Saturday, October 11, 2008
After a long and strenuous trip to Florida and back, I find myself happy to be back in the studio just as busy as I was before I left. A couple of hours on Caladesi Island soothed my rough edges and I am back to feeling I can balance work, renovations, play, and rest. I [...]
Friday, September 26, 2008
Today is the first day of the Eureka Springs Artists Studio Tour and I am celebrating. It has been a year since I finished the studio and had my first event. Back then the place was spotless. When Ike blew through town almost 2 weeks ago, I was up painting the Savor commission. The studio [...]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I finished my contribution for the 6th Annual 5 x 5 Exhibition at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. The title, “toying with momentum” begins on the left side and boldly continues on the right side. The hand extends around the canvas. I’ll have alternate views of this chunky little painting as the show approaches. [...]
Friday, September 5, 2008
Clear Spring School is full of wiggly life forms! I had the pleasure of working with some of them this week when the first through sixth graders at Clear Spring School came together in Miss Jenny’s room for a hands-on lesson on color mixing. My friend, Helen, who made the awesome slide [...]
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Yesterday was my godson’s twelfth birthday and he invited a few friends to go to the really cool water slide outside Roaring River State Park. We all met at his house where his mom had prepared rice and beans, and yes, I got her famous salsa I was hoping for. After everyone had enjoyed [...]
The salsa contents at the Farmer’s Market was fun and salsa is my idea of what breakfast should be! My godson’s mom, Dolores, makes what I consider to be the most delicious salsa in town. This year she experimented with roasting the veggies and took third place in the the competition. Last year she [...]
I finally got the boat in the water! I had spent some time looking at videos and reading about sculling. Martin had reworked the seat rigging and created a new and very cool seat that looks like an owl. He also made a superb foot board which I will have to post photos of because [...]
Wow! What a little epoxy, a quart of varnish, and a lot of loving care can accomplish! Once the inside of the boat was sanded and cleaned out, I ran off and left the boat in Martin’s garage. He says that if I leave it there he will continue to find things to do to [...]
It is fantastic to have this room completed! It has turned into the music room and the dining room and lots of fun has been happening in there. The colors are super bright and this yellow is terrific to watch change throughout the day. The vinyl floor turned out pretty good, if I do say [...]
About a week ago, Sydney turned 16. Robin and I were among the first to wish her a very happy birthday. Robin made her a cake and placed a call to to wish her a happy birthday at the stroke of 12, just to throw her off. Then we drove over and surprised her with [...]
Shortly after buying and moving into this house which has had many tenants over the years, we heard that the big block of concrete hidden in the midst of a row of built in cabinets was the place where the original owner had buried his wife. Seemed as good an explanation as any, and for [...]
Last Tuesday we celebrated at Jerri and Kevin’s place. It was the week of birthdays. Three of the four people pictured here were about to or had just had a birthday and several other friends that week did too. It was a really nice way to celebrate-lots of nice folks, wonderful live music, good [...]
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