this week in the studio: 7/1/11
Well, I’m back at it…kinda…with lots of distractions…as if I can function any other way, right? Over the past several weeks I’ve been running back and forth between here (South Texas) and Houston. My super woman MIL recently decided to change careers again (she does this every few years) and has decided to unload […]
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s always nice to have role models in life, especially when trying to give yourself permission to be a creative person. While growing up, my mother’s painting always formed the storybook background for our lives. It was a cool experience. Thanks mom. Happy Mother’s Day.
sleepless
It seems like lately I haven’t been sleeping at night. I toss and turn while my brain runs 90 miles an hour, jumping from subject to subject, from creative project to creative project. I suppose it’s not terribly surprising. Life has been a little chaotic lately. I guess I mentioned last time I posted that […]
MIA
Um, hi. You know…there are times when life sweeps you up and carries you off in entirely unexpected directions. Then, without realizing it, you find yourself far away from your original goals and intended destinations. The last few months have been like this. Shortly before Thanksgiving, I received an odd message via Todd…that the boss of […]
from a morning walk
The following are a series of random images taken from my previous week of morning rambles with the dogs. There are no words or labels, just interesting things that we come across as we wander. Please enjoy.
from a morning walk
The following are a series of random images taken from my previous week of morning rambles with the dogs. There are no words or labels, just interesting things that we come across as we wander. Please enjoy.
from a morning walk
The following are a series of random images taken from my previous week of morning rambles with the dogs. There are no words or labels, just interesting things that we come across as we wander. Please enjoy.
not a happy camper
So…in an attempt to keep the IRS and the State of Texas happy with me, I drove into town and submitted my paperwork for a tax id number. And because I felt like this was such a personal victory, we won’t discuss how much hand holding this took or how much of a yellow bellied […]
from a morning walk
The following are a series of random images taken from my previous week of morning rambles with the dogs. There are no words or labels, just interesting things that we come across as we wander. Please enjoy.
defleecing the rats
We have an ongoing problem here at Chez Idaca: we are incredible pack rats. You see, the problem is that both Todd and I were trained to create art with quite literally anything that comes to hand. This comes in handy at times when improvisation is necessary, but unfortunately, it also means we tend to stockpile […]
a visitor
I had a visitor, today. I’m not entirely sure what he may be, but some arguable sources online say that he could be the red phase of a pipevine swallowtail larva. *keeping fingers crossed* T’ would be nice, eh?
misadventures: pets at work
See this sweet and innocent looking little kitty? Yeah, that one there. There’s a reason my dad calls her the “debble kitty”. Now, imagine if you will: a beautiful and sparkling clean studio (we’re imagining remember) rows of fresh leaves that have just received their last coating of PMC and are almost dry enough to load into the kiln […]
South Texas Coastal Bend
One of the many things I hope to write about in relation to my work is my environment: the things, places, people, and critters that I find myself surrounded by each and every day. The South Texas Coastal region is so much a part of that. When I first moved down here I was fresh out […]
in search of a life less ordinary…
(Or the tale of how this site came to be.) So, what happens when you graduate from college with a master’s degree you may never use, turn thirty, and quit your oh-so-stable day job to become an artist… all in the same year? I’ve no idea, but that’s what this experiment is all about. On May 28th […]
hello world!
You know, the best part of starting a new blog or website is the set up: the installation, the endless hours spent tweaking code and/or fiddling with themes, creating new logos files. I can never get enough of it. But then, you get to the part where you actually have to start creating real content (i.e., […]