Hello, My Lovelies! It is with deep sadness that I write today's Tales of the Traveling Tote post.
Our beloved Jenna Meon from The Painted Apron blog has passed away. She was a very sweet friend to me and a fellow artist. I was fortunate to know her not only virtually, but in real life. I enjoyed getting to know her, and I am missing her so much.
Jenna, Emily from The French Hutch Blog, and I enjoyed getting together and do the "ladies who lunch" thing.
The top photo is at the carousel at the Galleria.
The Christmas tree at the Grand Bohemian has our totes nestled underneath
The last photo is a picture of Jenna and Emily in Jenna's backyard.
These are a few of Jenna's colored pencils and alcohol markers that I took at her house.
Here are three things that I want you to know about Jenna:
1. She was kind, and she was an encourager. Jenna was very thoughtful, and she liked to share. She cared and listened to me during trying times. I also loved how she encouraged me in my pursuit of art.
2. She was a gifted artist. Not only did Jenna and I have collecting MacKenzie-Childs in common, we also had art in common. I will miss her Fearless Friday art posts, and it's fitting that her last post on October 17 was a Fearless Friday post.... and it was about wine!
3. She had a wicked sense of humor. She made me laugh, and this year especially as I've faced challenges with caring for my mother. She always wanted the "tea" when I visited her, and her commentary was always laugh-out-loud funny.
The last time I saw Jenna was in September, and I was telling her all about my art teacher's opening reception for her show at the Canary Gallery in downtown Birmingham. This was probably our last conversation, actually. Jenna would probably want me to share it with y'all because she was always all about sharing art.
My sweet and beautiful art teacher Dori
The opening reception was a huge success, and there were lots of people in attendance. The gallery also sold several of Dori's paintings. Dori also taught a creativity workshop at the gallery in October in conjunction with her exhibition. I attended it with a friend of mine, and we had so much fun!
I know that Jenna would roll her eyes at this post (except for the part about Dori's opening reception). She would tell me to stop it and go make some art.
And I will do that today in honor of Jenna.
Please make sure you visit the other blogs in today's hop and enter our giveaway.
Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box
Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply
Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Bookish Dilettante
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
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