Lake Landscape – Mini Wall Art

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“How the Waters closed above Him

We shall never know —

How He stretched His Anguish to us

That — is covered too —

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Spreads the Pond Her Base of Lilies Bold

above the Boy

Whose unclaimed Hat and Jacket

Sum the History” —

Emily Dickinson

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Tiny landscapes can be added to a gallery wall or stand alone in a special nook. Small art pieces from Poetic Pastries are easily at home on counters and dressers. Perfect punch without being overpowering!

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Azure Blue Oil Landscape – Mini Print – This replica of original oil work from the studio is a miniature lithograph/reproduction scaled from our original canvas. This is not a vectored work and the pooling of oil paints are quite visible. Please enlarge to see texture and movement. The goal was to allow the same joy derived from a larger canvas to also be found in smaller reproductions at a fraction of the cost. Tiny landscapes can be added to a gallery wall or stand alone in a special nook. Small art pieces from Poetic Pastries are easily at home on counters and dressers. Perfect punch without being overpowering! Poetic Pastries Wall Art provides unique memorable art, illustrations and collages; allowing your gift/purchase to become a treasure. NOTE* Most of our artwork can be transferred from product to product; utilizing the Zazzle customization tools, however due to the finite nature of this work your options will be limited.

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Your walls are a reflection of your personality. So let them speak with your favorite quotes, art, or designs printed on our posters! Choose from up to 5 unique paper types and several sizes to create art that’s a perfect representation of you.

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Portrait Art – Windows to the Soul

Studio art left us with thoughts meandering to the poem from John Milton,

‘How Soon Hath Time’.

How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stol’n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom shew’th … Shout out to Bailey G for being SWEET & to Winsor & Newton papers.*

We hope you love this little fellow as much as we do!
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One of Us – Wall Art

Poetic Pastries whimsical illustration artwork prints and posters – watercolors, sketches, oil, digital, your choice! Wall art helps those blank partitions evolve into a personable existence. Prints from rising and established artists hail from Poetic Pastries and  the Creative Alliance.

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What Information Needs To Be On Your Wedding Invitation

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Wedding Invitations are the harbingers of joyous and vital information. Let’s review the various parts of an invitation; these basic wording principles will assure your guests have all the information for your big day!

  •  The Host(s) of the Event

The prominent, first line of nuptial greetings, was normally devoted to the host(s) of the wedding. Customarily, the lady of the hour’s folks are the hosts of the wedding and are named at the highest point of the announcement (recognized as a formal or traditional undertaking). Nowadays, notwithstanding, an ever increasing number of couples are either paying for the actual wedding (for this situation, you can exclude the host line altogether) or accepting monetary commitments from guardians on the two sides; for this situation, you can list every one of guardians’ names or settle on something easier like, “Along with their folks” or “Along with their families.”

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  • Solicitation Area

There are numerous approaches to request the joy of your visitors’ appearance. The word “cordially” is seen as formal while “you are invited”  denotes a more casual event.

  • Couple’s Area

When posting the names of the couple, the lady’s name regularly goes before the groom’s. Normally, the lady’s first and maiden names are utilized while the husband to be uses first and last names.

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  • Information Area

Be precise and clear; keep the basic date, time and address in view.

  • After Wedding Events

Often referred to as a reception – this information should be placed on your invitation – often the backside of invitations have this information along with other select insights such as dress code; menu etc. As weddings become more complex, information such reception and menus are at times being sent separately. Either way, assure that you are relaying all relevant insight to your guests.

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Great Places Where Muse Has Danced The Waltz:

Home Furnishings, East Valley ChoraleSpoonflower, Demand Studios, Paperless Post, Mozilla, CowCow, Pier1, Country Door, Cafe Press, Hardmans, Uncommon Goods, Monet/Claiborne, Valley Express, Shutterstock, Iemporium, Neiman Marcus, White Iris Designs, MerckiStock, ArtFire, Zazzle, AMAEtsy, Vat19, CoverJunctionSerengeti, Markwood/Weimer, 4Vector, What On Earth, Nintendo, Ashton Woods, ThemeForest,  FXCoversNsuchAnimal Crossing, iMBC, Night-Helper, RagTags, TVKing Free Quotes and More, PhotoDune, Colourbox, LoveChequeCharge,   Windy Ridge Estates, AboutEducation, Funimation, WikiHow, TrendyPaperCovers, Creative Market, JotForm, iphone6wallpapers, VanMeterInc.  Bromance Heaven’s Garden Pixabay,  Giphy,  Panda and Hedgehog,

Released Paperback Books as The Muse:

Released Audio Books as The Muse:

Released Kindle Books as The Muse:

Released iTunes Books as The Muse:

Released Songs as The Muse:

Released Ringtones:

Released Videos as The Muse:

Articles of Design as The Muse:

  • “Savvy Seven” (Masterful Spaces Corp. Clients’ Design Packets) pro bono publico
  • “Seeing Green” (Rhodec Perspective) pro bono publico
  • “Historical Interior Design Synopsis Study” (Columbia) pro bono publico
  • “My Design Doc Advice Column” (News~Tribune AP Subscriber) pro bono publico
  • “Storage Secrets For Santa” (News~Tribune AP Subscriber) pro bono publico
  • “Designing for Two” (News~Tribune AP Subscriber) pro bono publico
  • “Rainbow of Color” (News~Tribune AP Subscriber) pro bono publico
  • “The Color Saga Continues” (News~Tribune AP Subscriber) pro bono publico
  • “Ergonomics, A Muse’s Perspective” (online magazine 8-9) pro bono publico
  • “Home Decor Haven” (online magazine pg 14) pro bono publico

Random Samples of Technical Manuals:

  • “Reviewing the Writing of Others” (USPDOD)
  • “Effective Written Communication” (USPDOD)
  • “Writing for Technical Attributes” (USPDOD)
  • “Staffing and Research Studies” (USPDOD)
  • “GTE Residency Program” (GTE SYS CORP)
  • “Accounting Foundations” (Century 21 Accounting)
  • “Foundations of Recruitment” (NV~THS)
  • “Historical Records” (USPDOD)
  • “Methods of Instruction” (USPDOD)
  • “Laboratory Mathematics” (USPDOD)
  • “Law of War” (USPDOD)
  • “Feature Writing and Editorials” (USPDOD)
  • “Foundation Journalism” (USPDOD)
  • “Community Public Affairs” (USPDOD)
  • “Electrical Mathematics” (USPDOD)
  • “Digital Security” (USPDOD)
  • “Software Concepts” (USPDOD)
  • “Cartography~Series” (USPDOD)
  • “AC Theory Sine Waves” (USPDOD)
  • “Remote Terminal Access Security” (USPDOD)
  • “Search and Recovery Foundational Aspects” (USPDOD)
  • “T~O Threat/Response” (USPDOD)

Random Samples of Art and Web Application Pro Bono Publico:

Personal Notes:
I Am A
* Voracious Collector
* Spontaneous Traveler
* Vintage Fanatic
* Spirited Soothsayer
* Fanciful Ponder(er)
* Soulful Quill
* Loyal Friend
* Devoted Heart

Business Notes:
I Am A(n)

* Product Developer and Design Stylist
* Professional Lyricist
* Greeting/Inspirational/Humorous & Holiday Card Writer
* Prose/Vows/Taglines & Jingles Composer
* Author Enigmatic Evolution, Prose of Heart and Soul
* Author Anthesis, A Capella of Love Sonnets
* Author The Little Sprout, A Tender Children’s Tale
* Director and Writer of Autumn Wind King Video
* Producer, Director and Writer of Orion’s Belt Video
* A variety of work doing this and that under various non de plumes
* Creator of over 10k internet free/shareware graphics

What I Am Not:
* Humorless
* Fickle
* Unfaithful
* Haughty
* Insensitive
* Spiritless
* Purfect

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Homage to the Maiden ~ Dunne ~ Dunn ~ O’ Duinn

Family Lineage: I want to pay homage to my family from another time…to my maternal grandmother’s lineage from Mathenay France…a quaint country village nestled in the eastern region, whose ancestors served in knighthood, whose female ancestors fought along side in battle, to those brave young women that were shipped to ‘New France” ~ to my grandfather whose line reaches to Charles the Hammer, a great military leader and grandfather of Charlemagne ~

to my paternal line of Ó Duinn of Ireland, whose family war cry and motto “mullach abú” (people of the hill forever), resonates in my soul  and whose line holds tether to Gillananaomh Ó Duinn, historian and poet ~ my paternal grandmother whose lines follow Niall, the Daohertys, Dohertys (sept/clan) are one of Europe’s longest descent lines ~ for the Buckners of Prussia who helped forge an empire ~

to a “laughing maiden’, Eahawea, an American Indian of the Sioux tribe that gave herself to a Scottish frontiersman, named Ian, during the years of Col Custer ~ to tender hearts that left their native land to forge this country ~ to souls who fought and loved, in good times and in bad  ~ to those of my husband’s line, from England, Germany and Holland, cartographers, farmers, frontiersmen, military soldiers / sailors and explorers ~

In honor of each and every ‘memory’ that was scratched upon a rock, drawn in the sand, etched in stone, quilled upon parchment, or penned by hand…to all, I offer poetic sweetness in your wake ~ (muse)

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Surname ~ Van Meter ~ Van Meteren ~ Van Metre

 

The first mention of a Van Meteren, (also called Van Meteren or Van Meter or Van Metre) we can trace is in a deed dated September 1253. “Meeteren”, is a village in the Tielerwaard and the village of Meteren is still shown on the current maps of Holland.

One of the branches of the family lived in the “Huise Van Meteren” in Geldermalsen.There is but little available concerning the residences of the Van Meterens in Holland; one sketch, however, has been obtained which refers to the “Huise Van Meteren” situate in the Heerlykleid Metere, in Geldermelsen. It was reported to be a stately structure. The home, for many years and generations, of one the branches of the Van Metre family, and subsequently of others. This mansion stood in a beautiful park of magnificent trees, some of which were of great height and dimensions. The house was rebuilt in 1768-9, but it has at last served its day; it was sold in December, 1906, and, has since been torn down.

Coat-of-Arms: Our family’s coat of arms the Van Meteren is divided into four equal parts. Two quarters diagonal of each other with horizontal stripes of red and yellow. On the yellow stripes we find eight martlets (or swallows), three on the top stripe, two in the middle and three at the bottom stripe. The two other quarters are azure with in the centre a red fleur de lis (the royal emblem of France). The title here, “jr.,” is synonymous with Jonkvrouw, young woman, feminine, and Jonkheer, young man, masculine. “Ridderschap” and “Ridderedd” signifies either Nobility or Knighthood. As both men and women of this line fought valiantly for France and Christendom. The coat of arms of the village Meteren is azure with in the center a golden fleur de lis. The coat of arms of the village Cuijk has horizontal stripes of red and yellow. On the yellow stripes we find eight martlets, three on the top stripe, two in the middle and three at the bottom stripe. The coat of arms of the van Meteren/van Meeteren/Van Metre/Van Matre family is composed out of the coat of arms of the village of Meteren and of the village Cuijk, representing the ties of the two families and villages dated in the 1300-1400’s.

The branch of the VanMeteren family with whom we are direct descendants, came to America in 1662, as revealed in the papers of the ship “Vos” (Fox), arriving at New Amsterdam. The Van Meterens were of Holland/Dutch lineage, and a new spelling of the name came upon them as they reached New Amsterdam and subsequently moved into New Jersey, VanMeter is first seen. In the third generation of the family was John VanMeter, who commanded a trading expedition into the wilds of Virginia and four of his sons subsequently settled in the mountain districts of old Virginia (WV).

The VanMeters had previously secured their conditional grants by orders of the governor and council, dated June 17, 1730. The John VanMeter grant, located in the VA (WV) valley, enjoined the settlement of ten families. Broadly interpreted, the territory was a vast tract of uncharted wilderness–exceeding 40,000 acres.

John’s son Isaac VanMeter with his wife and four children settled at historic Fort Pleasant in what is now Hardy County, West Virginia, in 1744. Isaac Van Meter, brother of Jacob, was killed and scalped by the Indians near his fort in 1757. One of his sons was Colonel Garret Van Meter who was born in New York in February 1732, and was a boy of twelve when the family located at Fort Pleasant. In 1756 he married Mrs. Ann Markee Sibley, and after the death of his father, inherited Mount Pleasant and a large tract of surrounding land. This land grant was issued by Lord Fairfax, from King George in 1761. (This original land grant document is currently in the Muse’s family’s possession today). He was a colonel of a regiment of militia in General Washington’s army in the Revolution. After the war he and his wife lived at old Fort Pleasant, where they stayed until death.

Only two of their sons grew to mature years, Isaac, born in 1757 and Jacob, born May 18, 1764. These brothers married sisters, Bettie and Tabitha Inskeep, whose mother was Hannah McCulock (McCulloch), a daughter of the most famous Indian fighter and scout of his day. Jacob Van Meter, the younger son of Colonel Garrett Van Meter, inherited the Fort Pleasant homestead, where he and his wife, Tabitha, spent their lives. He was colonel of a regiment in the second war with Great Britain in 1812. He became a flour miller in the South Branch Valley and for many years was a partner of Chief Justice Marshall in the breeding of thoroughbred horses.

Utilizing the land of heritage, family owned for 287 years (as of 2017); the direct descendants of the original VanMeters/VanMetres/VanMeterens/VanMeeterens of today are still residing and working in Hardy County WV. The Muse’s family calls the land Windy Ridge Farm and the cottage home has been named The Painted Nest. The farm houses a state of the art poultry operation,  pasture and crop land, as well as acres of undisturbed woodland.

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Pondering Pansies ~ What’s in a Name?

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My name is derived from my Nanny (grandmother) who, (the story goes) on Easter Sunday, was born dead. It is told that her father, my great-grandfather, had a little bouquet of ‘pansy’ flowers in his hands he had picked from the garden, expecting this day to be joyous. Upon hearing this grievous news, he sullenly laid the tiny bouquet atop his daughter’s tiny chest. The moment the flowers touched her…she gasped for air and began to wail.  She was promptly named ‘Pansy’ (to think/to ponder).  Along with that mantle, my father added “Lee”. This name, means shelter in the storm. ‘Pansylee’ ~ (muse)

‘Pansies’, as a flower are quite remarkable. Did you know the entirety of the flower is edible? It is true, sepals and all (stem to stern). Bakers, candy makers and chefs are quite fond of using ‘pansies’, which offer a culinary paradox: being both muted and minty in flavor.The petulant language of flowers is remarkably traditional in nature rather than scientific. The wives’ tales, the historical and religious overtones of flowers abound in every society and culture. Here are few;

Victorians ~ A honeyflower and a ‘pansy’ left by a lover for his beloved means “I am thinking of our forbidden love”, (I shall discreetly note here that the honeyflower is a erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia, whose flowers produce copious amounts of nectar. This plant was grown in hothouses/conservatories/arboretums in the Victorian age with…vigor)

The name “pansy” is derived from the French word pensée, “thought”, and was imported into Late Middle English as a name of Viola in the mid-15th century, as the flower was regarded as a symbol of remembrance. The name “love in idleness” was meant to imply the image of a lover who has little or no other employment than to think of her beloved.

The name “heart’s-ease” came from St. Euphrasia, whose name in Greek signifies cheerfulness of mind. The woman, who refused marriage and took the veil, was considered a pattern of humility, hence the name “humble violet”.McGlashan, James. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal. Vol. 42. July to December 1853: 286.

Writer James Shirley Hibberd wrote that the French custom of giving a bride a bouquet of ‘pansies’ (ponderings/thoughts) and marigolds (cares) symbolized the woes of domestic life rather than marital bliss, in 1858. I disagree. I believe the flower combination was meant to signify the endurance of matrimonial bliss, by ushering in a unified gentle thought or gentle caring of the bride to groom and vice versa. For shame on Mr Hibberd for being so pessimistic ~ (I also want to note that this bouquet combination is also ‘edible’…and dates back to 15th century. Perhaps something very important in early centuries, where sustenance was difficult to obtain).

The French and English were not the only ones to acknowledge the beauty and power of the ‘pansy’.  An old German fable spins the yarn of how the ‘pansy’ lost its aromatic perfume. The story advises us that once upon a time, ‘pansies’ were indeed very fragrant. Abundantly growing wild in fields and forests, they permeated the countryside with sweetness. Such was the desire to obtain the botanical cologne, the German people would trample the tender green grass in eagerness to pick pansies. Overtime, the grass turned brown and could not withstand the barrage. In turn, the cows of Germany began to starve. The ‘pansies’ in their soft repose and gentle thought, prayed to the heavens, to take away their sweet perfume. The powers granted this prayer. And the people of the land, no longer lured to the velvet potpourri, made no vast treks wherein the grass was trampled to oblivion. This selfless act allowed the cattle to once more find the tender green shoots, to grow fat and keep the Germanic peoples alive and blessed bountifully.

Even the American pioneers did not escape the rituals of flower usage. A handful of ‘pansies’ taken indoors at early spring was believed to have ensured the farm’s prosperity.  Could it be that known for their tenacity to endure frost and snows, the ‘pansies’ gave these struggling frontiersmen hope of the new spring? We can only guess. It has also been recorded that American settler children, as well as American Indian youngsters, saw faces within the flowers and constructed tiny bands of ‘pansy’ dolls (precursors to GI Joe and Barbie), old sketches show these primitive toys, formed with leaves, twigs and vines. Seeking to create beauty for themselves (as well as their male companions) the ingenuity of the femme sex in this new land, utilized the blessed bounty of their surroundings. Nature became their shopping plaza. Adornments of flowers, pine cones, shells and more are recorded as early Americana patisserie. ‘Pansies’ were pinned, poked, sewn to almost every facet of adult feminine clothing (these floral trims could last several days ~ more than long enough, I would suspect for any frontierswoman of the time…)

In literature, the ‘pansy’ has played starring roles. William Shakespeare’s work,  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, offers the juice of the heart’s ease (the old Britannia term for ‘pansy’) as a love potion. “on sleeping eyelids laid, will make a man or woman madly dote upon the next live creature that it sees.” Shakespeare continued to add ‘pansies’ into his creations. The tale of Hamlet has Ophelia distributing ‘pansies’ ~ “There’s pansies, that’s for thoughts” (writers and poets seem to be drawn to the pondering face of the velvet botanical maiden….).

Many poets through the years, have placed the diminutive flower within their lines;  Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 -13 January 1599 author of The Faerie Queene),  Michael Drayton (c. 1563 – December 23, 1631),  Ben Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637), William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850 famous for launching the ‘Romantic Age’ of poetic literature), Bernard Barton (c. 1784 – 1849 The Quaker Poet),  William Wakefield (c. 1801 – 19 September 1848), and  J. J. Grandville (1803-1847 Pensée from Fleurs Animées).

The epic qualities of the botanical ‘pansy’ have and continue to be intertwined with its deeper meaning. This ponderous nature entices not only poets. It was Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist, who left us contemplating his unfinished creation, aptly named “Pansie, a Fragment”(1864) whose story has a character of kindness and thoughtfulness, a young child…aptly named.

No topic of the word ‘pansy’ would be complete without paying tribute to the renown authoress Margaret Mitchell. She originally chose the name ‘Pansy’ O’Hara as the name for her Gone with the Wind heroine, but, historical documents show she was prompted by her publicist to make changes. He also urged her to seek another name for the homestead of her heroine. Ms Mitchell succumbed to both requests. The plantation’s name, was originally called ‘Fontenoy’ (it should be noted both ‘Pansy’ O’Hara and ‘Fontenoy’ have ties to French and Irish terminology). It has long been my personal opinion, that Ms Mitchell saw her heroine as a thinker, a planner, a ponderer, (and who today can deny that ‘Scarlett O’Hara was indeed that?) thus, the name ‘Pansy’ seemed quite appropriate. Of course, O’Hara is quintessentially Irish.  This French application of the name ‘Pansy’ also falls in line with the use of the name ‘Fontenoy’ for the plantation. Fontenoy is the location of the epic battle where the French, aided by Irish foot soldiers, defeated the British regiments in 1745.  Deciding upon ‘Tara’ as the final name for the plantation, directly refers to a village in eastern Ireland, northwest of Dublin. Tara was the seat of Irish kings from ancient times until the sixth century. Quite appropriate for the spectacular O’Hara home of the epic novel.

This woven fabric of Irish and French lineage names, continued, even though Ms Mitchell made changes.  I can picture the publicist reading her work and lamenting that this strong willed, shrewd, and powerful heroine was being called ‘Pansy’…his mind, I daresay conjured up rows of flowery, velveteen faces, buttery soft and  erroneously weak. For him this character was not pensive, or thoughtful. He must have seen her only as fire and brimstone, a true stereo-typical Irish lass, who could only be named for the red sparks she threw about… ‘Scarlett’, (old French origin meaning “red”). It is important to remember that ‘Scarlett’ and ‘Pansy’ are the same. They represent, in name, the characteristics of one individual. I am her, she is me, we are one … the Muse and I. She is a paradox – she is all and she is null. She is that part of me that exists to create and explore. Her artistic and literary entreats whisper to me; pondering pansies among the stars.

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