Author: bigbertha

My interests include writing, photography, marketing and sales. The Big Bertha's Adventures blog gives me a creative outlet to occupy my time while (hopefully) inspiring and entertaining others.
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Dust the Outside of My House? I Don’t Even Dust the Inside!

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After years of handling pests myself (including an over-the-top garage pesticide incident), I finally decided to leave it to the experts. I quickly realized Home Run Pest & Termite Control are professionals that are in a league of their own.

With immediate results and zero effort on my part, I found peace of mind and learned that life is too short to live with freeloading bugs. Continue reading Dust the Outside of My House? I Don’t Even Dust the Inside!

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Behind the Scenes – Model Casting Call

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I started scouting dying department stores at the beginning of 2025. I realized with my first model, Miss Ethel Gladys Antoinette Dubois busy at her modeling gigs, I’d need more models.

Macy’s Department store in Fairview was closing. Tore and I had to make multiple trips because it takes time for the mannequins to be available for purchase. And when they were it was a frenzy of excitement (at least for me). Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Model Casting Call

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Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

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Title: Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture
Artist: Denise Holguin
Materials: Hole punched paper, wire

Artist Statement: Progress on this artwork felt like a drop in the ocean. Insurmountable. Over-whelming. Never-ending. But just as in life, every “dot” of effort counts toward the final goal. Continue reading Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

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A Place to Reflect

A Place to Reflect: Broken bowl in parking lot becomes art in Power of the Flower exhibition

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New artwork on display at the Lewisville Grand Theater!

Title:  A Place to Reflect
Medium:  Assemblage
Exhibition:  Power of the Flower

Exhibition Dates:  March 1 – March 29 Continue reading A Place to Reflect: Broken bowl in parking lot becomes art in Power of the Flower exhibition

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August Member Meeting

North Texas Giving Day – Visual Art League of Lewisville

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As many of you know, I’m a member of the Visual Art League of Lewisville. When I joined roughly 3 years ago I was a complete stranger yet I was quickly welcomed into the group. It took me decades to finally find “my people.”

Diane Wright, the President at the time, quickly recruited me to volunteer. Jerry McKay (JAM), the treasurer and part of the welcome wagon, explained the process of submitting art. This got me on the fast track to actively participate. Continue reading North Texas Giving Day – Visual Art League of Lewisville