Site up and running

Posted on October 17, 2008 at 11:52 am in

Well, it took long enough. But we finally have a blog site up and running. I changed the main domain to redirect over to the blog page and we should be set to go.

Of course, cajoling each other into producing content on a regular basis is the task at hand now.

Taking a leap

Posted on October 16, 2008 at 8:59 am in

I met many interesting people during our days at the California building and the St. Paul Art Crawl. I learned a lot about the daily experience of being a working artist. I hope someday to be one of them. My most recent experiments with color, having been strictly pen and pencil, have opened a new way for me. I feel a new depth with color and am looking forward to all the beauty that will reveal itself to me. My aliens, as my husband has named them, have never looked better and seeing everything through colored glasses is fun. P.S. I must also give credit to my family and their unique contributions to a beautiful way of life.

Arts Crawl

Posted on October 13, 2008 at 2:07 pm in

Spent some family time enjoying some art work this weekend. We started out Saturday with a visit to the California Building in NE Minneapolis. The kids had a blast.
Corwin's Print

Corwin fell in love with a small print of a painting with a frog on it. Cynthia had remembered to bring Corwin’s wallet with and so he was able to buy it with his own money! Later on during the visit, we came across one studio where the artist had taped a blank sheet of paper in the hallway with a bucket of crayons for kids to use. Corwin started drawing his frog. As I held it up for him so he could have an easier time, the artist offered to hang it up so I would not have to stand there holding it.

Next up was the St. Paul Arts Crawl. The Crawl was exciting. Seeing that many artist’s work in a relaxed atmosphere was quite enjoyable. The kids loved the treats that were offered at almost every stop and were nearly exploding with the extra sugar intake, but were still able to hold it together and behaved quite well even staying out past their usual bedtime.

We got a bit of a late start on Saturday and went back again for
more on Sunday. We saw less than we had the night before, but did get to have a fun walk through downtown and ate at Mickey’s Diner for lunch. Afterward, we decided to not press our luck by keeping the kids out all day, and headed home.

Overall an amazing weekend of family art appreciation. It was comforting to see some of the love of art that we have instilled in our kids.

– Some other Studio buildings in NE Mpls

A ‘Deep Thought’

Posted on October 8, 2008 at 2:16 pm in

… that could only come from a High School mind.

I have, I was, I am.
Are you?
Or he? Or she?
Or they or them?
We are. They are.
I am!

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