Camellias were my first Oregon revelation. Yesterday the camellia in front of our lovely historic house reminded me of another little house…and that spring was on the way: We came to Salem in 1970, and in January of 1971 moved into a rickety little wooden rental house over on Statesman Street. The next month I […]
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The Annex, week 2, and a Valentine…
A busy week in the new studio–though not as much time as I would have liked. While I have this nice space I wish for all the details of daily life to go away for a few months but, alas, groceries, errands, the gym, etc.. still claim time. This week too the auditors were using […]
First Day at the Annex…
A sunny Sunday–possibly superbowl Sunday??..and my first day to be in the studio alone. The Annex sits in Bush Park and the views out the window into the park are good I gessoed some paper put “the program” on the board Mostly, though, I sat and contemplated and watched dogs and kids run around and […]
Studio Update…
Got my keys to the new studio today and arrived just as the guys came to move out the old furniture…more tomorrow!!
Beach run…
Over Saturday, back today…just to check on a few things like… Record high tide: The progress of Sharon’s new “studio”… Hans’ ability to make a great latte… Reward? A purple sunset: (when I took the photo I worried that it wouldn’t come out purple enough…)
The Red Quilt…
There’s nothing like settling in on a winter evening in a big comfy chair, pulling a quilt onto your lap and just quilting away for an hour or two. It is possibly one of life’s most calming activities (along with freecell). Just now I’m working on a quilt which combines some elegant Dutch fabric (the […]
A history lesson…
Yesterday we went to hear Doug Decker (one of my three astonishingly creative brothers) give a talk at the Architectural Heritage Center (click here) about the history of his Portland neighborhood Alameda Park . Doug writes a blog about Alameda History that is well worth visiting. The lecture was at the AHC/Bosco-Milligan Foundation building at […]
Memory Trouble??
If you can’t remember your social security number you could follow this man’s example as captured in a Dorothea Lange photo of 1939. He had his SS# tattooed on his arm. Well…it could work??? photo courtesy of OCHC and the Library of Congress, Dorothea Lange, 1939, FSA
Art all day…
Friday was fun. A certain art historian and I went to Portland to see a couple of shows. First the Art Gym at Marylhurst where two shows “Dregs” and “The Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things” were on (on view until Feb 11th). “Dregs” was an artist’s (Brandy Cochrane/Paul Middendorf) use of the material of three […]
Just Thursday…
Breakfast with a bunch of artists: errands during which I saw this adorable little house and a satisfyingly pretty coffee
On The Way 