I need to concentrate on the business at hand--preparation for Western Art Week--but I am distracted by the need to keep one eye on our ewes, several of whom look imminently ready to lamb. We continue to feed them in the front pasture, despite its distance from the safety of their barn and our return to wintry weather. The cold NE wind gives me anxiety, but the distance the ewes must travel gives them healthy exercise, the location of their feed ground provides a good view of them from our kitchen windows, and the pasture is relatively clean. Thus, I shift focus frequently from lambing watch to preparation of paintings that I intend to display during Western Art Week in mid-March--cutting foam core backing, attaching labels, shrink wrapping the unframed pieces, etc. Additionally, I have promised myself that I will complete several small originals on note cards to sell individually. I'm not inclined to make prints or copies of original paintings on note cards to sell by the dozen, but I love to do small, one-of-a-kind cards for special people and occasions, like several of my former art students who received original watercolor graduation cards last spring. I have no idea whether such cards would sell at a venue like Western Art Week. I welcome feedback as to potential for sales and reasonable pricing. The posted pictures are examples of my students' graduation cards.
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Margaret zieg ellerFor 25 years, Prairie Island has been my anchor, my core, my muse. The seasonal rhythms of land and livestock sustain me. The power of place inspires me. Archives
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