silkscreens!

The apartment is small and the carpet is currently littered with newly silkscreened prints-quite the collage!

Good eats

We ate out tonight at one of my favorite local places: Jackson Hole Diner. I just love tastes & aromas -all due to my parents and family. Jackson Hole was packed this COLD evening . I had grilled portabello (earthy) with goat cheese (salty) and onions (creamy) on grainy bread with a carrot laden salad dressed in balsamic vinaigrette (tangy). Yum . As the economy sours we are eating in & eating healthy but once in awhile we do go out to some local place to enjoy the experience of eating out with others-and we are choosing where to spend our money in hopes of supporting local places as things get worse. Eating out is no longer frivolous but has become a conscious act -who to support,how best to spend our funds and how many meals can be gotten from the doggy bags. 

Early morning surprise:if you get coffee from Starbucks today you'll get this really cool red, white & blue cuff- the perfect keep sake to pass on to future generations! On  a more serious  note: the day is amazingly sunny and  we'll be glued to the T.V. and listening to NPR to follow this day in American history. Very cool!

We hung the flag this morning in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King day & we'll leave it lit for the night . 

In celebration of our Newest President:

We've done some decorating  for Monday's holiday:Dr. Martin Luther King day as well as Tuesday's inauguration of President Elect Obama. Paper star by me!

What to do with one's Christmas tree

Judging by the many  Christmas trees I am seeing on the curb corners these days, I must be the only one who does this: I have begin cutting off branches and placing them into vases on the dining room table. This prolongs Christmas and it fills the apartment with the woods-y scent of pine.  I should mention my parents left their trees up for months when I was little. I think the longest they left it up was Easter. What can I say=we're artists. We do things different. (That said-try my suggest-the place smells fantastic-like bringing the outdoors in:a good antidote to winter cabin fever.) 

still life in snow

Found in "Flag Pole Park" nearby (the flag pole has been under repair for over one year now but who is counting -the poor thing was once the mast of a famous boat but had deteriorated to the point of no return.) this looked almost like a sculpture by Isamu Noguchi in it's simplicity and use of natural materials.