mini planets!

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I learned of Elvis's death while playing marbles.

marble sets from this auction site.

hello again

school has let out and summer vacation is in full-swing. Even though my blog was hiatus, I've been following yours——thankyou!

I had blocked out three weeks to go to england/wales but turns out we couldn't go due to an expired passport; discovered the night before our planned departure. BOOOOOOOhoooooo! it was a mighty blowpop—we moped around a few days—but morale is now topnotch.

some preoccupations as of late:

__ short escapes: we've been camping 2x and hanging out with nature.
__g a r d e n i n g !
__working with Ms. Annie on website
__excited for a future fence designed by ro/lu !
__lingering way too long on craigslist, namely in the following: houseswaps, vacation rental and farm/garden. I've yet to make any purchases.
__devising master escape to maine
__working on mini—but fulfilling freelance projects.
__beginning advanced letterpress tomorrow
__and the outdoor pool is open for lapswim!

3 clippings

I can't get enough of the baby in that snug suit !

lineage

Happy Mother's Day Mum's!
The day was perfect here: a family fun day PLUS some solo time in my garden. We spent the morning with my sister (Jen's a new mom), ate an obnoxious amount of food, rearranged my garden. Our fine friends (Erik and Beth—not the squirrel) even did a drop by with flowers!

overviews

locations: london, studio, bath, amsterdam, backporch

special folder of fun

As my semester winds down and the computer cleanup begins—special things have been re-discovered on my harddrive. These four images are amongst many in my "Anti-Hierarchy/Excess" folder.

> MAX / Dishes. Minneapolis!
> Yikes, my parents have been holding these for my sister me. I don't remember being doll crazy?
> Gas + Jerky! Taken in northern michigan ?
> Crazytown exhibit at the MN state fair. One of my favorite case studies in what not to do.

roundish things

young rats

A little Calder and a couple spreads from Three Young Rats by Alexander Calder. Just all around awesome!

The book was first published in 1944 in an edition of 60 copies with an original drawing & signed by Calder as well as an edition of 700 copies. I recently purchased a 2nd edition published by Museum of Modern Art, 1946.

Scans are from my book and photographs found here and here.

Can someone explain?!

I really got caught-up with this today. Via my fine student Anita——thankyou!

seaside

A little Estonian seaside! These were taken a couple years back with my fine friend Costance Kilgore. Shown here, is a handsome windmill (yes, he has a pipe in his mouth) and various cairns on the Estonian island, Saaremaa. Mister-windmill did have a female companion, but she's now a heap of rubble. Sad, but true.

Our warmer weather makes me long for big big water, rocks, swimming fun, travel and getting out of landlocked midwest. We booked our tickets to Wales—hurray to a soon-to-be vacation!