Author Archives: goatgrl

About goatgrl

Observer of detail, writer of lists, and archiver of accomplishments. ...yeah, so the gmail account.... decided on for many reasons which include constant misspelling of both my first and last names integrated with a nickname that relates to the translation of my last name in Norwegian (Ya, I'm 1st gen American) as relayed by my Dad: Vei=way, berg=small mountain. So, you have: "a way or path through the mountains such as a goat herder would take". So Bruce said: "so, i should just call you "goat girl" then. :)

How did we do that?

One of my sisters and I recreated an artwork grouping of painted mirrors as requested by the client. We used nine 12″ square glass mirrors and ‘antiqued/aged’ the edges by lightly spraying black permanent paint onto them. Also used was … Continue reading

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‘Yumpin for Yoy!

Your package is arriving tomorrow. From EBAY INC Get notifications for UPS packages coming to you.     Scheduled Delivery Wednesday 06/01/20221:15 PM – 5:15 PM First of two old typewriters arriving! (One bought for memory, one born the year … Continue reading

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And God Speaks in Light

Have you ever been dazzled? I was granted the view of a fantastic swarm of lights in one of the neighbor’s darkened pine trees as I passed by a window on the way to bed the other night— I will … Continue reading

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(And to the 5-day challenge for a truly wonderful teacher and artist…)

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No Regrets

This is an over-exposed picture of a photo taken by my sister at her son’s wedding. If I get it better adjusted, I will replace this one…. oh, I used gloss medium on the marsh water and I think that … Continue reading

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New Old Joys

Picked this up yesterday: She was imported from Rimes, France over 45 years ago in 1970’s. A beautiful piece that is probably 100 years old. The woman I bought it from sewed on it as well as her mother and … Continue reading

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Shaking my style slump

Meet: Exploding Lake 🙂

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Gildeskål impression

This!  (image borrowed from the municipality website)

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-got an oar?

(Yes, blame everyone except yourself!) Several mistakes in this painting but need to keep going. Seriously need to replace my paints!

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No Process, just purring

No process, just purring

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