martini bar

headed to dinner and martinis...

spring open house

visit the torpedo factory this evening 6-9 during their annual spring open house celebration.

crystal chandeliers

crystal city just completed  the jurying for their illumination sculpture project, and it's official: i am a winner! my design for glow in the dark chandelier wind chimes was one of three proposals selected for installation in the crystal city water park april 1-the summer. gotta get to work but i will surely keep you updated on my progress!

shop local: washington dc

i pretty much only shop on etsy these days: i love supporting the handmade community and i get great stuff. shopping on etsy is really easy...customizable, also! the 'shop local' feature is one of my favorites: whether you want to buy something from someone close to you...or close to someone else...or last minute...the locater on etsy rocks! here is a diverse treasury of dc local artists put together by the very fabulous trillium. find talent in you own town and buy it!

festive weekend

there was so much going on around here today, it left my head spinning...and it continues! if you missed art on the avenue in delray or crafty bastards downtown, i feel sorry for you. hopefully, you werent there because you put your activist hat on and marched down to the national mall for today's big rally. tomorrow go to fell's point for all kinds of festivities in charm city.

we, the pizza

chef spike opened his new pizza place

we, the pizza today: i didnt get the email til after 2 so i missed it for lunch:

there is always tomorrow!

urban village market

i never thought of arlington as an urban village...but it really is one, with all those tall buildings and pedestrians about! they have a saturday market there that i have heard is great: a lot old georgetown market vendors are there, plus new ones and music. i haven't been yet, but might go today...

colonial era court proceedings

the trip to the eastern shore ended in eastville, virginia, where the mister had a "must appear" at the county courthouse for a fishing violation, (he won, and didnt have to go to debtor's prison this time). eastville has a population of about 200  and has the oldest continuous county court records in the country. the declaration of independence was read on the courthouse steps. 

a show of hands

i love retail! so, i don't do much wholesale these days. one of the galleries a really believe in is a show of hands in delray, alexandria, virginia. not only do they sell beautiful things: they are honest people who believe in their community and their artists: a true rarity in ethical behavior these days.

please make plans for a shopping trip to their space on mount vernon avenue because its awesome!

driving past the lincoln memorial

yeah...headed to jimmy's studio on capitol hill so we can go to delray in alexandria to exchange our work at a show of hands gallery. i am currently driving past the washington monument and frankly, i never get sick of admiring dc's beauty.

president obama wins top honors again!

first the nobel peace prize and now the nyc burger bash? president obama cant be stopped! top chef contestant chef spike cooked up this dreamy dish (like the prez) and took top honors at the competition held at the 2009 nyc wine & food festival and hosted by rachel ray. i gotta say, chef spike really makes awesome burgers. good stuff!

president obama awarded 2009 nobel prize!

congratulations to our great president obama for his 2009 nobel peace prize award! i am so proud, im going to rock my obama belt buckle all week, even while im in virginia;)!

new wall art work

i have really put off producing art work for the virginia house: it's sooo white...and clean...no chatkes=no dusting. but, after doing a photo session to submit to the apartment therapy "small..cool" competition earlier this year, i realized this place looked boring, visually boring. so, i am fast-forwarding project artwork: i have taken over 1,000 photos and collected lots of found stuff since i discovered the northern neck, yet nothing has appeared on any of my walls. time to get busy. i finally mounted and hung a naturally shed baby-deer horn i found in a field while walking the dog next to a box turtle's shell: not sure what happened here or who ate it...the turtle and i had met before, and then one day, the shell showed up alone...in plain view...bone white...dead, yet fantastic...so, we start with the art:(

perseid meteor showers' grand finale is tonight!

i am revving up for the perseid meteor showers' grand finale tonight. The Perseids light up the night when Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle, which swings past the sun roughly every 130 years. Tuesday night through Wednesday dawn offered viewers the best chance to see the most Perseids without as much glare from the waning gibbous—or just past full—moon. it still has some punch tonight: skies appear to be clearing here in heathsville, virginia and i am optimistic i will get a super show early this morning.

ghosts of america past

ghosts of the past: the death of small town america is palatable. makes me sad to lose the history, but what kid would want to stay here? there is nothing to do!

i truly want to rip this sign off this wall, however!

its monday...

back to the city from the fishing cabin in the woods.

so much work to do this week!