that he will need corrective surgeries on both of his elbows in order to fix some bone injuries. He's doing well right now, he's been put on a great medicine that acts as an anti-inflamatory and pain killer, so he's no longer limping so badly. He will have his surgery in 2-3 weeks (one of the injuries will take time in order to properly show up on xray, so until then they can't really do surgery on it.)</div><div><br /></div><div>There is a fundraiser going on right now to cover the cost of Scooter's surgery. I am raffleing off a custom "8 x8" painting of any dog of the winner's choice . Tickets are $5 apiece, or buy 5 get one free. Raffle tickets are being sold through the <a href="http://www.threedog.com/iowa.php">Three Dog Bakery in West Des Moines</a>, Iowa, (you can also call them and purchase with a credit card) and through the <a href="http://www.houndshavenbassetrescue.com/Donate.html">Hounds Haven Basset Rescue</a> website (via Paypal-include your contact information.) If we raise more than the cost of the surgery (which will be between $1,300 and $1,800), then the rescue will have extra money in their veterinary fund in order to help dogs in the future.</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-22961222778377909982010-01-13T08:40:00.000-08:002010-01-13T08:49:49.530-08:00I'm on a yarn kick again<div>With so much painting right up until the holidays, I was a little bit 'all painted out', so I was eager to get going with some other projects. I had bought some yarn for my Grandma to use, but she didn't want to start on anything while she still had a project going (she's in the middle of a full sized crochet afghan), so my Mom decided to learn how (and I should have remembered to take a picture of her project to put on here, because she did a really good job :) .) I decided that I wanted to work on an idea I'd had for awhile, a mustard yellow cowl scarf.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS8Pp-gAgocDzzXDC96fPGy_Q-nj8rJpda1GVjioseE-drDfwiT4IN4iy3VHDh50XJ_8KGmKVIR2yvSHCVSSKOzZMJujxu-BpjEpDPI4xtodG6HYVo9uZ_14-0dXl6Co4LD-eGDG16d0U/s1600-h/yellow+scarf+process.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS8Pp-gAgocDzzXDC96fPGy_Q-nj8rJpda1GVjioseE-drDfwiT4IN4iy3VHDh50XJ_8KGmKVIR2yvSHCVSSKOzZMJujxu-BpjEpDPI4xtodG6HYVo9uZ_14-0dXl6Co4LD-eGDG16d0U/s400/yellow+scarf+process.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426267402003206674" /></a><br /><div>I had the idea of using multiple strands of a lighter yarn together to make a thick, chunky stitch. I used Vanna's Choice yard, 4 different strands, and it worked out really well. I meant to make it a mobius scarf, but I quickly screwed that up (just didn't figure out how to twist it until a few weeks later) so it's just a tube. I also accidently made it looser than I wanted, but I found a great broach to pin it more tightly. I really like how the finished project turned out, and I'm going to be crocheting quite a bit more for awhile.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljoL83u6T9wAT6JTx7JfFmIKcm5yjlwmK2UXu19184IOvZkznCuIGMofWP3At6Q_PC5fahkJ9-b9qGv4frNUzLnhPty3VbZl643lpBNC39_EjxV6MOKvf_5BcjXNeMkg2Qd6xhlIBK2dC/s1600-h/yellow+scarf+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljoL83u6T9wAT6JTx7JfFmIKcm5yjlwmK2UXu19184IOvZkznCuIGMofWP3At6Q_PC5fahkJ9-b9qGv4frNUzLnhPty3VbZl643lpBNC39_EjxV6MOKvf_5BcjXNeMkg2Qd6xhlIBK2dC/s400/yellow+scarf+close.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426267394561865458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtamiFHaegtVO5LHfzXdrx49WFZnDzuUueva_9UgjdSUxttIrmwx_XLzELicKHyRCbGRHIPPM5MWNmpv7gDcJVw7urA_r9yFtkq2gAy4kM5TfwI07c3fLmOakAHQVm4veF7yk6gNT8qMHs/s1600-h/yellow+scarf+portrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtamiFHaegtVO5LHfzXdrx49WFZnDzuUueva_9UgjdSUxttIrmwx_XLzELicKHyRCbGRHIPPM5MWNmpv7gDcJVw7urA_r9yFtkq2gAy4kM5TfwI07c3fLmOakAHQVm4veF7yk6gNT8qMHs/s400/yellow+scarf+portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426267390673877186" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-69953287895534456012010-01-08T18:36:00.000-08:002010-01-08T18:42:56.869-08:00Sir Pugsly Puggington II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxaPUxHeHzFHaOB3gwHNB69w3ezBXo2oamxYDBOznqGaN_9QXynPBvBXNXTfxBZH7Hx4HaYRIEBfluMpWazzhx7Bz5SJv88kwZqE-sqCLY625i-kGBYuxhKkcFLBs9EP756UeAuShYKzO/s1600-h/pug+smoking+jacket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxaPUxHeHzFHaOB3gwHNB69w3ezBXo2oamxYDBOznqGaN_9QXynPBvBXNXTfxBZH7Hx4HaYRIEBfluMpWazzhx7Bz5SJv88kwZqE-sqCLY625i-kGBYuxhKkcFLBs9EP756UeAuShYKzO/s400/pug+smoking+jacket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424565005014975234" /></a><br />When my friend <a href="http://www.stephadamo.com/">Steph</a> told me that she wanted to commission me to paint her fiance's sister's pug, I was happy. When she sent me the photos and told me that she wanted it to be wearing a smoking jacket, it became<b> one of the best commissions of all time</b>.<div><br /></div><div>Seriously, someone needs to actually buy this dog a smoking jacket, he needs one. Look at how awesome it looks on him.</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-65543320382055580002010-01-08T18:23:00.000-08:002010-01-08T18:32:22.678-08:00Christmas Dog Portraits<div>More Christmas paintings! The black dog and the little white dog were both custom commissions through 3 Dog Bakery in West Des Moines. The commissioner of the black dog gave me a great photo of the dog doing the cocked-head 'Baroo?' face (so cute!) I thought it was odd that the commissioner of the little white dog had asked specifically that I include the dog's collar and dog tag- until I saw the photo that he had included. Coach collar, and a pretty pink tag-so pampered, soooo cute!<div><br /></div><div>The golden retriever was commissioned by a fellow crafter at Market Day in October of this past year. I got the pleasure of meeting Ruby when I dropped off the painting, what a sweet, gorgeous dog :)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLng8k0gZuY_1noZc5lRndMDB3mtaw-0IjLSzN2PUKqpTrZfUpPB39cGnvvOpA3BENOxO16uqsYVsQu5t5S0NucSfEerCV1JL63SrNCLZ3GwLQhX1tFroA2LZptSzDKFPaUzDAYazUAZRu/s1600-h/black+wirehair+dog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLng8k0gZuY_1noZc5lRndMDB3mtaw-0IjLSzN2PUKqpTrZfUpPB39cGnvvOpA3BENOxO16uqsYVsQu5t5S0NucSfEerCV1JL63SrNCLZ3GwLQhX1tFroA2LZptSzDKFPaUzDAYazUAZRu/s400/black+wirehair+dog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424562170261526034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96hAhwkHy0FSfOzdxzW-_bUOqQPr4eGYg-OcFQCvNLMEfN1mb0FiHBUYy47j679bV3bswY5393hsDx15O3K72mLNyuiiVuzVyAT5ibVKX1I5gHIKWrGXXDHMqs4UYWC7o599RaoxtsNtN/s1600-h/coach+collar+dog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96hAhwkHy0FSfOzdxzW-_bUOqQPr4eGYg-OcFQCvNLMEfN1mb0FiHBUYy47j679bV3bswY5393hsDx15O3K72mLNyuiiVuzVyAT5ibVKX1I5gHIKWrGXXDHMqs4UYWC7o599RaoxtsNtN/s400/coach+collar+dog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424562164366466594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_Dusg4cPkkyjXvj4dcletKNMqTpex2H2I7mWzD8wyn3JzoyON4PcdHaip8n7wVPHe6v_clPvyO0bRFTAkPO5Efhuf7GlN4Xank6FwOA4Ewd1Qhyphenhyphen4NoVZT4R1jBYyCegdFb1PbVK1tyzt/s1600-h/Ruby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_Dusg4cPkkyjXvj4dcletKNMqTpex2H2I7mWzD8wyn3JzoyON4PcdHaip8n7wVPHe6v_clPvyO0bRFTAkPO5Efhuf7GlN4Xank6FwOA4Ewd1Qhyphenhyphen4NoVZT4R1jBYyCegdFb1PbVK1tyzt/s400/Ruby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424562156377706754" /></a>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-90490322147057915672010-01-08T18:11:00.000-08:002010-01-08T18:13:58.977-08:00Christmas Kitties<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa3JuhLlBNtJdi6J-cirH6ljVaJJJVntljQDcYSLWjvUNZt8dKBHyBR0bTv2KS7C1wfKEQqaSwMgSUu27c3CiWP5zODVVCn9LJepSc6n5Tcdk7l2p3q6gFwUdEJOnrjzjsoglKF99dF6R/s1600-h/yellow+cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa3JuhLlBNtJdi6J-cirH6ljVaJJJVntljQDcYSLWjvUNZt8dKBHyBR0bTv2KS7C1wfKEQqaSwMgSUu27c3CiWP5zODVVCn9LJepSc6n5Tcdk7l2p3q6gFwUdEJOnrjzjsoglKF99dF6R/s400/yellow+cat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424557542227172898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYQvjvZDCXUw8OMxpl50RrQv2ITtxqrcwgENYrC7kG93qilzDwIjFxNIlF4QfteXDA4kfGXiSQ87syPSkVw-LQi78_YP4UeVSp65FFzIE7GK37BJQt8kMWTbo2ILb-MpYKFkm3nyVoVcU/s1600-h/bw+cat+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYQvjvZDCXUw8OMxpl50RrQv2ITtxqrcwgENYrC7kG93qilzDwIjFxNIlF4QfteXDA4kfGXiSQ87syPSkVw-LQi78_YP4UeVSp65FFzIE7GK37BJQt8kMWTbo2ILb-MpYKFkm3nyVoVcU/s400/bw+cat+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424557536932688018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVBO7l9M7Fp2y3nAJJZIVSjvIY41yv8CvSh78kHKDLqJLba7BG7bKTo_vgAE8x9PsmotAIgx1lwt9bJDxrpAWrftbKGVR9E2657PrfYMu7KtKQNKfu-AYILKvajRKfSOcGyrLu7yzFCmt/s1600-h/sulky+cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVBO7l9M7Fp2y3nAJJZIVSjvIY41yv8CvSh78kHKDLqJLba7BG7bKTo_vgAE8x9PsmotAIgx1lwt9bJDxrpAWrftbKGVR9E2657PrfYMu7KtKQNKfu-AYILKvajRKfSOcGyrLu7yzFCmt/s400/sulky+cat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424557532047297410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU1udJKaQK30SyzrDVojmBuueJj0DNg6iXys_jfiMLNKQYG9a5n7M8SYHy9Q3Ho7PjMgYVh-B8JnIigyOt7QhmJACgKHLnUtapsC1xjk3uYy_mvK_Z4mDGIK4M6VFJWsnSQQ-vVenkO7Z/s1600-h/siamese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU1udJKaQK30SyzrDVojmBuueJj0DNg6iXys_jfiMLNKQYG9a5n7M8SYHy9Q3Ho7PjMgYVh-B8JnIigyOt7QhmJACgKHLnUtapsC1xjk3uYy_mvK_Z4mDGIK4M6VFJWsnSQQ-vVenkO7Z/s400/siamese.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424557525078931026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaO1JVVuv38EpdnU00Hbp8db4xYl801j4emSlcRw2HBO1BOi2rhqFi0Qc39CUixxU3aP08JE-CudgcGmwS-mx1lyXuQ4e1qkVZbMErd2lEluE49EiDhssfRp3mO-vJcGP29ln2bmZq5nY/s1600-h/bw+cat+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaO1JVVuv38EpdnU00Hbp8db4xYl801j4emSlcRw2HBO1BOi2rhqFi0Qc39CUixxU3aP08JE-CudgcGmwS-mx1lyXuQ4e1qkVZbMErd2lEluE49EiDhssfRp3mO-vJcGP29ln2bmZq5nY/s400/bw+cat+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424557521898754962" /></a><br />More stepping stones that were Christmas gifts. I am <i>almost</i> to the end of the Christmas things here!Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-56780980458386592062010-01-07T19:29:00.001-08:002010-01-07T19:30:54.717-08:00White Christmas Lily<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDwHypeae7kSIGuEmKQSV2pPnZkBCN4GfoAH_NEWEtQPFnxvlrNlAls0koNcFeIBD9wI-8Ebeg99YjDD9wLP8qHYv5izDW7Rrx4PUfL467SDeCf9W8tKLkqUtGVv9WprBnNabQbpvrw4d/s1600-h/white+daylily+blue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDwHypeae7kSIGuEmKQSV2pPnZkBCN4GfoAH_NEWEtQPFnxvlrNlAls0koNcFeIBD9wI-8Ebeg99YjDD9wLP8qHYv5izDW7Rrx4PUfL467SDeCf9W8tKLkqUtGVv9WprBnNabQbpvrw4d/s400/white+daylily+blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424206187823199314" /></a><br />I'll take a break from all of the animals (there are many, many more to come from the Christmas collection!) to show off this flower. This was a Christmas gift for my Aunt Sandy, and was in danger of being stolen by my Mom :) I'm in love with the blue color in the background, and I love how this one turned out (and my Mom wants more white lilies on blue too :) )Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-34905146830378862622010-01-03T19:08:00.000-08:002010-01-03T19:18:58.232-08:00Dog Trio in Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51y2n0ivPKwrSKgtiUHRmFxWzOiWqytA-_oubt5KurW0L1JkFz4DqYiXM8z9mvLdFXA3lqn5QQYdBFkE9HbJbxFuWV8kOYbr0j98KtYdQ6voV668URheS46pIjTccVh9bR7mvLnmYPe-4/s1600-h/Jazz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51y2n0ivPKwrSKgtiUHRmFxWzOiWqytA-_oubt5KurW0L1JkFz4DqYiXM8z9mvLdFXA3lqn5QQYdBFkE9HbJbxFuWV8kOYbr0j98KtYdQ6voV668URheS46pIjTccVh9bR7mvLnmYPe-4/s400/Jazz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422718807959476914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc5UmNhrcT_MZP959E2B9z_k4wMNfkY6IyB-mQuUyQk7amjl5VPZfTCqrD9zIrSJG_oWyPVQjM6bwg4y7odlYRlhe11xSctxhWVnWr77aESspHeId2UELUXS9-8d2F2sop-cWIP-n252h/s1600-h/Harry_powderpuff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc5UmNhrcT_MZP959E2B9z_k4wMNfkY6IyB-mQuUyQk7amjl5VPZfTCqrD9zIrSJG_oWyPVQjM6bwg4y7odlYRlhe11xSctxhWVnWr77aESspHeId2UELUXS9-8d2F2sop-cWIP-n252h/s400/Harry_powderpuff.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422718797934862754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf3hASWZE6AuE301EBiUPNGjoHnrSY2jPwDYHopUYni6XZcMcezu76B63GbZSKghyTJlIP-GQafqzRdIxZLsn9lhgC00uuvxiL5Ii5QQO_veTsFhnuJRZ1Ony6KCT1tHYDZtokDw7S_Nx/s1600-h/Bear_lab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf3hASWZE6AuE301EBiUPNGjoHnrSY2jPwDYHopUYni6XZcMcezu76B63GbZSKghyTJlIP-GQafqzRdIxZLsn9lhgC00uuvxiL5Ii5QQO_veTsFhnuJRZ1Ony6KCT1tHYDZtokDw7S_Nx/s400/Bear_lab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422718793492203298" /></a><br />I don't think these were technically a Christmas gift, but these were some of the paintings that I worked on through November and December. The owner of these three is one of the members of <a href="http://www.greenpeople.org/webpage.cfm?memid=29225&pmtlevel=0&linkpage=http%3A%2F%2Flittlepawsdogrescue%2Ecom">Little Paws Dog Rescue</a> out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The little white dog, Harry, is one of the group's rescues that has a permanent home with his rescuer. He's a powderpuff Chinese crested from a puppy mill in Missouri. He had to learn basically everything when he was rescued- he had never seen grass, and it took him nearly a year to figure out how to go up and down stairs. The other two dogs, Bear (the black lab) and Jazz (a lab mix) are his new doggy siblings.<div><br /></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-35362348540002486852009-12-28T18:08:00.000-08:002009-12-28T18:18:10.141-08:00Christmas Stepping Stones<div>I've been working on some of these since October! The dog stepping stones that were for Christmas gifts. It's a lot of fun to see the pictures of the different dogs, and it seemed like this year I got a really large variety of breeds.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVwo0OWpRT5Ay5wOrE2O-zr42_nS6KP0YPnFC34dt05nXLbbpBjD7dlhq6Jl70sWn_ItfdN2Q6mchCauss70mTlPzPiCCQl7oCJd5dSfbsj74sHTHc5uQsnv3Uhzl4w7gvVXkhhpDy2qf/s1600-h/pit+mix+zeus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVwo0OWpRT5Ay5wOrE2O-zr42_nS6KP0YPnFC34dt05nXLbbpBjD7dlhq6Jl70sWn_ItfdN2Q6mchCauss70mTlPzPiCCQl7oCJd5dSfbsj74sHTHc5uQsnv3Uhzl4w7gvVXkhhpDy2qf/s400/pit+mix+zeus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420476498917828402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4grNb59VbkToQGdXauB1jjFswKUY6W_HFf72KIn9MiotZuX4ZiWVxnS6pAPr-BkEgyFGhkkCTezMeH2ZZD2kA8JOmLrxol3kzYqqT_tZkWejS4VUWqAZ_BbS0n6VXH1hyphenhyphennmeRDh1ZeU8/s1600-h/lab+mix+everts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4grNb59VbkToQGdXauB1jjFswKUY6W_HFf72KIn9MiotZuX4ZiWVxnS6pAPr-BkEgyFGhkkCTezMeH2ZZD2kA8JOmLrxol3kzYqqT_tZkWejS4VUWqAZ_BbS0n6VXH1hyphenhyphennmeRDh1ZeU8/s400/lab+mix+everts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420476489794388162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhypheneTZ1RyI705q0MZzWycARWLt6-tsxtEplxh9hzbXiBvG7RbvpEoVw7TNHAZB0xFtJNTOQa_lMxQZk99ChizFEg55OwVp7eY7bs3fm3CKHepP6lKwFP18nVDOK8INhBw0h4UhLivh2FjE/s1600-h/ewok+terrier.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhypheneTZ1RyI705q0MZzWycARWLt6-tsxtEplxh9hzbXiBvG7RbvpEoVw7TNHAZB0xFtJNTOQa_lMxQZk99ChizFEg55OwVp7eY7bs3fm3CKHepP6lKwFP18nVDOK8INhBw0h4UhLivh2FjE/s400/ewok+terrier.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420476334020471906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqUkKgSx_kGCdTAMdSbeycPF-mtO_EA-Hdkm9-pO92vkvGCWKb-PYq3hr5gqgCAIH5xHK-Zee2jULRCCoQ_Ekluq9QDWisSUEAPvmB0uWuXJ3AgRCFiGkG7zOyK3cAJDrdYURLl54PXtA/s1600-h/Dakota_+shep+mix.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibev3iPYwB5NejiLJePF_p8SwzCG5eodGMNYQNQTY6Ndxl-xWxhFM8AuNbpNuqBrof-Ru3oBW7bdkohS_mNN77fo_CAwQuhdq9-HAyJPKBEv4vcPTeqAc-tmfvADx4AJyJ_7lZ3eFWjeC/s400/Cocker+spaniel+rex.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420476320148534322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMFamLmY6cQhqNs_Bq9Nh-pqv-lwi9ImjcRWGW4N7e5oljqc_WLso03gWQjcrHzC4bY-CoBTi_2mHHh4135niLM8fHVCoBw5JqpEwAKam9gjVKsLoEJLYrcjEYz0Ej5ySHxDzrY0rju4Y/s1600-h/Claflin+Lab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMFamLmY6cQhqNs_Bq9Nh-pqv-lwi9ImjcRWGW4N7e5oljqc_WLso03gWQjcrHzC4bY-CoBTi_2mHHh4135niLM8fHVCoBw5JqpEwAKam9gjVKsLoEJLYrcjEYz0Ej5ySHxDzrY0rju4Y/s400/Claflin+Lab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420476313992760002" /></a>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-15397272416328985292009-12-28T09:08:00.000-08:002009-12-28T09:18:09.155-08:00Christmas Projects<div>I fell off the face of the earth again, but with a purpose! I've spent the last couple of months painting a LOT of Christmas gifts, so now that the holiday and the weekend are safely over with (and I will not be ruining any surprises!) I'll get into the process of posting them all.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PvoyhqDd24iVCgKy8nmo55070KyRhYuXMMdLCDOG-E4Kh_zaUftPPi_3XVzNScP_4X6U1L8ry651ZedPjqvzXtxKW68D0E5aQVe4MvYIBEe7l30BJ6WeSuu9P1HCz-1Ln7c8rwnopQDf/s1600-h/Bunny+_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PvoyhqDd24iVCgKy8nmo55070KyRhYuXMMdLCDOG-E4Kh_zaUftPPi_3XVzNScP_4X6U1L8ry651ZedPjqvzXtxKW68D0E5aQVe4MvYIBEe7l30BJ6WeSuu9P1HCz-1Ln7c8rwnopQDf/s400/Bunny+_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420336141832636162" /></a><br /><div>This lovely, which I am SO proud of, is my great friend's rabbit, Murial. She belongs to Jessica and Daniel, who have been friends of mine for what seems like forever (more specifically, I met Jessi in first grade, and Dan has been in the mix since high school). I was commissioned by Dan's Mother to paint it back in August as a Christmas Gift for them, and I'm very happy with how it turned out. The plum purple (it's more blue in this picture than it is in real life) was one of the colors from their wedding, and Muriel's fur matched it very well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas you guys!</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-82344132722788277802009-11-15T12:28:00.000-08:002009-11-15T13:03:40.481-08:00House Tour!<div style="text-align: center;">YEAAAAAH TOUR!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok so it's probably not nearly that exciting. But still, you get to see where I live now. I moved in here in October, and I was hoping to have the place perfect before a tour on the blog, but I got impatient, so here it is now. I was going to wait and take pictures on a nice sunny day (this place is so pretty with the sun coming in) but then I figured that I'd spent a few hours cleaning, so I might as well do things now. Plus, I tried to capture the awesome of the daytime light the last time I lived here, and it didn't really work out, so this is about as awesome as it's going to get.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3pXUSCykyHGhji4LgxrvzzClX-8cvQ8mh1KC8QwUBCV6GaBsXhntAgG2VkVLYmxJLFKBXs0krlyoRkkMjzNFzyTu1mepDZcAGGf54Thz5y5Ppa1i7UmzuqqDXQSL8O8QPTF0VfrPo9Xn/s1600-h/housetour+dining+room.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3pXUSCykyHGhji4LgxrvzzClX-8cvQ8mh1KC8QwUBCV6GaBsXhntAgG2VkVLYmxJLFKBXs0krlyoRkkMjzNFzyTu1mepDZcAGGf54Thz5y5Ppa1i7UmzuqqDXQSL8O8QPTF0VfrPo9Xn/s400/housetour+dining+room.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404430695012939410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is pretty much the center of the house, the dining room. That in the background is my bedroom (we'll get there,) and the side slice of doorway on the left is the bathroom (which I'm not going to show you because it's tiny, tough to photograph... and it's a bathroom.)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfOYA3Jc_setzC_-1MoFx3T6ZnnX7fTvJ5a5ecxPYMAzY3fTrBBdMJhlK8-QEzF-e8OKTsudtI2Vshqver7Zd3hDkLOxCMHFCatyOTckMAwt8rrik-Wb3JEh3-aUn0xq8Ah9nuMY18e9D/s1600-h/housetour+livingroom+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfOYA3Jc_setzC_-1MoFx3T6ZnnX7fTvJ5a5ecxPYMAzY3fTrBBdMJhlK8-QEzF-e8OKTsudtI2Vshqver7Zd3hDkLOxCMHFCatyOTckMAwt8rrik-Wb3JEh3-aUn0xq8Ah9nuMY18e9D/s400/housetour+livingroom+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404430693462912930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Turning around from the former shot, here is the living room. Wall space in here is a little empty right now, I'm anticipating a few paintings coming up and leaving room for them.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And yes, that is a hammerhead shark on the back of the couch. His name is Lurch. I made him about a year ago, he was a project for Folkmanis Puppets that never got put into production. He was a little too cool to get shoved in a closet and looked really odd in my bedroom. So I figure if I'm going to be a grown woman with a stuffed animal on her sofa, it had better be something hardcore.</div><div style="text-align: center;">EDIT: For some reason Lurch is cut out of the shot, if you click on the picture it will pop out larger and then you can see him in all of his sharky awesomeness.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYMBP9bxaJ4iBA_OZDFnEq7byPoZ4n199X6_RwMLu3mSDYzkYG4kXg1wGvwAzGfaR_hiWE-84EjcYRBxbPI7RpwfrBt838CPbhElFgXJ0_TDmes0v9HRpd3gFILJLreG_S8Rgz0wHxeRJ/s1600-h/housetour+livingroom+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYMBP9bxaJ4iBA_OZDFnEq7byPoZ4n199X6_RwMLu3mSDYzkYG4kXg1wGvwAzGfaR_hiWE-84EjcYRBxbPI7RpwfrBt838CPbhElFgXJ0_TDmes0v9HRpd3gFILJLreG_S8Rgz0wHxeRJ/s400/housetour+livingroom+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404430683038765138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another pic of the living room. Dang, the walls are super empty, I have to get working on that. The front door, by the way, is over to the right out of the picture.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for that shot I'm standing in the doorway of-</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzeYTWILm_tKK00d4H4NzlIuxCXjW8fuHxW_41JMDHTFQhJGfxxhmdhSEU_oj2aM8-BgiZAM3uaFrVpC263MhmCyGBkJUssutaNZyat4xO-1bz7JoQbjK2JcgryNIMOGPXWknD3Ns1j2Y/s1600-h/housetour+studio+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzeYTWILm_tKK00d4H4NzlIuxCXjW8fuHxW_41JMDHTFQhJGfxxhmdhSEU_oj2aM8-BgiZAM3uaFrVpC263MhmCyGBkJUssutaNZyat4xO-1bz7JoQbjK2JcgryNIMOGPXWknD3Ns1j2Y/s400/housetour+studio+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404430676276090130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The studio.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L5MY6wiSaaWNAbMBhWsQtal91o89Q6wsh7krRJrS5Y9nWZDCv2i3vZWniE0TLBEvNuNcngeWaKOugCxhUswXF_LTDEdpfvWzd4lCt1SWjlCA1J7n3SPMTtWflB_0PHJ0vt92dwZQU_yk/s1600-h/housetour+studio+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L5MY6wiSaaWNAbMBhWsQtal91o89Q6wsh7krRJrS5Y9nWZDCv2i3vZWniE0TLBEvNuNcngeWaKOugCxhUswXF_LTDEdpfvWzd4lCt1SWjlCA1J7n3SPMTtWflB_0PHJ0vt92dwZQU_yk/s400/housetour+studio+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404430669991803986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Other side of the studio.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrksgCUhKy5mpGj0S_SESigN133C_G_pMYI5xghdB5cjFRO5wZrVRGH35-VfYWGdTMXfNlcDfyk18fOEIZBpcpH8eaBRdqiN237e48FZVIBWpT4CWcGXg75gtny2n004ftG_73eeVjzlCa/s1600-h/housetour+bedroom+1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrksgCUhKy5mpGj0S_SESigN133C_G_pMYI5xghdB5cjFRO5wZrVRGH35-VfYWGdTMXfNlcDfyk18fOEIZBpcpH8eaBRdqiN237e48FZVIBWpT4CWcGXg75gtny2n004ftG_73eeVjzlCa/s400/housetour+bedroom+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404431293420299746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hey look it's my bedroom! I know you're all jealous of that wood paneling. It's pretty sexy.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWTmkWEH9E0eX3Au3KkY-C-Ec25pVDwqVxBwzjlHhJgzDZroMkWYaFtT0fnhae-HPColDIq3YkaDuKAiGNLUYCO7X9oTvBNZI6UiM7gOaz4FE3QKXPxlvAQonTPkT7a3WTV4_SiO5sVoa/s1600-h/housetour+bedroom+2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWTmkWEH9E0eX3Au3KkY-C-Ec25pVDwqVxBwzjlHhJgzDZroMkWYaFtT0fnhae-HPColDIq3YkaDuKAiGNLUYCO7X9oTvBNZI6UiM7gOaz4FE3QKXPxlvAQonTPkT7a3WTV4_SiO5sVoa/s400/housetour+bedroom+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404431289324396130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another shot in my bedroom. Anyone who's thinking they'll rob me for that jewelry hanging right there- almost all of it is from Target. Specifically, the clearance section. Pretty sure none of it is worth more than $5.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy__pbtinH3nFXJ8lvCLbE0OEUKbM_gphkXexsDZ1CQ4OvQyS60dQEuS-tGt4kQj9XO4E2WpRDBwopja45rgZK1L1BhwtfFtkj_3ICU3i6X5Tu6mjQNxQAFVl0N0o0VS1ZMtAK11TIxOqL/s1600-h/housetour+kitchen+1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy__pbtinH3nFXJ8lvCLbE0OEUKbM_gphkXexsDZ1CQ4OvQyS60dQEuS-tGt4kQj9XO4E2WpRDBwopja45rgZK1L1BhwtfFtkj_3ICU3i6X5Tu6mjQNxQAFVl0N0o0VS1ZMtAK11TIxOqL/s400/housetour+kitchen+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404431285219439618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And a quick shot of the kitchen, which is (predictably) off of the dining room. Not shown are the fridge, oven and dishwasher, which are on the wall opposite this. I was going to include that shot, but I figure most of you have seen appliances before, these aren't special.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats about it! Way to go sticking with me, this was a long post. Better go get yourself a drink and a snack :) And come visit me soon!</div></div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-5596295639138108962009-11-10T09:04:00.000-08:002009-11-10T09:19:30.496-08:00Lucas County Art Festival<div>Some photos from this past weekend in <a href="http://www.chariton.org/">Chariton</a>, Iowa. I realized only after I got home that I never took a photo of my own setup (headdesk!) but I've posted plenty of pictures of my setup from past shows here, and it didn't look a whole lot different than usual.<div><br /></div><div>It was a great day! Check out most of these awesome artists at <a href="http://www.grassrootsgalleryandcafe.com/default.html">Grassroots Gallery</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7WHurmTyiip0BvkJZcI7rQMEs6l3diUcFYct_TSUY1SYvlPH-Sp827rwNghQACVyMo3q2Z1k4pv_xMuPbJPai1sUIwKzz269_FsDBGqHGwdgVX74-xmbcIYnNUthSd-t83Ng1sOVmI5Z/s1600-h/P1010015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7WHurmTyiip0BvkJZcI7rQMEs6l3diUcFYct_TSUY1SYvlPH-Sp827rwNghQACVyMo3q2Z1k4pv_xMuPbJPai1sUIwKzz269_FsDBGqHGwdgVX74-xmbcIYnNUthSd-t83Ng1sOVmI5Z/s400/P1010015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402524237977558930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjvQPds8-9KqKo0TcQKIh8RIs5RVCaXJQ0pPeYq3r4gSxVCjOrOqvCKWNqOD4UcS3cfPToriNQ46qVKvd3e43yDvhyphenhyphen2RvhAcRBS5uwhBb1EKmLr1kmUufUjyxG0203CL4CZYK_Aghb-g0/s1600-h/P1010014.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHYzBqnWSzvdwR1blIHEtWwgvPDDHXa4YnZh1MI-PEHGGdSXeyyhJNXyGMQJZ9JVTJ8P57KYCkIQaXB8i0CqMWMACdskNhDoHMFggdk6PRR-AETRRw4_2fhs3vT_8HT8e-gxMEzY6Y7p2/s400/P1010004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402523716741941762" /></a>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-15224332622062964542009-11-05T09:32:00.000-08:002009-11-05T09:37:52.794-08:00Doggies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg133ubQw3ZG6-hdfWhMaVUgbZ5SHCmgkiBuOfp0UIqgXdW3qz6lDESoDbck44bbKoJpGxpLuw0gufeZTHpAE_8Rfftoygc6GoGR38wOka0GQHpS8wwWWUQkKX9rDUFaV9ABz_woifb2xX6/s1600-h/golden+retriever+Nov.+09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg133ubQw3ZG6-hdfWhMaVUgbZ5SHCmgkiBuOfp0UIqgXdW3qz6lDESoDbck44bbKoJpGxpLuw0gufeZTHpAE_8Rfftoygc6GoGR38wOka0GQHpS8wwWWUQkKX9rDUFaV9ABz_woifb2xX6/s400/golden+retriever+Nov.+09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400674586063959106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR2atQlaqE0esVqyI0PcgoIuVrws69xMIXwGWgWHpg3LPZIjcrZ9nDgrl7YBOphwVMaLdtDF3iyqjctdqJhsAD7HwZ0SRC1Ux8Hfd8NSMQF_EHB1ZDjCwdW2npoqf8D3DSj5t-xvPMZS0/s1600-h/tommy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR2atQlaqE0esVqyI0PcgoIuVrws69xMIXwGWgWHpg3LPZIjcrZ9nDgrl7YBOphwVMaLdtDF3iyqjctdqJhsAD7HwZ0SRC1Ux8Hfd8NSMQF_EHB1ZDjCwdW2npoqf8D3DSj5t-xvPMZS0/s400/tommy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400674585171928690" /></a><br />Just as Interrupting Pug promised, more paintings of dogs! The terrier is my Aunt and Uncle's dog Tommy, an adorable little rat terrier/jack russell mix ( 6" X 12"), and the Golden retriever is now up for sale and part of my regular show and sale collection (16" X 20").Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-69539089281166051172009-11-05T06:37:00.001-08:002009-11-05T06:38:25.909-08:00Interrupting Pug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfHzQbKz9GT7Sr-eLJbI1I9UH45gu-tgg_cYzX7zy-NwQ7pZWL2yPFBneFdbt1jyYwIBm8NQU3x7YXNKwVwiyfs9nmPpXnFJQZCRXxsTtohy2Dc_MC22kcWx3MzA3yDBZq0naFqMp6Sm3/s1600-h/interrupting+pug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfHzQbKz9GT7Sr-eLJbI1I9UH45gu-tgg_cYzX7zy-NwQ7pZWL2yPFBneFdbt1jyYwIBm8NQU3x7YXNKwVwiyfs9nmPpXnFJQZCRXxsTtohy2Dc_MC22kcWx3MzA3yDBZq0naFqMp6Sm3/s400/interrupting+pug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400628817536852626" /></a><br />Is interrupting this blog to inform you that more dog paintings are coming soon :)Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-12401356586239274682009-11-04T19:45:00.001-08:002009-11-04T19:53:44.997-08:00Fall Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06ItrXE-L32tdvnhQlCFEF8MLBsG4fCAjOr5vePxe8D1xLIsqwTX90geqhNVZWgmgDuUwe8rjXVbjMWUurFw0oOvdEvtipb3b8cC6zcc1wu7lW4S6A-MUSjWABGfuH0XsGjfi6BdPExP3/s1600-h/fall+pansy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06ItrXE-L32tdvnhQlCFEF8MLBsG4fCAjOr5vePxe8D1xLIsqwTX90geqhNVZWgmgDuUwe8rjXVbjMWUurFw0oOvdEvtipb3b8cC6zcc1wu7lW4S6A-MUSjWABGfuH0XsGjfi6BdPExP3/s400/fall+pansy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400462551717756674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ6IZzBlj5VY1ETdxKcylvmIq9WvPNHo_6w5laMBLyXZox8BP-i80WiQuawzdWf48W_30lav8RATuF3qFMgOa_2BRsOPTfG2A1afdy6ZHhKU-2Rtf1PDu2U8eVqhKpFodSspBKzaffMRa/s1600-h/blue+anenome+flower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ6IZzBlj5VY1ETdxKcylvmIq9WvPNHo_6w5laMBLyXZox8BP-i80WiQuawzdWf48W_30lav8RATuF3qFMgOa_2BRsOPTfG2A1afdy6ZHhKU-2Rtf1PDu2U8eVqhKpFodSspBKzaffMRa/s400/blue+anenome+flower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400462544267902610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhcXpk0NFIbCjsHktDW9zcW394hOJRYRr55z__jtpZKTwoeWkX5h8uZ_4zA9HcDXDENHnjJKCwyR29e5PbKUPNMvkax2rcndb_u0eduOfDo5IJrB8OMgjyXDg0FPVik5kKS_ST2tnfUs/s1600-h/yellow+lily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhcXpk0NFIbCjsHktDW9zcW394hOJRYRr55z__jtpZKTwoeWkX5h8uZ_4zA9HcDXDENHnjJKCwyR29e5PbKUPNMvkax2rcndb_u0eduOfDo5IJrB8OMgjyXDg0FPVik5kKS_ST2tnfUs/s400/yellow+lily.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400462540106711746" /></a><br />I've had these done for a little while, just haven't had a chance to post them yet. They will all be up for sale this weekend, at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/rootsgalleryandcafe.com/Events.html">Lucas County Art Festival</a> in Chariton, Iowa. I'll have them posted to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/whimsycreekart">Etsy</a> shortly after this weekend if they are still around.Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-3004853527379667082009-11-03T09:51:00.001-08:002009-11-03T10:02:35.108-08:00I'm Alive !<div><br /></div><div>Holy Cow you guys, I haven't posted in a long time. But things in my life got pretty nuts there for a little bit. Here, I shall run through them really quick<div><br /></div><div>-I applied to graduate school at Iowa State University</div><div>- I got accepted to grad school, I'll start in January getting my MFA in Graphic Design. The plan is to teach at a four year or university.</div><div>- I looked at apartments in Ames, seeing as my lease on my Des Moines apartment ended at the end of October and it made no sense to stick around for another two months and move durning December.</div><div>- Found an apartment- actually the exact same one I shared with two awesome roomies the last year of my undergrad. Great location, cute place, and an awesome landlady. WIN.</div><div>- I moved.</div><div>-Then I did the Market Day show in Des Moines for October. If I ever think that a show plus a major move in the same week is a good plan ever again, someone please slap me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So all in all, life got pretty insane there for awhile. Now I'm back, comfortably settled into my Ames apartment (which I'll probably post a virtual tour of soon, 'cause it's awesome) and getting back to regular posts, regular artworkings, regular updates to the Etsy shop, and regular sleep (I think I like that last one best.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Catching up on some of my latest work, here are some stepping stones that were completed last month- well, the ones that are not Christmas gifts, anyway. I don't want to spoil things for anyone :)</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKxXU8RYXrt-q3yLySVf9d5p7yA_qsrXi5LyDRYfueIJiXdN7exFnXSwWoy0m8rVNFtBet_FtSlQ7kr04D2fc8ADoIFB_r-r4Qje2j1YPUNbQl1NAsl4Hi-kcW34kXFasYbAh_wSZ6HAE/s1600-h/ogre.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKxXU8RYXrt-q3yLySVf9d5p7yA_qsrXi5LyDRYfueIJiXdN7exFnXSwWoy0m8rVNFtBet_FtSlQ7kr04D2fc8ADoIFB_r-r4Qje2j1YPUNbQl1NAsl4Hi-kcW34kXFasYbAh_wSZ6HAE/s400/ogre.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399939110653820018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZc9UEdOmaeRfzhyZrgkIAkwGWoIJu0ocQwvKU8mk1B4oIcpCnahTQywCkhc9_F7HHnWSUsG_hSGhj5zXGthtWggJHVvwfm0W-oaZDzoX0bP5xxIcg1vepu7LhZrMRIUC1G_gaXd_HHH4_/s1600-h/Buddha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZc9UEdOmaeRfzhyZrgkIAkwGWoIJu0ocQwvKU8mk1B4oIcpCnahTQywCkhc9_F7HHnWSUsG_hSGhj5zXGthtWggJHVvwfm0W-oaZDzoX0bP5xxIcg1vepu7LhZrMRIUC1G_gaXd_HHH4_/s400/Buddha.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399939104204039010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX46cGhyphenhyphenU1ka8fqpJln9fMt6xZGXm6u1tWkhkVeLKfIrO_ADmIL3ICPx1tCkbtK47zxgiJ4S3c3E455exNGLgNPLH-7mZWqOoIKf4RwdaZMi4I5YJr1aX-kiYqYSJBaAOprXdCGivycie-/s1600-h/sulky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX46cGhyphenhyphenU1ka8fqpJln9fMt6xZGXm6u1tWkhkVeLKfIrO_ADmIL3ICPx1tCkbtK47zxgiJ4S3c3E455exNGLgNPLH-7mZWqOoIKf4RwdaZMi4I5YJr1aX-kiYqYSJBaAOprXdCGivycie-/s400/sulky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399939100131148578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAa4TAPq246WlFGive3g_7hb8e7Ih0VjGlXekefhkERteUd_WmfxJASbV2ZO2uPuih1OvepDUsvjtq7_8gIUKP1XrKC7bflmDge-pIreonVmf_YzwT5BzjCmLvL2RRnpO-nAWX7IueId3/s1600-h/Spaz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAa4TAPq246WlFGive3g_7hb8e7Ih0VjGlXekefhkERteUd_WmfxJASbV2ZO2uPuih1OvepDUsvjtq7_8gIUKP1XrKC7bflmDge-pIreonVmf_YzwT5BzjCmLvL2RRnpO-nAWX7IueId3/s400/Spaz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399939097567950418" /></a>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-71728698399552293022009-09-22T21:57:00.000-07:002009-09-22T22:15:17.529-07:00Cake in Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdjc_OYaVWXt02d-3gwMpjvRgOXVYsuv5caK67qZ4Lq78grPSnR2y7faA1nhIDoxa3Hieylor1u4l066owesvi6Xl0DTdr1Vanva_LLPQ_sbJ3roxrpwqANau0rWEgVh7icKS284lOFgv/s1600-h/kelly+blue+cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdjc_OYaVWXt02d-3gwMpjvRgOXVYsuv5caK67qZ4Lq78grPSnR2y7faA1nhIDoxa3Hieylor1u4l066owesvi6Xl0DTdr1Vanva_LLPQ_sbJ3roxrpwqANau0rWEgVh7icKS284lOFgv/s400/kelly+blue+cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527061746059762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF1NfAa9dtqeud9YOMc6W6jrIHJTbifoNT87IpH4iZ3G3uXEMQbRS__D_6lFknf4w0dEx6ZKVe3iVubvxvSzbW_Ot3-6BpNQa8KlCNK-xIKkqksBY33f_00WLO1Ku_I0_ex0MCimJLAvG/s1600-h/kelly+cake+blue+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF1NfAa9dtqeud9YOMc6W6jrIHJTbifoNT87IpH4iZ3G3uXEMQbRS__D_6lFknf4w0dEx6ZKVe3iVubvxvSzbW_Ot3-6BpNQa8KlCNK-xIKkqksBY33f_00WLO1Ku_I0_ex0MCimJLAvG/s400/kelly+cake+blue+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527054056022818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd-2tBDTjOUy79arKEFlBDMxjr28losIwNT4jk3hCypIh4DH8PvOKiX0UOrLfRcXUEGtdkXDiKu7Wf91K8UsAjGeY4sTAHKqBTi9Baz7Z3oHJ1MNeoGXt_Zid3aibgPKhaUX6JPVgnzon/s1600-h/kelly+cake+blue+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd-2tBDTjOUy79arKEFlBDMxjr28losIwNT4jk3hCypIh4DH8PvOKiX0UOrLfRcXUEGtdkXDiKu7Wf91K8UsAjGeY4sTAHKqBTi9Baz7Z3oHJ1MNeoGXt_Zid3aibgPKhaUX6JPVgnzon/s400/kelly+cake+blue+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527050379063330" /></a><br />My friend Kelly's birthday is tomorrow, and we decided to have some cake at my place tonight with some friends. I don't decorate cakes very often these days, so this was a lot of fun to do. I had been thinking for awhile that I wanted to try doing an undercut tiered cake, and this gave me a perfect opportunity. I LOVE the way it turned out! The cake was raspberry and lemon flavored. I believe the conversation about that choice went about like this-<div><br /></div><div>"what flavor do you want your cake?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"yummy."</div><div><br /></div><div>"OH kay, little more specific maybe?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"... what all can you do?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"Well, there's chocolate and vanilla, obviously, and then there's the more custom ones I've done, strawberry vanilla, lemon, raspberry..."</div><div><br /></div><div>"THAT! Back up, what was that last one?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"Lemon Raspberry?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"YES I WANT THAT!!"</div><div><br /></div><div>It was yummy :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Really, cake is a pretty good medium for me because it teaches me to take things less seriously. I can't get too anal about cake, especially when I'm not being paid to do it. It'll look great for a few hours, but at the end of the day it's going to be eaten, it's going to be gone. Life as an artist can be unpredictable and frustrating, and cake is a good exercise in letting go and enjoying the process and the moment. I've thought about doing it full time in the past, but I think I prefer doing it on occasion instead- Too much sugar osmosis tends to be a bad thing !</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-55239607127299448582009-09-20T09:02:00.000-07:002009-09-20T09:05:35.914-07:00Doggies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbN9YYg9hegzTOTRoK2cLINIjyCqE-vCqAETJV89rDu7cX7TWzE8NkDuB8RrNVkERAKJg5dxi_QfLr1A-qY8TrdU872zrHEB3TarGRlL3_u9WzHEbVb6UefIDtMkMAsdmU_81lwO10085/s1600-h/french+bulldog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbN9YYg9hegzTOTRoK2cLINIjyCqE-vCqAETJV89rDu7cX7TWzE8NkDuB8RrNVkERAKJg5dxi_QfLr1A-qY8TrdU872zrHEB3TarGRlL3_u9WzHEbVb6UefIDtMkMAsdmU_81lwO10085/s400/french+bulldog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383581393966783986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_a_XLnuWj6kt6XBCwxSd9skqlDPa7RimEuIoo-TK2h9I089-V52X0NmiqQpLBktdlTzOpb3HWRXJlvgE8TFhk1VIxDmY90q1pxGHOWYMFuING-fFiy_-VNMnEb1oRALdnAF9ClNYGHn_i/s1600-h/schnauzer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_a_XLnuWj6kt6XBCwxSd9skqlDPa7RimEuIoo-TK2h9I089-V52X0NmiqQpLBktdlTzOpb3HWRXJlvgE8TFhk1VIxDmY90q1pxGHOWYMFuING-fFiy_-VNMnEb1oRALdnAF9ClNYGHn_i/s400/schnauzer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383581387211899282" /></a><br />New dog paintings! These and others will be going on display at the <a href="http://www.threedog.com/">Three Dog Bakery</a> in West Des Moines soon.Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-64918776133861420452009-09-16T18:18:00.000-07:002009-09-16T18:29:38.441-07:00More ponies for a cause<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbuqEcQGQWYfU1V5jXYXaoCzjf_vYGbD50b-kCa3t-jIETztyLMtjbTumKPcIpuUMYLEK9TQ0YhAxBldCPI4BLMcYRFL1TvpOrCt1FrSRwcmPJGX_j5P2V3KuUb69iMZ1i5OI25vvv-xc/s1600-h/pony.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbuqEcQGQWYfU1V5jXYXaoCzjf_vYGbD50b-kCa3t-jIETztyLMtjbTumKPcIpuUMYLEK9TQ0YhAxBldCPI4BLMcYRFL1TvpOrCt1FrSRwcmPJGX_j5P2V3KuUb69iMZ1i5OI25vvv-xc/s400/pony.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382242166927968786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQfgqGl2yc3PxZgUyBu_e8RFC91EpmoIqbtO3Lq6owvP6605vF2nZU_8kBiTjGbHTqEVSRCXXrBrjpPIjyAtrWp4Hja0xIiHJkKzhL6V3yeKQOYWKyz3OvmuQpRya5yFfX8_rLqO7x2s_/s1600-h/fillies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQfgqGl2yc3PxZgUyBu_e8RFC91EpmoIqbtO3Lq6owvP6605vF2nZU_8kBiTjGbHTqEVSRCXXrBrjpPIjyAtrWp4Hja0xIiHJkKzhL6V3yeKQOYWKyz3OvmuQpRya5yFfX8_rLqO7x2s_/s400/fillies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382242162451355602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoVm_bvozrkKUuklSTwuyCTZpM_H66eoGRkQmByey_syWtIQjIJ66uKTp8asWLqXeEdJoltihOX4Ng8llqVSu-yiO1hEeFtMWF6k7MbQXt7ckxh-VUFhOnAj9uW6R_LTdSlmHip9OvKIK/s1600-h/Maverick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoVm_bvozrkKUuklSTwuyCTZpM_H66eoGRkQmByey_syWtIQjIJ66uKTp8asWLqXeEdJoltihOX4Ng8llqVSu-yiO1hEeFtMWF6k7MbQXt7ckxh-VUFhOnAj9uW6R_LTdSlmHip9OvKIK/s400/Maverick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382242149287838882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfgg60PpSbntLQW_lFW7on9fgJ7UxJIVFnE8nlFq65txHWYbhfgCQsS4dwV_kfP4THTx9MiuUzkZ-Cxj5LN-eB4_G1THl4w6HbzOJJSF5Q-_mzcg0DOXq1CUijOlnAeL2QBLW2_dJg_54/s1600-h/belgian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfgg60PpSbntLQW_lFW7on9fgJ7UxJIVFnE8nlFq65txHWYbhfgCQsS4dwV_kfP4THTx9MiuUzkZ-Cxj5LN-eB4_G1THl4w6HbzOJJSF5Q-_mzcg0DOXq1CUijOlnAeL2QBLW2_dJg_54/s400/belgian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382242142131841394" /></a><br />Awhile ago I posted the images of some watercolor sketches that I made for the <a href="http://iaeral.org/index.html">Iowa Equine Rescue and Awareness League</a>. They were made into greeting card packs, and are available through their website as a fundraiser for the group. These are the new images for the cards that will be available this year! Again, they are available for purchase at <a href="http://iaeral.org/index.html">their website</a>, and all proceeds go to help horses/ponies/donkeys in need.Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-74904612077047608642009-09-14T14:11:00.000-07:002009-09-14T14:16:20.084-07:00The only night light I'll ever want<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmHVUBPMClF-bVlwhAhkHeT65KC0fT1a7tfMZcH7q74qYQ-yGqt4jUSOLNdkq32lO87mJOHBOfOE2EvqxAIOwOQQyinbNxMxZDeTSNME3Q-bTqRwoUNLw_C64IKVR_8yMesRA4Fl6kUeN/s1600-h/ae04_dino_lamps_3up_vertical.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmHVUBPMClF-bVlwhAhkHeT65KC0fT1a7tfMZcH7q74qYQ-yGqt4jUSOLNdkq32lO87mJOHBOfOE2EvqxAIOwOQQyinbNxMxZDeTSNME3Q-bTqRwoUNLw_C64IKVR_8yMesRA4Fl6kUeN/s400/ae04_dino_lamps_3up_vertical.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381434888698814386" /></a><br />I usually have a thing against night lights. I'm the kind of person who wants the room to be as dark as possible when I sleep, zero-light is the best. The only place where I sometimes have one is in a place like a living room, so that I don't trip over stuff if I need to get up in the middle of the night.<div><br /></div><div>That being said, I need an excuse- like a small child sometime faaaaaaar in the future- to buy <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/ae04/">one of these</a>. So cute!</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-29612548266391385642009-09-12T10:50:00.000-07:002009-09-12T10:54:45.691-07:00New flowers for Grassroots Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nJ_OJOqu3m1_2kwi_NbuWa2im0UuCzeuA6WmcbZVVYCsTUa_5xk9zMr_iwuMJq8Xn_EDo_THBtHhPytTorC4_Kma5912puI4rzPbLXWeb5NcIlz1sbcmcFGmxTZ5AX6KfWJkME6o0jOl/s1600-h/pink+windflower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nJ_OJOqu3m1_2kwi_NbuWa2im0UuCzeuA6WmcbZVVYCsTUa_5xk9zMr_iwuMJq8Xn_EDo_THBtHhPytTorC4_Kma5912puI4rzPbLXWeb5NcIlz1sbcmcFGmxTZ5AX6KfWJkME6o0jOl/s400/pink+windflower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380640492480464210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWlmM4TBygmjNbv4jRMTYYQ4Wn-TlfCSTSxnABtfpAIwHI6mXQjv2NDEQtP83nEyEGrDHt1ndwODtoCR24hL2nBzIFFfwa1DVkGhFEknW5ZYokE1CUBnvZ0Fe1Hh0jgr5WdAeMDtjM20B/s1600-h/parrot+tulip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWlmM4TBygmjNbv4jRMTYYQ4Wn-TlfCSTSxnABtfpAIwHI6mXQjv2NDEQtP83nEyEGrDHt1ndwODtoCR24hL2nBzIFFfwa1DVkGhFEknW5ZYokE1CUBnvZ0Fe1Hh0jgr5WdAeMDtjM20B/s400/parrot+tulip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380640487572119090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVllRTxVYIli2ovsf7-YzjGjW7p7B4mmh13j64dsEaDyJCsSNH-0kht5K-0EAcGnY8GJ5f-delFiL0sjz0z7tjX684vqNpMmAHWPBMeQ9XLpj0kInUqsPHTub6WoWjQTIwCjk_SJzeADiR/s1600-h/sunflower+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVllRTxVYIli2ovsf7-YzjGjW7p7B4mmh13j64dsEaDyJCsSNH-0kht5K-0EAcGnY8GJ5f-delFiL0sjz0z7tjX684vqNpMmAHWPBMeQ9XLpj0kInUqsPHTub6WoWjQTIwCjk_SJzeADiR/s400/sunflower+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380640476511940786" /></a><br />New paintings- they will be heading to <a href="http://grassrootsgalleryandcafe.com/">Grassroots Gallery</a> in Humeston, Iowa shortly.Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767787428939544415.post-26929648386372875182009-09-03T06:59:00.000-07:002009-09-03T07:16:38.746-07:00I have clearly underestimated the burglars in this neighborhood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKCTyo8Pph9X_sGqzOgzNelHV62KQwmv6a77HmkwijT6Fg-sAmiu00PlOVesl3J-6G0zdc4mbOxU5vB7FFl0U8tGWpbT0xcFieMQw3rGoNESgNmYeHcUqRJHky_kIp9VYTpdPlwhSzMqh/s1600-h/breaking&entering2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKCTyo8Pph9X_sGqzOgzNelHV62KQwmv6a77HmkwijT6Fg-sAmiu00PlOVesl3J-6G0zdc4mbOxU5vB7FFl0U8tGWpbT0xcFieMQw3rGoNESgNmYeHcUqRJHky_kIp9VYTpdPlwhSzMqh/s400/breaking&entering2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377244786143838594" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6dZv5UzsE-ifdUvk5ysGJw3I_BFzdP_cJVKYOfiXD4uWMTpMm7IlqIS1yDcKgiqLb_EEjHOe1L5ItMzmXqk81_1l02GZh9QrDGK1Dg5n35-FvCWGEH4yZYsuOCgr_X0pclOOU75ZxK3E/s1600-h/breaking&entering.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div></a>I noticed the cherry picker truck show up this morning, and I figured the complex had some trees they were working on. Then, sitting on my couch checking emails, I look up and see this. Actually, when I first saw the guy coming up, it looked like they were coming for my third-floor balcony, specifically. He ended up making it to his intended target, the roof (where I can hear him walking right now,) but being a real smart a$$, my first, VERY first reaction was 'wow-that is a criminal with ambition. Word must have gotten around that I have cool stuff." (yeah, if only!)<div><br /></div><div>Maybe before they leave I can talk them into using that boom to move my couch out of my apartment. Moving it down the stairs inside is going to be a real pain.</div>Molly Nagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03952400228101868694noreply@blogger.com3