Halloween Fun-ness

We had a great time trick or treating this year with Optimus Prime and Cinderella-Turned-Black Cat.

(what can you do when you don't have a full-length mirror? Why stand on the sink, of course!)



Svea was Cinderella for school on Friday, but Saturday was a whole new day which requires a whole new look. Thank goodness for eyeliner pencil.

Our neighborhood was really quiet when we made our rounds. Who knew that it wasn't cool to go door to door at 5:30pm and that all the totally awesome kids starting rounding at 7:30pm? We'll know next year.

The best part was coming home after hitting about 5 houses because the Black Cat's nose was running from the cold and Optimus Prime was tired of holding his bag and watching the two of them get SO EXCITED about handing OUT the candy. I mean, they gave handfuls and handfuls away to each kid. Then they would giggle and giggle in anticipation of the next round of Tinkerbells and Michael Jacksons and Incredible Hulks.
It was so awesome to watch their glee in giving.
We did run out of candy and ended up handing out bags of goldfish crackers. Again, we'll know better next year.

"It's the Day of the Show, Y'all"

...for all you Parker Posey fans in "Waiting for Guffman"...

It's the day of the show!



It runs from tonight until December 23rd and should have some Christmas gift ideas...will let you know after I see it all tonight.

Pillow Talk

Turns out...that most people don't know what a tea cozy is. Most people have to Google it if you tell them that you are sewing tea cozies. Who knew?

Not me.

So I sewed some tea cozies for an exhibit and that was really exciting. This time, I sewed a few pillows.

Which was equally exciting.



I have never printed on fabric paper before, then quilted it into pillow form. Some images I printed were scanned in from solar plates made from photographs by other artists. Some images were scanned in from Henry and Svea's sketchbooks which was particularly endearing for me. They didn't seem to care. But that's okay.

The labyrinth was meditative and is supposed to be a path to follow with your finger as you hold the pillow. Running the angles through the machine was a different form of contemplative practice I hope to revisit.

The exhibit opens this Thursday at the Litebox Gallery at the Pepper Place. Eight of my pillows are there with silk screen prints, shredded paper paintings, felted scarves, pastel drawings, oil paintings, glasswares and photography.
It'll be awesome.

Come by if you are in the area!

Pumpkin Patch at The Farm

We have been in a blur of Fall Festivals and soccer games and trips to the pumpkin patch the past two weeks. Here are a few from Henry's class trip to the farm:



This kid can spend a half an hour in the toy aisle of Target. He was not taking his selection lightly.



This is Henry and Aryana on the hay ride. She quickly asked if she could use my camera...

...and the posing began with Gracia.

Here's a class picture after we learned about picking cotton (which was after eating lunch in a barn loft with pigs below which was after the hay ride and picking out our pumpkins. whew.)

Then we (they) got to play on the hay bales while we waited to learn about the animals in the petting part of the zoo.

I had just gone to the pumpkin patch with Svea's class and we just picked our pumpkin and ate lunch and went home. Henry's trip had so much learning involved.

Just ask me what you call a baby rabbit next time I see you.

I had to leave early so I missed the corn maze. Henry said it was awesome.

Henry and Svea have been getting candy all week wherever they turn so I hope Saturday still feels special...anyways, Happy safe Halloween everyone!

This Is My Desktop Picture

This is my niece Miriam and I can't stand it she is so cute.

We had a great, muddy, squeal-y, laugh-y, productive, bonding day up visiting our cousins a few weeks ago - more pictures to come - I just can't stand to not go on and post this picture.