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My art show that I had at the end of May in Prospect Park, was 50 paintings of different characters I have come up with in the last year or so... one of them "The Traveling Salesman by Day/Gold-digger by Night" is one that I am starting to elaborate on more right now. Currently in the process of working on a new show that is centered mainly around him and his daily travels, finds, sales, schemes etc. oh, and also he has a lisp..which makes him even more endearing! :)

Got this book yesterday: inspired and in looove! The colors, basic shapes, and silly projects are all so great!

new cards in the house! :)

Riding my bike without my helmet is something you would have NEVER seen me do...in New York City...however, since moving to Salt Lake..there has been a change..riding around is so much freer and faster and smoother..so I stopped wearing my helmet..but then last week when riding my bike home from the movies after a crazy rainstorm..I hit some rocks mixed with wet roads while looking at some cool shops which ended in me almost getting into a horrible crash. Lesson learned. :(

My sister Mari and I went on a bike ride last night up around the Avenues. Gorgeous. The houses are sooo gorgeous, my pictures don't do them justice! Looking forward to going on walks around there once Fall arrives. :)




this last photo reminds me so much of the movie "Benny and June" which was filmed in Spokane Washington [2 hours from where I grew up] the lighting of that movie was an exact match of the lighting last night...sooo pretty..you know how fonts have names...I think lighting should have names too.... :)

Spent part of my 4th in Provo.
Below are pictures of my two favorite things in the parade :

Madeline and Yoga Magic!!!! Check out the lightning coming out of her foot! CRAZY!

Turning 1 years old! Yipee!


Me with my older sister Sarah and baby sister Mari... I of course am sticking my tongue out...some things never change. :)


Me and my bro. Paul - first day of kindygarten for moi! ha! what's up with the American flat?

It has been exactly a month since I moved from NYC to SLC, and I have to say I am not homesick yet.. the only things I really do miss are my sister, friends, SUBWAY & yummy bakeries and restaurants i.e. BUBBYS..oh the ambiance... and then I miss the music venues. BUT, I think Salt Lake City is a pretty good place to be doing my temporary [?] transitioning. All I can say is that I am constantly amazed at how many creative and SUPER talented people there are in this city. I just got home from a show that was held in a somewhat dilapidated house just a couple blocks from where I live... about 7 or 8 musicians played and all of which were superb! Seriously as I was listening to everyone, what kept going through my mind is how I want to put together a show this summer and book all these musicians, and perhaps someday I should own my own music venue!? ;) I'm such a dork, but that is really what I was thinking. Anyhoo..one of the musicians that played tonight was JP HAYNIE. Photo below of him [in plaid shirt] sitting next to my friend ALLAN and below that is one of JP's songs....he has a super soft buttery voice...Take a listen! :)

Unknown Ship


and one more :)

'Go Nowhere'

Due to the rain, thunder and lighting today, I felt it best to post about what I found in the thrift store the other day. A book on thunder and lighting... best thing about it? Illustrated by one of my favorites : Ed Emberley!! But the cutest thing of all is in the back where it mentions the author and illustrator. What it says about Ed Emberley is this:

When he is not writing or illustrating, Ed Emberley pursues several interesting hobbies. He prints limited editions of children's books on his own hand press, studies Early Americana, and experiements with toy-making. Mr. Emberley received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He lives in Ipswhich, Massachusetts, with his family. Ed Emberley is still alive and another fun fact is that his wife Barbara illustrated one of the children's classics DRUMMER HOFF which I had nooo idea! I need to start putting two and two together more often! :/