{"id":12516,"date":"2016-07-15T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=12516"},"modified":"2016-07-15T10:56:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:56:14","slug":"charming-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/charming-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Charming Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12519\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/charming-collection\/dkassell-creatures-blog-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?fit=900%2C1166&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1166\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467920951&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DKassell creatures BLOG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?fit=430%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12519\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1-347x450.jpg?resize=347%2C450\" alt=\"DKassell creatures BLOG\" width=\"347\" height=\"450\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?resize=347%2C450&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?resize=154%2C200&amp;ssl=1 154w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?resize=430%2C557&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DKassell-creatures-BLOG-1.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a>A little view of the charming world of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doreenkassel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doreen Kassel<\/a>\u00a0who delighted us with her little characters while in the south of France. She set them up on this great wall on the back porch of the place we stayed at. Her child-like joy in creating her critters and other objects is so evident in the expressions of these pieces. She adorns them with such cheerful colors and fun details.<\/p>\n<p>I wish I could write more, but I am packing to catch a train so I must be brief. I will go through my images from EuroSynergy on the train and choose some to share with you in the blog next week and in the newsletter that we&#8217;ll get out to you this weekend. For now, au reviour!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"likethisblog\">Like this blog? 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