Welcome to a new school year. I am looking forward to reconnecting with students I know and meeting new ones. I am really excited about hearing about everyone's summers, all your ideas for projects, and seeing tons of new work!
My summer was filled with artmaking.
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| Lots of new bird imagery |
I am in several exhibitions this fall. I am in Portland Open Studios during the weekends of October 13-14 and 20-21, the Sitka Art Invitational during the weekend of November 3-4 and the Audubon fund raiser-Wild Arts Festival the weekend of November 17-18. I also have a piece about my mom in a beautiful show with the theme "The Sacred" curated by photographer Robert Adams at the Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria.
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| The Diminishing at Lightbox Photographic Gallery |
I did get to go on a couple trips. I went to Tucson to see my brother and do some birding. Here is an image I made from that trip.
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| Female Hooded Oriole |
We spent several days at Black Butte with all of my husbands relatives. On the way home we took an amazing wildflower hike-Iron Mountain.
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| Iron Mountain |
I also went to Chicago to see my sister and to go to the Radiohead concert. During that trip, my husband and I drove down to St. Louis to visit my son. I stopped in at the house I grew up in. I haven't been there for over 10 years.
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| Radiohead at the United Center, Chicago |
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| My sister and I on the beautiful lakefront in Chicago |
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| Scott and Wilson at the Missouri Botanical Garden |
Lastly I went to Pennsylvania to watch my nephew get married. While there, I visited the gorgeous Longwood Gardens.
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| My two sons, Wilson and Charlie and me in Pennsylvania |
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| The Meadow area at Longwood Gardens |
Just like last year, I am only working part time and will be here only on B days. I continue to be the main caregiver to my mom who lives with my husband and me.
