I can hardly believe it. Carson is officially a teenager. We celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a few of his buddies. The evening started off with an intense game of monopoly, followed by homemade pizza (courtesy of chef Paul), and a movie on the big screen in the back yard. We capped off the evening with a cake so loaded with sugar that not one of these teenage boys could finish an entire slice.
All in all a really fun evening. We are so lucky to have such a smart, funny, thoughtful kid with a great group of friends. Isabelle has been super into baking recently, and asked if she could help me bake a spectacular birthday cake for her brother. The finished product generated lots of ooohs and ahhhs when Carson's friends arrived. And it was delicious.
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Between a crazy work project (affectionately known as "the kraken") and the crazy presidential election, I am all crazied out. I am physically exhausted and my heart hurts from all the negative political vibes.
exhaustion + (lots of sadness + periodic bursts of anger) = a major case of insomnia Last night around midnight I found myself struggling to sleep, so I decided to get up and play with my new box of oil pastels. I poured myself a glass of wine, settled in at the kitchen counter and got busy with the very important task of drawing a pear. I had a great time sketching, scribbling, layering and smudging. I am officially in love with this medium, and am dreaming of the day when I purchase a super-fancy set of Sennelier pastels. If you aren't familiar with Sennelier, they are located in Paris and the founder made the oil pastels used by Picasso. I'm sure they are divine, but for now my cheapo set from Amazon will have to do. At least they are artist quality, which is a huge upgrade from the kid's pastels I was borrowing from Isabelle's giant art supply set. Once I was satisfied with my scribbly pear, I finally went back to bed. That was around 2:00 AM, so I managed to squeeze in a couple of zzzz's before my alarm went off at 4:00. I am in desperate need of a nap right now, but on the bright side oil pastels are my new favorite art supply. Hoping for easy sleep and sweet dreams this evening. |
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About the ArtistI am a self-taught mixed media artist with a passion for vibrant color and lots of texture. My hope is that my paintings will inspire joy, and encourage others to connect with their inner artist. Archives
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