{"id":311,"date":"2010-04-10T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2010-04-10T16:11:57","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T16:11:57","slug":"kites-and-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/kites-and-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Kites and Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Spring<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"kite flying\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/kiteflying.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Kites and Wind<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My girls received some kites from one of their uncles recently. So on a warm sunny Saturday afternoon we took the girls to Chase Farm, which has land open to the public.\u00a0 It consists of an old farm house, fields, a flower garden and a pond.<\/p>\n<p>We walked up a field to a small hill and tried out the kites.\u00a0 The wind blew off and on.\u00a0 Our first attempts seemed minimal and only got kites up in spurts.\u00a0 There was someone else with a kite that was able to get the kite way up high.\u00a0 I wondered how.\u00a0 It looks so easy when others do it.\u00a0 We tried a few times and different methods.\u00a0\u00a0 Eventually and amazingly we got one kite up and high into the wind.\u00a0 It was great.<\/p>\n<p>I thought about the wind.\u00a0 It moves things along.\u00a0 The wind can fill and push a kite up and in many directions.\u00a0 The wind can carry a kite way up high into the sky to float above.\u00a0\u00a0 It can go from being a\u00a0 very gentle wind to a strong flowing wind.\u00a0 It feels good sometimes to feel the wind.<\/p>\n<p>My thoughts wonder where the wind can take me.\u00a0 Sometimes I feel like the wind is guiding me along my path.<br \/>\n\u201cFill me up and take me where I am to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feature Art\/product<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"BankRI exhibit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/100_3190small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My art exhibit at One Turks Head Place,  Providence.<\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful exhibit with BankRI.\u00a0 The reception was great.\u00a0 It felt great to connect with others and receive their comments and compliments.<\/p>\n<p>My BankRI exhibit closed this past Wednesday.<br \/>\nOne can still view it at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/scratchboard.html\">my scratch board page<\/a>, though.\u00a0 Each piece is for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Leave a comment at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/blog\">my blog<\/a> on which is your favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Great Gift items at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\">Lisa&#8217;s Art &amp; Horses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me with questions on art\/products and\/or comments at lisa@lisasart.com<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and family.\u00a0 Just click the&#8221;Forward to a Friend&#8221;\u00a0 link below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art\u00a0 News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Equine Art Guild&#8217;s News<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Le Cadeau du Cheval\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mm-mosaic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muralmosaic.com\/Cadeau.html\">Le Cadeau du Cheval<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several artists in the EAG were a part of this unique tribute to the horse. Click on the image above to read all about it and the artists who participated in it&#8217;s creation, as well as see where it will be coming to a location near you in the coming year!<\/p>\n<p>Visit The Equine Art Guild website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equineartguild.com\">www.equineartguild.com <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Soldier Portraits<br \/>\nDarla Dixon organized a group of artists who will create no-charge compassionate portraits for the families who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom\/Operation Enduring Freedom. We are looking for artists to join our efforts, and also for non-artists who will help spread the word about this free service and token of our gratitude to families who have sacrificed so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Darla (<a href=\"mailto:darla@dixon.com\/\">darla@darladixon.com<\/a>) or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/soldierportraits.html\">SoldierPortraits.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenbizowners.org\">WBO Gift Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shop the WBO Gift Shop and help WBO and members of WBO. We have added<br \/>\nnew items to the gift shop and will continue to add more and change<br \/>\nitems.<\/p>\n<p>Before you go shopping somewhere else, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenbizowners.org\">WBO Gift Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Spring \u201cKites and Wind\u201d My girls received some kites from one of their uncles recently. So on a warm sunny Saturday afternoon we took the girls to Chase Farm, which has land open to the public.\u00a0 It consists of an old farm house, fields, a flower garden and a pond. 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