Don't forget

The CIAO art show is this weekend. If you are close to Grand Isle and want to come out, there will be over 60 artists represented! It should be a great showing. It starts Friday afternoon and goes all weekend. There will be demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. Here is a sneak preview of one of the pieces that I will have in the show.

See you this weekend!

New work and connections

Last week was a very productive and inspiring week for me. I spent a lot of time with Marielle and we had a blast! She is such a good baby and I love her more and more every day. I was able to get some work done too! I finished two pieces.


These two sweet little prints are part of my fields series that I have been working on in monotype, but have now extended the series to relief prints. These two are done with BFK paper and Akua inks.

Akua inks are non-toxic and have a great consistency and wonderful colors, but there is a big learning curve to them. I feel like I am still learning them. The more I use them the more I feel like I am mastering them.

I went to the open Farm and Studio tour here in the Champlain Islands this past weekend. I was amazed to find so many wonderful artists here in my backyard. I got to talking with some of the artists and was extended an invitation to join a group that meets every Monday. They work on supporting one another and increasing their creativity. I went the other night and felt so welcomed. I feel like I have found a new home. I also joined the CIAO (Champlain Island Artists' Organization) and will be in their yearly art show which takes place next weekend. I am very excited to find a local community to connect with about art.

first day of Vacation

Today I went for a 50 minutes bike ride with my the new bike trailer I got for the babe. It was wonderful and such a gorgeous morning. She was a little uncomfortable with her helmet on, but fell asleep half way through and seemed to enjoy herself. I know I did!

I took advantage of her nap time and cleaned out my studio a little. I found a whole box of paper that I ordered months ago and had not even opened. Yeah! I am so excited to do some printing. I am hoping to spend good quality time with babe going to the beach in the mornings when we have nice weather... and tire her out! that way I can get a decent amount of time to do some printing. It's win win for both of us. Then bike rides in the afternoon.

Too bad that the next two days is forcasted for rain, but the end of the week looks good. So hopefully my plan will work. I have some ideas burning in my head for some monoprints. I have not been able to do any monoprints in months and months. So I am really excited to play around and do some experimenting.

So... the first day was productive. Let's hope it continues.