Monday, June 18, 2007

I'm (at long last) back! This is going to be a long one...

I've decided I love Miranda July. Here's one reason, she's warm and real and articulate and I'm now anxious to read her new book called No One Belongs Here More Than You. If her name sounds familiar it's because her indie movie - Me and You and Everyone We Know - was the talk of the town a couple years ago, if you're into those things (as I am). Here's another reason I love her, she introduced me to The Blow, a girl band from Portland that I now love. I listened to one song and had to order their newest album. Does anyone still call them albums? I'm definitely showing my age.

This lovely picture is my sweet Rexy on her new swing set on Memorial Day weekend.

I was tagged again a couple weeks ago and am just now getting around to my seven random things due to the prolonged ineptitude of Earthlink. (Nearly 3 weeks without DSL and with deafening static on the land line - this is all I'm going to say on this subject as I tend to get apoplectic when I start thinking about the continuing Earthlink fiasco.) So, here we go:
1. I'm a cookie addict

2. I'm a terrible slob (even though I vowed I'd never be like my mother!)

3. My wardrobe is 90% black. I keep trying new colors, but black always seems to just look better...

4. My husband and I were married in 2001 and we still haven't developed all the film from the wedding!
5. I've never figured out what quid pro quo means (would someone tell me?)

6. My husband and I own nearly 400 movies (let me know if you ever want a recommendation - I loooooooooove talking about movies), we got together because we both liked the same indie director (Hal Hartley), and I once saw5 movies in one day - at a film festival, but we've only been in a movie theater 3 times since our daughter was born!

7. I'm currently sacrificing family dinner for art. I can't even see the surface of our dining room table and large parts of the floor due to the enormous amount of supplies standing at the ready.

Hmmm....who should I tag? I think nearly everyone's been tagged by now! If you haven't been tagged, let me know and I will promptly tag you.


I'm so thrilled, I finally got a little quitlting iron for using beeswax! I'm currently in the ZNE Book Club and we're trying techniques from Claudine Hellmuth's Collage Discovery Workshop. Okay, wax was not one of the assigned techniques (not yet, anyway) but I snuck a little crayon wax in around the edges and down the sides (It needed more than just peeling paint!). The technique we were assigned was the "peeling paint" technique. Here is the piece I did (with the little bit of red wax thrown in):

It's 5"x7" and it's called, The Worst of These is Indifference. One of the words I hate the most in the world is "whatever." Have an opinion! ...Of course it's much better if your opinion is in accordance with my own. ;-D

While I was gone (offline) we went through another bout of sickness at our house, ugh. What that means is that I'm just as behind as I ever was. I have yet to catch up. I did get a few of the Cercles d'Ame round robin pages done for some people. Here are a couple I did for Donna Cook's Rolodex journal. I've got just a couple more things to do and then I'll be complete! I wish I could go back and do some of the earlier pages I did over again. Once I got comfortable, I started being more creative and layered with the pages.

















On to my Gratitude Journaling:

1. Rexy's new Pre School teacher, Erin
2. Rexy's therapy supervisor, Tracy
3. The Internet
4. Chicken nuggets (the 1st meat Rexy has eaten!)
5. thrift stores

Oh! Another thing that happened while I was gone - Pam and I submitted our reunion story and some artwork to Somerset Studio! I'm excited, but not too hopeful. I rushed my piece (the deadline crept up on me and I changed my mind at the eleventh hour about what I was going to make!) out and I was happy with it at the time - and the UPS gal was impressed - but in retrospect I don't think it was my best work. I'd show you a picture but I'm not sure if that's against their rules. I feel like I should have made it more visually layered. I don't know. It was a flag banner made of triangles, maybe it wouldn't work if were more "busy" looking. Ugh, I could second guess this forever, I bet. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Lastly, a bit of sad news. I haven't seen or heard the neighborhood rooster in weeks. I fear the worst.

We'll miss you around here, Rooster.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your journal pages are wonderful! I love the way that you brought added interest to the layouts by extending some of the artwork off of the page! Great idea.

primdollie said...

Oh love all the new work and of course little Rexy is adorable what a cutie pie!! and like the collage with the peeling paint and wax it looks great!!! lots of nice eye candy and oh poor rooster hope it wasn't the "worst"!! have fun dear and happy you are back on!! Hugs Linda

cmmama10-Krissy said...

Hey Laurie!!!
Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog and for hearting me on Etsy!!
♥Krissy

Kathrine said...

Hello Laurie!

First, I am sorry for taking so long to respond to your kind entry on my blog, thank you.

I haven't had a chance to read it all or really look at your's yet, I wanted to quickly post a comment to apologize.

We got back from Washougal, the Willow Nest flea market, and I have sooo much to do so I will return later this evening and post another comment here and spend some time on your blog (which looks lovely!)

Talk to you later.
Kathy

Sam I Am said...

LOL!!!!! I thoroughly enjoyed your site!! and..had a BLAST looking at Miranda's 'website' on her fridge and stove!!! LOL TOO FUNNY!
:)
Lets exchange links..wanna????
hugs..Sandy
Oh..and ps...your Rexy is ADORABLE :) and an Amazing "R" Word :)

Sam I Am said...

Quid pro quo (Latin for "something for something" [1]) indicates a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services.

English speakers often use the term to mean "a favor for a favor" and the phrases "what for what", "give and take", "tit for tat" have similar meanings.

Quid pro quo may sometimes be described as the idiom,"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours".

Lennea said...

What a sweet photo of Rexy! Love your 7 things list! The only meat my 8 year old boy eats is chicken nuggets too...sighhh. Best of luck with your Somerset Studio submission. I love your banners - I bet its wonderful!

Kathrine said...

The poor rooster!! Is he back? What a sad picture of him setting off into the sunset. Oh....

I linked you Laurie.

Now, back to reading your wonderful blog!

Let me know when you come to Tacoma.

Kathy

Anonymous said...

Sometime I would love to see a list of your top 10 favorite movies. My hubby and I are really into watching indie films while we make artwork (see, I found a way to tie movies in with art...hee hee).

Fingers crossed here for you and Somerset Studio.