Tag: art
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Catching up to Me – and our Trip to DC (and Surrounding Areas)

I somehow missed June, and I blame it on my kids. Hudi pretty much finished his school year months ago (he homeschools through a virtual high school), CJ is out of college, and Zeb is in college. No school days were pushing (punishing?) us through the long days of June so we forgot to stress and…
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Kinetic Art in Watertown, NY

The Salmon Run mall in Watertown, NY is deceptive. It looks like an average mall, but inside it holds one of the coolest pieces of artwork I have ever seen. It rings, clacks, taps and makes other wonderful whimsical sounds. I finally recorded it (and in the video below you can see info on the…
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Spring

This Mommy-pot vase was made by the children of one of my dearest friends. And she made the basket behind. God gets the flower credit. Maybe I’m just getting old, but this winter felt especially brutal temperature-wise here in western New York. I always associate Easter with spring, warmth, flowers, and sunshine. A re-birth that’s refreshing…
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Kinetic Sculpture in an Airport
Science, nature, coding, sculpture and art. I think I could watch this for hours. Maybe someday I’ll get to Singapore’s Changi International Airport to see it live:
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Themes, Art and Cyber Monday

Life in our household is getting a bit competitive. In a fun way. I’ve been the writer for the past 20 years, and yet my husband is putting me to shame on the blogging front. He’s the artist who hasn’t touched a computer seriously in decades. But now, he’s discovering that it’s kind of fun…