Lee Thomson

One (of several) reasons I love my backyard: the dogwood I planted is so lovely.

Spring is springing, as we knew it would – it just seemed like a long cold wait until it got here. What I love best about this time of year is the veil of lacey color the blossoms throw over the trees. It is still possible to see the structure of the branches, but it is softened and colored. 

the chicken hat as protective coloration – although the turkey does look dubious

So I spent almost all of yesterday and rather a large chunk of today working on producing a brochure about me and my art that I can leave with various restaurants and coffeehouses when I ask about displaying my artwork. HP has a nice site, but it was painfully slow and crashed repeatedly, so I looked for other alternatives. There aren't any that are a) free and b) produce something that isn't hideous, so I was reduced to whacking away at the project in my wordprocessor, which is harder than it sounds. I can do ugly stuff fast, and weird looking stuff with lots of nice graphics a little slower, but making it look real, and official-like is, apparently, days of finessing. 

Maybe it is clouds

Maybe it is spilt milk

or ocean waves, or currents

side view, big fat chicken hat
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

We interrupt the mystery pictures with a picture of Margaret and her new hat – finished last night. It produced exactly the right combination of amusement and affection, and was worn right off.

A huge success, all told.

mystery 1
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

My next project feels absurdly huge.

Not lakes, not islands…..

Remember back in November when people walked into the house and walked out with Al's wallet, my pocket book and Aerin's laptop? And we were pretty sure the pocketbook and wallet were around somewhere nearby? That was a good intuition, we just failed to find the stuff before Al panicked and they laid under four months of snow. A neighbor and his son were playing frisbee, and basically tripped over my bag, and Al's wallet was right on top. We went back later and located my bright orange wallet. They hadn't touched the credit cards or license, and actually I found the $20 of emergency cash that they'd failed to locate.  

I am so pleased to see my sketchbook again, and my old calendar, and the tiny book of what I'd spent on everything. Plus, now I get to choose between ORANGE and PINK for my wallet. Nuthin' but good times! 

circles circles CIRCLES!!!!
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

Inspired by Timna, I've been working on circles. Lots and lots and lots of circles. And I'm not done yet. 

I am thinking part of the reason I have been so unenthused about working on anything has more to do with the level of chaos in my workspace and maybe less to do with the ongoing uncertainty on what to do with the end results.

With Alice home sick today I stood in my room most of the day and picked up, threw away, filed and sorted. The end result is more usable space, and a more inviting place to stand. My mind is seething with projects. There may be more and better work coming soon.