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The 2013 HGTV Dream Home located on Kiawah Island, SC

Hey, it’s fun to dream… and this home is a beauty… check out their website for some great photos!

AND if you’re fortunate enough to make it to the dream home tour… look for Christina Hewso n’s dog portraits… They are amazing! They add such character and interest! You may remember reading about her on one of my past posts…

Ahhhh, love this!

As well as local Beaufort artist, Cassandra Gillens who was also in a past post!

Beginning February 14, 2013 the HGTV Dream Home will be open to the public… here are some details from the HGTV blog website…

Dying to step inside HGTV Dream Home 2013 for an up-close-and-personal tour? Now’s your chance! Public tours of our Kiawah Island vacation home begin in mid February. Tickets are $20 per person; proceeds will benefit Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that provides a nationally acclaimed dropout prevention program that empowers and inspires students.

Tour Dates:
Thursday, February 14 through Monday, February 18
Friday, February 22 through Sunday, February 24
Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3
Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10

Tour Times:
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last tour starts at 4 p.m.)
Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. (last tour starts at 4 p.m.)

To order tickets and learn more about HGTV Dream Home 2013 public tours, visit hgtvdreamhometours.org.

Mary is a contributor to HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog.

Images of Christina Hewson’s pet portraits via HGTV.com

Catch you back here tomorrow!

A Good Day To Let Go by Cassandra Gillens

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What wonderful style Cassandra Gillens has. She’s been featured in Southern Living magazine. Her paintings are in the 2013 HGTV Dream Home on Kiawah Island… she has made quite a name for herself! Fabulous southern style!

Let me say… thanks mom! For mentioning this artist… good work, keep it up! That’s right, I have help. Do you really think I can come up with all these fabulous artists on my own? Fred is a big help, and now with my moms help I can say “I have people”, ha ha…

Here’s a blip about Cassandra from her website:

Cassandra Gillens is a self-taught artist, residing in the Low Country of South Carolina, an area she cherishes. Born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts, her earliest memories are drawing with colored chalks on the sidewalks of Roxbury; Massachusetts. The memories remain a part of her when she began to paint images depicting her early childhood years in South Carolina. Upon her return, she was moved to paint her visions of the Low Country’s comforting southern culture.

Cassandra is closely connected with the people and culture in this beautiful and historic land; her paintings depict some of her fondest memories as a child, and also of good old southern living and images of various life styles found on the Sea Islands. Her paintings show that love with vivid saturated color and simplification of forms keeping her true to style of fauvism.

Catch you back here tomorrow!