WE MAKE MESSES: A SERIES

I thought it seemed only fair to begin a series
on making with kids without showing the kids, the making
or the mess but we have time to get to that.

currently making is an exercise in letting go

Happy 2015

JAMAICA II

snuck away to Negril, Jamaica 

My parents have been in the Peace Corp for 4 years now, first they were in China for 3 years and now Jamaica for the last year. What a treat to get to visit with them in the warm sun and surf. They arranged our whole trip, great to have insiders. We stayed off the beaten path at a friendly little hotel with our own kitchen (totally essential for traveling with littles) and a very shallow pool. We had such lovely visit, good food, wonderful company and a welcomed break from home.

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014

CATCHING UP

wiksten tank dress pattern, always perfect - 

seed and date truffles, thank you petite kitchen - 

a holiday to a sunny spot, away for 10 days with very scant internet

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014

A SLEEPY FOGGY FRIDAY

at the end of a hard week - we are all beginning to surrender to change

A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK

packing up my studio has begun

At first I was kidding myself, just moving piles around and maybe actually just organizing. It had been so hard to wrap my head around putting all of this in boxes and out of sight. When will I see it again, what ideas will be lost. I now understand how all of this "clutter" (our realtors word) was my way of trying to carry a thought, from one broken or interrupted moment to the next. 

A studio practice that has changed so much over the years will just keep changing. There are a lot of ideas in here, I am hoping to get to them over time.

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014

IT HAS BEEN SO LONG

we have been waiting all year, Happy Birthday Joel

He may not look forward to his birthday but we do. He makes this cake every year. This year it got debated a bit, with 2 little ones that can't handle much sweets and weather that has been keeping us inside it seemed a little daring. Our desire won out. Although we have tried many recipes, this is the one. And it will pair so well with the new season of House of Cards, oh our simple pleasures.

CONNECT

painting with Ona