Take Time to Wonder...

The Renwick Gallery recently celebrated it's reopening after a renovation.

The Renwick is refreshed and overwhelmingly popular, lines daily with astonishing crowds! 

I went in December and quickly realized it was not my day to enjoy the Wonder.

Too many people to really be in the space and take in the art work.

I returned last week for their incredible Handi-Hour. It is a makers cocktail hour dream!

 I enjoyed live music and craft beer while creating a string art design on cork board as well as a few snarky valentines.

Amazing, exquisite and so satisfying. Visually delicious and thoughtfully, skillfully crafted.

It was awesome to be there, with the installations, in the quiet of the evening.

No hustle of the crowds, just the quiet of the space and the art.

Next month I will be there again, to continue to explore the gallery and of course enjoy the Handi-hour offering! 

Photography is encouraged and has become a major part of the draw... interesting article I found in the Washington Post.

Brrrrrrr....Winter

February is the perfect month to hibernate with your own curiosities & creativity...

Tease

Sometimes you can see it, but you just can't quite get there...

Groundhogs Day!

     Happy Groundhogs day! 

  So relieved that the little rodent did not see his shadow this morning...has he been studying up on global warming? 

Hmmmmm....anyway, we are already two days into the month of Caucusing,Groundhogs, Superbowls, Oscars and Love! Enjoy February, blink and you may miss it.

Engaging with Marvels

     

This past fall I took my students to Pittsburgh to investigate two marvels, Frank Lloyd Wright and Andy Warhol as well as some pretty amazing contemporary artists at the Mattress Factory. It was a new excursion for me too, and it was a great experience. The students relished the wide open spaces of Kentuck Knob, the magnificence of Falling Water and the urbanscape of Pittsburgh. The tenacious nature of Warhol being Warhol. We even had a great time playing with light painting at the hotel after our full day of learning and traveling!

As we rolled through these spaces, learning about these very different creative eclectic marvels, the students were completely engaged and at times in awe of their surroundings!

We had our share of photo fun as well...the light painting was a blast! The perfect way to blow off steam after such an intense day!

 These students really bonded over the course of this two day journey. An art community was made!

Have I ever mentioned that my favorite teaching moments happen when I observe my students seeing new things and experiencing artworks and multifaceted ideas for the first time?

It is as if I can see their brains going a million miles per minute!

 It is exhilarating!

Self, Landscape, RED...

       

    So, I am snowed in for a few days! It is the perfect time to catch up on the 52 Week Challenge!  I am admittedly late to the party with this...so, I chose to combine the first three weeks into one photo and will keep up with the weekly prompts now. The first three prompts were: Self-Portrait, landscape and Red. So, voila, there I am...I have been waiting for a long time to wear these boots! Thanks to #Blizzard2016 The photo above was Friday, the photograph below is from today, we topped out at about 23 inches of snow. 
        Inspired by my dear friend, Erica, I encourage you to look at her 52 weeks as well!

2016

 Here is to good fortune and being kind to others in 2016. 

You never know what battles the people you come into contact with are fighting. Choose kindness over a sharp or judgmental tongue. A smile goes a long way!

                                                                    Photo credit: Daniel Nugent