Arlene Wright-Correll (1935- _), popular American award winning Artist, free lance writer, & avid gardener, at the age of 68, decided to pick up her paint brushes again after 54 years and paint, in mostly gouache watercolors and pastels, the flowers, herbs and fruits that grow at Home Farm Herbery in Munfordville, KY. She also writes about them, wine, and is the author of many "How To" articles. She is the creator and writer for "Who's Who in KY Arts and Crafts".

Though she paints in all mediums, she likes to use the Gouache paints, which are a heavy, opaque watercolor paint, sometimes called body color, producing a less wet-appearing and more strongly colored picture than ordinary watercolor. Occasionally, she will paint something from her world travels especially of Scotland, Ireland, or the Mediterranean. She is fond of those old memories. Her work can be seen at www.learn-america.com/stories/storyReader$158

Her original paintings are sold quite quickly and one can always try and pick up whatever current one she is working on. The amazing thing about this "young" artist is that as a mother of 5 & the grandmother of 5, she is also a cancer and stroke survivor who is able to strive forward each and everyday to welcome the beauty of this small planet. She is the resident artist and art teacher at Avalon Stained Glass School & Studio who also creates and teaches in fused glass.

My passion is ...

life

I know too much about ...

myself

My parents always told me ...

be seen but not heard. I don't think it took!

My childhood ambition ...

to leave home and see the world.

My favorite memory ...

My grandmother's kitchen

Why I write ...

To share 72 years experience in life.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

everything I can.

My first job ...

At the age of 9 I ran errands for a man with no arms or legs who sat and sold shoelaces under the WonderWheel in Coney Island.

My best moment ...

Each morning I wake up.

My inspiration ...

To learn something new every day.

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Gardening tips: How to start bedding plants

Using empty egg shells as a seed starting container is a frugal way to start your garden.

For a month or so prior to planting I break eggs close to the narrow top when I am cooking, wash them out and save them until I have 2 or 3 dozen empty egg shells saving the containers the eggs come in so I can set my egg shell back into them.

In mid-February I fill the empty egg shells with a mixture of vermiculite and organic potting soil to the top. Taking a pencil I poke a small hole into the dirt and deposit 2 or 3 seeds, cover them up and then ...

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