Cat Orsborn as Percy, a woman fresh out of prison, in “The Spitfire Grill: A Musical”
2011 Sequim Lavender Festival’s “Mona” Cat Orsborn, stars as Percy, a woman fresh out of prison, in “The Spitfire Grill: A Musical” opening tonight (Friday) at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim. — Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz For more information please visit http://tinyurl.com/7s9nfec
Lavender Bee Mixed Media by Melanie Reed Arrington
A 4th of July family vacation to the “Blue Hole” inspired Melanie Reed Arrington to move to Sequim. The beauty of the Olympic Mountains and the fields of lavender in bloom captivated her imagination. Before moving to the area, her work focused mainly on people. Now, much of her artwork is a tribute to the magnificent scenery of the Sequim Dungeness Valley.
Melanie has studied art at Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco, WA and at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Having earned numerous awards for her graphic design work in the Sequim Gazette where she worked for the past six years. She now creates art from the home she shares with her husband and daughter.
Melanie’s favorite art forms are drawing, painting and photography. Often a single painting will incorporate all three of these talents. Often she will sketch from a photograph she has taken and then fill in the sketch with watercolor or tempera paints.
See more of Melanie’s work at http://melaniereed.webs.com. Or visit her booth at this year’s Lavender Festival. Melanie may be reached at 360-681-2167 or email melaniereedart@gmail.com.
Past Sequim Lavender Festival poster artist and current artist for the Sequim Centennial Celebration will be displaying her work in progress and demonstrating her painting style at Hurricane Coffee, 104 W. Washington St. during the February 3, 2012 First Friday Art Walk Sequim. You can see her again at Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley on February 11 from 12 to 4PM at the Exhibit Building on Cedar. The Sequim Centennial Celebration kicks off in October 2012 and will encompass an entire year of events culminating in the grand finale in November 2013, marking the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Sequim
Check out the beautiful snow covered Lavender field.
Stay tuned! We’ll be making our art competition winner announcements soon. Meanwhile, snuggle up next to a warm fireplace with a free downloaded copy of Dr. Lavender’s, ‘Lavender Owner’s Manual’ available at http://tinyurl.com/7h6kq8w
Lavender essential oil is one of the favorite scents in the universe, and sea salt is naturally exfoliating. Combine the two with unscented body oil to make your own aromatherapy!
To make your own, first equip yourself with some decent containers. Canning jars, old jelly jars, even plastic containers with lids will do. I chose these 12 oz. glass jars with plain lids from The Container Store. Next, gather the following ingredients to make 36 oz. of lavender sea salt scrub: 18 oz. coarse sea salt, 18 oz. fine sea salt*, 4 fluid oz. grapeseed oil*, ½ fluid oz. lavender essential oil, dried lavender buds (optional) *You can skip the fine sea salt and go with just the coarse sea salt, but the mixture of the two is really nice. Also, look for other natural unscented body oils like almond, avocado, or even vegetable glycerin. I found all of my ingredients (except the lavender buds which came from my garden) at Whole Foods.
Mix these ingredients together to make 36 oz. of lavender sea salt scrub and spoon your scrub into your clean glass jar.
Come speak lavender in any language with us. Thats why we’ve outfitted our website with an international “Lavender Language Translator” Try it out for yourself at www.lavenderfestival.com Located in the upper righthand corner of the page.
This bath is by far the most luxurious one I’ve ever taken. Not only is it extremely relaxing because of the lavender, but my skin feels so soft. I didn’t even put any moisturizer on afterwards…amazing. Take this bath and you will truly feel like you have a spa in your home.
Milk baths have been around for ages, but I had never tried it before. Since I don’t drink regular milk, I decided to use organic coconut milk instead. It worked wonders! Lavender just seemed like a natural addition to the bath and I’m so glad I added it.
This bath is so easy to create. First just draw a hot bath like you normally would. After you have enough water in the tub, pour in either a whole can of coconut milk or about two cups if you’re pouring it out of a carton. Also, I used whole fat coconut milk because it’s almost like cream. I don’t think low fat would produce the same results for soft skin. Then if you have actual lavender sprinkle a little bit in the tub or a couple drops of lavender essential oil will do as well. The combination of the scent of the coconut mixed with lavender is incredible.
To get extra relaxed I also used my Soothing Facial Mask while taking the bath. I will definitely be doing this on a weekly basis, I can’t believe how refreshed I feel! Enjoy!
xoxo…Kate
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Wishing you, your family and friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!
