August 25, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Watercolors brought out after a long repose. He seems to have more patience with them now. I love how he gravitated towards my own favorite colors and put them in little swatches. I watch him walk to the fridge and touch the papers, “look at all my colors, i painted them” he says over and over.
Below, he received a homemade card from his Poppi with flaps over pictures to lift. He asked to make “doors” too, so we did, it was so fun! And hurrah, he got to use his favorite adhesive, tape! I drew monsters and spiders for him to hide under his scribbled doors, howling and cringing in fear for his little boy humor. Thought- speaking of little paper doors, I think my husband should design advent calenders, I couldn’t help but remember the beautiful ones from my childhood sent over from “grandparents’ in Switzerland ever year.
August 24, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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The world is a beautiful place, especially where people are very poor. Interesting.
By Steve McCurry, always good at what he does.
and more, beautiful Russians, and more beautiful Russians, old Russians. Both from wonderful TeenAngster
August 2, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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I can’t remember where I saw these abstract landscapes, but they’re awfully nice. The colors are extremely alive, I especially love how the darks have subtle variations of tone under all those bright strokes. Great paintings you have there Katherine Sandoz.
July 4, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Hurrah! my sewing machine is fixed after a year of guilty dust piles. Wide elastic, a second hand dainty floral sheet and voila, a summer tube top. The material is pulling out longings for a hunt and gather at the pound Goodwill, best place ever, a past frequent haunt of mine and Mollie’s when our children fit in slings.
More things on etsy that are sewn, things much prettier than my skills allow:
moth pillow
antique persian rug pillows (I want these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I hope they are still available when I have change to squander
briaded necklaces
kimono fabric
A party today, and a super fun pool party yesterday that I should have brought my camera too. Cheers to the fourth of July!
June 29, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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The honey bees, they were in my yard, down the street in a shining tower of white boxes, perching on my sugar bowl and humming throughout my childhood. . . Mollie is the champion of all lists, but I think I might just attempt one just for the sake of memory tallying.
the shallow tubs of honey butter my grandfather gifted all his children at Christmas
giant, giant amber jars crystalizing in the basement, purchased by my very thrifty father
a small house across from the grocery store in the middle of my hometown, a big stack of pastel hives perched on the roof
my grandmother’s kitchen, the smell that was left after she poured hot beeswax into ceramic molds in the shape of baskets and rabbits
this video, one of my top ten strange sesame street shorts, the gorgeous lady in the netted hat, she was my hero, the epitome of courage and grace as she smoked those bees to that weird weird music
June 22, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Top, little painting to be sold for this gulf oil disaster fundraiser, organized by Meighan from My Love For You (and several other blogs). I haven’t been able to bring myself to look at photos of the suffering animals. . . I’d rather just acknowledge and contribute than have those heart wrenching images burned in my head, I’m a wuss, the eye faucets turn on a little too easily for such things.
Frames, fabulous little frames, interesting frames, scored in one swoop for mere coins apiece at a thrift store. Its either feast or famine in the frame department in thrift stores it seems. . . They will be made into paintings for Indie Craft Parade, which, I might add is going to be awesome. . . this weekend I’m part of the jury (gulp) sorting through over two hundred applicants. Which is good for a first time art fair.
June 16, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Fellow artist ( a very good one I might add) and friend Kevin Isgett posted a link on facebook a few days ago to Julian Hatton’s work. The colors are so vibrant and unexpected. I’m really amazed by his prolific portfolio and the consistency yet variety in composition. Would love to see them in person.
June 9, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Pretty birds in a Collection a Day. . .
Above, moths in fancy frames. . .I really like how the bottom one is turning out I think. . . they still will get some more additions.
Below, more from Marshall, a large white roll of paper from a friend, spread on the floor with old watercolors and pastels. Pretty swirls and dirty, dirty little hands.
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