It's just 6 days 'til Christmas and I am so not ready. I wanted so badly to do so many things ...make a wreath, decorate the house, make a million cookies.... and did so little. However, cute boy and I decided to only make or recycle presents for each other. (He's all biodiesel-use-it-up-wear-it-out-or-do-without-ish) So I have been busy making him stuff (no I can't tell you what it is ....he might read this...shhhhhh) and I also made D this Senor 'Stache, The Christmas Moustache but I am still not painting for my show which btw is in 43 days!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Ok...enough about that....but do look at this amaaaaaazing bed from slmetalworks and check out this cupcake blog I found, I don't know if I have ever seen anything quite so amazing! Off to do some work!?

Crane Wife 1 & 2

Do you ever just hear a song and feel like it gets to you? It's not the words or what it means but just the sound of it. I feel that way about The Crane Wife 1 & 2 by the Decemberists. I don't know what it is... I have been listening to it over and over and over. It even made tears come to my eyes the other day.... not for the words...I am not even completely sure what they are ...but just the sound of it. It's just too damn beautiful. Ok I know I am getting all swoony...but it's just that good.
Still trying to paint and it's not happening. Two of my paintings will be in a show called "The Art of the Educator" opening next weekend at the Dauphinee Gallery in Foxboro, Mass. Let's just say that they are due today and I was screwing it together this morning and painting the edges. Let's hear it for procrastination!
This weekend I am going to have some quality girl time at the Burren in Davis Sq. and seeing a book show at AIB. I'll let you know how it is.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

yeah..the snow is here. I really hate snow....hate hate hate. I especially hated it when it was snowing like crazy on my way to work yesterday morning. The weather man said it wasn't going to stick, that we wouldn't get much at all. WRONG! There is snow still on the ground today mister!!!!
Ok, that's enough of my rant. D said "today we are going to have a good day" this morning as I pulled into the parking lot. Ok, yes, fine...if you're going to make me then fine, I will have a good day. Maybe he's right? I am forcing myself to have a good day. So that is that. Is it really that easy? That's my challenge for today.
So Craftland is up and going! Cute boy and I went to the opening on Friday night...some good stuff there! I absolutely love the 1 boy 1 girl tshirts and the art school drop out necklaces!
You can see the prints I made at my summer class.... we worked with pronto plates and I combined old religious paintings with 1950's kitsch images. So much fun!
Ok...I am off to have a good day....I hope you are too!

Oh Valencia

here i sit at my computer the decemberists blaring in my ears... waiting for school to be over. this might have been one of my crankiest weeks ever.... i have just been plain mean....i just hope the cranky pants come off for the CRAFTLAND opening tonight!!! and also for the two parties i am going to with cute boy.
so as of today i have 2 MONTHS!!!! until my show at Jaec's in Attleboro...my first solo show...yeah...can you say NO INSPIRATION?! paint, cupcake, paint!!!
here is a little quick collage i did for danielle's birthday..her 30th! we sang the carpenters constantly when we worked together....
have a good weekend! and check out leah at the harvard square craft fair sat and sunday!