trying again...

i'm not going to start this off with how much i suck at blogging....we all know that already.

so, back from the 4th avenue street fair in tucson.  tucson has so much interesting energy...

what i love the most about it is that every type of person imaginable attends this show.
i seriously love that....talking to so many people is exhausting yet stimulating at the same time.

no other show i do seems to draw this huge crowd of humanity.

so...that is the last art show for the month.  now i'm Immersed in working on my "uncommon
beads" for the To Bead True Blue Show at the end of january... i'm totally stoked about what
i'm creating for this show.

pics soon....   peace out....enjoy the day.....p

just beauty...

we have really good sky here. i could pretty much do a whole blog on it....

spent yesterday on a drawing....a drawing i have had struggles with....mostly because i had high expectations for it.

it is so easy (for me) to make an endless amount of art in my head...the transference of the idea to reality is where i find indifference.

anyway....i am completely happy with the drawing. large canvas collages are in the works with it....pretty stoked about the whole thing....

got up way early..."arted" ....took the big dog for a walk...it's all good today. enjoying the happy.

forgot to mention the drawing....a raven...a very very good raven!

you will fly...

just finished this one. 30x40. in time for last weekends art show in Taos....kit carson park. an ill fated show for me.

a small tornado (or "micro burst") chose my booth out of the entire show to "take out".

it wasn't pretty.... the tent WITH it's cement weights flew about 25 feet into the air and landed behind us. :( needless to say it completely made a huge pile of mess in my booth. it was not fixable. walls and stability bars were tweeked. there was no putting it all back together. we packed up and left.

after seeing it all airborne i was completely thankful that no one was hurt. it was completely out of control.

amazingly none of my art work was damaged. which was pretty unbelievable considering it was all in a heap on the ground with the walls on top of it.

pretty discouraging....ok, depressing..... lost the income of the entire weekend. and a new tent will have to be bought. and some welding done on the wall structure.

on a good note. i decided that i had no choice but to make a "gift" of the days that i thought i was going to be working the show.

we stayed the night at the bed and breakfast in taos that we booked. "touchstone inn".

it was beautiful....chatted with the wonderful inn keepers, amber and brad. who contributed to my weekend going in a better direction. the inn is beautiful and perfect for classes.

i envision smallish classes....everyone stays at the inn....enjoys gourmet breakfast by brad. an inspired time of creating and taking in the beauty of taos. perfection....

planning something wonderful for this event....it's in the works.

also....saturday night we were able to go to zach and missy's for a mothers day celebration....i would not have been able to go because of the show....we had a really really great time hanging out with them and missy's fun family....the "boys" played music after and it was awesome. i'm so proud of my zach. and very grateful he decided to relocate here in new mexico....

ok....i'm about 25 hours into getting shit (sorry) ready for an IRS audit at the end of the month. i seriously hate paperwork. especially if it has to do with taxes and millions of tiny receipts.

i figure just to hunker down and get it done so it only impacts a few days instead of a little bit in many days. just get it done.

peace on you....paula

risk...

so...here i am again. not the best blogger....i'm going to work on it. i pretty much suck at blogging...

getting ready for the 4th avenue art show in tucson this weekend....working like crazy. and of course i decide to update the websites at the same time. i could use more time. always...

more later... (i hope) :)

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hopefully i can remember the damn password to this account so i can get this poor blog going again....

so.....the holidays are now just happy memories....loved loved loved spending them with little ben and lilah this year.

magic.

and it was anika's first christmas this year. i hope to spend next year with her.

it's hard living so far from my peeps.

the most happiest of new years to you.....if anyone still reads this! ha ha....

my dear friend kat...

well...my poor blog. i have abandoned it for 6 months! mostly because i lost my password...and also because i guess i've been too consumed by busy-ness that i just didn't post...i lost a dear friend on wednesday. i actually wrote this yesterday. but it took until today to straighten out the password issue... i lost a special friend... my wish is that everyone have at least one "kat" in their lives....

Dear kat....tonight I found out that you passed from this world yesterday. You would know how sad I am.....we have been dear friends for 17 years.

My first rubberstamp show I met you. We became fast friends....you stashed your crayola suitcase under my table....we talked tattoos.... We talked everything. Over the years we shared stories about pretty much everything...family, friends....animals. Everything.

We had an instant connection that lasted over the years. Even though we lived far apart I always felt close to you.

Remember when we met in madison in 2005? You brought some of bob's special wine and we had a fun little party in your room.....that was the last time I saw you in person.

I save emails from my kids....and you....i have a folder with over 200 emails that you have written me since 2004. You always reminded me of my grandma and my mama.....you seemed like family to me.

I am glad I saved them....especially now. I will miss hearing your stories so much.

You are one of the dearest sweetest souls I have ever known.....and now you are with your bob and your old friends and your kittys.....especially bustopher. :)

Something funny....yesterday afternoon....maybe when you crossed over. I came across a bunch of pictures you sent me long ago. And among them was a postcard of cable, Wi. With all the places you told me about numbered and explained on the back.

I will treasure that and our friendship forever.

Peace to you dear kat.....i love you, paula

anika jane

born yesterday....i am "ya ya" again to another beautiful grand baby.....she is a seriously cute baby. i'm so proud of mandy and nick....and so very happy...very happy me..... :)