2010 August News August Postcard from Sandra Miller Studio NOTES FROM THE STUDIO AND FIELD Greetings! Can you believe how fast this summer is going by? I feel like this whole year has been a complete whirlwind and the fun continues in Sandyland!! I hope your summer has been just as wonderful! SCROLL DOWN TO FIND OUT HOW TO JOIN US ON THE ROAD TO THE OREGON COAST NEXT WEEK!!! I WILL ATTEMPT LIVE STREAMING VIDEO AND OF COURSE LOTS OF BLOGGING, FACEBOOK HIGHLIGHTS AND PHOTOS PHOTOS PHOTOS!! SEE YOU AT THE BEACH NEXT WEEK UPCOMING ROADTRIP JOIN ME ON THE OREGON COAST Stop by the BLOG and FACEBOOK to go beach combing with Steve, Lillian and I next week!! READ MORE BELOW Pass this email on to your friends and family so they can share in the fun too VISIT MY WEBSITES MAIN WEBSITE THE BLOG JEWELRY SITE ZAZZLE BOUTIQUE NEW SITE Portrait Jewelry NEW SITE Travel with Me FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK NEW ZAZZLE GOODIES CLICK IMAGE Be sure to check out all the latest new cards and gift treasures in my Zazzle store at the BAMBOO TEAHOUSE I am adding new designs weekly with many listed for only a limited run. If you see my artwork or photos , anywhere on any of my sites which have not found their way into the Zazzle boutique shelves, just drop me a note and I will customize any product you are interested in [email protected] IN MY GARDEN MEG IS CHILLIN IN MY FRONT GARDEN by the new varigated Banana tree and coleus pot MY PORTLAND GARDEN August 3, 2010 We had a very late start to our garden season with record low temps and chilling spring rains well into June…but mom nature came through as always with a stunning Northwest summer In my new secret garden space inside the front beds I have been concentrating on potted plantings LILLIAN AND HER MOTHER MEG Click the painting above to find at my Zazzle store as an art card ANNABELLE HYDRANGEA I was smart last year to plant a number of later summer and fall blooming perennials and this month I hope to see it all pay off Hydrangeas, Trumpet and Oriental Lilies plus the gorgeous grasses are all comininto their glory this time of year. With such a late start to the summer weather I’m glad to have some blooms now when most other gardens are going bare. My pride and joy are my banana trees which have survived the last 3 winters here in Portland when they really shouldn’t have! BANANA TREES AND “MORNING LIGHT” MISCANTHUS The grass absolutely glows in the afternoon light. The hardy banana is about 12 feet tall to give you an idea of scale IN THE STUDIO…some moonbear luvin It has been almost 6 months since my trip to Animals Asia Foundation in Chengdu China and I am already looking forward to my next adventure to see the moonbears. After a lot of thought about what to do next for a fundraiser, I decided we should Befriend another Bear at AAF, and this time through a limited production necklace!! SEE PROMO VIDEO HERE This original design was inspired by one of the special moonbears at the rescue named “Matilda” . The newsletter is a bit late this month because I was waiting word from Jill regarding the bears name from a photo I took in Feb. You can read much more about this fundraising and sponsorship project by clicking the red PURCHASE link below WISH TO JOIN THE SPONSORSHIP WITHOUT A NECKLACE ? Weeks of preparation in the design and the videos went into this project. I would love to raise enough to either BEFRIEND or SPONSOR a bear by October 1, 2010. If you are interested in joining the project but not wanting a necklace you can donate 25.00 at the PAYPAL link below. Your name will be added to the list of contributors. THIS BUTTON IS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY (no jewelry purchase) Purchase your pendant here Below you can see the stunning display and travel tin this necklace comes in. What a wonderful gift for an animal loving friend. The moonbears are needing our help desperately so every contribution helps and spreading the word about their plight in the bile farms is very important. READ MORE ABOUT ANIMAL ASIA’S WORK HERE “IN A PERFECT WORLD” Moonbear fundraiser necklace set 50% of the proceeds go to Animals Asia Foundation ON THE ROAD..JOIN US AT THE COAST NEXT WEEK And many of you have been asking where we are traveling to this year. We are keeping our plans under wraps until they are finalized but it promises to be an exciting adventure in far away lands!! SEALIONS AT NEWPORT BEACH, OREGON This is what Steve and I plan to look like next week But for the time being we are thrilled to spend a week at the coast It’s been well over a year since we have visited our stunning Oregon coastline and we decided to do an escape coming up in a few days!! Yippie!!! These photos are from last year’s visits but I will be blogging with FRESH FOTOS from the coast starting Monday VISIT US HERE AT GRAFFITI GOSSIP.COM as well as daily FACEBOOK posts which you can also follow in the sidebar at GRAFFITI GOSSIP while you are visiting my blog entries! NEAR OUR BED AND BREAKFAST WE STAY AT I’m even going to attempt broadcasting via LIVE STREAMING VIDEO from my beach walks so we will see how that works out. More details on my blog update later this week EVEN LILLIAN IS COMING ALONG FOR THE ADVENTURE! LILLIAN AT CANNON BEACH WITH SON BRYAN SEE YOU AT THE BEACH NEXT MONDAY AUGUST 9, 2010 I’M SO READY FOR A ROAD TRIP YOU GUYS!! THIS WILL BE FUN AND I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AS ARMCHAIR TOURISTS AND BEACH BUMS. I AM IN SEARCH OF AN OREGON ARTISAN GLASS FLOAT AND EVEN SOME BEAD BOUNTY FOR MY FRIENDS….STAY TUNED !!! PHOTOGRAPH FROM OREGON.COM…READ MORE HERE Biggest of Hugs from, Sandra Miller and the Graffiti Gang Steve,Meg,Lillian and Gracie
