Good To Know!

The best dadgum thing a studio can have is an unbiased walk through by non artsy folk. Why, you ask? Because...and especially if they are unencumbered by the niceties of manners and stuff, they will tell you what they see and feel in you're sacred space....and you, because your are cool and unattached to your art and sacred space will take it in the generous spirit it was intended. Hmmmm. Last nite...no early this morning (3:00 am), I sat, then paced, then frantically awash in a sea of sweat reshuffled stuff and.....they might have been right.

Laugh? How we Laughed.

Waved goodby to Lou and Diane this morning....I had such a good time ...oops they were supposed to have had the good time, right? Perfect guests, perfect weather and the souffle didn't fall....I am SO good. These lovely holidaying Calgarians announced their engagement/wedding while here....Love, Love is so , well lovely. They helped move furniture, Lou gave decorating advise, Diane drank wine and I just sweated out 2 litres of NaCl. It was 42 degrees and a 5 house hike down the street carrying 3 piece leather LR set, solid teak diningroom table 6 chairs, wall unit, china cabinet, desk, sofa table, and 2 leather Scandia recliners with stools. The Seller was less than charming but we were feeling the love and forgave him.

Mi Casa Su Casa

Can't wait,expecting company any minute.Done all the Martha Stewart stuff....guestroom is aired out and now tastfully decorated, fan, fresh flowers, extra pillows, quilt for those chilly nites....hee, hee won't they get a shock. Today is a sunny 42C and not a leaf is moving. Hopefully they are beach people and will want to swim and stuff or do the wineries and will want me to tag along....yum

Last of 23

Mama Mia, how did this happen? I have just this sad little collection of Amulet Bags left. All the others have been sold and now do I make more or do I move on? Firstly I can't remember how I made them and secondly I think it took 6 years of tedious work....those are seed beads ya know.I vote for doing something else but these guys are going in the display case just to show my grandchildren that Gram once had the eyes of an eagle, the nimble fingers of a monkey and the stamina of Jon and Kate (plus 8).

13 Indigenous Grandmothers

Today is a sad day as a lady I refer to as the 14th Indigenous Grandmother passed away this morning. Her name was Nina and though she spoke with a strong Italian accent her message was always clear....how beautiful our spirits can be if we just accept each others contribution and love them for it. Nina essentially said that grandmothers are responsible to nurture the generations to come through unconditional love providing the light the next generation needs to make their way through an uncertain future. My days will be less enlightened with her passing. She will be missed. May she walk in beauty.

Black Canvas Challenge

Earlier this summer I was gifted a black 10 X 10 canvas by the Lost N Found Studio gang and told to go forth and create but return it to us sometime in August. It has had a front row seat in the Studio for 2 months. It has been spilled on, dropped repeatedly and covered twice in Dula slobber, she loves to lick it???? This week I decided to get it moving towards its return trip to Edmonton by playing with it and watercolor. Can you use watercolor on canvas? Let me tell you it can be done and it looks very cool. But I should let Laurie and Nadia be the judge. They are the divas of canvas.

Hot-Hot-HOT!

42 degrees Celsius yesterday and forecast is hotter today with thundershowers. Holy moly sun worshippers have you not had enough yet! This morning folks were sweating inside the air conditioned shops and there was not a preroasted chicken, ham, potato salad to be had anywhere, clearly no one is cooking tonite. Those laid back library people had slowed to a deep sleep and cranky cranky drive through staff at Tims were cranky. I decided not to return shorts I bought yesterday and went home to my air conditioned home to shave every hair off of one very hot hairy dog. Oh and its now 44degrees at 1:03 pm.