I skipped February altogether here. I'll attempt to make up for that this month. Above is a small painted tripdych I did last month; oil on cedar shingles. We had so little snow this year, such a mild winter. That took none of the enjoyment out of a 6-day trip to Mexico– to the Yucatan… Continue reading A farewell to winter
Last weekend I visited the Grolier Club to view the exhibition "Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic". Although it was not part of the exhibition, above is part of a gorgeous cover design for a quarterly magazine which was framed in the basement (click to see full image). Although it is generally frowned upon these… Continue reading Justified hyphenation
A house in the South Wedge, Rochester, NY
A map for a thing, utterly unrelated but pretty; based on a lovely from 'Surveying the Shore'. More on that project later... Yes, folks, I'm doing it again. NaNoWriMo has officially begun, and even (at this late, late hour) embarked upon its second *official* day. My word count stands, currently, at 1,899-- a whopping 232… Continue reading National Novel Writing Month has begun!
Today I put a new plant* in the tank where Wink* and Fillyjonk* live. They seem quite happy about it, as fishes* go.
step one: a diamond or argyle pattern Wall adventure on the weekend! I began by measuring out marks every 10" at base of chair rail, and at the top of the floor board moulding. From there I taped Xs to create the large half diamonds. When those were complete and tape removed, I cut a small… Continue reading diamonds and stripes on a wall
An overabundance of action and sunlight: lizzie and luna in kelley's car The waiting line on 33rd and 7th Avenue on Work Island is an object lesson in chaos; a spectacle to be avoided at all costs if you're not there to board the Bolt Bus. As if that weren't enough, the bus to Baltimore… Continue reading In which I travel to Baltimore and meet Luna, then to Adamstown to collect old things
"A Tiny City springs up from a crack in the pavement" (actual date 08.18.11-ignore typo) "A boy is angry" Finally some drawings I like very much, without coercion! happy.
the headboard; button-upholstered with matte white vinyl the gallery wall in the 'outhouse'; all black and white drawings and etchings Here are a couple more shots of the interiors of No.6. The one in the bathroom is taken in the mirror, as the room is so small that's really the only way! These are just… Continue reading more apartment shots
How horrid I've been with this blog for months! So too with my other web presences. I put my jewelry Etsy shop on vacation over a month ago, and there it has languished; remiss, remiss! But it was a busy and tumultuous springtime, followed by what has thus far been a summer of doing; of… Continue reading absentee bloglord.
e daggar art: THE MUSEUM 