Mom's Art

Mom’s Art and Crocheted Cactus duo

April 29, 2020 /
Mom is an artist as well, and in many ways. Everyone loves her sweet style of cartooning and the comical stuff she comes up with for greeting cards and other things to brighten people’s days. The newly acquired chickens inspire a lot of recent drawing and some laughs. Her creativity and high skill in crocheting comes through in this pair of flowering potted cacti – a columnar cactus and a ball cactus. She’s been doing this since before I was born and we all have a couple of things to wear that she handmade for us over the years, including some heirloom afghans and a hat/scarf combo I still use when it gets nippy outside here in Winter.

James V. Freeman is an established visual artist (oil painting) with a deep interest in natural history, plants and farming. He has had numerous solo shows, a solo museum show, an upcoming museum show and his work has been featured in many publications to date. He currently has a studio in Williston, Fl at the family farm and homestead, "Cactus Island", and as a farmer, specializes in growing columnar cacti of the Caribbean and Gulf countries as well as the aquatic Madegascar Lace Plant. James and his mom Sharon manage and develop the permaculture homestead.

5 Comments

  • Cathy Nagel

    May 5, 2020 at 6:42 pm

    Ok I’m giving a nod to Sharon for her whimsical renderings, and amazing crochet TALENT.
    It’s great that she can inspire with such happiness.

    I LOVE everything you’re doing with Cactus Island & kudos for changing up your environment.
    Miss your beautiful smile and laughter!

  • Laura

    May 7, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    Those are amazing! I ❤ Sharon’s knit cacti! Rowan wants to learn how to knit…wish you were closer!

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