Over the River and Through the Woods

...in search of fungus and fresh air.

We found both.

The photo opportunities were endless,
and I only had the battery power to shoot these few photos.

Warmth

I think the glow of the candle light captures the mood of our Thanksgiving gathering.

Mary took these two wonderful photos of our "spooky silly storytelling" session after dinner. I only wish we had gotten a photo with Mary in it.

Thanks everyone for making it such a wonderful day!

Staying Home

From what I can hear throught the oven door, our turkey is not singing this song.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Goodbye Scully

After seventeen+ wonderful years,
we said a final goodbye to our most beautiful cat Scully today.

Really, it was Bill's kitty.
He picked her out of a newborn litter and took her home at nine weeks old.
Scully was utterly devoted to him every day of her life.

Bill in turn spent almost every evening after dinner holding her,
giving her her full share of scratching and petting, and she purred and "knitted" his shirt and slept happily.

So, with tenderness and great emotion, we sewed her still body into a golden fabric pouch, then buried her in the side yard, right outside the studio window.

Ugh.

Tonight, we're each raw and stunned and tired and sniffley and inward.

Goodnight Scully and thank you.

We miss you.

Just Cockoo for Coco

Cuckoo doesn't really describe it.

Over-the-Moon comes close.
Truly, Madly, Deeply touches upon it.
Crazy Happy too.
Nothing compares to Chloe for Annie.
Thanks Tiger, Travis, Rinny and especially Chloe for making Annie's day.
Or week. Maybe month...

Annie and Chloe-2.5 years ago on moving day.

Another lightning-speed post here.

I'm so enjoying my life and being immersed in the joy of creating in the studio! Annie and I have had many days together here, trying new things and getting really excited for Thanksgiving and all the fun of Christmas. I love Alameda StudioTime, and I only wish I could stand outside myself, photograph and post all of the magic as it happens.

We've had turkeys, more robots, drawing, advent calendars and angels, etc. etc. etc.!
Really, we could hole up here in the studio for weeks, dogs at our feet, stream movies on the computer, listen to great music, dream up new projects and only stop make small meals and go right back to work.

The Lions Are Coming

I can barely stop to post these days I'm so abuzz with projects, plans, and holiday spirit. There was a wonderful napkin workshop in the studio this weekend. Ahhh. The combination of linen, leaves and paint bring the outside onto the table!
The little lion ornament is a little lap project I've slowly been working on and I think they are adorable.
Now, production begins.