Open Studio

Here in the Boise area the “real” (those who display or sell) artists will host “open studio” nights where the public is invited to come in and check out the space. My studio is in the garage. Crammed between the furnace and my husband’s old jeep. It may sound a bit ghetto or trashy but [...]

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May recap

May was a busy month and now that I think about it, so was April. Heck the entire spring seemed to have blown past me. I graduated with my masters degree poppies bloomed clematis bloomed twins graduated from kindergarten busy month, looking forward to summer soon!

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Hello out there!

Thank you so much for your kind comments and emails. I appreciate all of your support! Summer came and went. I finished my thesis final draft and now am doing a few corrections, taking a few classes, teaching, coach cheerleading, and chasing the kids. Here’s where we’ve been: Made a trip to the farm, kids [...]

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I’m still here

Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve been here! And now, summer is nearly over and I go back to work in a week! My big camera did not get used once, all photos are with my iphone, most with the Hipstamtic app which I adore! We went to a hot rod show, saw the [...]

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color love: turquoise

Do you ever stop and look around your surroundings and realize you collect a lot of one color? I’ve always loved turquoise, I had a silver ring my grandfather made for me years ago with a big piece of the rock. I am really drawn to shades of this color. As I looked around my [...]

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First Ballet Recital

Hello, I’m slowly emerging from the hole I feel into. We’ve been busy here, between dance practice, speech for the little guy, me doing my crazy classes, dog training, and a trip to the farm. And I have the photos and laundry piles to prove it! Miss Clara had her first ballet recital. And she [...]

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Weekend of Color

After seeing some of my favorite bloggers using the hipstamtic app I decided to add it to my iphone and play. Next on my list is a polaroid app. It is basically a way to take old-school photos with your phone. My husband is not real clear on why someone would want to take “old, [...]

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the abstractedness of nature

This is an idea that has been circling in my mind lately whenever I am outside. I love to get close up to nature. I’m love how the details in the natural world come out when viewed in a different perceptive and becomes a piece of art. I love seeing little worlds emerge when I [...]

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Grateful: thoughts on working, kids, and a creative life

Since starting back to teaching this fall, it has been nothing but go go go. The kids have settled into their daycare center and are adapting to the routine pretty well. Mainly mommy has a hard time getting everything together and going, if I was organized mornings would go so much better. Of course if [...]

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finch update and more bird tags

As of a few days ago, all of my finches had flown the nest. Both nests are empty, I’ve left them in the flower pots to see if birds re-use nests. But for now they are empty and we are waiting for more babies. The best part of this experience is that now my kids [...]

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