What is going on??

It's May and it should be warm and sunny but here I sit with multiple layers freezing - a long sleeve shirt and a sweatshirt plus I am wrapped up in a blankets!! How sad is it that I actually want to go back to the print studio because the room is warm from the hotplates being used!

I actually finished my woodblock relief project with time to spare today...the only problem is that I don't think people will "get" what the imagery is!!! So far people see my "cave" as a sunset and forest when I really tried to make the stalactites and stalagmites look layered and cool! Oh well I will post a photo later...and let you know how the critique goes next week...

Ah Spring...

I have never smelled so many lilacs across town ever! Spring is here, everything is blooming, and it is time for my favorite things of the year which are farmer's markets and garage sales!

There's something about going to a garage sale that is so alluring for me.... I don't know if it because I can get a puzzle for 25 cents or because I get to meet the people of the neighborhood while pieces of their life are on display and for sale. My mom has held a tremendous amount of garage sales so I have made up a list of the types of people that love garage sales.

1) the collector- they are very direct and sometimes do not even step outside their cars. They know what they want and if you don't have it... see ya!

2) the vintage lover- I am one of those people that love old things because they have a story to tell- a history of why it was made, etc...

3) the hand-me-down queen- these are moms that are savvy shoppers and know that their children will grow out of their clothes too fast to buy something new and expensive

4) the college student- they need everything but don't have the money to buy from dept stores so garage sales are the place to be!

There's always more....