Picked up a few more days at the shop in order to make some needed money for bills and art supplies. I have to order a TON more art materials- and soon.
Today is gorgeous, thankfully, perfect weather for a pour, and so I've done a resin pour on five pieces in the garage.... Heat gunning away the bubbles.
Now just checking on them from time to time, making sure no gnats settle in to the sticky curing stuff.





Had a conversation with a young squirrel who was making a ruckus while I poured. I took a break and walked over to his/her tree and we chatted a bit. No, I'm not sure what we said.;) But I've never heard those noises from a squirrel. There was noone else around I could see, so I assume he MUST have been talking to me. I need a translator.
I thought he was perhaps trying to clear his throat. It was super hot, so I brought him a bit of water. He blinked in a sweet sort of way, watching me and didn't run away.
Do squirrels drink water? I've never seen it? I just left the bowl in case.Do you think the fumes got to me? Do you think I'm nuts? HA! Nuts! HA! Get it??? *ambles off*

I'm working on my art- stressing because I haven't nearly finished the pieces I'm showing next week! (But what else is new- I do this last minute thing every time).
B's working late so I'm taking my dinner break with the computer- munching on thrown together pasta, sauteed mushrooms and sauce with a few chunks of mozzarella on top. Not bad. Not GOOD...but I'm not in cooking mode...just taking a short break.
Spent a good portion of the day crouch-crawling around my lawn picking up sticks. The whole lawn was littered with them from wind and trees and now that it's spring I finally got around to it. Must've looked pretty funny...but it made more sense than bending constantly. It became a smooth fast movement...I felt like a crab or insect-robot. sendao, I tried to take a picture for you of my extra full wheelbarrow-stick-nest...but it was already too dark- I'll take one tomorrow in the sun.:)
In the meantime, here's a pic of the studio with works in progress...



Still lots to go...that's just underpainting...I'll be adding sand and making the nails stand out more (all those black areas are nails. It'll be called Emerging Architectures...I'll talk more about it when it's actually done. I measured and miter-sawed the frame wood...have to stain it tomorrow and make frames for the small pieces.
Ok, that's the end of my pasta...back to work.

So here's a snap of the kitchen table as taken over by me.
No, we don't get to eat at it anymore...;)Maybe I'll move somewhere else next week but this is soooo perfect for now.
Just to work on some more of the small pieces for Scope and do all my computer stuff...
Tonight I'll work with the paint markers again on layer 2 of four pieces.Hopefully I'll be able to pour resin again tomorrow.


And then the large Puja piece in progress on the floor....slowly but surely I'll fill that all up with hammered prayers. One or two lines a day. Then they will be carefully painted...similar to an Indian temple...red background...multicolored nails...mmmmm:)

Hopefully I'll sell a few pieces this weekend so I can invest in materials. It's time to build.