Tree wrapping of a different kind…. This Artwork was a Site Specific Collaborative Installation that I directed a few years ago. Artists from the community volunteered to work with students at Shearwater Steiner School in Mullumbimby, Australia. The project guidelines were based on Reconciliation. In Australia, as sited from the Australian Government, “Reconciliation is about unity and […]
Recently while filling it time during Maya’s Ballet class, I strolled down 16th Street in Brooklyn and noticed this art like form of tree wrapping. It instantly looked Japanese to me, having seen this art in Japan. In addition to the wrapping, at the base of the trees handmade stick fences had been built. This […]
Ok finally, here is an easy and healthy recipe…..you have to love asparagus…as much as I do!!! This is one of my favourite meals for lunch or dinner. This recipe I gained from my friend and Chef, Colette Nelson who I worked for at Ludvig’s Bistro in Sitka, Alaska. Collete made me this for dinner […]
Japanese (washi) paper tape is great tape for kids. Fun for adults too, but what makes it especially appealing to children is that it is colourful and easy to rip or cut from the roll. It can be untangled and unstuck from itself and it can be removed and reapplied (for the finicky artists). You can […]
It is always nice to be reminded to look after yourself. Take an extra moment to floss your teeth, moisturize your skin, or do your hair in a style different than you normally do it. It is these little things that make all the difference to your day, make you feel alive, and make you feel […]
The Museum of Natural History in NYC is an awesome place and I do not say this lightly. It is the kind of museum that enthrals you from exhibit to exhibit in order to study the well curated animals and the impressions of their habitat and what they might be seen doing in ‘nature’. It is […]
Bit by bit the pile grew. At first I had them sitting on the ground beside the table, and then the pile was in the way so I found a large flat box to put them in. Then another pile formed on the ground beside the table and I thought, this is getting out of […]
On our walk through the Park on Monday (Presidents Day) we made a few great discoveries. It is intriguing to come across the product and results of personal activities of others on display in public spaces. It makes you wonder, who did this? We found a beautiful strand of origami paper cranes hanging on a […]
Looking out our windows yesterday we noticed very well formed icicles hanging from the fire escape. They were some of the biggest cluster of icicles I have seen yet (having not grown up with icicles) and they reminded me of stalactites (mites go up, tights come down). I could not resist taking a photo of […]
For Valentines Day I gave Cam the game of Scrabble and for Valentines Day he played it with me! This was one of those gifts that I gave because I wanted it, and he played it with me because he knows how much I enjoy it. Finding things to do together, (beyond raising children) is […]
I have been working on spring clothes for the girls, and have finished the first item of the ‘spring line’. A cotton voile skirt that actually fits both the girls but was made for Maya. Maya has lots of input while I make her things and is definitely part of the process, making her my […]
This year was Maya’s introduction to Valentines Day. When I collected Maya from playgroup yesterday she had a bundle of hand made Valentines cards! One boy in particular adores her and brought her chocolate coated almonds wrapped in hand stamped heart tissue paper that he made. It could not be cuter, she had captured the […]
A simple Valentine craft……a string of hearts made from paint samples. You will need: Paint samples Large needle Thread or string I cut out the hearts using a mat knife or exacto blade, but you can use scissors of course. Then thread them on embroidery floss with a large needle. Create a pattern as I […]
The weekends at our house become a hotchpotch of creativity. I am often trying to work on a sewing project. Baby Elle likes to sit and draw, and Maya goes between doing both sewing and drawing. All of this takes place on our very small dinning table. Here is a sample of what I mean…
White wonderful snow, falling from the sky, swirling dancing snowflakes, enchanting you and I. The snow is so pretty I wrote a little ditty. A snow day for us and so Maya gets to go to play-group on her sled. We were out in the snow early this morning building a snowman, throwing snowballs and […]
I hear my inner voice saying, “Ahhggrr… winter is dragging on”. Days feel long and dark and I feel stuck in the house, with classic cabin fever symptoms, until I remember, that it is ok for this bleak season to be long, and I can find joy and pleasure in the stretching out of winter…
In a month my Mother in law Parry is off to Japan to see the blossoms. Cam and I honeymooned in Japan, and so I was able to speak with her about it at length. After saying goodbye to her on the telephone I went to our photo library and reminisced. While it was only a […]
Playdough is a good old fashioned activity, that can provide hours of fun. I remember as a child, the joy of new playdough, I loved choosing the colour I wanted! Yesterday we made a fresh batch of dough. I divided it into six pieces, making each piece a different colour. The girls loved the sculptural […]
