by JaimeB Haney | around my house, Koi, koi pond, Studio Gardens
A mink has found Studio Gardens. The little monster has single-handedly killed 8 out of my 13 koi fish. It’s been a massacre. I hadn’t noticed a decline in my number of fish until mid-late February. Not much for cold temperatures, I don’t go out to...
by JaimeB Haney | 2021, art studio, garden tour, Koi, koi pond, outside, Studio Gardens, Studio Gardens, summer
It’s been so long since I’ve shared my gardens. I think about sharing them otfen but time escapes me. However, today is the day! Studio Gardens summer has commenced. This post is photo heavy, just a warning. I really did try to curate the photos, I have...
by JaimeB Haney | 2021, A day in the life, all about me, Art Life, Koi, koi pond, stories, Studio Gardens, Studio Gardens
Edit: I’m editing this post after the fact. Actually, it’s been nearly 11 hours since I posted my first Web Story here on my blog using the newest feature to roll out with the WordPress App update (v.16.8). This new update offers the user to create web...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, A day in the life, all about me, An artist's views, around my house, Art Life, deep thoughts, gardens, inspiration, Koi, koi pond, motivation, Studio Gardens, Studio Gardens, summer
The other day an artist friend I follow on Facebook asked if we meditate before we create our art. Mediation has not ever been something I sit down and proceed to “do”. I’ve tried to sit in the center of my living room and found that I start to focus...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, fish, garden, gardens, Koi, koi pond, pond, Studio Gardens, Things that make me happy, water lilly
We’ve had a hot go of July this year. My plants are holding up pretty good though and my koi pond is a hot bed of activity. I had a run in with swim bladder disease and I want to tell you about it. I’ve introduced new babies! I was fortunate to receive 5...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, around my house, art, art projects, creativity, DIY, fish, Koi, koi fish art, koi pond, life, Nature, painted, pond, recycled, Studio Gardens, Studio Gardens, work in progress
On Friday, I painted three swimming koi fish on an upcycled plastic patio table top that I’ve had sitting around for a couple years. The table top is for cover for the koi fish. I’ve wanted to paint it for the whole winter, but it was just too dang cold to...