kelly's studio and a good yard sale!

i went over to my friends' kelly and roger's house this weekend. they have the most wonderful place, GORGEOUS gardens, amazing collections of flea market finds, chickens, dogs. they should charge admission!

kelly is a very talented artist, using all sorts of found objects to create mobiles, sculptures and collages. here are a few shots of his very eclectic studio! fascinating objects everywhere you look!

because it was right around noon time, my shots of the garden were not very good, but we did see this little guy. hi mr. mantis!

kelly is like the praying mantis whisperer!

earlier in the day i went to a big yard sale and got some great treasures:

 

 

a cute chick-a-dee picture in a nice old frame!!!

a big stangl platter(sorry for the drying-in-the-dish-rack picture...) i used to collect stangl, and this was a great deal at $1.00!!!!!!

and another really bad photo, but this cool chair, really really cheap! i have a thing for chairs. whenever i see a good chair for cheap, i have to buy it. then when it falls apart i have plenty of spares. you know, with the two of us you just need to have enough chairs for an army...

a fun weekend! lots of sewing and knitting coming up soon!

a dapper lad

the other day, as we were going from air conditioned place to air conditioned place, we stopped into
nahcotta . 

i saw something there i HAD to have...

i went home and  counted out the two big jars of coins that i have been saving forever and came up with a
 big part of the cost, so i got it! he now hangs in our kitchen, and i just LOVE this piece!!!!! the artist is kelly vivanco.

i think he is very dapper and sort of bavarian looking. maybe again it's the influence of reading "the wind in the willows" this summer , although "toad" was my least favorite character. i don't know, i've never had a frog thing before!

 as i was picking this bouquet of flowers this afternoon, a hummingbird was only a couple of feet away from me, going flower to flower. i held very still and hoped it would land right on my bouquet, but he finally noticed me and flew off. it's so interesting to see all of the life that exists around the garden. the bees and spiders and hummingbirds. its own little universe.

tonight it's a bit cooler and sooooo nice, but tomorrow is supposed to be brutal. i cannot wait for this heatwave to end!!!!!

keep cool!!

art at rye public library

brian hung a show saturday at the rye public library in rye, nh. they are featuring his letter and crossword pieces, being a library and all. picture taking was a little difficult, but you get the idea. check it out if you're in the area! you can see more of brian's work here.

also, if you go down to the childrens' room, you will find a show of kids' art. here's a piece by my 6-year-old niece which i think is pretty amazing!

 it's a jellyfish!

happy monday! stay cool and dry if it's possible..........

margaret's house

i was at  my friend margaret's house the other day. she and her husband, glen, have a wonderful sense of style, and their house is an eclectic mix of crazy and classic, weird and whimsical! everywhere you look there's something interesting to see. it feels like a cool art and kitsch-filled museum! i thought i'd give you a little tour. so fun!!

jan waldron

i wanted to show you a few of the paintings on display this month at ceres bakery, portsmouth, nh by very talented artist, jan waldron.

i absolutely love her work! that first painting especially leaves me a little weak in the knees.....

these paintings, and more, will be showing thru the first of april. come and see!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy spring!!! we are celebrating here with a fresh 11" of snow, just about when you're ready to be done with it...oh well! it sure is beautiful!

spring-y stirrings

i am finishing up lots of spring-y flower garlands in preparation for two upcoming shows!

starting april 1st, ceres bakery in portsmouth will be hosting a group show featuring all of the artsy and crafty folks who work there!!! it will be great and a nice opportunity to see what everybody there does when they're not cooking and baking delicious food!

then in may, the black bean cafe in rollinsford, nh will have a bakery collaborative show featuring 2 women who work at the black bean and 2 women who work at ceres bakery!

very exciting!!! i can't wait to see everything! there will be an opening at ceres on friday, april 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. make sure you stop by if you're in the area!!!!!

pantry art

hi john!

hi rosco!

HI ROSCO!!! YOU ARE SO CUTE!!!

hi weird floating men with umbrellas!

pink-y pictures for a grey day

oh how i wish that rain out there was snow.........

*****

flower painting by anne dubois.

have a good saturday!

animals and men

i am drinking my coffee this morning and looking through this beautiful book, animals and men, by kenneth clark. the very lightest snow is falling. i am hoping, hoping, hoping it won't turn to rain!!! here are some images from the book~enjoy!

love.........

i really love these tapestries. how did they do this??? so intricate!!  i guess in the middle ages people had more time for such endeavors, and probably weren't expecting to be paid for their time...

this painting is so gorgeous!!

monkey!!!!!!!!!!!!

have a lovely saturday!!