I have a new studio for painting and inspiration!  My husband loves to hunt, so while he is doing that, I will be creating.
It is a great place on a ridge in the hills of Wisconsin.  I welcome new students.

Classes available: Acrylic and Porcelain Painting

 
 
  Weekly classes
Classes are 3 hours for $12.00 Acrylic & China Painting
Monday 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to noon  
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon
Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

to receive a class brochure,  send me an e-mail with your request  to:

raccoonridge@artlover.com

If you want to make great art.....remember to paint outside of the lines!!!
 

On a beautiful day in the Spring of the year
we all came together from points everywhere
Our plan to spend the weekend in a a log cabin together
Missouri, being the farthest with a mother and daughter
Friends added to the group, each one as they arrived.
When we left home we had 10 with 4 to drive.
On the way we picked up Mars my little cousin
She was so excited and had cookies made by the dozen.

Up through the country and over the ridges we would go.
The scenery was breathtaking and trees were bloomed for show.
Entered the Kickapoo Valley and the town of Rockton, Wisconsin
There was our good friend Mern reading a book and relaxing!
We all had a hug and the count was now a dozen strong.
With a group like this, how could anything possibly go wrong!

The soap lady was precious and her goods smelled so great
Then we went to the cabin, had a fire outside and ate.
Sitting around the fire eating chili and singing loud.
Getting to know each other and laughing with our crowd.!
The cabins were beautiful and set way back on a trail
Standing on the porch real quiet we could hear nature wail!

Cameras were flashing everywhere that we looked.
Some were making sandwiches so we didn’t have to cook.
Taking a picnic lunch was the way to take our Amish tour
It was going to be a fun day of learning and laughing for sure!
We went to a bakery run by an Amish lady with  ten kids of her own.
Her husband had died from a buggy wreck and she was left all alone.

Then we went to a bent hickory shop where beautiful chairs were built
Our next stop was a cheese shop where the Amish bring their  milk.
Driving around we looked at all the beautiful Amish places
we saw people working in  gardens and flowers with such interesting faces.

Our last stop on the tour was a large place owned by "Rufus", what a man!
He is the father of 14 daughters and 5 sons to help him work his land
The girls and the mother make beautiful quilts while the boys  make wood items
The quality was exceptional and all done by hand with no electricity used on them.
 

The trip to the Kickapoo was a wonderful experience for us all.
As women we bonded and want to keep in contact by e-mail or call.
There is nothing to match the good times with a group of friends
to fill your heart and make all of our troubles and  hurts mend.
I had the greatest time with friends from so many places.
you are beautiful women with the most gorgeous of faces.
Since beauty does not only show from the top but also your soul
It  seeps out of your pours and comes from your heart down to your toes.
You have all shown such love and affection as friends.
I just want you to know that you will all be my friend till the end......