Discovering the Real Terri Stanley, Glass Artist

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...I was a stay at home mom, not a pet portrait artist.  My husband did some artwork; he was a sign painter and there were blurred boundries there before computers stepped in and drove him to another profession.  But I wasn't an artist.  I was a Mom.  I knew everything!..(or so my kids apparently thought...for a while, at least.)

What I didn't know was that lurking in a house down the street a little was another latent artist posing as a stay at home mom, Terri Stanley.  We were never close friends, but I always liked Terri.  We both moved out of that neighborhood, and recently reconnected via Facebook as "old neighbors" and shocked each other by finding out we had both transformed our lives and become artists.  Terri is a glass artist, and a blogger: Terri Stanley .  I've included some of her absolutely stunning work here.

Her pieces are huge!  It's so funny to me.  I never knew an artist hid behind that other Mommy on my street, and I suspect Terri was as surprised as I was.  I did know that Terri worked at a stained glass shop.  And I did some decorative painting for low end craft shows that I didn't really enjoy ... so confining and factory-like.  But that was dabbling.

So Terri reminds me of the biblical "angel walking among us".  Here we were...fellow travelers who had not yet really begun our journeys...and didn't even recognize we were looking for a similar path!  I realize how little I really knew of Terri...and that life after little ones for women can be deliciously unexpected!  I hope you enjoy Terri's work and encourage you to visit her site to see even more.  http://terristanley.blogspot.com/

Same dog, same chair, the dog that launched my art career!

If you've been to my website, or met me in person at a show, you know Brutus. He's the first dog I ever did a portrait of...just after my wonderful nephew Anthony was born! Pouting in the chair, while we oohed and awwwed! The whole adorable story is HERE

Brutus launched my career and has brought me many, many pet portrait commissions! So naturally (next to Otto), he's my favorite dog!

Anthony's mom posted this photo of him on Facebook...same dog, same chair, same handsome face. Isn't he adorable?


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I'm animal artist, Robin Zebley. Click on the top right box to see my website and my woodcut prints that are for sale. If you'd like to read more of my blog, just click on the banner. If you'd like updates, just click on "following" to your right. If you'd like your own portrait of your pet, just email me at robinzebley@gmail.com. And facebook or twitter connect with me. I'm rzebley on twitter.