Obamangel

Posted on December 17, 2008 - Filed Under Creative Exercises | 2 Comments

This is a small watchmaker’s tin ornament I made for my mother. She likes Obama. Actually, she loves him. Mom and I went to D.C. a few years ago after Art and Soul, and had a very patriotic time of it. We even saw the Queen. Our patriotic connection, as every other connection, goes way [...]

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Spies in Bloom

Posted on December 11, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

After math homework today, we decorated up some glasses for what began as a spy play. When they came down to my studio, the kids were enticed by the bag of flowers left over from the Shrine Sisters party, so we ended up with three bloomin’ spies who are now practicing Christmas carols for their [...]

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Interactive Art Workshop

Posted on December 5, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

The Book is out, the book is out! We are all so excited. Kim asked me over a year ago to contribute to her book, and here it is in print. I am going to make a video of some of the projects, because they all move. One of the ones I did is here.
This [...]

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Sea Johns I love

Posted on December 4, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

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Fair weather is a mask that the devil dons
A disguise for the tempest that’s coming on
But looking toward the west, I can always tell
By the tint of the sky and the strength of the swell
Who’s winning today—is it heaven or hell?
These are part of the lyrics to this song by the Bills, a Canadian group [...]

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