The Best Summer Project

I have been working with a local after school program for the last two years. This was the first summer there were funds available for an art project. The children created clay tiles, using the theme, "You Reap What You Sow", (they are beginning a greenhouse project) as the focus. The tiles (30) will be mounted side by side as a major piece of art, to be displayed at various venues in the area. It is rewarding to see children swept away by their artistic accomplishments. I will post the finished project when it is framed.,

Wood Street Rooster

A rooster has become a fixed icon in my neighborhood, a city block from the town's main street. Of course he begins crowing before sunrise, and continues every thirty seconds to a minute until dusk. I found it annoying a month ago, but have become used to it, using the volume of his vocals to gage his proximity. I have encountered him in my driveway, that scared the willies out of me, I do not have a fondness for chickens. My blue point Siamese, Zelda Fitzgerald, treats him with ennui. I do know for certain that the chicken does cross the road, and that one doesn't lay eggs. However he makes it across and back again is a mystery, but it shatters the myth that chickens are stupid beasts. Maybe he is just sprints very well, and is stupid!!! A rooster rescue society does not exist, so I guess we, my neighbors and I, are stuck with him. Someone tried to catch him in June, using a bed sheet, and a trail of corn ---- didn't work.

Summer Art

The summer has been prolific, in producing paintings, as well as teaching . I have been experimenting, and challenging myself nonstop. Even took time out to rearrange the studio, but not thoroughly clean it. I don't seem to produce well if things are in order, I tend to spend most of my time trying to keep it in order, it is fruitless, I am a creative slob.