next door

Cirque Du Soleil Kooza is in downtown St. Paul for a good part of the summer. This is the view out the window of our building. Looking forward to just walking across the street to see the show!

Student Art

Working on a sculpture with one of my 5th Grade summer students

Having a blast and taking lots of orange soda breaks

Discussing the Frank artists--Gehry and Stella

Thankful to be an art teacher

WAI LIN TSE

I'm in love.

These photos are stunning.

Check them out here and here.

New Project

Found this lovely mid-century pair of Herman Miller shell chairs on Craig's list. They were a great deal, but the catch is that the original fiberglass was covered up in spray paint!! Johnny seems pretty confident that he can restore them to their original, buttercream fiberglass. We'll post before and after shots after all the work. Have a lovely week.

summer cleanse

Trying out a four-day summer cleansing fast derived from the Seneca Indian tradition. They believed in fasting as a means of connecting mind, body, and spirit with all of nature. Day one is all the fruit you can eat, and it's too pretty not to photograph.

solstice light

etsy

1. No Tears Medal via Wildcattters

2. 4 pastel 50's cups via johnnyvintage

3. Italian Cotton Ribbons via angelaliguori

4. Constellation Blob Painting via erindollar

5. Blue Trim Duffle via WoolyBison

6. Up-cycled IBC Cream Soda bottles via YAVA Glass

7. Herb Garden Stakes via PigeonToeCeramics

8. Harlequin Cross Stitch Brooch Large via thepinpals

9. Porcelain Mixed Nuts via kgrandey

Color

Simply said, the colors is this photo take my breath away.

Catherine of catmil flickr stream gets all the credit on this one.

things are looking up

Love this photo via comfies flickr stream

Yes Please

Etsy vintage to ogle

1. Set of 4 cappuccino cup and saucer made in Germany via ModishVintage

2. The Anita Colby Train Case via Thrush

3. Manilla Colored Large Vintage Subtraction Cards- set of 10 via KateSupply

4. Vintage Peasant Shirt Blue and White Unisex Mexican bohemian 60s via yellowdogvintage

fresh squeezed strawberry lemonade

Teaching private art lessons to one of my students today

Fresh Squeezed strawberry lemonade

Pop-up book for inspiration and fun

Painted lots of colorful rain drops

sun prints with ok success

handmade jewelry too

First Day

of summer vacation.

fresh basil for homemade pizza

peonies and lavender from the market

and iced tea...yum.

two days

Did I mention that I only have two work days left until three months of summer vacation!

photo via 11nightmares flickr stream