some photos from this weekend's Open Space

Not the greatest pics but you get the idea. It was really fun. Lots of traffic. Justin sold a beautiful side table. I would definitely do it again next year.






The dark spot is, however, that J and his band have now lost the space. It's a big room that his band, I'm better now, uses. We showed our art in the front unused room that J had spent many hours cleaning. Apparently the management was unhappy that we tore up some broken floor tile that may have contained asbestos. It was a misunderstanding but they were also looking to get rid of the band because they could probably get more money for the space. I'm pretty sad about it as is Josh. But, those demons will still not win and we'll just find a better space

without asbestos. Thank you J for all your hard work and support. I would not have done any of this without you and your strength.

dark times

Beach

another wedding

Cappy invited me to assist her with another wedding. The hampton's this time. Really lovely except for poor Granny with may have broken her hop on the dance floor!






Obviously no pictures of the actual wedding . I'm not so comfortable taking pictures of people. I leave that to the experts.

Did I mention that I'm participating in Beacon Open Studios this weekend?Did I also mention that I have 5 days to create some art and get the studio in order( although J has been busting his ass for me getting it cleaned and painted. I have a very good man by my side). So why I am I here on the computer instead of on the sewing machine working some magic? Well , J would say this is art too and it counts. But the truth of it is, that I'm a bit nervous about calling myself an artist so I'm intentionally self-sabotaging myself by doing this instead of making art for the show. There. I've said it. I'm going to make some art now. Wish me luck.

more animal totems

Forgive my recent posts but I've been aware of animals in my life lately. Both yesterday and today bees have been unusually attracted to me and it's not because of bright colors I'm wearing or sweet scents( believe, my sweaty stink these days is to be avoided!). So I found this to make some sense of the new transformations taking place inside of me. If nothing else it's fun to think about. But honestly I do think there's something to all of this

BEE

The Bee is a symbol of being happy in ones work. The arrival of the bee in your life is a signal to evaluate how organized, industrious and productive you are in your life. Fundamentally the message is that through your work you will grow wisdom; your connection to the community will flourish, and your surroundings will be a fertile abundance. Sometimes we can take on unhealthy obsessive or defensive natures in our work, becoming too serious, addictive or demanding of ourselves or others. The bee reminds us that to our enjoy work is to experience a joyful life.

Here are some birthday flowers my bee friends might like.

in honor of transformation

As some of you might have guessed it hasn't been an easy summer. When Elvis died I went back to some old habits of retreating. It's not easy to feel everything you're feeling when it happens especially if you're not used to feeling everything. Today is my birthday. August is always a hard month for me and as much as I know it's coming the arrival of the end of summer, another year older, beginning of fall is always rough. I gave myself the gift of a day in the city yesterday in the hopes of finding inspiration. Of course all the galleries were closed and so I was left with," well what do I do know?". I spent 2 hours in the Strand bookstore which was perfect. Old loves come back to remind me of what I'd forgotten( Milton Avery!) And then a dinner with a great friend who after conquering his fears embraced the fact that his life would be infinitely better and forever changed by spending it with the woman he loves. (congratulations you guys!)

This morning we spotted a coyote out our window which we've never seen.

"The Coyote is a clown in the natural world, and in many Native American tribes view the symbolism of the Coyote as that of trickster, shape-shifter, and transformer.

Also, in the same myth, the Coyote brought with it seeds of life so as to sew new growth upon the new world. This legend depicts the Coyote as a bringer of life and a new birth symbol"

So here's to new beginnings!