in the garden

053110: another potted resident in the garden.

homemade laundry soap

053010: jmp and i have been making our own laundry soap for a few years now. our last few batches have been this non-cook recipe. it is very easy.

espresso + tulips

052910: doodles of two of my all time favorite things.

delicious food

052810: food i made. eaten on the sunny porch by me and the husband and his friend after their mountain bike ride. with cold beer.

blue, grey + yellow

052710: our kitchen floor that we installed a few months ago. it makes me smile with its colors and irregular pattern.

flower circuits

052610: from my holbein sketchbook.

veggie confetti

052510: because it is too hot to cook. israeli couscous, green pepper, shallot, zucchini, garbanzo beans, carrot, feta, grape tomatoes, olive oil, salt + pepper.

banana pudding

052410: banana pudding with slices of banana in there, topped with some cream + mocha wafer cookies + cinnamon.

documents

052310: blank data logs and filled in ones inside the files i made to hold my diabetes records on the fridge. overseen by debbie harry and andy warhol.

at home, shades + shapes of green, tools

052210: tools.

for 052110: shades and shapes of green.

for 052010: cooking at home.

squares + circles

051910: circles within circles, squares.

standards

051810: what the visual art teacher does while proctoring the standardized test for two days.

peonies + circles

051710: peonies from HWP on the mantle.

cheering

051610: cheering the end of a great weekend.

light + space, a shelf, two faces, centered in the light

051510: light and space. where i work and play. a little room upstairs in our little house.



for 051410: the shelf above my studio table.




for 051310: two faces. the one on the right i boughtfrom a boy named joe- joe carter who was in the first grade at the time (circa 1997). i was explaining to him that artists should get paid for the incredible work that they do. his price was two dollars.

for 051210: centered in the light.

potted

051110: i am ready to watch this pot of plants become full and lush.

stack

051010: a stack of three flower pots.

for my sister, a mom

050910: i put together this pot of cilantro and mint (specifically for mojitos) for my sister. she is the mom to some chickens... and to a very cute human boy. i also made up a mexican painted planter full of some herbs for our mom.

like dragonfly wings

050810: the dried edges of a plant that i saw at the lyman conservatory: http://www.smith.edu/garden/Conservatory/conservatory.html.
i think it looks like dragonfly wings.

friday, 4pm

050710: i put some dents in the canvas and finished the iced coffee. a successful start to the weekend.

more four

050610: this stack has been with me since my first apartment on st.stephen street in boston, and every apartment since then (about 7). and before all of that, at my house growing up.

four

050510: i am one of four siblings. the second one.

about to be

050410: cut into triangular shapes for future summer skirts.

bright drink

050310: limeade, coconut milk, mint + spiced rum with pineapple and lime wedges.

burlap and yarn

050210: something i am working on: upcycled coffee bean bags + red yarn will = recycle bins.

bunny face-off

050110: a familiar pair.