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Gem Fest in Canandaigua

Show time has arrived.  Happy to showcase my skill and teach class at the Wayne County Gem Fest this weekend.   Class is 12:30 each day.  If needed a second class in the afternoon will be announced at the event. 

We will be exhibiting the beautiful Geodes, thundereggs, and slabs we have with the public at the event.  As a lapidary, I seems to have acquired a ton of rocks, literally.  There will be a few cabochons for those who do not like stone cutting, also. 

As a wire artist, how could I exclude my creations?  There will be some of my small wearable works of art available. 

Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY.  

 Free the People ROC

 

We need to support our brothers and sisters.

#blm

#bekind
#blacklivesmatter
#lovewins

#ally

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April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

Welcome Spring plants

Certainly have had rain this spring.  Rochester is 1.5 inches above normal for rain since March 1st.  For my backyard garden, that means standing water or mud everywhere & no planting until it dries out. Wet in spring is an annual thing but have not had to wait 3 weeks to plant my peas in quite a few years. 

Hello bicolor crocus in my front yard bed from 2 weeks ago.  Happy to see you as we enter and exit our property.  beauty to greet the dogs as they walk by in the morning and their owners with them.  It is fantastic to have my garden to talk to my neighbors about thought the year.  they stop me and ask questions.

Hello to my tatsoi mustard thriving in my garden. always one of the first seeds I plant outside.  will be thinning and enjoying them in breakfast next week.  Homegrown is best.  Love my backyard garden.   patiently waiting  for the snow peas to pop out of the ground, ( well actually to sprout). 

The other greens in the dirt are mesclun and black Simpson lettuce.  We will be transplanting the kale and collard in a few weeks.  I started the seed later this year.  It was so wet, afraid to not be able to plant them when they were ready.

Nothing make it fell like spring arrives until I can dig in the dirt in my garden.  Happy gardener here and happy plants.  

Earth day today and glad to have edibles in my yard to enjoy for the growing season.

Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY.  FB page  Free the People ROC

I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and support our sisters and brothers.  

 

#bekind

#blacklivesmatter 

#standup

#listen

#lovewins

Buy Local from the Maker

Why shop small?  For every $100 you spend at a local business,  

$68 stay in the community

#shoplocal

#buylocal

#artist

Endometriosis Awareness Month

Local Event & Endometriosis Awareness month

 

As March is endometriosis awareness month, I am donation 25% of my sales this month to the World Endometriosis Research Foundation.  It is a cause near to my heart that is not taken seriously by many people.  I am an ally and want to use my creative ability to help.  

There was a great pop up shop yesterday. It was in a small woman owned business in my city, Rochester.  I announced my intent to donate to this research foundation there.  If you missed the event, here is a great pic the venue took of me yesterday.  I always support small business in my city.   

This graphic here illustrates several facts. 

The artist is Sophie Kathleen.  

If you would like to give 100% directly to WERF the link is below.

World Endometriosis Research Foundation 

Give Here

Share the information and help to educate people about Endometriosis.  

Shop Small

These beauties are from my Copper Geometry line.  Please support local business in your community.

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Why shop small?  For every $100 you spend at a local business,  $68 stay in the community.

Spring 2023

So Excited - SPRING arrives today! Monday afternoon 3/20.at 5:24pm  As a gardener, it is the best time of year when everything wakes up.  Today is the Spring Equinox 2023! This is fantastic.  It is off to a wonderful beginning.   my seedlings are doing great and my peas will be planted soon.  

These beach glass rings are from Lake Ontario which is less than a half hour drive form my house.  I enjoy looking of the glass and seeing what the glass becomes.  .  hat better way to think about the new season tan to remember outside warmth of walking on the beach barefoot.  

Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY.  FB page  Free the People ROC

These are events this week.

March 23 is three years since Rochester police murdered Daniel Prude. I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and support our sisters and brothers.  

 

#bekind

#blacklivesmatter 

#stopasianhate

#standup

#listen

#lovewins

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I have a Pop up Shop 3/25 10am -2pm   900 Jefferson Rd Rochester, NY

location in picture. please share on social when you see my flyer.

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As April Ends, Beauty I find

 As April ends, I find beauty in the garden to share with you.  Romaine lettuce and Kale transplanted into the veggie garden.  Hyacinth in the front yard sharing their blooms and the fantastic fragrance they have.  

It is the season for rebirth and renewal because it is spring.  We are dealing with the pandemic still so be safe, and mask up.  my county is one of the hot spots in the state.  Could be because of many things:  the 9 colleges we have,  the removal of the mask mandate in the schools recently, covid fatigue.

Mask up, stay safe, take care of your friends & family. #maskup #staysafe #vax #besmart #test  

Black Lives Matter

 

We need to change the way we treat others in this country  I invite everyone to be kind and support our sisters and brothers.   We need to teach history accurately all year. 

Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. 

 Free the People ROC

 

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These are part of the Copper Geometry line showing the beauty of the raku with copper. Need a gift for Mom?
 

 

 

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Spring in Rochester

 This week is the end of March 2021.  the year has started off well for Panda Wear.  There will be a big announcement soon.  Follow on social media  links below. Huge project has taken most of this month to complete.  Happy to be finished with it.  

Where do I live you might ask?  In Western NY, specifically Rochester NY.  With the Climate
emergency it is very different than when I was a child.  I have daffodils with the crocus blooming in March because of fluctuations from the high of 72 last week to the low of 20 in a few days.  On the plus side, planted mustard in the garden that are ecstatic to be in the dirt. Never was able to plant this early before.  Partly because of a slight drought for this month and the unseasonable warmth which allows my garden to be dry enough to plant.

 RBG   Ruth Bader Ginsberg

To honor Women's History Month, one of my Sheros is RBG.  Who inspires you?  What women are your Sheroes?  RBG quote :

Women belong in all the places where decisions are being made.  It shouldn't be that women are the exception.   

The group Art Force 5 has a fantastic project this month honoring Sheroes.  Art Force 5

Launched on 3.8.21, this year's Women's Empowerment Draft honors 32 Sheroes of college students in the USA.  Read more here 

Womens Empowerment Draft

 Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in my area. We must end Asian Hate and the empowerment of  white supremacy groups.  The murders in Atlanta this month as well as the Attempted Coup 1.6.21 must be stopped!  We as a nation are better that this.  the past four years have ruled the fire of this racist segment of the population.  Plain and simple White Supremacy = Domestic Terrorism 

 FB page  Free the People ROC

I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and speak up.  

#stopasianhate

#bekind

#blacklivesmatter 

#standup

#speakup

#listen 

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Why shop Local (small)?  

For every $100 you spend at a local business,  $68 stay in the community!  Yes Over 2/3 stays in your local community! 

garden dirt soon

 Happy for the arrival of spring this past weekend. The official start of SPRING!  Spring Equinox began 3.20.21 at 5:37am on Saturday.  

Within two weeks I will have greens in the veggie garden.  So excited for digging in the dirt and beginning the season.  This is a prior year to show the beauty of the lettuce & snow peas in my backyard garden.  There is no better feeling for me than digging the soil and planting my homegrown seedling into the earth.  Mother Nature provides such a great bounty of sunshine and cooler temperatures.  My greens thrive in the wet and cool temps.  Should have a salad harvest by the middle of April.  Yes I transplanted some mustard today.  

Beautiful butterflies to remind us how fantastic the warm season is.  Hello first full week of Spring 2021. Looking forward to the return of the toads, dragonflies, butterflies, frogs, & migratory birds to my backyard garden.  

My shop:  Panda Wear Website
Facebook:  PandaWire Facebook
Twitter:  Panda Wear Gems  
Instagram: Instagram

 

Why shop Local (small)?  

For every $100 you spend at a local business,  $68 stay in the community!  Yes Over 2/3 stays in your local community! 

 

 Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in my area.

 FB page  Free the People ROC

I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and speak up. 

#bekind

#blacklivesmatter 

#stopasianhate

#standup

#speakup

#listen