Apples and honey

Happy Rosh Hashanah! Gut Yom Tov!

Aaaand that's pretty much the limit of my Hebrew and Yiddish for this holiday.

We don't do a huge celebration of the High Holidays, for a few reasons: The Boy is just old enough to be interested in why we celebrate, and I'd rather have The Husband take the lead on Jewish holidays since I'm the designated Christian in the house. He's not big on organized religion, and The Boy is just barely old enough to last through a High Holidays service. So tonight will be about family time, a Hebrew blessing before we eat, and a home-cooked meal (which may involve, um, some non-kosher stuff).


If you're celebrating tonight/tomorrow, how are you celebrating? Let me know in the comments. For those not celebrating... happy Wednesday!

Off to a new "Destination"

"If at first you succeed... try not to look surprised." -- Unknown

I can't help it. There I am, words and picture, in a book written by someone I know and love...

and she even cited me as a quoted source...

... with my contact info so you can read more of my mad ravings here.

Whoa. Thank you, Ricë!

Reading Destination: Creativity makes me feel like I'm floating in space, marveling at the stars around me, with no idea of what'll happen next. Well, I'm sure the book will give me some sort of road map.

Gotta keep my eyes on the road. I'm heading into the Artful Texas! chapter.

Tell me what you think: about the retreats you've attended, the ones you've never been to, about setting up your own mini-retreat. I'll be checking for you in the comments! I'm also on Twitter and Facebook -- just click the buttons at the top right of the blog.

ICON viewing

Oh, this opening at Fraker/Scott Gallery was so much fun! I love it when people get together to talk art...

and my friends come on down to share the fun! (Say hi to my pal Sarah, art aficionado.)

For the opening of the ICON exhibit, the gallerists placed the two halves of my diptych like the sides of a door frame...

 

with another memory piece above, like a lintel at the top of the door.

Some of the "icons" were more traditional (can you call contemporary art traditional?), like Tracy Fraker's "Madonna of the New York Shopper"...

 while others leaned more obviously toward pop culture, like the reimagined flag by Stephanie Nicoll Reilly...

and this photocollage transfer print by Iskra Johnson.

Great turnout for the opening, which was timed to coincide with Seattle's First Thursday Art Walk.

Such an interesting mix of people: hipsters walking their offspring, experienced art patrons, art students with more styling product than cash.

You can see my work all this month, but the next big event will be on September 24th, from 5pm to 7pm. That's the awards reception. My pieces are "... rich in history: thoughtful, funky and totally original," according to Tracy, on the Fraker/Scott Facebook page. Come see for yourself!