Penguin Kisses

Summer isn't complete without a visit to the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port. We picked a cloudy day to forgo the beach for Gorey and followed it up with some antiquing and seafood stops. His back yard contained a cat grave yard, plus a hand painted whale and penguin sculpture.

Afterwards, while hunting at a flea market we came across an antique boston terrier door stop which was oh so fun to take on the plane back home... "Ma'am, is there a large metal dog in your bag?" He did eventually survive the trip (after some sweet talking with airport officials) and is now holding the door to our guest room. On a side note, we've named him Edward.

Move Your Feet!

 

 I did a program for the Contemporary Art Center inspired by Keith Haring's dancing figures. Preschoolers struck some fantastic dance poses while we did a quick trace. After they finished painting their figures we painted our feet and busted a move on a giant tarp! The kids loved the squishy paint between their toes and I loved watching them break it down to my one of a kind dance mix.

 This little guy wanted to have his figure jumping in the air!

Glitter, Mariah Carey Style

We've got a group of girls who love some good old fashion glitz and sparkle. So... I pulled out everything pink, feathered, shiny and fabulous which usually makes me want to puke. The result? A collection of diva puppets which turned out cute but a tad scandalous (the one on the left is Aretha Franklin in a bikini).

Blushing Bride

My wonderful childhood friend got married this summer and the pictures are in! She looks absolutely lovely! It was one of the sweetest ceremonies I've seen and included lots of love, laughs and a few smart aleck remarks (all in about 5 minutes).

Pancake People

We had some fun at Play Art today with yummy breakfast themed stories and artwork. Grace (one of my favorite little ones) made this adorable pancake girl. It was so pretty she didn't want to eat it.

Dapper Daddy

So happy to celebrate today with a fantastic father. He taught me everything I need to know about sailing, good beer, savvy lawn mowing techniques, and the correct way to pleat a pant. My hero.

Monster Mash

The kids are obsessed with monsters these days. We created all kinds of crazy creatures with our white boards. My favorite was a froggie-storm monster.

Bump it!

Scott and I did some bumper boating with his niece to beat the heat this weekend. Some of those kids were ruthless so you had to go in with a game plan. The kamikaze approach worked well (spinning in a circle while holding down the water torpedo trigger). A girl's gotta have a plan.

Freeze pops

Fun birthday gift for Scott's mom. It freezes Popsicles in 7 minutes flat! Not bad. Perfect for someone who likes fancy kitchen gadgets. Can't wait to make some mimosa pops soon.

Flea Market Finds

A few new additions to my collection of transistor radios.

That darn cat

Lulu (the blur of fur) flying in for a calculated attack on my iBook. She's quite jealous of any electronic devise that takes attention away from her.

Kitty wants cupcakes

Nico was very jealous of the cherry cupcakes I made for the Play Art Potluck tomorrow.

The Bunny Hop

Origami bunnies we made for easter, now hanging from tree branches! You can add little cotton balls on their backsides for tails.

Big Jugs

After saving over 25 milk jugs, which led to plenty of comments about my "jugs" with the ladies at work, I finally had enough for our bird lanterns! They turned out sooo cute!

Felted Feathered Friends

Cute little owl, part of a new collection of felted creatures in the museum gift shop at work.