Wes & Rachelle Siegrist

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can't believe this is February!
Rachelle with our neighbors, David and Amy, during a hike on Chestnut Tops Trail		 Smile Ladies!
Rachelle with our dear friend and fellow artist, Trica Wilhoit.
News:
* Look for us to be featured this month in the Spring Issue of InformArt Magazine. We'll be highlighted with our miniatures alongside two of our laughing buddies, Melanie Fain & Linda Rossin.
* We've added the Nature's Palette/ Hummingbird Festival Show to our schedule. We plan on having a wonderful time in Tucson, Arizona.
If only we were with him on one of the grand adventures
We're now totally cool with our nephew, Will, now that he has a photo of us with Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin (Thanks Jeff for indulging us!) We personally love Jeff's shows and watch them over and over again.		 You must see them in person!
Wes outside the Gibbes Museum in Charleston, SC.
Are we hiking or talking?
(L to R) Tricia, Wilhoit, Mary Newman, Amy Wietlisbach and Rachelle starting a four mile hike on the Foothills Parkway in Townsend.		 Can't believe this is right over the hill from our house.
Wes on the Chestnut Tops Trail with views of the Smokies. The trail winds along the ridgeline with views both into the National Park and Townsend/ Tuckaleechee Cove.
Interesting Updates:
* Wes just recently built the Miniature Artists of America's website: www.miniatureartistsofamerica.org
* Wow! We found the time while in Charleston to visit the Gibbes Museum of Art and their historic miniature portrait collection. Wish the lighting had been better and that we had been able to examine them closer.
Our Adventures:
* We've been on a couple of hikes lately on the Foothills Parkway north of Townsend and also on the Schoolhouse Gap & Chestnut Top trail south of town.
* We're still walking and biking almost daily as the weather allows.
Ready for the start of another good show
Rachelle is all dressed up and ready for the big reception to start in Charleston. SEWE has wonderful chocolates!		 Do I look like I know what I'm doing?
Rachelle poses with her new "larger" dulcimer. Visitors to our home and studio can't leave until they hear a concert.
Critter Encounters:
* Yard Bird List: 83 species. Our resident rabbit recently devoured most of our english ivy and is currently sculpting the front holly bushes according to her taste.
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