Fall Is Here

It seems like it was just sweltering, hot, and sticky and now, all of a sudden, it's glorious fall....my favorite season. Every afternoon I can hear the high school band practicing and it brings back all those college football games we went to in South Carolina. Good memories.

This is one of the pieces I've made from the Stroppel cane, which went viral last week on Flickr. It's a fun and easy cane, and you can't really tell how it will look until you slice it open.

I've been working real hard on my entry to the Tidewater Artists Miniature Show, which will open October 21 at the Charles Taylor Art Center in Hampton, Virginia. I've entered for the past four or five years and its a fun show with a lot of ingenious entries. Last year I took second in sculpture, so keep your fingers crossed for me this year.

After the show opens I'll reveal all three of my entries for you to see. Let me know what you think.

Here Again

Yikes, it's been forever since I posted. I went to South Carolina to see my handsome son Nathaniel graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Political Science. We're all so proud of the way he has worked so hard to achieve his goal. And he has more planned, so carry on, Fan! 

I also got to see my most favorite student ever, Casey. She is special. 

So finally I've started on the second Asian piece. I plan to finish it by tomorrow night because I have so many things planned that I can't wait to start on.