#0183 Mother's Day Plate

#0183
Mother's Day Plate
Reverse Decoupage
(photos and script are on the back of the plate)
by Clare Dunn
1997
Owner: Josephine Martineau

#0150 Stacy

#0150
Stacy
Watercolor
by Clare Dunn
2010
Owner: Stephanie Martineau

#0145 Madison

#0145
Madison
Pencil drawing
by Clare Dunn
2008

This is a portrait I did of our Granddaughter as a gift for her Dad at our 2008 G.E.

More information about the Martineau Family Gift Exchange can be obtained by clicking on G.E. in the post list.   We think you will like what you see!  This is the reason for our "Life's Work".  Enjoy!

#0144 jd Golfing @ Pinehurst

#0144
jd Golfing @ Pinehurst
Watercolor
by Clare Dunn
1993
Owner: Jerry Dunn

This is a fairly good likeness of my hubby (circa 1993). He played Pinehurst CC that year, and took lots of pictures of the course, but none with him IN them! So, thru the magic of the artist's mind, he was able to have a "shot" of himself playing there.

#0095 Martineau Family

#0095
Martineau Family
Pencil Drawing
by Clare Dunn
1999

Has It Been a Year, Already???

 Our Giveaway continues! To Enter click here

The Martineau Family hams it up...

Tomorrow, the 38 members of the Martineau Clan will gather for our 23rd (or is it 24th?) Annual 

Gift Exchange Extravaganza!

Just wanted to give you all a heads up --- a month's worth of posts about it will be forthcoming!

Let the Silliness Begin!!!

xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction, Part 6, and Finale

The Auction

Some of the items that were auctioned...

Carved Wood Heart
by Larry Martineau
(my Bro)
I was the High Bidder, and now proud owner of this item!!!

Handspun Art Batt, (or Cowl or Scarf)
by Ashley Martineau
(my niece)

 Ashley spins and dyes all her own yarns. To see more of her work, and for all the info you need about purchasing these beautiful items, go to   https://www.facebook.com/neauveau .  From there you will be directed to Ashley's Web Site and ETSY Shop!

Donna Amaral was the High Bidder for this Item.

Batik T-Shirt
by Brian Martineau
(my nephew)

To see more of Brian's Tye-dye Batik shirts, and for info about commissions,  go to  https://www.facebook.com/ageofaquarists

Laura Robitaille outbid everyone else for this item.

Purple Mountains
#0065
by xoxoxocd

Marge Cavalieri was the High Bidder for this painting

Tall Ship
by John Martineau
(my Bro)

Peter Donnelly is now the proud owner of this beautiful print!

It fetched the highest price at the Auction!

Sled at the Door
by John Martineau

Sheryl Sharpe was the High Bidder on this drawing.

Old Mill
#0223
by xoxoxocd

Peter Cavalieri was the High Bidder for this Original Watercolor




In addition:

"Pink Flowers", by Donna Amaral
Peter Cavalieri was the High Bidder for this Original Watercolor Drawing.
(Photo coming soon)

"Rhode Island", by Len Martineau
Precy Martineau Purchased this drawing.
(Photo coming soon)

And
"Red Sox Champs", by Len Martineau
The High Bidder on this drawing was Tiffany Cavalieri.
(Photo coming soon)

It was a fantastic Reunion!  The Committee deserves kudoes for all the hard work and dedication expended in making it a day to remember!

Thank you, ALL!

xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction, Part 5

Continuing with the show....

Musical Quilt
Christine Squillacci's Mom, Madelyn, made this for her Son-in-Law, Pete.

Vibrant and so well made!

Carved Wooden Giraffe
by Larry Martineau

This is simply fabulous. Larry made this for his Wife, Rosalie. Lucky Woman!

Stay tuned!
xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction, Part 4

More, More, More!

Invitation Shadowbox
 Christine Squillacci (my cousin) made this.

Carved Watermelons
by Peter Cavalieri
(my cousin)

another Batik Shirt
by Brian Martineau

Crocheted Shawl
by Janet Dunn
(Our daughter-in-law)

I'm going to try to finish this series today...(Sorry I've been slow...but Summer Activities are numerous, this year!)

xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction, Part 3

Today we continue the parade of beautiful art....

This is an oil painting by my S-I-L, Cathy Martineau

Excellent!

And THIS is a pencil drawing by my cousin, Frank Cavalieri

It is REALLY impressive in person...I wish my camera had captured the details better.

Another exquisite drawing, this one by my cuz, Sherry Sharpe.

And, once again, my photography is lacking. You hadta be there to really appreciate it.

More to come!

xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction, Part 2

The youngsters got into the event as well...

This is by our very talented Grandson, Nick.  He had other work to show --- you will be seeing those in future posts!

Our Granddaughter, Julia, drew this one.  Nicely done, Sweet Pea!

And this is by our Nephew, Eric. Terrific!

My Cousin Sherry Sharpe's boys, Nate and Tim, drew these. Excellent!!!

Stay Tuned!

xoxoxo, cd

Femino Family Reunion Art Show and Auction

The next few posts will document the Art Show portion of our Family Reunion, held on July 9, 2011 at the Warren (RI) Recreational Park. If I were to try to describe any other parts of this incredible gathering, it would take weeks!

(For those of you who are not familiar with the family dynamic, the Femino Family consists of my relatives on my Mother's side.)

ANYway, Family Members were asked to bring their own artwork to the Reunion for display. Some of us donated pieces to be Auctioned or raffled (to raise funds for next years' assembly. The Auction raised $150.00 and the raffle, $177.00).

I will begin with my Brother Lenny Martineau's drawings, because he brought the most, and donated them ALL!  These are just a few of the drawings he brought...his others can be seen on his website www.wellnesseducation.us

I apologize for the poor photography...conditions were not optimal, and I was a little rushed. But you get the idea!

More, soon!
xoxoxo, cd

And the Busting Begins!

By now you know that this Family is kooky beyond all wildest imaginations...

And we CANNOT resist "busting"...

Well...It has already begun...

Great one, Ashley!!!!

Dad's "I am the Darkness" quote is making the rounds, as well...

More to come...without a doubt.
xoxoxo, cd

Josie Opens Her Gifts

Our "Family Gift" to Mom was the Cleaning Service I recounted yesterday. 

But there was more.

You saw Jessica's gift...the reading of her lovely poem. 

Kevin's gift, the Rap Song "Jesus In My Back Yard", was great!

(I will try to get a video of it to post)

Donna has a beautiful voice...and although she thinks she messed up, we we all impressed by her singing. Mom was enchanted by this gift.

(there is a video of this performance, too, but we are awaiting permission to post it).

Len wrote her a letter, and Mom began reading it, then started to get too moist around the eyes to finish, so Len finished reading it aloud.  So Moving!!

And, of course, by now you have all seen the "Call Grandma" song...

But there was even more:

You've seen the flowers and balloons that James gave her...

And the flowers and balloons that Precy (and Stacy) gave her...

And the flowers that Mike, Janet, Nick and Julia sent her...

And the flowers that Pete and Sarah sent her...

But you hadn't seen the lovely hyacinth that Joe and Cathy gave her...

(on the left in the photo below)

or the bouquet that Ant and Karen brought when they came in...

(not pictured, sorry!)

the gift from Anthony...and the absolutely delicious Boston Creme Pie!!!

And you didn't know about:

The surprise visit from Pete, after he got off work...

and the phone calls - too many to mention.

And I understand that Dad gave her some cash and a promise to take her to

'Twin River'!

BUT...there was still more...

Let's see if I can remember it all....

Mom received a "Grammy Award" from Kevin

...handmade card from David, and his picture in hand decorated picture frame.

(the purple one, on the left front "Group of Gifts" photo, above)

A framed photo of Len and Julie from Julie.

(right front)

A handmade card and "Grandma" plaque from Eric.

A handmade cowl scarf, some bath products and a "4 Seasons" photo collage from Jerry and me.

(center of photo, above)

A Gorgeous pant suit from Donna and Tom.

A drawing -  "This Holy Mass"  - from Danny and Jason

(center of photo, above)

This card...from Steve (Too Funny!!!)

front





inside



And this adorable photo of Luke and Lilli in a frame that they decorated... 

This painting...from John..

And this painting, from Cheryl..

And so much more...

but I will need help to remember...

Bath and Body products...from Larry and Ro???

And what was in the blue bag? and the colorful Happy Birthday bag on the left?

Did I miss anything else?

When my Family rescues me from this Senior Moment, I will amend these omissions...

At the end of the day, we gathered for a group photo because it's

"What we DO!"

Many thanks to Ant for being photographer on this one!

As Cheryl so aptly put it in her comment on yesterday's post...

"It was a BEST Day!!!"

Wishing all of you a Best Day!

xoxoxo, cd

Grandma's 80th Birthday!!!!!

Josephine's 80th Birthday.  A day we enjoyed as much as she did!

It began with Congratulatory phone calls from Jean and Julie... and Mom was BEAMING when...

...at 9 am, the family began to assemble at 24 C.  Our mission: to CLEAN THE HOUSE!  This was the only 'gift' Mom was expecting ahead of time.

Donna drew the living room, and she Tom and Danny transformed it into a theater for the "Party" to be held after lunch.

Steve was foreman in the little bedroom, and he and Jason and Cathy did a beautiful job!

John got one of the tougher rooms - the Kitchen - but he had the help of Eric (polished furniture), James (cleaned the ceiling fan), Jessica (window washer, deluxe), Jerry (fixed the stove connections) and Precy (floor washer!)

Larry had the Pantry as his room. Kevin helped him some. And Precy washed the floor.  It was spic-and-span when 11:00 rolled around.

Joe drew the bathroom - the most unpleasant job - and had no crew!  His solo effort sparkles, now!!

Rosalie and I lucked out, and drew the Sunporch as our room...and it was shining like a diamond when we got through with it!

And Lenny got the Big Bedroom.  Kevin and Jess were part of his crew, and they finished in record time!

When Patty and David arrived, all the "Call Grandma" performers headed for the basement for some last minute rehearsing.  The performance video is here! (Keep reading...)

Mom with some of her Grandkids

Cheryl and Lukas arrived shortly thereafter.  Buddy stayed home with an ailing Lilli.  Poor little darlin' has a pretty bad cold...

At 11 o'clock, Tom went to pick up the Pizzas (14 of them!!!) and Donna and I set up the "buffet table", and put the 'horse doovers' in the oven, set out the salads that she and Lenny prepared, and the chips and excellent Mexican Dip that Steve made. 

Dad, doing his famous "Moose Ears", sits in HIS chair at the head of the buffet table

Precy decorated the table with the balloons she brought, flowers that had been delivered from Pete and Sarah, and Mike and Janet and Nick and Julia, and flowers and balloons that James brought.  Jessica decorated the rest of the house with streamers and "80" signs.



Mom with Pete and Sarah's bouquet



The dessert table, with James' and Mike and Janet's flowers



FESTIVE!!

As soon as the pizza arrived, the feeding frenzy began (we ARE Josie's children, after all...) but even though we ate our fill, we couldn't make it through all 14 Pizzas.  10 of them were devoured, however.

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And then, the fun began....

It all started with the 7 of us sibs singing our version of the Beatles "Birthday" song. 

(Yikes!!!)

 

(Thank you, Cheryl, for taking the scariest photo of the day!  LOL!)

(Precy took a video of this.  I am afraid to watch it. I'm also afraid she will post it on Facebook!!!)

Our Darling, Jessica, wrote a poem for Grandma...

Donna sang her version of Celine Dion's "Mama", and received a "Standing O" .

Kevin sang his Oringnal Rap song,  "Jesus in My Back Yard" (video will be posted later)

Lenny read a Letter he wrote especially for Mom...

and then the Grandkids performed  "Call Grandma"

Tomorrow's post:      'Josie Opens Her Gifts'

Happiest 81st Year, MOM!!!

xoxoxo, cd