My father is honored for his photography

Dad was recently interviewed and this is a link to the Standard Examiner article:

http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/08/26/camera-club-honors-lifetime-work


His photos will be on display at Ogden City Arts on the Northeast corner of 25th and Washington Blvd.  He will be at Ogden City Arts during the First Friday Art Stroll, September 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m.  If anyone wants to stop in to chat with him.

Eccles Community Art Center - Events Blog: Sew Halloween

Eccles Community Art Center - Events Blog: Sew Halloween: "A small sample of the pumpkin pincushion. Sew Halloween: Using simple sewing techniques create a pumpkin pin cushion and black cat shoulder..."

Working toward Halloween?

A few more pins - these will be at the Carriage House Gallery at the Eccles Community Art Center.

And Zackery draws his own witch using Mom's drawings for inspiration.

A Couple New Pins

Still Having Fun

After obtaining inspiration from other people's blogs, I created these watercolor creations.  I am thinking of using a sealant on them and adding a pin back.  I think they will make fun pins.

Vacation Book

Today, I worked on a fan fold book to record thoughts and activities from my recent vacation.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Touch Sea Cucumber

Aquarium Tidal Pool

Wet Orange Velvet




In a tidal pool
a collection of dark points
spiny sea urchin.




Arms of suction cups
octopus moves across tank
the snap of cameras.

Unexpected View

View Yosemite
Valley, Waterfall, Half Dome
through the plane window.

Vacation

I visited my niece in Monterey, California.  We went to the Aquarium & Fisherman's Wharf; walked the beach; visited the tidal pools along 17 mile drive; shopped in Carmel; viewed the Ansel Adam's exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art.  We had good food and a good time.  My camera went with me, unfortunately its battery was at home in the charger.  I wanted to make sure that the battery was fully charged so I could take lots of pictures.

I did have my paint set.  I painted on another painting while on vacation, I left it in my motel room.  The manager cleaned up my room while I was gone.  He threw it away as he thought it was trash since I had torn the paper down to fit in my luggage.

Woven Jewelry

I decided to add a little for interest to my woven flower charm, I like the dangling lady bug.  Then wove a flower and wire pin.

Rainbow

Even a light evening rain can produce a rainbow!

Mini Books

I created two small books with watercolor and Haiku, both as gifts to friends.

From Last Night

An evening star glows
in a pastel twilight sky
the planet, Venus.

Picnic by the River

Last night a friend and I had dinner in my mother's garden near the river.   I enjoy my mother's garden, but it is even more lovely when seen through another's eyes.

Guest Writer for A Year in Haiku

I am so pleased to have been asked to be a guest writer's on Grace's Blog: "My Year in Haiku."  I so enjoy her blog and her haiku.  I hope that you will visit it: http://myyearinhaiku.blogspot.com/

More Raspberries

I was out early to pick more raspberries.  They are so sweet to eat, and such a great contrast to the green leaves of the raspberry canes, you would think it would be easy to pick all the ripe ones.  They hide.  After I think I have gotten all the ripe one in a section, I look back and see more that I missed.

Popping raspberries
Juicy, red, plumb in my mouth
A summertime treat!

Garden raspberries

Raspberries ripen
Rush harvest / share with robins
Plumb, ruby, flavor.

At the Cabin on South Fork

We spend most of our summer holidays at our cabin on the south fork of the Ogden river.  We have since childhood, when it was at my grandparents cabin.  My parents purchased our cabin in the same camp, when I was in my teens.

And, yes in Utah July 24th is a holiday.  It is Pioneer Day, when the people of Utah celebrate our statehood.

At our cabin, we tube on the river, talk with friends and family, play games, and just enjoy the summer.

On the South Fork

Floating the river

Stretched on an inner tube

Splash, gasp, chill ... rapids.

Felted Barrettes

Just wanted to share a few views of the fun barrettes I have created.

Summer Days & Thunderstorms

Long, hot summer day

then clouds - cumulonimbus

thunder, rain, downpour.