the cabins at night

my cabin

this is what happens when artists paint a cabin - at one point there were three different colors on it and four art students out there with #6 filberts

the kitchen garden

Canoe race judged by Mr. Leather West Michigan...

Kualoa Aqua Farm excursion

Kainoa held his first little one and he only dropped her once.

We sadly have to say goodbye to Celine and family, happy trails to you all, and brush up on your hockey rules =) you'll be missed.

Moiliili Bon Dance

things I love about Hawaii...part three?

hot malasadas.

Bat for Lashes....

What's a Girl To Do?

This could make your entire week, maybe month

This was forwarded to me by Jean, click here for an unforgettable viewing experience.

One hugely wonderful thing about teaching is that some of these kids in my classes are listening to music that I would not find otherwise. The new favorite is Jenny Lewis.

So I've had a little over a week of break time, much more time to be with family and to look after myself. I found myself pretty sick after a little less than a year of trying to figure out what was wrong. I have really needed time to find balance again. I've started back into a yoga class for the first time in over two years. It's Iyengar, which I'm not crazy about, but the teacher is excellent and it's right across the street from where we live so I'm delighted with the whole set up. (The first time I went I found myself critiquing the Iyengar style and having to tell myself "you're here to relax Wendy!") I've also been drinking wheatgrass nearly daily and it completely changes my day every time I drink it. I get nauseatingly cheerful for a few hours after.

Pictures from Kainoa's buddy Kai's 5th birthday party. The boys turned the sandbox lid into a ship and Kainoa reenacted Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa."

Happy Birthday Kainoa!

I've been having a hard time getting things to post so I'm just going for the one pic I had success with. Kainoa is the big 4 now. We're ridiculously proud of him.

The semester is almost over, but not without a little hullabaloo, a piece from the bfa exhibition has made the news, apparently it's getting covered by CNN as well. Have a look here
and here.

Start from the bottom..

Lots of pics from the exhibition. please start at the bottom of the entries and work your way up to here. i went backwards. pictured: Penelope and Tara, the whole group. left to right (and fuzzy I'm sure) Daniela Rumpf, Andrea Cote, Maire Kennedy, Heather Willems, Marni Shindleman, Sarah E. Webb, Penelope Stewart, Tara Parsons, and me.

my stuff. lots of threadballs

My piece turned out not at all like i proposed it 1 year ago but it has been quite a process and i ended up very happy with the installation. I ended up with a repetitive strain injury in my arm from it but after installing it I am (insanely) excited to continue the project. There's so much more to do with this, just time time time and another venue or two or three.

Sarah Hutt

Sarah Hutt of Boston.

see more of her work here.

etc.

The person installing is Maire Kennedy. her website is here.
penelope stewart of Toronto/Buffalo/everywhere made 2,000 doorknobs out of beeswax. Those who know my work I'm sure can see that this piece made my heart thump.

ooh aah

These are porcelain dishtowels by Daniella Rumpf. i couldn't stay away from these. She knits dishtowels which she then dips in porcelain and then fires in a kiln. The yarn is burned out in the kiln so all that is left is a fragile porcelain shell.
This is a piece by Tara Parsons. You can view more of her work here.

more installing and the Hobart William Smith College Satellite exhibition

The two images at the bottom are pieces by Heather Willems. you can view more of her work here.