What a busy Wed.

It is Maili's birthday and she threw...with much help...a fantastic Alice in Wonderland tea party....Madison was not to sure about it at first but then she really liked having tea at a little table. Jill and especially me, dressed up pretty crazy and Madison looked at me and said " That's not right"....

This is the easel that my dad built me when I was 4 or 5. I am so glad to have it still to share with Madison.

Here are the last of the summer flowers....

work work work.....

I so wish I had one more week to get ready for the 4th show!!! Here is what I am working on....

Happy Father's Day

Earl had a great Father's Day and I think Joe did too. Next time he will bring a bathing suit. But I think Madison had the best time. It was a perfect day at Refugio Beach.

Madison went to her first play

...and she liked it. It was a Dr Suess theme. She got on the stage after and got in the nest that was a prop. Didn't want to leave the stage. She said "fun" on the way to the car.

Molly Robertson graduated, after 11 years of college, from UCSB last weekend and Colleen and family put together a really nice Bar BQ at the new park. It was a really nice day and Molly was so happy....Wish I had one of those delish sliders...or maybe the pulled pork ...or that great tri tip ...but wait the chicken...Then I "need" another of those delish cupcakes Susan made at the Solvang Bakery....

Here is my piece for the Green assemblage show at Art from Scrap....Tree Graffiti....

Lots of stuff going on at the At Clinic. Barbara Carr is coming again to teach a felted vessel class on Sat. June 26th. I think there is still room. Also Sukey Hughes is getting together another set of Wed. classes. More info to come. My second class of this series is Tues. This one is all about collage.

I am busy working every chance I get on stuff for July 4 show in Santa Barbara. Some orders for Imagine in SB and more sockie for Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem OR. I better quit blogging and hit it!

Here we go....hot weather

Madison and I went a bought a swimming pool today and spent an hour getting our feet all "wrinkly"...
This is my Art from Scrap piece...due Monday. The theme is green...

....(drum roll please) I just got word I am teaching at ArtFest in April. I am soooo happy and excited! The class is called "Welcome to my World". I am not sure I can give out to much info yet but I will say this is an acrylic painting class for all levels....stay tuned...

Lock down #2 at the Art Clinic

This is a good way to get some work done....We had our second all nighter...actually it was 2 nights...at the Art Clinic....We were joking using art retreat references ...like we went to Santa Maria to Target and Beverly's Crafts for our "vendor night" and here is our "commons dining"....It was really the Bit o Denmark in Solvang....For some reason the Jello was our fave....It was all good though....The weekend was kinda exhausting but good.
Here is Penny's not finished work...She also did some fantastic journal pages...
Here is Susan's work from ArtFest. She was started more in this vein.
Colleen had some cool needlework she worked on. I will ask to photo it when it is closer to done...very cool!
Here is what I worked on....I put more on my Flickr. I have a July 4th show in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Arts took some more work for tonight's First Thurs., I am working on aan Art from Scrap assemblage for the Green show...due Mon. and I have 2 guild shows to get work done for...so I should not be blogging...I should be painting!!!
But isn't Maddie cute in her Oaxacan apron Colleen brought her from Oaxaca?