well, after months of  planning a dream trip to france 

and getting as  far as the first leg of the flight, 

the trip was canceled....long story.

so, today i applied the adage, 

'when life gives you lemons,

make lemonade.'  

and  this morning i remembered that my friend

and collage mentor, jacki long was giving a 

workshop.  while the first light of day hadn't 

even peeked, i emailed her to see if i could join in.

she generously said yes.  

i didn't even know what the topic was.

surprise me.  i needed a reprieve.

for a few hours i spent creating mail art

and am sharing it here with you  

and with paint party friday. 

thank you for visiting today.

wishing you a weekend of surprises.