tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76116940252694297022024-02-19T07:27:23.966-08:00Breathe to Paint. Paint to BreatheTianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-66275832276213589072010-04-08T21:40:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:44:15.544-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><b>To do:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/dance-in-america-ny-export-opus-jazz/about-the-film/924/">Dance in America: NY Export Opus Jazz</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/combined">Gladiator</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Could you ask for two more opposite movies? Sometimes I enjoy being a walking contradiction so I am feeling ok with this craving. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-86987012551069610692010-04-08T20:47:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:01:59.224-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJaQM7KBnpyp451549ySlFZCOGGxYg06a7RafVhIo7T_hj3UKYaSQjqsDGq6bLq66ZmQ7xtqWJwzxnYpdgUWse7M4BIfOOUfAeuvL0LOxKhyphenhypheng7vJvmhZ5CWsHUWR2SdVRYdR2WyWcFyQ/s1600/DSC00074.JPG"></a><div>Should I find it strange that the noodles at the bottom of my pasta bowl made a face that mimiced my mood? I love strange coincidences. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7cQyE0rF2J6RMQvL_TXwMP9x6zQ5ZqXZa_BHR3UHooXvmE9F2G_POGGGYArjVDf1z4oIJpcp03eRuvBHbMoEWYupcoXroFH19mFN6w4uYFzIWzkSzTuJgAmWhHJmgJ_DAy8Lfl1V_sM/s1600/DSC00321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7cQyE0rF2J6RMQvL_TXwMP9x6zQ5ZqXZa_BHR3UHooXvmE9F2G_POGGGYArjVDf1z4oIJpcp03eRuvBHbMoEWYupcoXroFH19mFN6w4uYFzIWzkSzTuJgAmWhHJmgJ_DAy8Lfl1V_sM/s400/DSC00321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979533126298386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(3, 3, 3); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(3, 3, 3); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;font-size:small;">As I sat on my my bed researching artists the very same hour, I came across this quote by artist Amy Stillman that also mimicked my mood and started a stream of creative thoughts. How marvelous is our language but isn't it more amazing how so much of our communication doesn't come through words? What are you saying with your thoughts, your mood, heart, energy and body? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(3, 3, 3); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;font-size:small;">"Every day I welcome the raw, the goofy, the urgent, the eccentric, the disrupting, the associative and dissociative, the distracted, the embarrassing, the transient, the interesting, and the fearsome into my life, and language is the welcome mat, the first translation device from the body of sensate cues I intuit. <i><b>Painting is a physical thinking process to continue an interior dialogue</b></i>, way to engage in a kind of internal discourse, or sub-language, mumbling, rambling, a stream of thought, murmuring, thinking out loud, naming, uttering, a voice in your head. So language is not just a cognitive device, a ground of critique, a pedagogical mechanism, a negotiable social structure."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">I have found this to be so true. Language is not my strong point, but I am able to delve deep into my soul through a different medium, the medium that wakes me up in the morning saying, " You get to create today!" His name is paint.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">This is what paint has been allowing me to create lately. It is the beginning of a new series, which I will later reveal when I feel I have a better grasp on the concept. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJaQM7KBnpyp451549ySlFZCOGGxYg06a7RafVhIo7T_hj3UKYaSQjqsDGq6bLq66ZmQ7xtqWJwzxnYpdgUWse7M4BIfOOUfAeuvL0LOxKhyphenhypheng7vJvmhZ5CWsHUWR2SdVRYdR2WyWcFyQ/s400/DSC00074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457981758416445266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;">I think Amy Sillman best describes my passion with paint and my gratitude for allowing me to explore life's occurrences through it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;">"Here's the big difference, for me: while language is a chronological system going only forward in time, like the voice-over to your home movie, painting allows for a revision of time itself through editing, erasure, compression, simultaneity. In painting you can wipe out, cover up, remake your body, re-envision your dream, imagine and then protect yourself,in fact, painting is a protective, tender gesture in a way that language as I practice it is not j'accuse!"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, geneva, helvetica;color:#030303;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">-Amy Sillman</span></span></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-6306773599100971922010-04-08T20:46:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:11:26.630-07:00This is why I love my roommates<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Allison. I admire her for many reasons, but today my ode to her concerns her dedication to her heritage. EVERY DAY without fail she will venture over the the fridge, pull out her tortillas and cheese and make a quesadilla. It is a quite the task, a struggle some may say, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you for holding on to what is dear to you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In all honesty though, I love people's attachments to strange cultural traditions. Lately I have been aching to go to Ireland and see the green my ancestors once saw. I am amazed by the diversity we are surrounded with throughout the world! It has become a new goal of mine to raise my children out of the country for a few years so they can taste of different cultures. But for now, I will settle for my banjo music and come to terms with my own hick, American, back woods heritage. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZIQJ8PuZ7lY8ppFXC6uviEMkj6TeNb3FBw-hLR4FUk0ekNtQKuRspLa3Zrb3L_0SGKr-GJW2rumehisc0S8MfmW0sPQluuRxy7-M5g0aYEhtJb1y0evAdA4sapnQAMaYllHpoAYzVVc/s1600/DSC00315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZIQJ8PuZ7lY8ppFXC6uviEMkj6TeNb3FBw-hLR4FUk0ekNtQKuRspLa3Zrb3L_0SGKr-GJW2rumehisc0S8MfmW0sPQluuRxy7-M5g0aYEhtJb1y0evAdA4sapnQAMaYllHpoAYzVVc/s400/DSC00315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979156048122370" /></a>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-83098016682334490682010-04-08T20:37:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:20:56.226-07:00Easter Celebrations of different households<div style="text-align: center;">Home, oh home, let me come home. Home is wherever I am with you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily in our homesickness, Gretchen let us venture to her lovely home to enjoy Easter dinner with her family. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What a beautiful house. It is a mix of everything I love; art, cultural treasures, victorian window seats with lush cushions and full curtains, french style wall paper, colored walls, squishy sofas, loving family, laughter and good food. It sounds cliche I know, but when you are away from all of these senses and visual luxuries, they seem so much more overwhelmingly exciting .</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoKpQtP31ChnpfooEKXTptkHsz4Ha7OAYiUbf-8Df_ojdeW6oIkzMkagSuFyIF_OADUrD_wPVmFoZaGZIEx8liagE64F8ypBDxvhpABrfBouCU6aSzxz69z5VkPmDKzKchedvXBcsLHM/s1600/DSC00186.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoKpQtP31ChnpfooEKXTptkHsz4Ha7OAYiUbf-8Df_ojdeW6oIkzMkagSuFyIF_OADUrD_wPVmFoZaGZIEx8liagE64F8ypBDxvhpABrfBouCU6aSzxz69z5VkPmDKzKchedvXBcsLHM/s400/DSC00186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457977536357044306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wF77oqP05UrDhW0rJDEkKL3RwmXOZPcq5hrfDTsqvWv4lX_x0xWChcYr39ycQsuOiNTEXaMDG1qS5CPIR5vMEjxcVif7LSm6J3rGcSPsfXYac97EO5-ojNkJOK_Im49GmD52_iNMjUU/s1600/DSC00183.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wF77oqP05UrDhW0rJDEkKL3RwmXOZPcq5hrfDTsqvWv4lX_x0xWChcYr39ycQsuOiNTEXaMDG1qS5CPIR5vMEjxcVif7LSm6J3rGcSPsfXYac97EO5-ojNkJOK_Im49GmD52_iNMjUU/s400/DSC00183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457977531362250530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gretchen's mom made a cookie station for the kids. I think we had more fun than they did. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpyYFVS8LjW1lbWW2HhZxaO-WwvBQNz92U3uUpHHMJoIFQG0ggfuAchSHB9jVu4HSTj7VVBcZSr5Wjx_lcWs2jmWyrKS7i4w5L8Y0CC8fGDYC7rzoNKVHDJJkUplR4O-5SZNRznyBBW4/s1600/DSC00209.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpyYFVS8LjW1lbWW2HhZxaO-WwvBQNz92U3uUpHHMJoIFQG0ggfuAchSHB9jVu4HSTj7VVBcZSr5Wjx_lcWs2jmWyrKS7i4w5L8Y0CC8fGDYC7rzoNKVHDJJkUplR4O-5SZNRznyBBW4/s400/DSC00209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457977555185135122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LqXDFKoIOydjeGuhl5GpDfH-kAlxs2Pvc_t5DYXfM3RnfYKQ9uf3aiLb2a8XUuuJHZOVRlb3t1eTUUuxNMLIjPMSsGfuRfZoadozxDyEkTysbvNoyQZ8pkAc3N3r8J9mSit8JEaHVi4/s1600/DSC00187.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LqXDFKoIOydjeGuhl5GpDfH-kAlxs2Pvc_t5DYXfM3RnfYKQ9uf3aiLb2a8XUuuJHZOVRlb3t1eTUUuxNMLIjPMSsGfuRfZoadozxDyEkTysbvNoyQZ8pkAc3N3r8J9mSit8JEaHVi4/s400/DSC00187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457977544837226514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div>Who says art can't be in cookie form!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdUVOw03tc2B94FLpaOp3UcHJvLu-XjvBmw6eXAQtLlOn8zO85z5keap5vBE2kFtv_svAVT-2A3V5T-mAcFUV3xancyr7vBzkpYiLtPdyrxI2xvfW7YpzOn_cbxCeM3HfveiaewvVJu4/s1600/DSC00180.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdUVOw03tc2B94FLpaOp3UcHJvLu-XjvBmw6eXAQtLlOn8zO85z5keap5vBE2kFtv_svAVT-2A3V5T-mAcFUV3xancyr7vBzkpYiLtPdyrxI2xvfW7YpzOn_cbxCeM3HfveiaewvVJu4/s1600/DSC00180.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdUVOw03tc2B94FLpaOp3UcHJvLu-XjvBmw6eXAQtLlOn8zO85z5keap5vBE2kFtv_svAVT-2A3V5T-mAcFUV3xancyr7vBzkpYiLtPdyrxI2xvfW7YpzOn_cbxCeM3HfveiaewvVJu4/s1600/DSC00180.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2JHTaPcdlURRQOpICj_ZCc6Qxc7q7RYKAtRX1e5fhG9Aazn68r_jeHNQy0oPWVIbr93rAE4mIOPaZpV2IfuOjXUxvQW5zp0oaXZm5j62V01Jtc4F9JJe6YYT0mUd2r5CndL1ysuS0UA/s1600/DSC00279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2JHTaPcdlURRQOpICj_ZCc6Qxc7q7RYKAtRX1e5fhG9Aazn68r_jeHNQy0oPWVIbr93rAE4mIOPaZpV2IfuOjXUxvQW5zp0oaXZm5j62V01Jtc4F9JJe6YYT0mUd2r5CndL1ysuS0UA/s400/DSC00279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457978386730219282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwOWVUCfa_aESzMNlsu_WePAIPnpjlmMMVBC3Ap6VfxuA2bPlLQML0CMMpypLekVyruYr40gI0IBjQPz_WQXiotNgY0oIEmAxLTgYPpdG7u6YWs-Z78-hkyQecJRiX1hh6lTK2WU5Fs8/s1600/DSC00229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwOWVUCfa_aESzMNlsu_WePAIPnpjlmMMVBC3Ap6VfxuA2bPlLQML0CMMpypLekVyruYr40gI0IBjQPz_WQXiotNgY0oIEmAxLTgYPpdG7u6YWs-Z78-hkyQecJRiX1hh6lTK2WU5Fs8/s400/DSC00229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457978375487792898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNidI8aykBwLlBgtR-W5pK_rho2mUY96UDXY3wsZE79a1yF29AfOgVSYtQMZY8JArac-0PN6fRnE6B-eXYkiiRVP1C3A6-vbJYseEwQg_ntAwQ9SMPIjq6BirnSe3LY8IYuwToeduWoi8/s1600/DSC00226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNidI8aykBwLlBgtR-W5pK_rho2mUY96UDXY3wsZE79a1yF29AfOgVSYtQMZY8JArac-0PN6fRnE6B-eXYkiiRVP1C3A6-vbJYseEwQg_ntAwQ9SMPIjq6BirnSe3LY8IYuwToeduWoi8/s400/DSC00226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457978367310323842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A dozen cookies later, we decided to share the station with the children. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdUVOw03tc2B94FLpaOp3UcHJvLu-XjvBmw6eXAQtLlOn8zO85z5keap5vBE2kFtv_svAVT-2A3V5T-mAcFUV3xancyr7vBzkpYiLtPdyrxI2xvfW7YpzOn_cbxCeM3HfveiaewvVJu4/s1600/DSC00180.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></a></div></div></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-75805203049611443092010-04-08T20:30:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:24:41.308-07:00April April April!<div style="text-align: center;">For April's birthday, the twelve of us went to her water-polo game. At one point, I looked down the line and saw skirts, purple tights, canvas bags and a sewing basket. Needless to say, we did not look like the typical sports fans. Oh how I love artists. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qEtA0Z9GnxparI-8DNTTJYP6SgeScUxcz9dnZtW5pMA-kxlhQnleZIREGrQ8WVjFzYqQtIPgtXJj7lNgmub6a6qnt9BKL7ibbQjXnLJP-Zl1DxxywqO3Mgg07V6DswCnrAes46LdRp4/s400/DSC00152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457975535902614034" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxlSLWsGebqJZqXk-kSCTG83GOoY_qNzckTmPmKTzaM-UCJex-Yanhg7ZqI7y-G1T0W0vnBvNHMqvkvFgeVvbzoe6uZyeZCn4vila_CKCvIfaO_Vz6pZQG_-YRO-ryqe8izuqIPt6ig8/s1600/DSC00173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxlSLWsGebqJZqXk-kSCTG83GOoY_qNzckTmPmKTzaM-UCJex-Yanhg7ZqI7y-G1T0W0vnBvNHMqvkvFgeVvbzoe6uZyeZCn4vila_CKCvIfaO_Vz6pZQG_-YRO-ryqe8izuqIPt6ig8/s400/DSC00173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457975555749507730" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvsbCwFWOBNbHc7VUuGX2dyuGWrQ7lefHuFVLJHAzIs3qfj_LWOelh6FH5cvK2-0G31jJh2GGm48UW5b3G6aGdyllRZP83qh0BK5O-WyTh9-5p28e_lqxPsMOY1QMgdQeyDE0BJUo2-0/s1600/DSC00176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvsbCwFWOBNbHc7VUuGX2dyuGWrQ7lefHuFVLJHAzIs3qfj_LWOelh6FH5cvK2-0G31jJh2GGm48UW5b3G6aGdyllRZP83qh0BK5O-WyTh9-5p28e_lqxPsMOY1QMgdQeyDE0BJUo2-0/s400/DSC00176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457975545920970178" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-56950043459374253212010-04-08T20:26:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:29:25.140-07:00We Shot the Moon!<div style="text-align: center;">What an amazing show. Wow. The opening band All the Day Holiday was just as good, if not better. In fact, I may be in love with them. They were the embodiment of their music and as a fellow artist, it was so refreshing to see honesty in a creative form. Thank you my musician friends, I am inspired by your passion. I hope people feel as inspired to create when looking at my art as I did listening to them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgI7vHiz9uCg2S2b_2ptroOHowObSn-iD2CT0KcAESUZpFZjm1u1jca0sns4MNlv0YFEy_c_TCpKgvE8DG9DFbDNPYiVUn04P19Y4n6E9NzKsUrRSQIunk8R5G5Est2wQgAneGuspFn8/s400/DSC00135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974379023306850" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifITLMxGbzBOXwE6ep1eHN8OB91ZgLK2IpckoRyNFhwUnyK5T6VRL-NvDxkuWJbm88hybfs4X9SAqszNZ6NrLe-xJm0pK16FBs03_PnpQP3sMcScmfl_E3c8hkl_uFDVOm6lqQWmeTRb0/s400/DSC00136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974388617529010" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoqT3zgvhbITL6pDHfXXWlxfBFZay7cEE-HJq7dWwAjA0v0yomeD5jUhiE7E7c6rTjNH0QGWi76tis8zcv2gDIxwFwSvwp0J1eSVJ0zgc_4U1vundqzNYEXp9-CbkUQYfNjkKP25HBpk/s1600/DSC00147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoqT3zgvhbITL6pDHfXXWlxfBFZay7cEE-HJq7dWwAjA0v0yomeD5jUhiE7E7c6rTjNH0QGWi76tis8zcv2gDIxwFwSvwp0J1eSVJ0zgc_4U1vundqzNYEXp9-CbkUQYfNjkKP25HBpk/s400/DSC00147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974409901232738" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4KD8RqF65MTi09rzx5gdfkW0KTATwmSfeBMM1zhSd-0JcG-X6DPon6tghGrfocKAWm8IDcDd82VAPL6J6LY4moFZnqFQHuqwnVLksrLHtwxus3OUpW-btQrJX_g_R5xjAhtDzHHWaA/s1600/DSC00145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4KD8RqF65MTi09rzx5gdfkW0KTATwmSfeBMM1zhSd-0JcG-X6DPon6tghGrfocKAWm8IDcDd82VAPL6J6LY4moFZnqFQHuqwnVLksrLHtwxus3OUpW-btQrJX_g_R5xjAhtDzHHWaA/s400/DSC00145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974399479671330" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxt4GLUFpxP6JiPIIXgfKeiO8Qf3lbWigXE0VxZg_Ynj8ZkCwDQdVa84h8A_IzHe_iLP0aCUU9xHwW8zyN5WGdefGwVr7emEZ978T3e8gskxmobgo1aDRY9DszwsszDMXXDe7nJ4hL9s/s400/DSC00140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974394687145026" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-52821761112807488492010-04-08T20:24:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:34:44.634-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">At the opening of our show Inheritance. Art groupies?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalYIp3lRv8LTfy4GXDxygIBsPXcNylbDZhWImQnZWITVIV2u61g5ClEedqPJSKlY1qY1vS5TdCCZeZmB3Grj85EmyyDE8HfZHU4CZMiRTzwvpKj7DC-Y7BucmsXj9rMORgTnmt-7Ph7o/s400/DSC00063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973858913639394" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My beautiful half made a piece about her dads hands. What a passionate human being. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRfztjkx2DwscwUnqZZfPaspRYozVvDhMx4c_AVhBVZuohyphenhypheni7MrHJz5438kHzrfFXHZyNzaR1BnyS7B3RxaCQzKpWS-Y3sslcbIo2eGKhRPv9ZjUQ2V_bnzGhAGYpqIEqNxuO0hZJoWY/s400/DSC00094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973869026999394" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Title: The Webs We Weave. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This piece is about my beautiful lovely momma. Ask me about it and I will explain it. Just like my mom, it is simple, yet complex and requires a lot of explaining. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1k8liGeTewGe8VgJBtJpnh4FGayXmypeTB3DpOguqWo_fgxGBPxKxxU-AkeU4kv_CGYdaMeyIqWcSv8gJaMQg9ddhNlMruwOj4roD17o3O71RC1LGUpJJJbpVtTzI-jEoNDxr-HAZVA/s400/DSC00039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973850484713058" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">When in doubt, lift your head and look UP. You will be surprised by the new things you discover. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GLP5xo-Y8YkYXBhp3ztbNpXIBetIHrc1_AO9SUsLhwKAodir83yBjSE6YPx7cieW7X7HrzxVL8kdf2lKZZNScuu6cACj6xeHR-JK7CjwOkkHxGBcvpklgXP5ean_2ibByFB8_khGRsI/s400/DSC00087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973881925727538" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-56392701434718363772010-04-08T20:15:00.000-07:002010-04-08T20:24:53.410-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_Iwvp164NFsFGiFnAt0t_1yWibWsS5mtJjq9CmY1uSE4UP6Z7g2o2DgXFzOo8LMSDfQrM4KaC-4xlIJp18bzg8LFvZjzComHhraryUsUpsU2U8jrVLaNc4kwnJ76k2vCRxwB7bwiIXs/s1600/DSC00257.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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They come in great shades of </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: lucida grande;">green</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-family: lucida grande;">light blue</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: lucida grande;">dark blue</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: lucida grande;">hott pink</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande;">red</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: lucida grande;">orange </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">and your standard black.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I am desperate. </span><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-40465024977344587622009-08-07T19:34:00.000-07:002009-08-07T20:10:05.229-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">My family and I spent fourth of July on the lake with the Novots and Motts</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids have a creek by their house so every year we go and gather new rocks add them to our zen garden. This years addition included sea glass and a heart shaped rock. Last year, we spent five hours in the creek and the parents had to come find us. So much for me being the responsible adult figure designate to watch over them!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXzLA7uL86uR1fCRJO5TnYpA8MAeOZCeAMTViJEntTDDzhAgeCdH3PV29GgQtdJHVe9CtB9YcnFg597p0F6U95Foj_uZRJatKQLPUkZ13sDbX5NhCkj9hLBmbx3eYYqIO4ES29nCao04/s1600-h/DSC00265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXzLA7uL86uR1fCRJO5TnYpA8MAeOZCeAMTViJEntTDDzhAgeCdH3PV29GgQtdJHVe9CtB9YcnFg597p0F6U95Foj_uZRJatKQLPUkZ13sDbX5NhCkj9hLBmbx3eYYqIO4ES29nCao04/s400/DSC00265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367422007616622914" /></a>The whole crazy gang! Except mom is taking the picture and Jay, Lisa and Scott are still at school. But almost the whole gang!<div>Every time we get together, we crowd around the smallest table and play golf. It gets pretty heated from time to time. But only when we attempt John's strategy of taking the worst cards first and then realize that thats not a very good idea after all. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNI4mGytlExdTQZztZ0KHyGufpQrCZ0t8w19H-jlym_9qoWkWU4CsuwE2Ow9KaOmgarx4CzQk1KjQ72MJxGY5HvTCPmMIVOBKH0kMGM71aJY6TXK19JqsqXBFaDPZKNmqKy5BQLaicsQ/s1600-h/DSC00262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNI4mGytlExdTQZztZ0KHyGufpQrCZ0t8w19H-jlym_9qoWkWU4CsuwE2Ow9KaOmgarx4CzQk1KjQ72MJxGY5HvTCPmMIVOBKH0kMGM71aJY6TXK19JqsqXBFaDPZKNmqKy5BQLaicsQ/s400/DSC00262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367422002527101346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a gorgeous and sunny day. We deserved it after all the rain. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoXyRSC9vG3s7zGS-xpnLrcVSXhrQEJ3KfDje-jk3uOYHTq_IInGk9xPjwG4oy8uKvts21Kpj4uLxwc7fYVeeY2_Vok6xdLeytJaUUZcScFv0MEA70zaoW2WIpk12riZbp3AOup55hbs/s1600-h/DSC00219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoXyRSC9vG3s7zGS-xpnLrcVSXhrQEJ3KfDje-jk3uOYHTq_IInGk9xPjwG4oy8uKvts21Kpj4uLxwc7fYVeeY2_Vok6xdLeytJaUUZcScFv0MEA70zaoW2WIpk12riZbp3AOup55hbs/s400/DSC00219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367416861360285730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The girls and I shave our legs together every time we meet. The tradition started when Al was old enough to and we decided to shave together to invite her into the next stage of womanhood. haha</div></div><div> I know when I am going to hang out with them a week before when I start getting texts like, "don't forget the razor!" or, "ew my legs are nasty! Hurry up and get here!" Dang I love them. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBz8xGz-pEz0XCxyz8nOzJgPtHL77jkDYuZNy8q65hUUhMS497oZfuS6IyAozHUe1nVzS_K19bgmFC1UyPX54B74smKM8fDNVaS51mK_FLRRDHqXouPM3f6qKqvNmaU-POZnZE9ssvXU/s1600-h/DSC00203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBz8xGz-pEz0XCxyz8nOzJgPtHL77jkDYuZNy8q65hUUhMS497oZfuS6IyAozHUe1nVzS_K19bgmFC1UyPX54B74smKM8fDNVaS51mK_FLRRDHqXouPM3f6qKqvNmaU-POZnZE9ssvXU/s400/DSC00203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367416856176196482" /></a>A gathering is not complete without badminton! Notice the sparkley hats?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDq87_EqnpZSYtErOVZBSx2nTm76uieANHE5KrUMecBy4aB7Ssqc_fzoh86h-IdsLpv_TuUkUCKPS_7QWLCEygK4W74ZcA3xp90KvXjKsL3D-n3G8sd_hPtEnOvEOH_Hm9vx_LH4MUA4/s1600-h/DSC00210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDq87_EqnpZSYtErOVZBSx2nTm76uieANHE5KrUMecBy4aB7Ssqc_fzoh86h-IdsLpv_TuUkUCKPS_7QWLCEygK4W74ZcA3xp90KvXjKsL3D-n3G8sd_hPtEnOvEOH_Hm9vx_LH4MUA4/s400/DSC00210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367416852082466242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUZsBehoCA-XvyQKXjPCS8xxSV4oW6iDeauvtn3TAXofYCN9kPpeuGcQYBCFKHkLdlwBU1GiyIzJZdn3JoFH_5RrTtggEiJpD4MSoAOBy2QWMb2-YVfgb2zzeSIslXFWv_2ATZf7uF9w/s1600-h/DSC00151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUZsBehoCA-XvyQKXjPCS8xxSV4oW6iDeauvtn3TAXofYCN9kPpeuGcQYBCFKHkLdlwBU1GiyIzJZdn3JoFH_5RrTtggEiJpD4MSoAOBy2QWMb2-YVfgb2zzeSIslXFWv_2ATZf7uF9w/s400/DSC00151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367416844255220450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4RY8oDkOPuJX1ZvDJlNDWSfnsA6TAcdAwR-C2D1LtEdWQNQ8bBC5CXbR4SqBWb-JLjq4hhhR_DUgQMhRFvjgtolYuAXLbyilt6BZQxQ6yPUq0V0l0GC0c5zes8BxO88tY1VGUP5qD94/s1600-h/DSC00062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4RY8oDkOPuJX1ZvDJlNDWSfnsA6TAcdAwR-C2D1LtEdWQNQ8bBC5CXbR4SqBWb-JLjq4hhhR_DUgQMhRFvjgtolYuAXLbyilt6BZQxQ6yPUq0V0l0GC0c5zes8BxO88tY1VGUP5qD94/s400/DSC00062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367416838172132130" /></a><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-54551599592989151672009-08-07T19:25:00.000-07:002009-08-07T19:34:17.418-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I love these dudes! We went into New York state and did a ropes course in the trees. </div><div style="text-align: center;">hiking boots?</div><div style="text-align: center;">check</div><div style="text-align: center;">safety strap?</div><div style="text-align: center;">check</div><div style="text-align: center;">safety hooks?</div><div style="text-align: center;">check check</div><div style="text-align: center;">gloves?</div><div style="text-align: center;">check</div><div style="text-align: center;">uncomfortable butt leg strap?</div><div style="text-align: center;">yup. </div><div style="text-align: center;">safety goggles? </div><div style="text-align: center;">nope.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness</div><div style="text-align: center;">trail mix for energy boosts?</div><div style="text-align: center;">check. YUM</div><div style="text-align: center;">woods</div><div style="text-align: center;">check</div><div style="text-align: center;">sweat</div><div style="text-align: center;">check</div><div style="text-align: center;">strong muscles</div><div style="text-align: center;">ha. Not really</div><div style="text-align: center;">DETERMINATION??</div><div style="text-align: center;">YESSSSS</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup. I am a happy girl </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcx-tFMoPYDH1ZYzpUls63cPWftPRkALOBuk0ZD9gy7zIkEH5B3wAqN1YFsitVLdnb3AyRJhOYhYOb-rMVW_Ul30nhwHzqZlJARchqh0ITsayyIA9MN7p0GrqyvRaa-O4OpaUAhy-E9VA/s1600-h/DSC00240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcx-tFMoPYDH1ZYzpUls63cPWftPRkALOBuk0ZD9gy7zIkEH5B3wAqN1YFsitVLdnb3AyRJhOYhYOb-rMVW_Ul30nhwHzqZlJARchqh0ITsayyIA9MN7p0GrqyvRaa-O4OpaUAhy-E9VA/s400/DSC00240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367414260263220578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64oUD6OH780XrpCzRtb7HmXba3tuG-1KljPqKR7NJh4Ok-9xdhQ7quj47kkZKV6vNFM__Ol653mkVjp5K4eDW4K0L7iiLSXUOZPnzibS1IgLQ27hDK-i-HTRjQMVaI7Kj1dRRev3z5Gg/s1600-h/DSC00258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64oUD6OH780XrpCzRtb7HmXba3tuG-1KljPqKR7NJh4Ok-9xdhQ7quj47kkZKV6vNFM__Ol653mkVjp5K4eDW4K0L7iiLSXUOZPnzibS1IgLQ27hDK-i-HTRjQMVaI7Kj1dRRev3z5Gg/s400/DSC00258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367414253190756962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my mom. She gets excited easily. haha. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYKbyhcr8MQRncvveyybIWEmWbdokTqiAKYddnLCd-wz2vO1uunzw8Aaaf4dtWpbsiZ6dI92vXhzzFTlzLGjnQwzgeRN16Hwo5FAilxuggvLzbSiLzs3oyxVqzZ0GvxZwhFd6XVZ5_uk/s1600-h/DSC00264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYKbyhcr8MQRncvveyybIWEmWbdokTqiAKYddnLCd-wz2vO1uunzw8Aaaf4dtWpbsiZ6dI92vXhzzFTlzLGjnQwzgeRN16Hwo5FAilxuggvLzbSiLzs3oyxVqzZ0GvxZwhFd6XVZ5_uk/s400/DSC00264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367414243710064610" /></a>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-57284666181149822462009-08-07T19:18:00.000-07:002009-08-07T19:24:42.421-07:00Back on the East Coast!<div>When arriving back in the Berkshires after a long absence, the first thing one must do is take a long drive through the countryside with the windows down and listen to some good tunes. </div><div>And this is just what we did. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax7rKT_ELH7yKeGvCpPo8RTRCsHev9Vj-amOUlJBGJBYsrh_DC6dlbG7JZo1zIhcVEIZrJBsky_iA83AGmFuXhxiFtxLkUoa1iuzHfFTzUu39jyswBR50FCxiJZLZWOvzOdNY3W4jd2o/s1600-h/DSC00266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax7rKT_ELH7yKeGvCpPo8RTRCsHev9Vj-amOUlJBGJBYsrh_DC6dlbG7JZo1zIhcVEIZrJBsky_iA83AGmFuXhxiFtxLkUoa1iuzHfFTzUu39jyswBR50FCxiJZLZWOvzOdNY3W4jd2o/s400/DSC00266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367412439634077010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QQckzBk0-WHck0ntq5ZF0God-gy7-vb1CQck3MeeqKk9doxBKTRdQB_kbclhiXVOVCDVESXYNxrnMXfPmAX6Rw0dKy_3EdY_1I1vyYEFVtUHABCtY42P2wgU_qJG1aGhJMUvVtk2UTU/s1600-h/DSC00267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QQckzBk0-WHck0ntq5ZF0God-gy7-vb1CQck3MeeqKk9doxBKTRdQB_kbclhiXVOVCDVESXYNxrnMXfPmAX6Rw0dKy_3EdY_1I1vyYEFVtUHABCtY42P2wgU_qJG1aGhJMUvVtk2UTU/s400/DSC00267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367412433984152434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have to bribe Kiddo with food to join me on my escapades through the countryside. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hl3-CtmR8_bto2EBPBh41WaysNs9tZVFc_4Y9tpN1D6B3PuBMiT2vSfiLPKxSYzsZVk0yTu4-uJNZKirfGqC4lP1l844aQgqyS5Uy6NqU6iXXw2CLDoB3wVuTWIedSNkvsObHOgWFg4/s1600-h/DSC00288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hl3-CtmR8_bto2EBPBh41WaysNs9tZVFc_4Y9tpN1D6B3PuBMiT2vSfiLPKxSYzsZVk0yTu4-uJNZKirfGqC4lP1l844aQgqyS5Uy6NqU6iXXw2CLDoB3wVuTWIedSNkvsObHOgWFg4/s400/DSC00288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367412430381411330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There is nothing better than going barefoot in the summer. And look! GREEN GRASS!! I love the green. The west has been in a drought for way too long. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a cool shadow huh?</div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-79844940432098526142009-08-07T19:00:00.000-07:002009-08-07T19:17:50.876-07:00Happy Birthday!<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It feels good to be 20. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2aGIzQWDIdj7KAJwFo3VX0QszZ2627e3ghJF4_n_kaS6R9uneZ32BNMA14vldLbHB-hI-BSBDDwTarZ6Mg00Soa5J4AwwoIO8iW3XKVIqhJTuvi9O5SRdUX_X-kAzSRobHB5qM0ruVI/s1600-h/IMG_9460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2aGIzQWDIdj7KAJwFo3VX0QszZ2627e3ghJF4_n_kaS6R9uneZ32BNMA14vldLbHB-hI-BSBDDwTarZ6Mg00Soa5J4AwwoIO8iW3XKVIqhJTuvi9O5SRdUX_X-kAzSRobHB5qM0ruVI/s400/IMG_9460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367409015615802498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Surprise! I woke up to find this on the kitchen table! Hello bubbles and birthday cereal!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNGGIvUgsX8KX5PMSGN24-ThMaU08W3ORdSnnIKUjnc3Ggm4o8Y-hQ85GkpNi-1GYCVu9vPzt6kuHgvgpKaOkJy2Si4HYsE6cT_w2_EqQeoRqRyi0m4feTOGLwMLs_Nr_h4kRA5n-7OU/s1600-h/DSC00160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNGGIvUgsX8KX5PMSGN24-ThMaU08W3ORdSnnIKUjnc3Ggm4o8Y-hQ85GkpNi-1GYCVu9vPzt6kuHgvgpKaOkJy2Si4HYsE6cT_w2_EqQeoRqRyi0m4feTOGLwMLs_Nr_h4kRA5n-7OU/s400/DSC00160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367409015535155634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Alex, Clay and Kara took me out for lunch. I love Jason's Deli!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVR0pRupkA72ybvx4riGXZLcvgKKO1Wu6IbQrwDcP4mMw-sgZje_5UzrieD7gXmMfcYuglkUmrU4bXibCaduOw3dojF-EU6qGsr_J82nTSQhpBEvUDkzjBvq6YhilOmSN8Qd4JbuJitw/s1600-h/IMG_9445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVR0pRupkA72ybvx4riGXZLcvgKKO1Wu6IbQrwDcP4mMw-sgZje_5UzrieD7gXmMfcYuglkUmrU4bXibCaduOw3dojF-EU6qGsr_J82nTSQhpBEvUDkzjBvq6YhilOmSN8Qd4JbuJitw/s400/IMG_9445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367409005757727650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The love birds</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RRcPFPVu4ut-cRwAfepQpf88FWcKPLUMhhfhrriVfpVojHmCf3n8qF9p2BvUTDbgiXO1PrfhA4iEMjKh33qybzkuboI3USgGeMFUpM3wuzPMPA-D0nzMEpz3Lei0F1STElGcpzoCcZo/s1600-h/IMG_9444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RRcPFPVu4ut-cRwAfepQpf88FWcKPLUMhhfhrriVfpVojHmCf3n8qF9p2BvUTDbgiXO1PrfhA4iEMjKh33qybzkuboI3USgGeMFUpM3wuzPMPA-D0nzMEpz3Lei0F1STElGcpzoCcZo/s400/IMG_9444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367409006968200242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The best part of the day was seeing this view. Who knew the west could get so green!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmpCbx96GyBS4R_pLxCMSNxBG-0Y6qox-x6BJ3puo9br4CDLZ52s6IEulusddW0B2VGh8OmTy3HKb-F7mIL5nioBUdVi3pN5kQEnVTvgBPNNXJfqmGh8bpfzgJdH0FQ5KMNiUjpqfrZw/s1600-h/DSC00214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmpCbx96GyBS4R_pLxCMSNxBG-0Y6qox-x6BJ3puo9br4CDLZ52s6IEulusddW0B2VGh8OmTy3HKb-F7mIL5nioBUdVi3pN5kQEnVTvgBPNNXJfqmGh8bpfzgJdH0FQ5KMNiUjpqfrZw/s400/DSC00214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367408387077220674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB6IndhJeCAZm4oxzfSsxQqJR9RilpcF4cZiVdcytRpB2Y5zQ6PaZFs_-8AIWtBZMHuHGcfC4FJDNW_dzLvrr-EbJ-119p2Lih2GRsXiaQRsvWFYGUx6mBEHEuhjikxcLVuREvfHUfac/s1600-h/DSC00226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB6IndhJeCAZm4oxzfSsxQqJR9RilpcF4cZiVdcytRpB2Y5zQ6PaZFs_-8AIWtBZMHuHGcfC4FJDNW_dzLvrr-EbJ-119p2Lih2GRsXiaQRsvWFYGUx6mBEHEuhjikxcLVuREvfHUfac/s400/DSC00226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367408382728324610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Breathtaking. If I could have my wish, I would sit on this mountain top and feel the sun and breeze forever. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgersaxV9Rza6vxgO_L2PGstscGgdRwXF8-iRdhYyV9nrEEKesRO8YhbByhHrrm49HB_oW0mhdb3O4FaW-oSqXhyphenhyphennpVDtloQIlLd1m1wMXknkd-QDmLgUQweES-To13JMvHDXGCrTKEZqU/s1600-h/DSC00235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgersaxV9Rza6vxgO_L2PGstscGgdRwXF8-iRdhYyV9nrEEKesRO8YhbByhHrrm49HB_oW0mhdb3O4FaW-oSqXhyphenhyphennpVDtloQIlLd1m1wMXknkd-QDmLgUQweES-To13JMvHDXGCrTKEZqU/s400/DSC00235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367408378813905106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the group playing our weekly game of SIGNS. It evolved into quite the contact sport. We broke a few chairs in the process. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrLvTLPHuUIA6ArTAN6dnyX6WMst8sUM-hnMM21NkbH89svCdo7Rg4M7I8tx9TQZ4kegSEIiLKsERrBrfGAkFhO4NMaPGow_AqCT465Iq5kcabo8redVuIJiE2CaWkpRRLpuwV1hrGf0/s1600-h/DSC00073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrLvTLPHuUIA6ArTAN6dnyX6WMst8sUM-hnMM21NkbH89svCdo7Rg4M7I8tx9TQZ4kegSEIiLKsERrBrfGAkFhO4NMaPGow_AqCT465Iq5kcabo8redVuIJiE2CaWkpRRLpuwV1hrGf0/s400/DSC00073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367408373118964338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The June Birthday girls in the city for the day! Anthropologie anyone? I think YES!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21hd9kdOsd9vIynFW08t-cke44ig_hIo058Nz0MRNTjqfW_N7UkEAwe_ovoTxsQCk2Rl0EwmrBY-rUQoOlgc3qMDRaCIXpR2A9ePYgI-PTK11VlGRdZWoBz24fyPQSnNS42E4v_VtwVY/s1600-h/DSC00031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21hd9kdOsd9vIynFW08t-cke44ig_hIo058Nz0MRNTjqfW_N7UkEAwe_ovoTxsQCk2Rl0EwmrBY-rUQoOlgc3qMDRaCIXpR2A9ePYgI-PTK11VlGRdZWoBz24fyPQSnNS42E4v_VtwVY/s400/DSC00031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367408366854036930" /></a>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-55830801189300943732009-08-07T18:52:00.000-07:002009-08-07T19:00:25.750-07:00Picnicing in the Park<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A big shout out to the grill masters for making our picnic complete!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqZhyphenhyphen8w2aelOSg4F9KlKss5g9iO57JTcKATpwaD8bg_xl2dP9SAyOyRsf_ZukuDwW_V0Lf2kzMxsbm4es4YMhKypWqWNa_vJ5O1uh33LxJ_4a1sLcKGKRmrL4NJG1XOHrYlz7Dy9h0i4/s1600-h/4520_109438736538_591466538_3104440_160230_n-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqZhyphenhyphen8w2aelOSg4F9KlKss5g9iO57JTcKATpwaD8bg_xl2dP9SAyOyRsf_ZukuDwW_V0Lf2kzMxsbm4es4YMhKypWqWNa_vJ5O1uh33LxJ_4a1sLcKGKRmrL4NJG1XOHrYlz7Dy9h0i4/s400/4520_109438736538_591466538_3104440_160230_n-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405945752231778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqR21JDQoA3uAexrWQ3Wz_fX_cb5HMnJS1wRGrmFnw0bYiHTkt5J1Wuml6Dl0oGBgabYip-GUc4PltrhLCspj5rQVJzrI3Fg4x_cRa9lRfRcz4cdFcp2k2XacJhY5iJBoscob6Z3eZGE/s1600-h/4520_109438716538_591466538_3104436_6492749_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqR21JDQoA3uAexrWQ3Wz_fX_cb5HMnJS1wRGrmFnw0bYiHTkt5J1Wuml6Dl0oGBgabYip-GUc4PltrhLCspj5rQVJzrI3Fg4x_cRa9lRfRcz4cdFcp2k2XacJhY5iJBoscob6Z3eZGE/s400/4520_109438716538_591466538_3104436_6492749_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405947077719154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kevin did a great job fixing my hair for me.He soon learned that doing girl hair is much more complicated than it looks. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OY2KhDIO9QiWV5cEFEV7Ovc9AL9pYzOkr88pDd8DvDOvWBt8M7Rju8ZNYdQBUNu10J0thsjQs_h2mSAGcIEcE2XuyOnoW4EIKig5I22DP0tnphn6QMYRzyDe8hndqLQnosXCBFmncdk/s1600-h/n591466538_3104475_3550757.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OY2KhDIO9QiWV5cEFEV7Ovc9AL9pYzOkr88pDd8DvDOvWBt8M7Rju8ZNYdQBUNu10J0thsjQs_h2mSAGcIEcE2XuyOnoW4EIKig5I22DP0tnphn6QMYRzyDe8hndqLQnosXCBFmncdk/s400/n591466538_3104475_3550757.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405939447438306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc8XeASbJORHE4bfUSXNjz1qt8knDlK7EHEJIqIAmjE_B28_rTj_28lCU8I5U_Z_IbrD6qHIdy-gbXm-tRkKZRyHviFBzvv5umoc1R2xubKFzzlSLOoKV6yQ6T5-3zc0V2Z8tgxplqhs/s1600-h/n591466538_3104473_6256609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc8XeASbJORHE4bfUSXNjz1qt8knDlK7EHEJIqIAmjE_B28_rTj_28lCU8I5U_Z_IbrD6qHIdy-gbXm-tRkKZRyHviFBzvv5umoc1R2xubKFzzlSLOoKV6yQ6T5-3zc0V2Z8tgxplqhs/s400/n591466538_3104473_6256609.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405933111354658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwleC_irUTgAcQSPiGbqM-dbuh3F9_NS1ALQjV4f22NMyNHvfpbo7rIM6AhwXykDTDJkZOdmm7PCl9yCdt2HGuKKn7IDHdQS2qrB6_WsCW2ey5TMQNbOXHZqy77zitALmhs6n34mr2-s/s1600-h/4520_109438936538_591466538_3104467_1691781_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwleC_irUTgAcQSPiGbqM-dbuh3F9_NS1ALQjV4f22NMyNHvfpbo7rIM6AhwXykDTDJkZOdmm7PCl9yCdt2HGuKKn7IDHdQS2qrB6_WsCW2ey5TMQNbOXHZqy77zitALmhs6n34mr2-s/s400/4520_109438936538_591466538_3104467_1691781_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405329932723154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Boys and their food...gotta love it. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMBEqybShFS8KsLUNGcl4uUBM7pfNwu2n65f0-p5YavXabG3eUI6usU_EV3vkN4wgWZKDU_OEoA0DuprOQQVmVdRPcTeNzdFNm3P1WS4gPV6_PesAF5raRt25E8Oe4lCl7r7grpo_qoY/s1600-h/4520_109438796538_591466538_3104448_5907121_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMBEqybShFS8KsLUNGcl4uUBM7pfNwu2n65f0-p5YavXabG3eUI6usU_EV3vkN4wgWZKDU_OEoA0DuprOQQVmVdRPcTeNzdFNm3P1WS4gPV6_PesAF5raRt25E8Oe4lCl7r7grpo_qoY/s400/4520_109438796538_591466538_3104448_5907121_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405325766323346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">If You Give A Mouse A Cookie is a great book. Someone should write a sequel called, If You Give A Boy A Hamburger</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmHYpBUaLkPcy9iCmYvsg_TPJRsw40munnuJBy7V3qB6kC0lrxMbQSPaBJRH3s-HCTEwhhgYDl7BroG6EBfZrUm3-JBlUYqCVNmj5odLyT2ZnBqgoB5wWmjcPs8Tvv6arlqjOaoUEcug/s1600-h/n591466538_3104443_5561755.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmHYpBUaLkPcy9iCmYvsg_TPJRsw40munnuJBy7V3qB6kC0lrxMbQSPaBJRH3s-HCTEwhhgYDl7BroG6EBfZrUm3-JBlUYqCVNmj5odLyT2ZnBqgoB5wWmjcPs8Tvv6arlqjOaoUEcug/s400/n591466538_3104443_5561755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405321928796146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUioU_fsR-cOvxXIqRWqES0Lh4gcKS15HvFh_oXE5WtVvMLdyhWJ1AjwRXyRlD0avVrS6a2I3I90dk_v-0hzIDnR3IN5nHDqi4Y7FcYLIcjQOiaUVqycqq0wTkN1HfHc9FTvw4tId5fjY/s1600-h/4520_109438781538_591466538_3104447_3999468_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUioU_fsR-cOvxXIqRWqES0Lh4gcKS15HvFh_oXE5WtVvMLdyhWJ1AjwRXyRlD0avVrS6a2I3I90dk_v-0hzIDnR3IN5nHDqi4Y7FcYLIcjQOiaUVqycqq0wTkN1HfHc9FTvw4tId5fjY/s400/4520_109438781538_591466538_3104447_3999468_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405316638272978" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA25CWXN7TlC_AKvxCu_NQ4nXhEeCQf0piGhmEZJhmDXHUiFFysDKpwUsJrxsQpF1FuInDqZEr72XLdKQ96bpLyalnwAVwmWt6rysCr4QuQH00WVcsukUmF2J8HeCkMkIFO7BMlqRvWFI/s1600-h/4520_109438916538_591466538_3104464_6651214_n.jpg"></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">The guys playing Twister</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA25CWXN7TlC_AKvxCu_NQ4nXhEeCQf0piGhmEZJhmDXHUiFFysDKpwUsJrxsQpF1FuInDqZEr72XLdKQ96bpLyalnwAVwmWt6rysCr4QuQH00WVcsukUmF2J8HeCkMkIFO7BMlqRvWFI/s1600-h/4520_109438916538_591466538_3104464_6651214_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA25CWXN7TlC_AKvxCu_NQ4nXhEeCQf0piGhmEZJhmDXHUiFFysDKpwUsJrxsQpF1FuInDqZEr72XLdKQ96bpLyalnwAVwmWt6rysCr4QuQH00WVcsukUmF2J8HeCkMkIFO7BMlqRvWFI/s400/4520_109438916538_591466538_3104464_6651214_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367405316049959794" /></a><br /><br /></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-70827829316385064572009-08-07T18:41:00.000-07:002009-08-07T18:52:02.755-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This is my ode to Kara. Kara is one of the most wonderful, caring and gorgeous girls I have ever met. She is a great listener, so talented, ridiculous and GORGEOUS. And I got to live with her! I don't what I would have done if I was never able to meet this girl. I am so glad I got to spend the summer with her before she gets married. YIKES! How exciting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You are still mine though. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p3Ikq_EQxo2ng1iqkui-vGJdDVABA7lMLgl392AzY-Yh1SJCWIk_J1PMY5BUCZ3qVPwz_F9pye2Jqf6tjonXZobXQs-nblKhSprZGG2seCu6wkktueMlAHgbFz2LeP38wxwHHFHGp70/s1600-h/4520_107381866538_591466538_3063725_1746097_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p3Ikq_EQxo2ng1iqkui-vGJdDVABA7lMLgl392AzY-Yh1SJCWIk_J1PMY5BUCZ3qVPwz_F9pye2Jqf6tjonXZobXQs-nblKhSprZGG2seCu6wkktueMlAHgbFz2LeP38wxwHHFHGp70/s400/4520_107381866538_591466538_3063725_1746097_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367403717963708210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a_yxog0RvRC_cGlfZwscTcAEJApEpA2IsJH36oGjtOO96reSZqFaq077JCuxu5uUxv7E5GSVcu2ivJeAoYIaqgCOIi0XRzR3W3ez7Wz9YLWbxuOjFPX75mlIkWdMVOIxx7lJerS8NXY/s1600-h/4520_108215376538_591466538_3076267_3136653_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a_yxog0RvRC_cGlfZwscTcAEJApEpA2IsJH36oGjtOO96reSZqFaq077JCuxu5uUxv7E5GSVcu2ivJeAoYIaqgCOIi0XRzR3W3ez7Wz9YLWbxuOjFPX75mlIkWdMVOIxx7lJerS8NXY/s400/4520_108215376538_591466538_3076267_3136653_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367403712841826626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWrfj2s-c1Pb7mIk95ujwNzeL7HbMsxhnY1wle_gt-CreVipgOnUDrfOvq11xDtX8Fh3BSuUxf9s-6hinYn34jV4_aynzFYZpWy4DgjvAhLtQ0vyQV6ldq5hR5qya7K6YNdyo3wp9mVM/s1600-h/4520_108215381538_591466538_3076268_4507390_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWrfj2s-c1Pb7mIk95ujwNzeL7HbMsxhnY1wle_gt-CreVipgOnUDrfOvq11xDtX8Fh3BSuUxf9s-6hinYn34jV4_aynzFYZpWy4DgjvAhLtQ0vyQV6ldq5hR5qya7K6YNdyo3wp9mVM/s400/4520_108215381538_591466538_3076268_4507390_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367402859505292274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqw2voyOcIIn8zHp4K1z4pwmfa8276pO43fKej0lbxcersCo7dIDymzssb4AIdlVJRZISK4X0JYM4RgVskzhLJmOOlMqCFvjBtl38M4fTmpQ_aHkXkXasi0huXW5coAxNVorUP9eLJDs/s1600-h/4520_108215441538_591466538_3076278_8200802_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqw2voyOcIIn8zHp4K1z4pwmfa8276pO43fKej0lbxcersCo7dIDymzssb4AIdlVJRZISK4X0JYM4RgVskzhLJmOOlMqCFvjBtl38M4fTmpQ_aHkXkXasi0huXW5coAxNVorUP9eLJDs/s400/4520_108215441538_591466538_3076278_8200802_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367402855946415906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk40qm5ezZiAMIcH-S-MWgku4lF91FVBw92dijuEz1tC60r5cp0fSgKn_bByXz8Z7vJkh6-cPW8RcgUQsV89ktKBlbKsWPFMRnXz3R_kpCIXg0M8GHETYcR3QQjhnei-U3T0RqN5xE2Dw/s1600-h/4520_108215516538_591466538_3076290_2586275_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk40qm5ezZiAMIcH-S-MWgku4lF91FVBw92dijuEz1tC60r5cp0fSgKn_bByXz8Z7vJkh6-cPW8RcgUQsV89ktKBlbKsWPFMRnXz3R_kpCIXg0M8GHETYcR3QQjhnei-U3T0RqN5xE2Dw/s400/4520_108215516538_591466538_3076290_2586275_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367402850199566450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYykXCo1vkruGYXvOt1wdnPSt-igf746WCLQIABfGR4u8dVWs1M8j66csPQrIXJJTrPIQ7D3mb5lihqmV4MjCCsihlXi0HOqy2Q3Ry8UzjAFM9RDIbXWt_3xo8692jnO7vfhBKAL5FqFM/s1600-h/n591466538_3092305_6960773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYykXCo1vkruGYXvOt1wdnPSt-igf746WCLQIABfGR4u8dVWs1M8j66csPQrIXJJTrPIQ7D3mb5lihqmV4MjCCsihlXi0HOqy2Q3Ry8UzjAFM9RDIbXWt_3xo8692jnO7vfhBKAL5FqFM/s400/n591466538_3092305_6960773.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367402846540284306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to put this is the ode to Kara because the handsome man to my left is Kara's awesome boyfriend. The guy to my left is also awesome. He fixes bikes and is very nice to me. Thanks Christian. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-b_aDAaWPNzVwNlXJAAOIsXbo0F_1hGLdFCAQwUmZXcHGb8tusbawg3LIHw9zol1syQZZjMeqpHnAwuiPCrtINEK0Xu5BZ0Kup4uAIfkr2QepeZzWW9inUG1zpoGKbZs8T7mldT_R_E/s1600-h/DSC00177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-b_aDAaWPNzVwNlXJAAOIsXbo0F_1hGLdFCAQwUmZXcHGb8tusbawg3LIHw9zol1syQZZjMeqpHnAwuiPCrtINEK0Xu5BZ0Kup4uAIfkr2QepeZzWW9inUG1zpoGKbZs8T7mldT_R_E/s400/DSC00177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367402842974322274" /></a>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-86396471876616181952009-08-06T16:43:00.000-07:002009-08-06T16:59:43.495-07:00<div><div style="text-align: center; ">Being home on the East Coast is magnificent.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Being home without oil paints is torture.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I have therefore taken it upon myself to explore the arts in other such ways. My recent project has consisted of making little paintings with acrylic paint and making them into cards. Departure from my traditional oils is quite difficult but they do say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Is this true? We will find out. Anyways, this new project gives me a chance to explore different compositions while not taking too much time on any one painting. I also decided my bed needed a little flair of color so I made a pillow for it. I could spend all my time doing little projects like this. Get excited because you will be seeing items such as these sold at my future cafe/gallery Tianellie's.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">That is all.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Thank you.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTQaYTyNYKQqTURHeU6_2kNJBjH6w1SggyXDh9Vg2SMQ5npGzKdyPahJqjBa32HN-R5veoLq3ao6DPzK0O_9U2p4j78JKHrO6479m-lOl6BaoS2orSBbhyz7wU5j7RfLZIQmUqYwfGT4/s1600-h/DSC00005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTQaYTyNYKQqTURHeU6_2kNJBjH6w1SggyXDh9Vg2SMQ5npGzKdyPahJqjBa32HN-R5veoLq3ao6DPzK0O_9U2p4j78JKHrO6479m-lOl6BaoS2orSBbhyz7wU5j7RfLZIQmUqYwfGT4/s400/DSC00005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367004594256836290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakLcgjUZiOh84dhOo1AsPQFXdOjnjW-D0PZNcaYdlHeyVD5GLtg2dpd1xuXAe5ykNUYHWsB18vqh8LMp_8m9fkSS7a4-EyP-60maiReQ84b3X75hQ0nAi_PDUQ-OgoIrnO1HaDfPxPV8/s1600-h/DSC00028.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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It is quite different from what I have ever concentrated on before, but I have greatly enjoyed being pushed into uncomfortable situations by my teachers. I am convinced that you learn new things ten times faster when pushed out of the area you are used to performing in. One must persevere however. <div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>There is nothing as constant as change. This series has to do with the changes that occur in life, in the body and in nature. I have chosen to portray this topic in a "flowing" manner. I use organic shapes to demonstrate the movement of change and colors that I feel best demonstrate certain aspects of change. There is more to be said but the rest is for you to interpret yourself. </div><div>Or. I just haven't written up my entire artist statement yet. 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It was what first got me interested in using layers of different materials. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT5QMOdO73DgesGNRm-ohEh6RD47xpY9XV1QOVkrYoFoSSP87JpIJHdj47NZVRZxkw0H6jvjLKwrtURNJsccXGENlK8loiuqyxbETD27mfQTkvAX9oG5kX065quDj78scgOEO2qrJxpI/s1600-h/DSC09926_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT5QMOdO73DgesGNRm-ohEh6RD47xpY9XV1QOVkrYoFoSSP87JpIJHdj47NZVRZxkw0H6jvjLKwrtURNJsccXGENlK8loiuqyxbETD27mfQTkvAX9oG5kX065quDj78scgOEO2qrJxpI/s400/DSC09926_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320541435450499794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QNM1cmjBPvNqkr1gjqVYGwqQbTg29SOueG1G6h37eeXNFCYSWYCWMs2z2Yua_JI5uoEHrfofnRicvfEF-8Km0UmBdTH8TF9f9JWaRs7MCA_vze3n8il8wXJ4sGUg6nzdVyiaNs1IDH4/s1600-h/DSC09931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QNM1cmjBPvNqkr1gjqVYGwqQbTg29SOueG1G6h37eeXNFCYSWYCWMs2z2Yua_JI5uoEHrfofnRicvfEF-8Km0UmBdTH8TF9f9JWaRs7MCA_vze3n8il8wXJ4sGUg6nzdVyiaNs1IDH4/s400/DSC09931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320541434075784402" /></a>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-19161662739370922432009-04-02T16:53:00.000-07:002009-08-06T23:04:15.587-07:00Finding A Voice<div style="text-align: center;">The focus of my sophomore year was to find my voice. Every artist has one. What is mine? I took many different classes that pushed me to try new mediums and to go past what I am comfortable with. I found great satisfaction in looking back at the year and seeing where all of my struggles and hours put into less than mediocre projects brought me to. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had never done Intaglio[form of printmaking] before. I found it intriguing and fascinating! I liked it much better than lithography. We did not get along well. It was too process oriented. Intaglio, however, worked very well with how I like to go about making art. I loved the different mark-making that could be achieved with acid and a copper plate. Although these images are not my best, I enjoyed freely exploring a new medium. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf6Q1if8UFcWw6Fb7TgwXbIRYS0K2ZlQevii5oNIklv6iEo-yLG5hXQ2lwVOUbFQ4AicQS76qZ8M5fv2seSzwctO36xbII_z2-2j6-uYhsyewamYFDVbLZ9WKnIiQ_9PZQSWbYjnbV5I/s1600-h/DSC00248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf6Q1if8UFcWw6Fb7TgwXbIRYS0K2ZlQevii5oNIklv6iEo-yLG5hXQ2lwVOUbFQ4AicQS76qZ8M5fv2seSzwctO36xbII_z2-2j6-uYhsyewamYFDVbLZ9WKnIiQ_9PZQSWbYjnbV5I/s400/DSC00248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320251311099589010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySMFg-A3mIC9enn9PN-0NUdqXapjMZjv8hRlSgjjxgTxAVrIqMxdJ7zxr2sceB14QFwr-gQZMmZ5lJEMuTJIGySkoyEXs5JvSPQDEpNapsV1OsTlOZiCi5zjOQVXMhVmkL_-CMN7RK2o/s1600-h/DSC00253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySMFg-A3mIC9enn9PN-0NUdqXapjMZjv8hRlSgjjxgTxAVrIqMxdJ7zxr2sceB14QFwr-gQZMmZ5lJEMuTJIGySkoyEXs5JvSPQDEpNapsV1OsTlOZiCi5zjOQVXMhVmkL_-CMN7RK2o/s400/DSC00253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320251309055383522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBSclutJhifB0EIaU1YpD0qvLWyQ2sgz0gIaaKkudftdafbAWK1Qe67JKPflgKskFtOVlUsIkXVrdsMWq3vAqjxiCbWoU7iGijczP5FtSeli0w_1XmFDAm2l8QJYk1cgy8vdKV7t3rIk/s1600-h/DSC00256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBSclutJhifB0EIaU1YpD0qvLWyQ2sgz0gIaaKkudftdafbAWK1Qe67JKPflgKskFtOVlUsIkXVrdsMWq3vAqjxiCbWoU7iGijczP5FtSeli0w_1XmFDAm2l8QJYk1cgy8vdKV7t3rIk/s400/DSC00256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320251304691603314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5piNKJ7fOlOQLIgKxde2kvh7q6a5R2XmLg8v6eLPykxYgexHrYIXxvEZZ8cnaScx8miGZZu1CTsPY1qSAxUzEyLG9NllV-ls_xee43KNmWM5JVrwKXlIpry1Yzdmfm35p_wV0FBAIk/s1600-h/DSC00251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5piNKJ7fOlOQLIgKxde2kvh7q6a5R2XmLg8v6eLPykxYgexHrYIXxvEZZ8cnaScx8miGZZu1CTsPY1qSAxUzEyLG9NllV-ls_xee43KNmWM5JVrwKXlIpry1Yzdmfm35p_wV0FBAIk/s400/DSC00251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320250520868810546" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have been itching to attempt abstract art. I have had images floating through my head and screaming to come out onto canvas and paper for a long time. In my oil painting class, we had the opportunity to create our own assignments. The abstract just had to come out! </div><div style="text-align: center;">My teacher was great at pushing me. The painting below is not finished. I became stuck and had to leave it as is seen now. It will be finished. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is also the first canvas and stretcher I made myself. I used power tools and chopped the wood and everything. I am a pro with the router now! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSlSJ8VVtgZ3JSwgrqDkZ6vEErGPqZqI5dxky1hr5hurLIIbcU6vbb_BJ-XlnxsnDRAsg_Pk1VOlvftEJQKJsk-Ejeoi9cg_ebcHqZxjiBjOqGNTcj9qS5w65mLjIk-ujPmSfrtVnadM/s1600-h/DSC00010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSlSJ8VVtgZ3JSwgrqDkZ6vEErGPqZqI5dxky1hr5hurLIIbcU6vbb_BJ-XlnxsnDRAsg_Pk1VOlvftEJQKJsk-Ejeoi9cg_ebcHqZxjiBjOqGNTcj9qS5w65mLjIk-ujPmSfrtVnadM/s400/DSC00010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320250516169407506" /></a>I also took a water coloring class! I had never water colored before. These are just a few of the many little studies I did of the images and ideas that have been racing through my head. I felt as though I was trying to catch fireflies with a jar, leaping around the moonlit field foolishly trying to catch every last thought. This probably wasn't the best process to go by and is probably why these studies didn't turn out the best. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKo-woy6W3rRnAd9o2NVm5VkCgwHh1ZEzUQ8lXmZ2gIt6CwL_DMhggVwyWC6M1Agq8HA6mXoHtrDm1zE-o9fMhgiS3jnuvR2jc-LS1pW5qAwlJ769I2YgM8O5Uaw9-amppm0jtC4SAQc/s400/DSC00245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320247447047254034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Titled Finland. I almost sold this one, but they backed out last minute. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bummer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to focus on layers and colors while in the confined space of contained spaces. I love the process of building up paint and taking away. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOWsbrcHdGyQePbWxySlF3194zbRFQOAK69TJ4ZQJ1LYBxltEhVnqoSQOYUP5C1gblVSZji8d0NKUPf1RYbWHuLH4roGEPpQo9oSOmQufa6tnGanNxwSR4Rqo703D4NqKVHsUf0q-9dw/s1600-h/DSC00028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOWsbrcHdGyQePbWxySlF3194zbRFQOAK69TJ4ZQJ1LYBxltEhVnqoSQOYUP5C1gblVSZji8d0NKUPf1RYbWHuLH4roGEPpQo9oSOmQufa6tnGanNxwSR4Rqo703D4NqKVHsUf0q-9dw/s400/DSC00028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320247437076530962" /></a></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-50881090175172030072009-02-26T13:01:00.000-08:002009-08-06T23:09:26.953-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I love the history of old buildings and cities. This door is from my travels to Estonia with my dad and grandparents. This was my first time painting on paper. I am converted. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This painting came out pretty quickly, which normally does not happen for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sm81gWlYPrGYQvHxSOmJuGAegoJCBbQbJ1T2mvUpFCT8qhz8UA6TF0-0oqAYo5pIXeruOf3jrWgqyCzwSOyzaj4uWXFP3u2OWBlsstqpkT3h_C4TbB08toYR8XZFD60wGnRnY7jkChY/s400/DSC00101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307215508475653154" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-Xdeh0I0VzQ2dCeCuW1Wa88lZ4MG1Hc48wL9uahUUsjB3MShxQqeOX_eBfKB6Xzk-K9SFEsrv36dUn1kzhHjquP2sn8A7oqur9CswPQ2raGSMKNW6lvNdM35EC1LLBETXt8zP-p_vG8/s400/DSC00104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307215502477228210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI0LDTVF65i6LuaPhltGtHPVYFGhbezSx6T1WuSbePN2eSDQpqDfe3QMVh7ub87zXVQzzogQtF3yQiyosenB0FyAVv0liVRd9mvXm6He-uNLK3xmEOPh5b-vxnucByJ2az-AXMJxmIBY/s1600-h/DSC00021.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></div>I had extra boards hanging around and finding myself bored one evening, I just started throwing paint around. This is what I came up with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi0AJOoSFcD6jm0AF7nW-G7WxPzc9653MkA0trm330rN_pVIUWyL8-Akqv2SAsu37ICxCiOX23gUwWsqaF770UDJWcw5FogiUM-oILrpFSpE2HO0WbJQPBEDNaJHK-suhSKqVWkdF3-U/s1600-h/DSC00061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi0AJOoSFcD6jm0AF7nW-G7WxPzc9653MkA0trm330rN_pVIUWyL8-Akqv2SAsu37ICxCiOX23gUwWsqaF770UDJWcw5FogiUM-oILrpFSpE2HO0WbJQPBEDNaJHK-suhSKqVWkdF3-U/s400/DSC00061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307215499455662338" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffit1qq9t3lKQdQrICmDLihUvp8WUilvUngRk_Jd7pjQH-aGtUACAXVSTud7Mg5jic21o-wN3WCkDAs_dlFF_CHvhtwFwb5Mde3ehiY3TEhYC1YiW1DiTdC8TZPEBWeF0V1QlJ3RKuzA/s1600-h/DSC00170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffit1qq9t3lKQdQrICmDLihUvp8WUilvUngRk_Jd7pjQH-aGtUACAXVSTud7Mg5jic21o-wN3WCkDAs_dlFF_CHvhtwFwb5Mde3ehiY3TEhYC1YiW1DiTdC8TZPEBWeF0V1QlJ3RKuzA/s400/DSC00170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307215489361007378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to see what would happen if I went into a painting having no plans of subject, composition, color, etc. It turned out to be a mess really. I like doing small paintings like this however, because you are allowed to make mistakes and do different things. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJzzW1Ry06q6G5S6NkFYxLSU5wz4tvKqTDY2n3QRRVXjnJivLAyh3z4sH61k7JzjAaeb6vGv6gTsaM41esdSyJp-aniE9W15jkKdUIiFAIG_lqKtfwMCnjdFgkx9JLmFPNjSf4Y-AJHk/s1600-h/DSC00172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJzzW1Ry06q6G5S6NkFYxLSU5wz4tvKqTDY2n3QRRVXjnJivLAyh3z4sH61k7JzjAaeb6vGv6gTsaM41esdSyJp-aniE9W15jkKdUIiFAIG_lqKtfwMCnjdFgkx9JLmFPNjSf4Y-AJHk/s400/DSC00172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307215484776992626" /></a></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-32772212952930953432009-02-26T12:57:00.000-08:002009-08-06T23:40:08.925-07:00People<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am a people watcher. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A nice name for a creep. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Someone who likes so sit in public areas and watch people's interactions and how they carry themselves. I think that clothes can say a lot about a person, what they think about themselves and others. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways, I love to study the figure. The body is beautiful. These are a few sketches/watercolors/collages that I have done recently in my little sketchbook. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlkYk821IQ-uNiI5iecbjc-J34_J-5jNUElAtulhMReonnJchR5RLFYyICFk_ymNZagYuuQfP7_PlVutZK9my5ps5P3CqKWlER4026y_p_97GMeqgcrJ0hBxUzpp5Y9K1wnH8nHjShPs/s1600-h/IMG_0448.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlkYk821IQ-uNiI5iecbjc-J34_J-5jNUElAtulhMReonnJchR5RLFYyICFk_ymNZagYuuQfP7_PlVutZK9my5ps5P3CqKWlER4026y_p_97GMeqgcrJ0hBxUzpp5Y9K1wnH8nHjShPs/s400/IMG_0448.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367106844015623090" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Ih4T23Lenh660Qc4nZpxbSMkJIr2jrx6ICW4r3DNwPpSxg18ThrIYs_KIfd7JsjdSJJO06cvQ7g_bLzEsidPtiG9bliLulEWycKTtZHZegKv_koINuL9bFqMKrXTtRBntNWKK8TsbE/s1600-h/DSC00019.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Ih4T23Lenh660Qc4nZpxbSMkJIr2jrx6ICW4r3DNwPpSxg18ThrIYs_KIfd7JsjdSJJO06cvQ7g_bLzEsidPtiG9bliLulEWycKTtZHZegKv_koINuL9bFqMKrXTtRBntNWKK8TsbE/s400/DSC00019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214092730015042" style="display: block; 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"><br /></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm3SpLSd061N6CxexqddxmMR0NeA_CZEFd4c_MpF67PoEuWl0cRbHlzvHJDCDjrBRyetzXLZWspNvaMieUSChkS7nQVAe26Rcit_vGJCrt7w8DXJOjO2g4OrEuFrNENvwRCqikMioowE/s1600-h/DSC00033.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721607648157606246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611694025269429702.post-3522300690692525702009-02-26T10:58:00.000-08:002009-08-06T23:43:12.589-07:00The Mistake Book<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My "mistake book."</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went to DI and bought an old book. My water color teacher gave us the assignment to spend five minutes every day creating anything, and something or nothing in this used book. I found that by exploring just ONE thought every day, my ideas for bigger projects became much more profound. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are just a couple of pages of my doodles. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iHC7nee3GUZC1TZ0AJYNzuhwseHY9f3bFs7Z1R4x7cSw9bLVhvXQCUa4OSyjVzm9ZWvDgEonWLuOEK8xr67BA4mZpZX8eRPC4srpRqhWdHjziPXNm6POEgsGxRnKKYWprsMTRdPEENg/s1600-h/DSC00106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iHC7nee3GUZC1TZ0AJYNzuhwseHY9f3bFs7Z1R4x7cSw9bLVhvXQCUa4OSyjVzm9ZWvDgEonWLuOEK8xr67BA4mZpZX8eRPC4srpRqhWdHjziPXNm6POEgsGxRnKKYWprsMTRdPEENg/s400/DSC00106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307189030674876210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PmVbvoHsiIsv580ntlnRnZ0K-lsb2p0VlowEKXlRtA5jgO3YfvkqPCWnrykJLb0ctKPqFbp6eYao_M_XzPOLiP_ltuyjimHkrGY0XKcV2WOkIiYFmKvCgaFQGRApU1cZwu8WxYViQ6I/s1600-h/DSC00107.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Embarrassing and gross but I guess it is always fun to look back and see progression. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We weren't supposed to spend more than five minutes on each sheet anyways. 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