Resting up

I had two back to back juried shows and being the procrastinator that I am I waited a little too long to get my ideas together.

Needless to say...I got things together, stayed up way too late too many days in a row, ate poorly and made some great things!

the topping to this lovely sundae of fun was that I got into all the shows I had hoped to.

I make lofty goals for myself and when I was told yesterday that two pieces made the show, I waited until returning to the car to cry with relief and joy!

I am feeling so so thankful and so so proud of myself.

ok back to reality sister.....I have more things to make.

Here is a photo interlude.

yummy mexican food place, velvet paintings of Elvis and bras on the lights

My photograph "Eye Contact" @ Gallery 855

(hubby thought the flower placement was unkind)

My five Solarplates @ Montecito Frame&Gallery

My piece "Searching For" @ Reynolds

little green dot

First place winner with blue dot

Honorable mention with yellow dot,

amazing light boxes with linocuts dipped in beeswax...the picture didn't come out very well, but I totally fell in love with them.

A great suprise was seeing a former classmate and now amazing painter Stephanie Jamgochian

Orange dot

Last night RATT was playing the Magestic Ventura...wow there was a lot of tight denim, tall hair and drunk women. Walking past many of them offered some seriously funny bits from their conversations.

A lot of people breaking free and letting loose.

I chose a hot bath