My Little Lamb Painting and Poem - Shea Butter Cream Day - October 26, 2010

My Little Lamb Painting:  I am not sure what inspires artists.  Most of us are of a very romantic type.  Many visual artists are also writers and poets.  I take inspiration from many things.  Mostly the natural surroundings.  My mother always conveyed to us to notice the overlooked nut, leave, tree, flower or bird.  So my brother Peter, sister Kathy  and I always have looked above us, next to us and also far off in the distance to seek the overlooked beauty of our natural habitat.  Our mom knew a bird by its call and and insect by it special sound.  She not only educated us to those creatures and botanical wonders but also to her grandchildren.  She always answered all our questions with great patience.  My favorite is the question my son Jon Eric posed: " Why is the sky so high?"  Mother could have written a children's book and should have.

This brings me to my Little Lamb Painting and the poem I found to accompany it:  This was a great little painting to display at the Delaware Agricultural Museum Gift Shop.  It also was an inspiration for a Fiber Arts Festival at the Purnell Museum, Snow Hill, Md.  I have sold the original, but have giclee prints available.

"Meadow Lamb"  

The Lamb

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life, & bid thee feed

By the stream & o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing, wooly, bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice?

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,

He is called by thy name,

For he calls himself a Lamb.

He is meek, & he is mild;

He became a little child.

I a child, & thou a lamb,

We are called by his name.

Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Little Lamb, God bless thee!
                                                 Author Unknown

Shea Butter Cream:  Fall is here and winter is not far behind.  another artistic pleasure I spend time on is creating natural bath and beauty products.  I have developed a great body and face cream with a shea butter base.  A very popular compliment to the natural soaps I create, as both have natural shea butter included in the base.  This product has been a great seller at shows where I have a sample for the public to try.  i

Coastal Cottage Shea Butter Cream

http://coastalcottagesoaps.com/giftbaskets.aspx

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Night night to all especially "Little Lamb", Milicent & Jon Eric.

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Maria L B