Wing Feathers

The darlings have sprouted little wing feathers. I couldn't be more proud of their industriousness! Eggs = 5 months and counting

Magic on a hot fall's night

We threw a little house concert/poetry reading last night to honor our old friend Scott Ezell's forthcoming book "Petroglyph Americana". The book is an extended narrative poem that reads like a ripping travel adventure. It's a gorgeously crafted and spot-on study of the joys and constraints that our human behavior has wrought upon the planet.

The musical portion of the evening was rich and lovely with Scott's friends Doug Newton and Kia accompanying him for a rousing set of tunes. Marc and Philip Batchelder provided spice on the mandolin and violin, respectively. Everyone enjoyed the blend of music and poetry all performed against the backdrop of a late September night sky-- Jupiter winked at us from above as the sun sank into the bay.

The Baby Chicks Arrived!

Our new brood arrived via USPS this afternoon after a post-hatch overnight flight from Connecticut. 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Austrolorps are busily eating and chirping in their new digs. They are just so cute and curious. The Austros seem feistier and smarter than the Orps. One of the Austros even ate a bug that flew into the brooder! Char is going to be thrilled when she gets home from school. She has been counting down the days since we ordered them. Eggs laying will begin in about 5 months. They wobble and bob like wee drunkards and then fall into a sleeping heap.

Poor old Happy Face

My friend Cherry, who is 6 years old, took a picture of her dolly "Happy Face" and gave me a copy. Happy Face has a lazy eye and no clothing. Cherry and her mama rescued poor little Happy Face from Thrift Town and put her through many cycles in the washing machine. This did not improve HF's wonky eye. I love Happy Face so I immortalized her in a faux half-tone screen print. Sweet dolly!

Sweet Victory!

I fired up the ol' light exposure unit and all is well! I coated and burned 5 new screens in my make shift dark room and the results are wonderful. I am so relieved that I am able to push through the entire screen printing process in my home studio. Here is the latest piece-- a four color print of a city scape. As of yet unnamed but I'm working on it. The first photo shows the inital two layers and the second photo shows the piece with it's people added. There are also some strips of words and numbers over-layed in yellow--it pops in person but is hard to capture with my sucky phototog skills.

BFF BDAY

We hosted a super fun b-day party for our sweet Lyra this past Saturday night. Roulette, poker and our old favorite Cranium's Pop-5 were played with much hilarity. The guys beat us up in Pop-5 which is always a big surprise due to the gals' clear expertise in all that is celeb gossip and trendiness.
Lyra reigns supreme in the realm of friendship and I was so pleased to throw her this little party. She and I will be off to our Screenwriting Retreat in early October--promises to be productive and entertaining. Our ideas will finally be pulled out of the bottom of our champagne glasses and put down onto paper!