birthday treat, Man on Wire, Coconut Red Lentil soup, Cocoa, Black Sticky Gingerbread, Charade, the power of tens

1. I met up with my nephew at my mom's house for his 10th birthday to give him this bouquet of balloons. Each of the ten color balloons had a $10 bill inside.

2. Drank egg nog and rum and watched Charade with Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn.

3. We will be making this Black Sticky Gingerbread.


4. We had great fun and joy taking care of our friend's sweet 10 week old puppy, Cocoa.

5. We have been making batches of this delicious Coconut Red Lentil Soup.

6. The breathtaking film Man on Wire.


6. My nephew's birthday party with friends and brightness.

7. A small birthday treat for a sweet friend.

cyclocross fantasy, edge of sky, "chorizo" and chickpea soup, different light, espresso martinis, headbadge, Felice Varini

1. This is from a few months ago, my nephew standing in front of a mural by Felice Varini that amazed us. Brilliant. And situated right near a favorite spot to eat, Kitchen Zinc.

2. I bought this sweet necklace from the lovely Twitch and Whiskers at Twist yesterday. There was an abundance of bike imagery at the craft show. This here incorporates the love of bicycles in a more subtle way using the headbadge from a vintage bike.

3. Afterwards my beloved Twist companion and I headed to the Tunnel Bar for our post- shop tradition, espresso martinis.



4. Time fell back. The light is different when I get home.

5. In the autumn and winter, we love to make our vegetarian version of Nigella Lawson's Chorizo and Chickpea Soup.


6. I often walk by this and I love looking at it- the edge of the netting high up in the baseball field against a blue sky.

7. Cyclocross- what a super sport. If I were more inclined to be athletic, I would choose to do that- fast, outside, need a variety of physical skills (riding a bike, running while carrying a bike, running uphill with a bike). ...in my next life.

Mt. Washington Hotel, connections/ next, cast shapes and lines, beauty/ disruption, oatmeal cookies, staying warm, the fun visitor, Colorku

1. I played a new game that I got- Colorku (Sudoku but with nine colors instead of numbers).

2. Once I had heat and power, my nephew came over. Amongst other things, he watched cartoons, chewed an entire container of watermelon Juicy Fruit gum, and we drew a sleeve of tiger stripes on his arm.

3. Olga wrapped herself in a blanket to stay warm.


4. Somehow, before the power went out (over 2 days for us- a week for my mom 20 miles south), I managed to bake these oatmeal cookies. They are a favorite. It is good to have some favorite cookies for breakfast when you wake up to no heat.

5. As I drove back home from taking down my show in Providence, it started to snow. Leaving this beautiful scene along with a major disruption to our area- some areas are still without power a week later.


5. Three hovering paper sculptures that cast some lovely shapes and and lines.


6. I took down my show at the Sarah Doyle Gallery at Brown University. It's nice to see one's work altogether on some walls. Notice the connections and consider what might come next.

7. A few weekends ago, we were treated to a weekend stay at the Mt. Washington Hotel Resort. It was really beautiful and relaxing. Thanks to JMP's work!

Dots, Greater Good, "all you can eat wings," The Shape of Content, Strange Mercy, green soup with ginger, sweet potato muffins with candied ginger,

1. Dots and happy, funny faces.





2. "Greater Good," a show of my work at the Sarah Doyle Gallery at Brown University.


3. A recent conversation with a student of mine (boy, about 17 years old):
"Ms. K, do you know if today is all you can eat wings day at Hooters?"
"There are two reasons why I don't have an answer to your question: One, I am a feminist that doesn't hang out in or support places where a restaurant would objectify women and two, I am a vegetarian." (It may seem like I was be condescending but really there was humor in letting him know this about me.) This led to a deeper conversation that I was glad to have in the hopeful enlightening of a young person. He was cool, receptive. It also made me laugh later on thinking about it.

4. The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn- a long time favorite source of inspiration.

5. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent. Ridiculous awesomeness.


6. This delicious and beautiful soup that we made the other day: Green Soup with Ginger.

7. And for Sunday morning tomorrow we will have sweet potato muffins with candied ginger (a favorite from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) to go with the NYTimes and hot coffee. And also because we have a huge pile of sweet potatoes from our CSA farm.

A favorite place, beautiful face, pattern, pink birds, in the works, glorious beach day, 22 quarts

1. JMP canned 22 quarts of tomatoes from our farm share.


2. Quite possibly the most glorious beach day in my life, Dennis, Massachusetts.


3. In the works on the living room wall.

4. Pink birds at ABC Carpet and Home, Union Square, NYC.


5. I love this rug that I saw at ABC Carpet and Home.

6. A beautiful face, echo. Madison Square Park, NYC.


7. Really, it is grand. I love going there.

Found 'H', Obey peace, 1974 Westfalia, Nasir's car, zip ties, yarn bombed tree, Iris Cafe

1. A delicious, long breakfast at Iris Cafe on a rainy, rainy Sunday morning. Avocado toast with two soft boiled eggs, coffee.


2. Yarn bombed tree.

3. Pole with colorful zip ties. There were a few of these on the island.

4. Our favorite (and everyone else's) from the show, Nasir Shaikh's 1960 decorated bug from Ontario, Canada. The vinyl cut work is a nod to his Pakistani heritage. We talked with Nasir for a bit- his car, along with its beauty, has such incredible stories.


5. 1974 Westfalia. We visited the VW Traffic Jam on Governors Island last weekend. Such fun!


6. Obey peace on the street.

7. Found 'H' on the street, NYC.

Cantaloupe, the people you meet on an adventure, macaroon friendship, an accidental photograph, on the grid, 15 drawings.

1. I have been making a drawing a day over the summer. Here are 15 that I was rearranged on my studio floor to see how they converse with each other.


2. I have been painting on giclee prints of photographs that I take of grids.


3. The accidental photograph. I have taken over our yellow dining room as another spot to make drawings.

4. Orange morning bun (from 40 Green Street Lunch), coffee for a perfect Sunday morning.


5. A most spectacular package arrived in the mail from a dear friend in Providence, RI. Inside the "Hide-a- Way" container were coconut macaroons. And the words in the note there just gave me tears of joy that I have the kind of friends that I do- true, generous, funny, grateful, creative.

6. Last Saturday, I went on an adventure with my good pal, Sean, to the Geoffrey Young Gallery in Great Barrington, MA. There we had great conversations with the delightful man himself, Geoff, along with another visitor, Cynthia Atwood, an artist. Cynthia's series "Bloom: A listening project 2010" are portraits of ears of those who have lent them to her are sweet and lovely and full of gratitude.


7. Fresh, delicious, juicy cantaloupe from our farm share.

Martha, my table, a bookish painting, blue and pink, column, hoot, umbrella jellyfish

1. Umbrella jellyfish hovering around at the Wooly Fair, Providence, RI.


2. Near the Steel Yard, Providence.


3. A column on the campus of Brown University where we visited a few days ago.


4. A lovely blue bicycle with pink reflector. Nice sight.


5. We stumbled upon this bright, bookish painting by Brooke Hair in the campus center at Brown University.

6. At my work studio table.

7. “There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.” Martha Graham

Work space, simple things, alternating colors, morning walks, "It will be fun!," paper fascinator, important message,spirally

1. A simple pop-up spirally card that I made.


2. An important message.


3. The fascinator that I made for the Friday night studio opening.

4. A little pop-up thank you card for Beatrice. She says, "It will fun!" a lot. And, it was!

4. Morning walks to Powers Market in North Bennington.

5. A simple cut out project alternating colors.


6. Simple things that I liked on my studio table.


7. My work space.

This is all from the recent week-long class at Bennington College that I took with the amazing artist, inspiring person, Beatrice Coron. I will be fueled for weeks to come!