Hi Jul-Y

at our downtown Lancaster library- Max loves Corduroy, so he couldn't believe we found the Corduroy DVD.
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at Cherry Hill Orchards...before we filled our cooler full of fruit and veg...

downtown again for First Friday with the lovely Opal:-)

Max, waiting for his friends to arrive at First Friday, in the Art Garden...doing an iCarly move....

Happy Easter Weekend...

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend.
This year I remembered to put newspaper down on Peg's vintage pink table before dying our Easter eggs:-)

Here's Max and Opal laughing over the bathroom fixture planters outside of Building Character, on First Friday April (this past Friday night) here in Lancaster.

I love this shot of Max and Opal, "on their own" walking out to Queen Street along the alley next to Onions restaurant. I hope that Max gets to enjoy lots of cities with quirky alleys and passageways throughout his lifetime:-)

and later at the ice cream shop...

and here's a shot from Easter afternoon, my sweet boy being his charismatic self:-)

I feel like I've truly been in a home cocoon over the last three months. However, I've been hard at work every day and Wonderful felted Wensleydale wool flowers (wool from Yorkshire England) are popping up everyday in my home studio-so bright and full... to be unveiled at my May 1 show (The FROM Scratch INDIEpendent Handmade Market outside of Allentown).
The other day I laid out all I have made and I was overwhelmed. Max popped into the room and said, "Mom, that's a big collection of flowers!"

I look forward to the coming months, the start of show season, the changes happening with me and everyone, and seeing everything beginning to bloom!~

a Colorful Couple of Days

Yesterday, Rachel-Marie (www.knittydirtygirl.etsy.com) and Vicky Gertenbach (www.sillyboodilly.etsy.com) and I went to the Quilters' Heritage Celebration at the the Lancaster Host Resort- one of the biggest quilt shows in the country.

Above is one of my favorites from the show, "Paisley Passion" by Susan Purney Mark.

Here's another favorite of mine, "Fairy Dust Recycling Plant" by Maria Weinstein.

and here were the most colorful and cutest pants at the show! gotta love them paired with Footprints Mary Janes...

Tonight was First Friday April in Lancaster, and I set up at Building Character. Here was my booth tonight...

and it was Max's first art show! at age 3.5 he showed four small works. Three of them sold. He was very excited but tried to give his money to a random customer:-) He ran up to me and gave me a great big hug when he saw me.
The artist Wil Mowery bought a piece that looked liked a painting of a pink egg. Sorry there aren't more pics of them, they went fast!


Here are my Etsy magnets, out on the town...


The evening ended at Building Character with dance music and flame throwers. Tony and Marty know how to draw in a crowd. The day and evening was quite stormy but the night time turned out to be rather mild and windy- so a nice start to the spring art season.

Happy New Year!!!!

I'm an official Lancaster city artist as of right now!!!!....more on that tomorrow.
Find me at Building Character downtown (www.buildingcharacter.biz) tomorrow night
for First Friday.
in other news...
Max was listening to the Dixie Chicks with me today as I was painting, and "Cowboy Take Me Away" came on, and he says, "what a beautiful song."
isn't that sweet?
And then....he was watching TV last night and he says.......
"What the hell is this show?"
Ahhhhhhhhhhh~!!!!!!!!
Happy New Year!