Now that we’ve updated this wordpress blog everything is working well and I’m able to get my essay up.  Since it’s so long, I’m putting it here.  But please read it if you have a chance; it’s pretty interesting stuff!

Also, above is a little photo of my recent watercolors that were at The House Show at Nathan’s and Cameron’s.  Also over the weekend (below) was the opening at Scuda which unfortunately I didn’t make it to.  I’ve been so sick with a bad cough.  But I heard it was awesome!  And I love the way they installed the work!

When it rains it pours?  Saturday night I am having not one, but two openings!  First is a one-night-only show that my classmates Nathan and Cameron are hosting at their new place that is currently empty and perfectly poised for a night of art happening. If you want to find out more info, go here.  And also Saturday night is my(!) opening at Scuda on 4th St. in Long Beach (also Long Beach Art Walk) and I am lucky enough to be their featured artist for July!  I will have prints and original art to see and to buy and it will be up until the end of July.

This week I have been soooo busy between TAing for Summer class, teaching Art Camp at the Huntington Beach Art Center, being sick, and getting art ready for these various places, that I haven’t even had a second to blog about that I have some new prints in the shop!

I hope everyone has a good weekend despite all the sad news out in the world.

Fellow grad student Ashley and I are Fellows for the Gluck Summer Camp and are developing a field-trip oriented day camp for teens.  We are compiling different places to visit, and I thought I would share some pics from the Badlands Landfill in Moreno Valley.  We are definitely going to take the students there, and bring our sketchbooks and cameras.  I was very excited when I saw this pile of refridgerators!

And it is always good to think about our trash, and where it goes, and all the amazing people who think of ways to help it break down with the least impact to our environment.

I have been experimenting with a Gluten Free diet lately and not only have I replaced all my savory dishes with wheat alternatives, like brown rice pastas, corn tortillas, wild rices, but I have suddenly been bit by the baking bug!  I never really was into baking until I cut wheat out–and I think it has something to do with the word challenge.  Anyway, check out my GF Banana Bread, GF Chocolate Chip Cookies, and the naturally GF Date ‘N Nut No-Bake Cookies that are sooooo good!  Enjoy!

It’s always nice to make it in someone’s Etsy treasury.  It means someone out there notices you…which is I suppose a very fundamental human desire…  Haha, too much coffee and I REALLY need to write this paper.  Today….working on it.

Tomorrow night is the big Auction night at the Huntington Beach Art Center!  The whole exhibition is now online and you can view here.