artist-in-residency

i found an article about artist-in-residency programs in national parks in natural awakenings magazine. the national park services offers opportunities for 2 dimensional visual artists, photographer, sculptors, writers and craft artists to live an work in the parks from weeks to months! how cool would that be? i'd like to check out hot springs national park in arkansas or maybe hawaii?!?!

lunches

so cute huh?! i feel like a lazy mama :)
see more here found via here

skulls

arn't these super cute! from here, via here

some books

so, my friend tyler said she wanted to read some books. . . i've been reading a lot recently. #1. i love the library & #2. i canceled cable for now. . .

a classic

one of my favorite books ever

i just got this book at a thrift store. . . pretty good find.

do you get sick at the change of seasons? you're not alone, i love this book and read this ever time the seasons change. it gives such good advice!

i just re-read this one, i love all of her books! i re-read them.

left behind, it's kind of a guilty pleasure, i've read 11 in the series. the character development is really good!

grave sight (i've devoured the series and all of her books. watch out they'll suck you in!)

ancient secret of the fountain of youth, you know you want to know what they are!

what have i missed? got any good reads for me :)

east high

so kiko's doing his student teaching for east high school here in denver and i've always wanted to see the mural painted in the library. it was painted in 1934 by Hugh Weller as part of the Works Art Project in the depression. I wrote my final term paper (22 pages) on why we need a Arts project NOW. How amazing would it be to have the government pay for art. I really want to get that paper published, it was really good and I was proud of it. . .
anyway the mural was beautiful. not at all what i expected but it's great.

labour day

we got to hang out in the afternoon and had a few friends over. it was nice not to work, i worked a lot over the weekend, but had to take actual labor day off or i would have freaked out. nice to have a moment to breathe, and laugh with friends and family in the back yard.

happy bithday

my good buddy tyler sent me this amazing painting!
i have it right in my front room as soon as you walk in it's staring you down.
thanks so much tyler, i've been trying to imagine what to paint you for your birthday :)
p.s. devotchka rocks any time any where! they were great. the venue was pretty cool too being right on the river. cool people and just mellow and lovey!

my pregnant peach tree. . .