Little magnets made by Kris Loya

Recently, while sorting through a box of things in the basement, I discovered these delightful little magnets that Kris made. I love how summery they all are, and you can see her love for watermelon in a couple of these. She literally shaped each and every one from sculpy clay, painted on them, then attached a little magnet on the backs of them. I can’t remember where or when she last tried to sell them, but I think it was at some awful blues festival in Arlington. There’s a part of me that gets sad that each and every piece of art she made didn’t sell, yet I’m grateful for the folks who did support and champion her work when she was alive. For a little while we tried doing the arts and crafts fairs, and while we met some success, it just took too much time and energy to make the effort worthwhile. Kris probably could’ve sold these pretty quickly online but usually she was on to the next project to even care. At this point, I don’t have it in me to sell or give away a single one of these, and I found a nice little place in the house to display all of them. 💕 🍍 🍉

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