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Handmade Valentine’s Day Cards From Our 17-Year Old Artist (In 2024).

by Anura Guruge
on February 14, 2024


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Last Year’s.


With or without a card she always makes my day, each & every day.

We now kind of KNOW that she will have cards made for us. Kind of expect it, BUT it is always such a TREAT. She doesn’t want us to see her making them. So she makes them secretly. Yes, we are very lucky.

Search on ‘artist‘, on this blog, for more or her amazing work. SMILE. Yes, I am rather proud of her.

Handmade Valentine’s Day Card From My 16-Year Old Artist.

by Anura Guruge
on February 14, 2023


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With or without a card she always makes my day, each & every day.

Search on ‘artist‘, on this blog, for more or her amazing work. SMILE. Yes, I am rather proud of her.

Handmade (Or Painted) Christmas (2022) Presents For Us By Our 16-Year Old Artist.

by Anura Guruge
on December 25, 2022


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Containers & dishes out of clay for each of us (i.e., 3).

NOT ‘Dad’. Each of our initials which HAPPENS to spell out ‘Dad’. The ‘A’ is MINE.

She painted (& weather sealed) this bird feeder.

Over the last few years we always look forward to this. Her handmade — or painted — gifts for the three of us. This year she wrapped them all, in bluish paper, & had them on the table.

Compared to last year, when she was sick & was home for the duration, she hardly had any time this year. She had school until Wednesday. Then on Friday we lost power for the whole day. So, she, basically, only had 2 days to get all of this done.

She worked like crazy yesterday, Saturday, once the power came back, to get it all done.

It is grand. She wishes she had more time. But, we love what we got & that is what matters.

We all had a grand Christmas. Hope you did too.

Vibrant, Handmade Valentine’s Day Card For I By My 15-Year Old Artist.

by Anura Guruge
on February 14, 2022


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The colors, details & vibrancy are just amazing. Hard to capture in a photo.


Up on the sloping ceiling behind me, in my office. We are running out of space.

Her talents & skills as an artist are astounding — & that is not just I being totally biased & unobjective. Judge for yourself. This card glows!

I wasn’t expecting anything, so it was doubly pleasing.

In this post I bragged about the handmade art she made for us last Christmas. I made you this quick slideshow. People want to buy her work. But, she will NOT sell & she will ONLY make them for immediate family! Sorry.