Cirque Du Soleil Kooza is in downtown St. Paul for a good part of the summer. This is the view out the window of our building. Looking forward to just walking across the street to see the show!

Working on a sculpture with one of my 5th Grade summer students
Having a blast and taking lots of orange soda breaks
Discussing the Frank artists–Gehry and Stella
Thankful to be an art teacher

I’m in love.
These photos are stunning.
Check them out here and here.

Found this lovely mid-century pair of Herman Miller shell chairs on Craig’s list. They were a great deal, but the catch is that the original fiberglass was covered up in spray paint!! Johnny seems pretty confident that he can restore them to their original, buttercream fiberglass. We’ll post before and after shots after all the [...]

Trying out a four-day summer cleansing fast derived from the Seneca Indian tradition. They believed in fasting as a means of connecting mind, body, and spirit with all of nature. Day one is all the fruit you can eat, and it’s too pretty not to photograph.

etsy
1. No Tears Medal via Wildcattters
2. 4 pastel 50’s cups via johnnyvintage
3. Italian Cotton Ribbons via angelaliguori
4. Constellation Blob Painting via erindollar
5. Blue Trim Duffle via WoolyBison
6. Up-cycled IBC Cream Soda bottles via YAVA Glass
7. Herb Garden Stakes via PigeonToeCeramics

8. Harlequin Cross Stitch Brooch Large via thepinpals

9. Porcelain Mixed Nuts via kgrandey

Simply said, the colors is this photo take my breath away.
Catherine of catmil flickr stream gets all the credit on this one.

Love this photo via comfies flickr stream

Etsy vintage to ogle

1. Set of 4 cappuccino cup and saucer made in Germany via ModishVintage
2. The Anita Colby Train Case via Thrush
3. Manilla Colored Large Vintage Subtraction Cards- set of 10 via KateSupply
4. Vintage Peasant Shirt Blue and White Unisex Mexican bohemian 60s via yellowdogvintage

Teaching private art lessons to one of my students today

Fresh Squeezed strawberry lemonade
Pop-up book for inspiration and fun
Painted lots of colorful rain drops
sun prints with ok success
handmade jewelry too