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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538088556222268498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfFL887tMss1_LQun5b_OTP5fXI46YdaXqE5GfjyF1-sE71d4_UTvhwT-vI6cHQbkUPelrHC4MX56tfz0_vRU-IMFe8hT10RVMYXG72U5Ll-bBOdm98Kobk-8JubIt3BfhI-W7ZXdnHA/s400/Yellow+Door+invite.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Don't forget that tomorrow (Thursday) night is the artist's friends and family reception at Yellow Door Art Market. Hope you can stop by and have some snacks and drinks, meet the artists, and get some shopping done! I stopped by there today and it's hopping with shoppers! Also, tune into Fox 2 Friday morning to see April the owner talking about the Grand Opening on Saturday. More info </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=122224007839125&index=1"><span style="font-size:130%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538092136606159250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooXL7WCDx-N_Sdp52Xay4jcsnV2MUNO0zRDYNTMqT6EcgvgLSX9Akw9W1lUizACA_sdgOFfKDxTvJ4KsnA0DuMw2D-J7Pn7CYWgWDmc4kELdF7VsjgHxG3wh4lM4t2nKFpZ5zqGGiQw8/s400/ladies+night+out+holly.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">And if you are near Holly, Mi be sure to make it to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ladie's</span> Night Out in downtown Holly. I'll be doing a trunk show at My Sweet Holly from 5-9 and I'm bringing new work with me too! The first 300 shoppers receive a free gift bag too. Click </span><a href="http://www.hollylno.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> for more info.</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I am super busy in December too! I'll be listing all the shows you can find <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lilacpop</span> at soon...Noel Night in Detroit, Ann Arbor, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ferndale</span>...things are about to get crazy. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Reasons I loved today</strong>: I met with <a href="http://gallery-u.blogspot.com/">Gallery U</a> in downtown Royal Oak today and they took my big swings photo and hung it right in front as you walk in and booked me for a show! I'll be the first Michigan artist in the gallery. I'm so excited. The gallery is a few doors down from the Royal Oak Music Theater and they have galleries on the east coast too. They might take a few pieces for those galleries as well. I'll be a national artist officially! They also want me to teach classes on how to start a business on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span>. Contact the <a href="http://gallery-u.blogspot.com/">gallery </a>if you are interested. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">AND my custom cash register date photo made it into a national bridal magazine, <a href="http://www.getmarried.com/">Get Married</a>! Thank you <a href="http://catchingfireflies.typepad.com/catching_fireflies/2010/11/get-married-magazine-feature-winter-2010.html">Catching Fireflies</a>! </span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538094531716927922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvX4SUq6hw9rnPypU6ZcvEEsgQ6YPeIUolyc3fipIINMy3RzYbEiJRlwFgQtVHJzhtSUyOAB_XUXqXFpwShjxsjXKoT9a4-OF1DDVz_JKJe9Na6Rwx8LYK_AT2cEDx9CSe4MOjm7y7tI/s400/get+married+feature.bmp" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div align="center">Yep, today was a good day indeed!<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>

You are Invited!

Don't forget that tomorrow (Thursday) night is the artist's friends and family reception at Yellow Door Art Market. Hope you can st...

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You Are Invited!

<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Opening Reception Tonight!</span></strong> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">6-9 pm</span></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>“Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett”</strong></span><br />Featured at Farmington Hills City Gallery<br />January 15 – February 26</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizbdyseO5L7zzwR7gHtEA3k1_axNLOGPMUVcjd3s4l9EwfCGklah_8mT5zMpa8NThDjArgzRlPBmCufIrSqTDaNTkrSfweqnTW9TJ3XeYpEnDZYN0cpF1ty9Tnv4F8hs9LgOiTmegk8E/s1600-h/Black+and+Blue+etsy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429606333264137538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizbdyseO5L7zzwR7gHtEA3k1_axNLOGPMUVcjd3s4l9EwfCGklah_8mT5zMpa8NThDjArgzRlPBmCufIrSqTDaNTkrSfweqnTW9TJ3XeYpEnDZYN0cpF1ty9Tnv4F8hs9LgOiTmegk8E/s400/Black+and+Blue+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><p align="right"></p><p align="right"></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizbdyseO5L7zzwR7gHtEA3k1_axNLOGPMUVcjd3s4l9EwfCGklah_8mT5zMpa8NThDjArgzRlPBmCufIrSqTDaNTkrSfweqnTW9TJ3XeYpEnDZYN0cpF1ty9Tnv4F8hs9LgOiTmegk8E/s1600-h/Black+and+Blue+etsy.jpg"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvPxNWAeJI3W5qEU61fuHa7AndcBXLgJc0aAdFkLbr5icPntMt1Meg2_JMAXMUjgKbN_KUAr_APagZIbwzAJq9wq8dSk7rSro-U5-6OtBy2GZkGUjYMOfTvou9DYvC_y1sl5l3GBm_zs/s1600-h/bicycle+etsy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429606348511545538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvPxNWAeJI3W5qEU61fuHa7AndcBXLgJc0aAdFkLbr5icPntMt1Meg2_JMAXMUjgKbN_KUAr_APagZIbwzAJq9wq8dSk7rSro-U5-6OtBy2GZkGUjYMOfTvou9DYvC_y1sl5l3GBm_zs/s400/bicycle+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 303px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAAibZXDAxgXoSqTZIIiiXqTqdb9ZWgtKzOacaO7wBMCxRQocsLLj8WeeElk7sqd31Mj8BiAo2UeuSGH4f53IBq65uLQ9KzgDfGuKkTpMZeDCGircsY8cn43K-Xsv1Gl8fvSaTDkJVzY/s1600-h/phone+booth+bw+color.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429606339810666146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAAibZXDAxgXoSqTZIIiiXqTqdb9ZWgtKzOacaO7wBMCxRQocsLLj8WeeElk7sqd31Mj8BiAo2UeuSGH4f53IBq65uLQ9KzgDfGuKkTpMZeDCGircsY8cn43K-Xsv1Gl8fvSaTDkJVzY/s400/phone+booth+bw+color.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><p><br />A new collection of inspiring photographs by artist Janna Bissett will be the first 2010 feature at the Farmington Hills’ City Gallery, beginning January 15, and running until February 26. A “meet the artist” public reception will take place on Friday, January 22, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm in the lobby; refreshments will be served. The City Gallery is located at the Costick Center, 28600 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. The gallery is open during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and during special events held at the center. Hope you can make it!<br /><br />Here is a list of the photos and the thoughts behind them:<br /><br />1. Swallowed No. 1<br />Crossing over different mediums can bring about an unexpected result. We are often swallowed by the feelings we have, and the goal ahead seems obscured.<br /><br /><br />2. Puppets<br />With someone else pulling the strings, we feel out of control. Sometimes it is a boss telling you what to do, and other times it is more subtle, such as the pressure we put on ourselves.<br /></p><p>3. Puffs<br />Decayed flowers, ordinarily overlooked, are beautiful when they represent enduring. They seem almost like portraits of people rather than discarded flowers.<br /><br /><br />4. Sisters<br />The “wrappings” symbolize how constricted we can feel sometimes in our ordinary lives. We get so wrapped up in day to day details that it can feel almost suffocating. The expression they have reveals their true, beautiful nature beneath.<br /><br /><br /><br />5. Found Army Man<br />This discarded toy, found on the beaches of Traverse City, represents the dangers of forgetting our soldiers abroad. We are all fascinated with toys from our childhood, but often forget that which they represent.<br /><br /><br />6. Queen Anne’s Lace<br />Often forgotten remnants of human existence appear everywhere. A path that leads to nowhere, a remnant of a flower bed, or a field of Queen Anne’s Lace. Gone but not forgotten by nature.<br /><br /><br />7. Swings<br />The highs and lows of our lives are reflected in our creations. A playground for us as a child represents a memory of distant past for us as adults. Sometimes the best memories we have hold the power to bring us sadness.<br /><br /><br />8. Dandelion Puff<br />Clinging to our roots as long as we can, we all must take off in flight eventually. Where we go is often not up to us, but how we view the journey often brings the most meaning to our lives.<br /><br /><br /><br />9. Bicycle<br />Beauty can be found in many things, such as the craftsmanship of a long forgotten object. These objects have different meanings for us all. A reminder of where we’ve been, where we need to go, and what we’ve lost along the way.<br /><br /><br />10. Phone Booth By The Lake<br />We can hear what is being said to us, but sometimes lack the understanding to truly listen. This phone booth leads us to believe it is never too late to try, even when we are not expecting the chance.<br /><br /><br />11. Snowy Tree<br />The stillness in our hearts can bring us back to center. Calmness about you can bring the greatest changes, and ready you for the awakening of a new day. Only through the cold can we learn to appreciate our warmth within.<br /><br /><br />12. Tangled<br />Dependence on others, where one may fall, together they stand. Nature understands this idea much better than the humans that revel in its beauty.<br /><br /><br />13. Awaken<br />An awakening of life. Proof that through the dark and cold days of our lives, we can be born again.<br /><br /><br />14. Twisty<br />Surviving through harsh times is a true representation of beauty. Sometimes a trial may twist our bodies, but the ability to persevere makes us stronger.<br /><br /><br />15. Colorful Bird<br />Many view a colorful display as the most beautiful representation of nature. Look closely at this subject, which seems to have a better understanding of its place in the world than many of us do. Within that understanding lays the true beauty of this creature.<br /><br /><br />16. NOE<br />Man often tries to communicate through creation. Those creations have different meanings to those that view them, but through the process of decay, begin to lose what they were intended for.<br /><br /><br />17. Abandoned House<br />Discarded, broken, and covered up. We can board up our memories of the past, but there will always be remnants left in our hearts.<br /></p>

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Opening Reception Tonight! 6-9 pm “Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett” Featured at Farmington Hills City Gallery January 15 – February...

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