We're officially back! We got in very, very late last night from Michigan and I'm still a bit wobbly from jet lag, gluttonous eating, etc., but K was a champion traveler and we had a thoroughly marvelous vacation, so no complaints here. With spotty wi-fi at the lake, and due to constant activities (swimming! canoeing! hiking up a sand dune! bbq on a beach!), I wasn't able to get online much but I'm catching up and enjoying reading all the comments. Thank you for all the lovely ... Read more
Happy Friday + Art Show Wrap-Up
Happy Friday, everyone! What a good week it's been. I taught ceramics to kindergartners yesterday, and they are the best. I love how there's no inhibition to ask for help, how they are all naturally brilliant artists. I say, "make an animal" or "create a story with just symbols and images" and there is no shortage of inspiration and they dive in with gusto. Not an iota of hesitation. So great. I have much to learn from these five-year-olds. My art show is wrapping up next week! I made ... Read more
Happy Friday + Bouquets for you
Happy Friday! I know they're silly, but I like writing haikus so they will be my little Friday ritual...you know how I cherish routines. I saw the white anemones at the grocery store (!) and they were so pretty I couldn't resist. These black-centered anemones are apparently popular wedding flowers, and I can see why. I am a big fan of chic and minimal. I noticed that I had an unwitting theme of multiple versions going on this week: two tunics and half-leggings, a cupcake-off, different ... Read more
Scratch Off Paint – Part Deux
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you are celebrating this day of amor with plenty of chocolate and all manners of sweetness. I am nothing if not persistent, and I finally got the scratch off paint to work (see here for the first attempt gone wrong). They are so so fun. I followed this tutorial again, but the key was to use metallic acrylic paint and very little dish detergent. I added just a couple of drops, three layers of silver acrylic on top of clear packing tape adhered to parchment ... Read more
Three Ps for K
I realize that I'm milking this Valentine's theme for all it's worth, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm as sappy as they come. I recently found myself sobbing at the end of the movie Brave and I think K may have been embarrassed of me... So, I had made a fleeting mention of making a tipi for K back in the, oh, pre-Christmas historic era. And then time got away from me as it so often does, and I sneakily declared that I would make it for Valentine's. I have now punted it for her birthday ... Read more