We were featured in the Lowell Sun with our chickens in January. Here is the link to the story and a video taken by their reporter and photographer. It is pretty fun! I must say that our chickie girls are very photogenic! The above photo was taken in a warmer time when our girls were still pretty small. Now they are big, fluffy and giving us delicious eggs! Check out my flickr page for more chicken photos.

http://www.lowellsun.com/business/ci_14262654

The World Art class is having a good time being Egyptian scribes. We have been studying their writing, hieroglyphs. Can you decipher Cate’s ancient Egyptian curse? E-mail your guesses to rumphius@creativityunhinged.com. Go to our flickr page on the left toolbar to see more photos!  Hint:  Find a hieroglyph key at the following link:

http://www.jimloy.com/hiero/yourname.gif

In Style with Creativity Unhinged
A Bevy of Finely Dressed Ladies Painted on Vintage Doors

Saturday, February 6, 1-4pm in Westford, Massachusetts:
Join artist, performer and educator Emily Piper for the opening of “In Style with Creativity Unhinged” – ladies in vintage costume painted on salvaged doors. Come and celebrate at Westford’s Parish Center for the Arts with Emily and her ladies in their gallery opening. There will be tea, confections and live old-fashioned music with the artist on vocals and Bill Harman on piano. Emily takes old doors of all sizes and creates in acrylic a host of finely dressed ladies on the salvaged wood. The ladies are painted in a life-size scale in the style of fashion prints of yesteryear. On display will also be photographs of Emily’s custom work painted for clients’ homes from Prince Edward Island, Canada to Lakeshore Drive, Chicago.

Emily Piper is owner of Rumphius Creativity Unhinged, a business which ties together her interests in the environment, educating children in the arts and producing shows with an historic twist. She has her own studio, the Rumphius Recycled Art Studio and Workshop located in Westford. For more information, visit her website at www.creativityunhinged.com.

Gallery hours are Sundays in February from noon – 2pm and by appointment. The exhibit runs from February 6 – February 28. The Parish Center for the Arts (PCA) is located at 10 Lincoln Street, Westford Center. Call us at 978-692-6333; e-mail us at PCA@Westford.com; visit our website at www.Westford.com/PCA. The PCA is handicap accessible.

Have Yourself a Recycled Barnwood Christmas! This Christmas, I tried something new. I painted holiday greetings on salvaged Pennsylvania barnwood. It was so much fun, and they were such a hit here in Westford, I have decided to market them to a wider audience. Since each one is handpainted without the use of stencils and templates, I am going to try to be in the Christmas spirit all year long in order to have dozens prepared for the 2010 holiday season.

If you are interested in a holiday barnwood sign, I charge no more for custom designs and will ship to any US address for the postal fee. Signs range in price from $40-$150. Also, the signs are painted with indoor/outdoor paint and are sealed with an acrylic sealant for outdoor use. If you are interested in “going green” with your holiday décor, or want to give one as a gift, contact me, the artist, at rumphius@creativityunhinged.com.   For more images of holiday barnwood, check out my flickr page by clicking on the flickr icon on the left sidebar.

Hmmmm . . .flowerpots, chairs, doors, windows, salvaged barnwood – perhaps someday I will learn how to paint on canvas!