In the Name of Art

Last Batch, Suzanne's Party

Since my sister's birthday follows so quickly after the holiday, it's a good excuse to get together again and have a pizza party, open her gifts and just have another love-fest. Brother Steve was in from SC so all the sibs were together:

Happy New Year (oh my goodness, we can hope anyway)! More birthdays coming up so there may be more family shots up shortly.

Christmas Night in Stow 2011

Nephews, nieces, sisters and brother and mother and father. Many creatures stirring in this house, but that's a constant.....

 

Part 3, the Final Chapter, Cookie Party

The smallest guy getting the most attention is the newest addition, Corwin Saxe, my nephew Brian and Debbie's son. Just in case you didn't know.....

Last shot, later at night, the glow-guys. I'd fill the house with these given enough money and time. Merry Christmas to all!

Part 2, Cookie Soiree

After this set just 8 or so more that were in a zip-file I inexplicably can't open, so while we shimmy around that problem:

Debbie was sooooo happy to reiceive a drill that worked and didn't spit fire.......

Pics of the Annual Cookie Soiree

Everybody knows who the players are so I'm just going to post them for your enjoyment, no art in this bunch.

More tomorrow from another camera.....

Late Summer, Early Fall, Football and Flowers

Ah, the blind loyalty of Browns fans, yes, we came, we saw, they lost! But it was a better game than spun on the local stations. I'm mostly interested in the company (nephew, Karen and brother) and the colors, as you can see (that was one HUGE flag). And for Oldenberg fans:

This was on the way to the stadium! Love Cleveland! And then there are the botanicals....slanted light, bees buzzing, a cool breeze.....heaven in my back yard:

And all but the dusty miller are from seed I save year to year. Love this season....

Hanging History, All of It

All of it. Finished. And it all folds up neatly. I'll post some close-ups in a bit. Collage, fabric, papers, and 16mm film (if not 8mm, it's been so long I forget the sizes) of my Aunt Madeline.

Weekend in W. NY

We ate and ate and drank "fresh" beer at the Souther Tier Brewing Company and checked out Chautauqua Gorge. The principals all know who they are, here are the shots:

Mom and Dad.

The lake was up and in the neighbor's yard.

Love the colors of March.....

A picnic of pancakes, maple syrup, local sausage and winter coats. It was 31 degrees here and the heater wasn't on yet. If you'd like an adventure, stop by Chautauqua Lake in March.....

Flamestitch for 1 Breath

I heard the Buddhist notion about everything being on fire with desire once and translated that into everything being simply on fire. The notion comes out here in my choice of flame and smoke shapes. Collage and thread, photo of Tammy's ancestors, bible pages, numbers from Brenda's Uncle Mitch.

Erie County Counting

3rd. More to come. the photo is an original from my father's family, I think my grandmother's sister is in there somewhere. I don't use copies of photos in my collage because the images are so mundane, there's always another somewhat like it. Somehow, the originality is important.