The Whole Enchilada Dos

Save the date....  Feb. 5  to Feb. 11....more info to come .....

Vive La France

We are getting sooo excited.  It is a different kind of excitement from last year....We know more what to expect.

Colleen

Susan

Syd

Mary

   We are returning to the beautiful Verteillac in the Dorogne part of France to the welcoming arms of les soeurs anglaises.






This is the most restful beautiful place you can imagine.























We are taking a workshop from Jessie Chorley.

 After this we will travel by fast train to Paris and enjoy what Paris offers while staying in our own little rented apartment in arrangement 6-ish.  Can hardly wait to see and taste it all again....instead of just watching International House Hunters to get little fixes....

Dye day

Colleen, Mary and I had a great dye day.....

We "mastered" the indigo vat.....

Did a cochineal dye bath too.....

...and why are we doing this?  Well we are in the final stages of planning our return to Oaxaca trip in early Feb.2014...stay tuned for more details....

Run or Dye

....no not me...Jill.  It was really fun to watch.  What a crazy idea ...looks like everyone was enjoying themselves.

Summer is winding down

...and Mary Ann Moss's killer online class SEWN is over....Here is  my latest project...I still have more to do...I am savoring them...

A little bit of art...

I had 2 days off to do some art...I guess I could have done housework...but I didn't.  I worked on my SEWN online class projects....it is so much fun...I got some great mail art from Joy Deaton....

really awesome!!












I also crammed in a trip to SB to see the Brooklyn Library Sketchbook Project traveling library.  I did not get to see my book but I did see lots of other cool journals.  Really fun.

July is almost over....

We had lots of laughs at Spamalot...I don't think they missed making fun of any group.... We had a great beach day at Refugio that day.  When LE is here time flies.....

Milkshakes at Chomp with the girls....

 These are my Non-judgemental Listeners...they just listen...Everyone needs one....available at the Art Hus in Solvang.

I also moved into Sweet Repeat  in Lompoc with Colleen  and Carol ....I already had a sale...Not a good photo....

OK here is a teaser...Mary is working on samples for Oaxaca in Feb. 2014.

This is Madison looking at her mom's mural for the first time....also in Lompoc....

SPAM

LE is coming!!!  Yeah!!  We plan to go see Spam Alot at TheaterFest.  This will give us weeks of one-liners...

Update:  The cancer was stage 2 ...into the wall of the cervix...but I am  healing well I think.  I will have 3 radiation treatments a week apart when I am healed.  This is preventative ...so I am in a really good place.  I am soooo lucky.  I am also lucky to have such supportive family and friends....Thank you.

I am really loving the SEWN online class by Mary Ann Moss over at http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com  She is amazing...she just keeps the fun coming....  Here are some of my pattern papers.

My assistant Madison is helping me here so you can see how cool it is with the light coming thru.

Teaser:  Colleen, Mary and I are busy getting our samples done for our class in Oaxaca next Feb.  Stay tuned for the details....hint....BLUE....

Me Me Me

I think I am healing pretty well.  I had gallbladder and uterus removed but not sure what else...I finally got a call from a doctor...not mine... that told me that my lymph nodes were clear...so that was good to hear.  I wanted to post all the info...but I don't know anything else that is for sure at this time.   I see the 3 dr this week so I should have more info after that.

This is the mural Jill did when she was at Hancock in '94.

OK on a lighter note....LE came Wed. and it was so good to see her and all be together.  LE, Jill and I got away Fri. and went to Lompoc to Michael's and had lunch.  That was really a nice first outing.  So Earl, LE and I went to Lone Ranger  that evening.  I rested all today.  Maybe some studio time tomorrow.

This was the most fun on July 4th Mary Ann Moss launched her new online class SEWN.  It is really awesome!!! Spent most of the 4th painting patterns for up coming project...so much fun!!!

This is the cutest little angel that Judy Nilsen sent me ...I love it.   I have other healing artwork I will post later...I am so lucky to have so many thoughtful friends.....

So Fri. I saw Alexis from RHWOC and her family in Los Olivos....anyone out there watch that reality show but me....no I am not proud of it.

OK back to me.....

It has been a roller coaster month. One of the highs was a fun filled day with Pam Garrison, Mary Ann Moss and Mary Stanley in Santa Barbara doing fun art and some show and tell. The time went way too fast but it was so great to get to know MAM. She is so cool and brimming with wit and great ideas and insight. We got to see some samples from her upcoming online class...SEWN ,,,really cool! I can hardly wait until it starts. (btw...sign up starts today)

...on the down side, I found out Monday I need a hysterectomy. I am scheduled for June 24...and while they have me on the table, I am getting my troublesome gallbladder out too....just need to add a few more "ports" that means holes. Hope I can do some art while recouping...I am so full of ideas right now...

Happy Place...

This month is mostly about Miss M. She had her dance performance, went to Disneyland and tomorrow is the last day of Preschool...I am sure going to miss those long days of preschool Thursdays. I did teach at Art from Scrap and all the students had great ideas and did cool stuff.