Two new collages and a sketchbook page.

August said that the guy in the last image is saying "I love you Mom, but your'e a robot." I love her and Owen's take on my work. I could never be that interesting. Some parts of motherhood, namely cleaning and laundry, certainly leave me feeling like a robot.

morning walk

soft, gray, silent.

winter.

perfect

This evening I moved my studio upstairs. In the other room everyone was cuddled up watching the Christmas Story and I sat at the table painting and laughing along with them. Tonight I had it all, nothing was at odds. I wasn't downstairs feeling guilty or upstairs feeling frustrated. I was everywhere I needed to be at once. And now everyone is sleeping and I am closing this evening with coffee, music, paint and old blocks of wood. Perfect.

Hoping you all are everywhere you need to be and happy where you are.

sketchbook

A few pages from the week.

So yesterday I left a link to The Jealous Curator and today I am featured there. Seriously. These things never happen to me and I am overjoyed to be on such a fabulous site. I just recently came across it and now it is one of my daily visits. You know the ones that you get that twinge of excitement for, one of those sites that becomes nourishment you can't live without? Well this is one of those sites. She is thoughtful, humorous and loves great work and I don't mean me, I actually feel a bit unworthy. So please check it out, but I warn you this won't be the last time and plan to spend some time you could poke around there for hours.

Oh, and if I was clever I would understand how to properly upload images from the web, but I'm not.

inside

little bits of red.

I have always loved dear ada and now am in love with the jealous curator.

Lessons

He learned that being sensitive should be kept a secret.

She learned that strength could be misunderstood.

She learned that some things were better left unsaid.

She learned that having good intentions was not always enough.

Visit Alexandra for more interpretations.

Yahoo!!!!!

I did it! I got accepted into the MFA program.

Lucky Me

Thank you Aimee for these fabulous magnets that will make me smile in the kitchen (something I often find hard to do) and will remind me that someone in Kansas feels the same way I do. Not only are these magnets wonderful looking but they also do the job they don't slide down or fall off when two four year olds run by them. Aimee you have just made my life better . My husband just got home and is chuckling in the kitchen. Owen asked me what they said and I said no way, double darn it...... Thanks Aimee!!!

weekword hole

Leftovers with empty holes.

unintentional

unplanned

unadorned

I feel like I am always looking for the unintentional.

Doesn't sincerity often lie in that which we did not mean to do.

Is who we really are beyond our intentions.

I am stuck in my head today.

Visit Linda Sue for other weekworders.

Tuesday

Pictures from our morning walk.

My studio wall and the table below.

This is the view from my window as I am typing. We've changed the clocks, now it is dark before five. The retreat inside begins.