Ruths Party

Over visiting Port Townsend ...making a pie for this nights going away Party .. pictures later !beautiful day ,beautiful night ......Home tomorrow

Full Studio this Summer

Preparing the Studio

All week I have been preparing the Studio for the winter classes that are coming AND for the Sale of tiles ( lots of inventory).
With the space being made a new I will be able to usher through small groups of children and adults in a variety of artistic endeavors.
This is the week I await the news about the Grant that was submitted to the San Juan Island Community Foundation, for the Centennial Mural Project . I await in anticipation for the best possible outcome.

The wall today is evaluated for how the construction is to be implemented. Tom Metke and Steven Benito will dicuss the details, ask the questions I would not know to ask. Great to have professionals on board.Thanks guys!

The Mural at the Port of Friday Harbor(2000) was simpler than the installation will be for the 'Centennial mural', in that, it is housed in the Dock house at the end of Spring St.Landing.
Working on the details of the installation of our towns historic mural has been the focus of Steve Benito a local Tile contractor "(i)nfantile". People who work in the field will often know questions to ask that would never cross my consciousness . Thank my lucky Stars that professional people are willing to participate in this endeavor.Thank you all!

The wall will continue to get cared for and painted . Mike of MGL Paints will get more paint from Elle of San Juan Colors.Inc. for the last part of the wall .....on Blair St. Thanks folks!

The wall on Blair Street being painting August 14th during the week of the San Juan County Fair. Nice work!

Yesterday was the last Summer Concert at the Port of Friday Harbor. What a wonderful show even through the blustery bursts of gale force wind and threats of rain ...'the show must go on!'

Today feels quiet and wet. Nice. I will be in the studio and continue to prepare a kiln load .

Some of these will be test tiles for the project.

Getting the word out to folks who may have time or interest in participating is the next focus .

Anyone out there that may be interested in helping let me know.

Wonderful things keep happening towards the goal of the Mural on the wall on Blair St. . Even though it seems sometimes to be Glacier speed,progress is being made.

Today a piece of durock was purchased and the tiles with info on them for people to find the studio will be put together.

This is the last weekend of : 'Music at the Port ' which brings to a close 20 shows of wonderful entertainment at the Port of Friday Harbor. This will free up time for the Centennial Mural Project and keep me in the Studio so all will move forward.I love that our first piece of art is myth.

The tiles that will be used for the wall need to go through testing ... I'll keep you posted.