Everything Has A Story- #4

And the Stories Just Go On and On

Let's Go Visiting Now-

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Now brace yourself....This was not a freebie or  being in the right place at the right time.

Indeed not! I paid good money for this jewel.
 

During our Texas years, driving from Buna, past Kirbyville to Jasper I saw this [already repurposed]

old Chifferobe [also called a Wardrobe] setting outside a gem of an antique store-

for a long, long time..perhaps several years

 It was what I call the look of BARNWOOD-

Weathered, no sign of paint left. Close examination revealed that someone had made adjustments in the 'design' to make it deeper from front to back- perhaps to use it for an entertainment center- holding a television and providing shelving.

 

My original intent was to make use of it for my line of potpourri products in the Antique store in Jasper, Texas.

I paid a whopping $100.00 for it

 

 

 

 

Since my friend Shirley and I both love anything primitive

the weathered look was just fine.

 

By the way- I now use it in a guest bedroom for linens

 

 

As some time past and we found ourselves with a little time

on our hands one day Shirley  emptied and moved the piece

to a spacious area of the store, pulled out paint & other supplies

And without excuse or explanation said:

 

"You get on that side while I start on this side.

Friend, we are going to paint this thing."

 

 

And that's what we did!

 

I promise you Jonell was neither the bold or gifted artist in

the store...with great fear and trepidation I joined the project.

Did I have a choice....well NO!

 

 

 

 

Notice close up:  I think we each had the same idea at the same moment.

Look closely on all sides and you can find individual dried petals of hydrangea-

just enough that we can say "We did"

I had been exposed to some radically wild and adventuresome artists in

this endeavor ...basically unique and creative people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We can safely say some of them rubbed off on me.

For that I am grateful- these amazing and gifted people

ultimately gave me confidence in my own abilities.

 

 

No, I am not an artist. I am not a painter...

perhaps that's not what I want to be...another subject

 

 for another time.

 

 

Thanks for

 

 L  I  S  T  E  N  I  N  G

Jonell