Part II of an ongoing attempt to show the stories behind my signs. I'm a Native Florida Folk Artist--not just someone selling rehashed "5 O'clock somewhere" signs for $20 -- but I'll do that. But I'll try to show you "MY" Florida while I'm at it. RhondaK, native floida folk artist -- Includes copyrighted and original works. Write for license information. Rhondakwrites.com
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RhondaK writes an A to Z about her history, her art work, her inspirational advice, her mama. her damned X's ( a favorite point of inspiration)...pugs, selling art, creative impulses and the authentic life for some years lost and found. http://www.rhondakwrites.com
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Part II of an ongoing attempt to show the stories behind my signs. I'm a Native Florida Folk Artist--not just someone selling rehashed "5 O'clock somewhere" signs for $20 -- but I'll do that. But I'll try to show you "MY" Florida while I'm at it. RhondaK, native floida folk artist -- Includes copyrighted and original works. Write for license information. Rhondakwrites.com
Clayton Larter, the founder of a new legacy, meets Autumn Cusack, a pizza delivery woman, at the local park. They strike up a conversation and discover they both enjoy activities like going to the theater. Clayton asks if Autumn is married, and she replies that as a busy pizza delivery lady, she hasn't had time to think about marriage. Their chance meeting seems like it could be the beginning of a friendship for Clayton in his pursuit of becoming popular in the neighborhood.
The document discusses the plans of Gina and her daughter Opal to kidnap a member of the Lynn legacy family and bring them to their neighborhood to gain power. Opal outlines a plan to become a good witch to help befriend a spare or spare of a spare from the Lynn family, and if anyone gets in her way she will kill them, believing their family should have the power to kill with their minds alone by the fourth generation. The document raises doubts about flaws in both Gina and Opal's plans.
This chapter introduces the Grunt family and their third child, Apatite. Details are provided about Apatite's name and its meaning from geology. Various interactions between family members and other Sims are described, including Albite's aspiration to have 6 children to control the town. Albite encourages Apatite to destroy his toy bunny, leading to a small kitchen fire. Later, Apatite gets bored and thinks of an idea involving food, while Albite wants to search for buried treasure.
RhondaK writes an A to Z about her history, her art work, her inspirational advice, her mama. her damned X's ( a favorite point of inspiration)...pugs, selling art, creative impulses and the authentic life for some years lost and found. http://www.rhondakwrites.com
This document summarizes a student's 1st trimester exhibition where they presented on various topics including a book reading on courageous dogs, a math tally chart, Native American tobacco use in social studies, the causes of seasons in science, and an interest project on South Carolina. They proposed three fun places they would like to visit in South Carolina - Ripley's Aquarium to see animals and learn something new, NASCAR SpeedPark to race cars, and Freestyle Music Park for its water park and amusement park with music.
My beloved mentor and friend killed himself July 20, 2008. I am simply destroyed and a little angry about how people deal with suicide victims. I miss him. I have regrets. This is my memorial.
The document contains introductory notes from the editors of "The Sketchbook" discussing the value of human connection and shared experiences provided by the publication. It then includes transition notes from the editors welcoming readers and inviting them to experience glimpses of other people's perspectives through the pieces in the issue. The table of contents lists various artistic works and their creators that are included in the fall 2013 issue.
Oceania Legasea is a mermaid who moves to land to start an independent legacy. She struggles at first but works hard as an EMT and nurse. She meets and falls in love with Song Del Mar, a water sprite. After saving money and advancing her career to a surgeon, Oceania has a son named Caspian with Song. She gets pregnant again as she cares for Caspian and awaits the birth of her second child.
This document is a reflective essay by Sarah Causillas about her childhood memories of visiting First Encounter Beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. She recalls family trips to the beach in the late 1990s, describing the long drive, her mother's stories about spending summers there as a child, and hunting for razor clams at low tide despite the risk of injury. As an 18-year-old returning to the beach, she finds that she no longer enjoys the same carefree activities and has lost some of her childhood enthusiasm for the place. She hopes to inspire that sense of wonder in her own children someday.
The document provides an agenda for a showcase and awards ceremony taking place on March 31st, 2015 with the hashtag #getcreative. It includes several submissions from different authors, including short poems, passages from stories, and photo collages. One notable submission is a three paragraph passage from the story "The Day I Would Die" describing waking up and realizing it is the day the narrator will die.
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December 14 I had time to try to replace somethings I sold. I focused on cats and bait shacks. Odd choice? Not so much...RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist http://www.rhondakwrites.com
In the first chapter, the narrator Honeybear goes on their first solo hiking adventure on Santa Catalina Island after recently moving there to work. They set off up the Bible Peak Trail, taking in views of the island from high points. The trail leads them to a remote valley containing bison. Unsure of how to proceed without disturbing the bison, Honeybear skirts around the valley. They continue on to the main road that runs along the island's ridge, with views stretching in all directions. Determining they have time for more exploration before reaching their intended destination of the Airport in the Sky, Honeybear decides to hike over additional peaks on the western side of the island before returning home via the airport.
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A collection of RhondaK's personalized and custom signs. I apologize some pics aren't top notch--but I work really fast and often use my iPhone camera to capture and send images. Any questions? Just write me. http://www.rhondakwrites.com
RhondaK took a Thanksgiving trip to Flagler Beach, Florida to stay at the Si Como No Inn. She expresses gratitude for her family, her work as a Florida folk artist, and her boyfriend. She documents her trip through photos of the inn, local bars and scenery along A1A highway. These include images of her dog Sadie, surf art, signs and buildings. She picks up pieces of wood along the beach to use in her artwork and visits local shops and art galleries.
September 14-15, 2008. RhondaK restocks Star Fish, sloses through Hurricane Ike, takes her pug for a drive, paints new work and tries to figure out how to stop crying and start living.
September 2008 I set up at The Creative Native Gallery. It features many native Florida and Florida style artists including my mom and sister. We set up outside the gallery and painted all day. See their work and also Pam Moody's art. A peek at The Creative Native Gallery, too. This gallery carries alot of my mermaids.
RhondaK is a folk artist from Florida who creates custom and personalized signs. She finds wood from demolition sites and works without a studio using found materials. A customer named Kerry commissioned a sign for her family that depicts them as Florida creatures - the father as a manatee, Kerry as a mermaid, and the kids as crabs. The sign also includes their name and a welcome message. RhondaK works collaboratively with customers to design signs that have personal meaning. She then sends a photo of the completed sign for approval before shipping it to the customer.
This is pics from a pug's eye view of Siesta Key on one of our favorite walks from beach to a row of mansions, beach cottages and little dirt roads. Sadie the Sales pug loves her walks.
RhondaK's 2nd two show is too much for her. Snakes, rum, bellydancers, pirates and more pirates. John's Pass Pirate Festival 2008. LOTS of funny bar signs, mermaids, folk art and MORE.
RhondaK started painting in part to keep her Jeep running so she could get to work. Her X's dad repeatedly tried to sabotage it, things happened (including a few small fires) she put ALOT of miles on it...yet, it honed and served her art. This is a slideshow of the Jeep's art. I know I should sell it, but I just want it back with me. It has changed my life. Look at why this vehicle is so one of a kind. RhondaK and Her Mojo....rhondakwrites.com
RhondaK spent her weekend delivering custom signs, selling her artwork at events, and scouting potential locations for new sign commissions. She began her day delivering a sign for a pirate fundraising group and later set up her artwork at a street festival. Throughout the weekend, she visited various beach bars and restaurants along the Gulf coast to promote her business and look for new opportunities. Though it was an long weekend of work, she found potential new clients and sales venues for her hand-painted signs.
Florida folk artist RhondaK enjoys painting funny bar signs and other folk art pieces in her hand-painted style using found wood. Some of her most popular signs feature sayings like "Beach House NO shirt, shoes, problem" and "Life is short, Break some rules (not ours)." She also does custom pet portraits, with her best-selling piece being a sign depicting a "Cat Lady" surrounded by her cats. RhondaK sells her original folk art from the street and online to bring more humor and art to people's lives.
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RhondaK - RePainting Tables At Star Fish Company in Cortez, Florida. Florida Folk Art.
1. RhondaK repaints Star Fish Company Tables Memorial Day 2008 RhondaK’s annual event. Rhondakwrites.com
2. For the past three years I have repainted 3 of Star Fish Company’s tables on their back deck. Usually two of them change, but the one about the history of Cortez, nicknames of some fun Cortezians and the first families of Cortez remain the same. Cortez is one of Florida’s last working waterfronts. For more info see: fishpreserve.org . Rhondakwrites.com
4. Every Memorial Day, I go repaint these three tables in three different themes. To me, it means a lot. I used to live on a boat out behind the dock, dinghy up to go to work, hang out with fun out of towners and just really enjoy the whole thing. As one of the tables reads “If you’re lucky enough to be a on dock you’re lucky enough.” I take Cortez seriously as it is a key part of the Florida seafood economy. Plus the people who love this place continuously buy land, create museums and try to save this Old Florida treasure for all of us to enjoy. It is worth a visit. You’ll never be the same after you’ve been on this dock. . Rhondakwrites.com
5. While I was there I was visited by Star Kitty 2 and Star Kitty 3. ( SK3 is not pictured) These are dock kitties. Sometimes a kind hearted tourist will try to “rescue” them. They’ll have NONE OF IT. Living on a fish dock is a cat’s idea of heaven. I also was visited by pelicans, cranes and egrets. One egret got up close. He might have been Petey. Petey the egret lived on the dock when I was there. I got my best selling original sign from him. LIVE WITH EGRETS, NOT REGRETS. I kept watching how Petey didn’t worry about the fish he didn’t catch and kept on going on about the very important business of being Petey. . Rhondakwrites.com
6. This table used to be a manatee. It read “if the Manatee is still pink, have another drink.” Yes, you guessed it, vintage original RhondaK. Trouble is pink doesn’t really hold up, so the manatee was usually grey. I think this is bad for business and people’s proper state of mind while on the dock. I forgot my bucket top I use to mix paint so I used a Cheeto’s bag to do all three. I’m often using things on the fly in my art. But using a Cheeto’s bag was a first. For the record, it was sheer brilliance if you ever find yourself a modest income Florida Folk artist just trying to get things done. . Rhondakwrites.com
7. This is the finished table. It is ringed on the edges with COLD BEER and lists the beers that Star Fish Company sells. All the signs have different sayings and I’ve used Petey my muse as my signature on this table. The sayings are drinking, inspirational and fishing in nature. Rhondakwrites.com
8. I sell my original signs at Star Fish Company. I started painting there to survive a bad situation. So I always have work there $5-10. The green table has a lot of sayings on it that helped me survive. One of them is “surviving the impossible makes more possible.” And so … it does. When you’re at Star Fish, I hope you get a good laugh and think of living on your dreams. You can skip my bad part and go right for YOUR good part. Rhondakwrites.com
9. I actually worked from my own sign to get this table done. I sort of forgot the precise wording. It is an original saying I wrote to cope with some bad times I had in Cortez. If you get nothing else out of it, I hope you get that persistence is all the luck you’ll ever need and your failures will turn into these vast places you never knew you had. . Rhondakwrites.com
10. If a starfish loses a leg, it grows back. If the leg breaks close to the center the fallen leg can grow a whole new starfish. My original saying says, “Spirit of the StarFish..what breaks away/regrows..what falls away/rebegins.” . Rhondakwrites.com
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12. . Rhondakwrites.com The last table is probably the most important table. It about Cortez history and people/beloved pets who have died. The one side reads “Cortez, Florida…our fish tales are bigger than you fish tales.” There is no funner day than sitting on the back dock listening to Cortez fishermen tell their funny stories.
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14. The previous slides show the two images on either end of this table. The one list are of the names that pioneered and fished Cortez in the late 1800s. In general, you aren’t Cortezian if you don’t have these names or history. Buying a piece of property doesn’t get you in! Most of these families came from Carteret County in North Carolina. To read more, buy some of these books. I recommend “Finest Kind” by Ben Green. He talks about the mullet going away, square grouper, real fishermen and shares fun stories of real, honest hardworking people who also knew how to play a little! BUY CORTEZ BOOKS HERE: http:// cortezvillage.org/books.aspx
15. These are some Cortez and people who have worked a long time in Cortez’s nicknames. Gator. Baby James. Boogie. Tink. Tink was a legendary Cortez Fisherman. Rhondakwrites.com
16. The far left end facing the sea says “Oskar the Luv Pug I miss you everyday.” Oskar was my dog that died while I lived on the boat. I was at a funeral for a man who’d fallen overboard…and he fell overboard while I was gone because no one was with him. That’s a lot of SAD to carry. Facing is a “miss you” letter to Igor. Igor died this year and was a famous Cortez dog and real character. The line ends with hopes Igor is till chasing the dancing lights. Rhondakwrites.com
17. BEFORE and AFTER….this took from 5:30am ( drive time ) til 4pm on Memorial Day. Rhondakwrites.com
18. Cortez is a complicated place for me. I got more than I wanted living on a boat there, but miss the boat and boat life. I learned what I was made of and fully explored the meaning of SURVIVING THE IMPOSSIBLE MAKES MORE POSSIBLE. I admire the people who work there, work on staying there and work on keeping Cortez “real.” This is where I began painting and selling my work. Two women (Karen Bell and Captain Kathe) bought me an umbrella to paint under. It was probably one of the most important gifts of my entire life. For this and other reasons I continue to support, promote and pitch Cortez every second I can. These tables are very important to me and how I made it to where I am today. Rhondakwrites.com