Wednesday, January 13, 2010

First Things First


This year's exhibit by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is called First Things First, and it is fantastic... Over 55 established Cape artists are showing (okay, so it's true, I'm one of them) at the Cotuit Center for the Arts now through Feb. 6th. The gallery is open Mon. to Sat. from 10am to 5pm.

The art includes many mediums and styles, it is just really cool. And you shouldn't miss it. One of my faves is Sam Barber's dancers made from branches, paint & glitter, Sam is better known for his impressionist paintings, so it's a treat to see some of his other work... another is this fantastic multi media face that includes all sorts of things including rope & an old pair of pants!!! Then there's that metal mask type sculpture, with sort of dreadlocked hair from found items... all so very creative...

Adriana was asked at the opening which her favorite piece was, to which she replied, "the one of me..." Of course!!!

(photo by me of the beautiful exhibit...)

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Aguadilla


oh Aguadilla, how I wish we were there... About 6 years ago my sister & her family and mine rented a villa in Rincon in Puerto Rico for a week... while 'villa' may have been stretching it, the trip was outstanding (except for my nephew's run in with a Man-o-war, but that's a story for another day...) The weather was divine, the setting perfect, and of course having a week with my sister and everyone was fantastic...

So Marla & I took the girls to this tiny beach in Aguadilla for the day (they had a treehouse made in an enormous Banyan tree in the park next to it - so cool...) Shortly after we arrived, Adriana (who was 3 at the time) came over to us with something in her hand, it turned out to be a piece of pottery washed smooth by the sea... Marla & I both being artists, started our search, and it turned out that it was literally take a scoop of sand, scoop out treasure in the form of 'cristal', or seaglass... We were giddy with excitement, 'oh darn, another perfect blue piece'... It was absurd how fantastic it was... of course we had a 3 & 6 year old, who didn't think it was as much fun as we did, so our quest ended much sooner than we'd like! We did what any true seaglass hunters would do, we talked our hubbies into the fact we had to go back, & so we did... Just the 2 of us, purely to collect seaglass! What a fun time we had then too, seaglass, Margaritas & my sister, too good!!

As soon as I got home (years ago now), I started this frame with some of the finds from both of the trips and got as far as gluing down the bottom layer & then put it aside... My art room runs a very fine line to looking like it should be condemned as I tend to save, well everything really, you just never know when you might need something! But New Year's day I decided to make a dent, and this partially created frame appeared... Decided it was time to finally finish the darn thing! so I did. The photo is of Adriana on our first trip in this great little outfit we got her there... there was this beautiful window light, and the kitchen was painted bright yellow, but the bedroom off it was that bright green... begging for a photo series... love photographing children in natural light... also love that chubby baby belly sticking out! Of course, she hated her belly button showing! She wore her outfit with these hysterical shoes, her squeaky shoes, only in Puerto Rico can you buy yellow plastic sandals with a tomato & other fruits with happy little smiling faces on them, that squeak!!!!

Think it is time for another seaglass hunting trip...

Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year!

I wish you all peace for the coming year, and a year full of love & happiness...

So here's something you may not know about me... I'm a Jets fan, have been my whole life... when I was a kid, my step-father's company had season tickets (we're talking Shea stadium) 50 yard line 3 rows in - those were the days! Of course they always lost then too... we moved with them to the Meadowlands, but by then I was getting ready to leave home & my step-dad had a different job so those tickets were gone too, and the Jets, they just kept losing...

Well, anyone who's a Pats fan knows what it's like to be a Jets fan, except now you've had a decade of forgetting... yesterday's game gave me great hope for the future of the team I adore. At the end of the first half, the announcers were talking about how the Jets would be making the play-offs, and I have to admit, I still thought there was a lot of game left & it certainly wouldn't be the first time they blew it... & wished they'd stop being so confident... but then it was the 4th quarter, and there was still no score on the Bengals side... 37 to zip... woo hoo!

I don't even care what happens next week, rookie QB, rookie Coach, but I'm feeling good about next season!!! (Okay, I actually do care about next week too, it's just so great to have a positive feeling about the future of the team... maybe 30 years was long enough to wait for another great season... fingers crossed!)

J - E - T - S Jets! Jets! Jets!