Throw A Little Polynesian In The Mix

Aloha everyone!

I haven't done any new work in a while but I have a good excuse: I now live in Hawaii! It is so easy to get distracted here. I get all set up to start paper cutting again and then I notice a double rainbow outside my window, or a friend stops by to see if I want to go to the beach, or there is a slack key concert going on RIGHT NOW, or I want to go check out the rooster sitting in the yard... the entertainment here is endless! So, two months later, I have started cutting again. My new studio space? My sunny front yard!

Anyway, I have been admiring all the polynesian tattoos I see people sporting around the island.  I have started designing paper cuts based off of traditional polynesian designs. Here is design #1:

Hollenbecks

I have been to the local cider mill twice this week, and I will probably go again next weekend. There is nothing like apple cider, fresh doughnuts, and apple pie on a beautiful fall day. Im so glad that I live in a place where the leaves change color.

I took this picture in the house we're building. Notice the saw in the background?

:)

On My Way

"This hill...goes on...FOREVER. I wish I had remembered my water bottle..."

Frederic Remington Museum - Juried Art Show 9/24/11

Show #2 of the weekend was in the great Frederic Remington museum. The more and more I see his work, the more I like it. There was a great exhibit for Remington's 150th birthday. Artists made pieces inspired  by Remington's work, and they were all amazing. Remington would have been proud!

Most of the pictures of the show were taken by my darling sister. The lighting of the museum plus my camera didn't work out very well, but we did our best.

The Remington Museum (I took this photo from their website...currently the museum is having some construction done, and I couldnt get a good picture of the outside)

Like the show at Lake Placid, it got crowded fairly quickly.

Taken by Marion Bradish

Undulating Fibers by Sue Thomas

Daybreak by Terry Rempel-Mroz

Some of the gallery space. 

Almost Home by Bob Renaud

My uncle Ron. 

And one of my pieces!

Four of my (blurry) cousins.

A really dramatic picture of my other piece (the lighting was crazy). 

Me and my sister.

A shout-out to all of my family: thank you for coming to the show and supporting me and my artistic endeavors. You guys are the best!