Giving Flight

About a year ago I had the privilege of taking Kelly Rae Roberts Flying Lessons!

You all know how wonderful Kelly Rae is...

she is so generous...

so wonderful!!!

The class inspired...

helped give Star Hitched Wagon a little push...

helped me to believe a little more...

to dream a little more... 

helped me fly...

 and brought together a wonderful group of women that I am honored to be a part of.

The Fly Tribe

These women are top notch!!

The best cheerleaders...

wonderful soft shoulders...

talented...

brave...

I am so lucky to get to call these women my friends.

So The Fly Tribe started talking about doing something

BIG

to celebrate out 1 year anniversary.

We wanted to give back...

to bless others with the gift of Kelly Rae's class.

We knew we could sponsor a class or two....

And then the amazing Kelly Rae decided she would match dollar for dollar...

see I told you...

GENEROUS...

a HUGE heart!

A wonderful leader and believer...

the true possibilitarian!  :)

So did we sponsor a class or two???

Oh you bet we did...

8 Classes!!!

Can you believe it!

That's huge...

but that's my Fly Tribe...

generous to the max!

Plus another 8 from Kelly Rae's match!!

16 classes...

16 very lucky women will spread their wings and fly!!!

Is it your time to Leap?

For your wings to appear and learn to Fly?

 Do you want a chance to win a spot in Kelly Rae's Flying Lessons???

Well head on over here:

to see just what you need to do!!!!

So who belongs to this wonderful Fly Tribe?

Their names are below...

take the time to click on each and everyone of their names to get to know them better!!!

Trust me you'll want to!!

They are all just awesome!

Janet Forrest 

Cat Athena Louise 

Kris Lanae Binsfeld

Renee Burke 

Mary Sterk 

Michelle Reynolds 

Constance Rawlins 

Kelly Hoernig  

Cindy Jones Lantier 

Kathleen Conard 

Claudia Dow 

Susan M. Walls-Beverly 

Linda Barutha 

Linda Kinnaman 

Cheryl Dossey 

Sofia Dabalsa 

Jill Lambert 

Sally Rose 

Ursula Smith 

Deborah Eaton 

Lori Leissner  

Creative Clearinghouse 

Lenore Angela 

Katharina Star 

Rachél Payne 

Sherry Richert Belul  

Deborah Velasquez 

Shannon Etnyre 

Live Laugh Love Retreats 

Kelley Miller Artworks 

Wini Dougall 

Carol Bray

Tracy Yarbrough 

Diane Enright  

Jamie Burch

Mary Cottingham 

Susan Dietz 

Lori Moon Studio 

Kim Hyer 

Tina Carlborg 

Catherine Pistone  

Mary MacIlvain 

Carolyn Chenault 

What's My Purpose for Money




 My Purpose For Money by Stacey Curry February 2012

~ To bless our family.

~ To some day SOON buy a beautiful home in Montana with the mountains

in our back yard where the sound of moving water can be heard from

my open studio windows with a view that inspires,

with ample room for us all to play and explore and live life to fullest.




~ To keep creating.  

~ To travel with Steve and the kids so they can see wonderful  

new things that just might take their breath away.

~ To help the kids pay for college.





~ To give back, to help others help themselves, 

to give others the opportunity to make their dreams come true.

To help ease other peoples burdens, to fill the pantries of soup kitchens,

to fund medical research, to ensure kids go to school,

to strengthen the arts in schools.




~ To continue learning and growing.




~ To support other artists and help them grow.

My Love of Art

I am participating in The Love of Art Blog Party today hosted by Rachel Payne

What a wonderful thing...writing about why we love art!

I am sure each of us is very different in the type of art we create

and the type of art we love or are drawn to

but I bet the reasons we love art are probably very very similar!

For me it's very basic at it's core...

I love art because it makes me happy!

When I am in the process of creating I am at peace.

Without those moments of creativity I am a mess...

nothing else can fall into place...

because I am not in place.

As long as I am creating at some level on a regular basis...

well it makes the rest fall into place a little easier.

(beautiful wooden heart by my sister Jamie)

Art connects!!!

This is another huge reason that I love art.

The artist community is a wonderful place...

meeting and chatting and brainstorming with other artists...

oh what an awesome thing... 

it leads to more courage, bigger ideas, and new possibilities...

and the discovery of some extremely awesome ARTISTS...

those Kindred Spirits...

(beautiful tin heart made by one of my favorite artists Carissa Fox of Brown Eyed Fox)

and their beautiful ART!!!

ART that now graces the walls of my home...

ART that brings a smile to my face...

ART that might just inspire more ART!!!

Not to mention the good artists do...

I have had the opportunity to help others through my art.

There have been times when maybe I haven't been able to give money to a worthy cause...

but I can always donate a piece of my art...

and it can be sold or auctioned off and maybe bring a slight blessing to another.

What's not to love about that.

So see it's simple...

art makes me happy...

I simply cannot be me without art!!

(posted both here and at Curry Chaos)

A Little Fun...

A little blog post about my studio - over at Where People Create!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE looking at other peoples creative spaces!  Such awesome ideas out there!  Many of the ideas I have incorporated into my own studio have been "things" I have spotted in other peoples spaces!!

Ann has some great spaces featured!!! So go over and check it out - comment if you'd like!  And be sure to check out all the other spaces Ann has featured.  Very cool stuff!!!

Hey and if YOU have a fun creative spaces - email her - she is looking for spaces to share!!  You might just inspire some organization for another creative soul!  :)

Born in a Barn Sale

Hope to see you all here: