I finished the second robot for This Is Not Art show in Australia. I loved doing these. Having a theme to work within. I don’t know it gives me extra freedom or something. Maybe I just like to know where I am headed. I think that is it. I like to know where I am headed.
Again I don’t have a name or story for this little guy, but he is really cute. Well you can see for yourself:

Here is a detail of the teacup of his apron.

Checking out the city. Looking over his shoulder. I love this tower across the street. I always imagine someone up there. Silly, but true.

And I met the wonderful wonderful Lisa. She is so beautiful and amazing. I hope that the rest of her time in the city is wonderful. Seeing all the art and friends she can.

Now I can concentrate on Two Trees amazing Quilt for Katrina. I almost finished my painting for friday. I didn’t show Lisa because I thought it might scare her (Johanna was scared!). You’ll see tomorrow and let me know what you think!!

So close to finishing my second robot for This Is Not Art. I know no picture, but I'll take one tonight. This robot has a job and works in the kitchen of the teashop, so he needs an apron. That is the final piece and then they are off in the mail tomorrow. I think I'll package them up after Lisa comes over to the studio for lunch. Super excited about meeting her. Strange to think that you have made a friend with someone you haven’t laid eyes on. Still not really sleeping well, but I know why and I am trying not to beat myself up about it. Instead I am trying to sort of embrace the extra time I have during the day. I am trying to relax and breath. I know I am worried, but I am all right with that. I am also trying to do a painting a week, which I will post each friday. This one is turning out to be rather dark - I guess that is what happens when sleep fails you.

What side of the line are you with the hard layer that forms when you chill pudding or jello in the fridge?
Do you like it?
Does it bother you?
Do you even like pudding or jello?

I am almost done with the second robot - he works in the teashop. I am getting faster which is good, since I have a bunch to do now!! And a new design - a bird bot.

This new girl is pushing her way out of my head. I have never experienced anything quite like it. I have been searching for her - my girl, my alter ego I guess, but now I find her everywhere. I sculpt her, I paint her, I sketch her like crazy and it comes relatively easy. Like this girl is helping me, but I don't know the catalyst. Well I sort of do, she is basically the childhood version of me. The fragile sad girl that needed wings to get away. And now she is, getting out I mean. I am not squashing her voice and it is ringing in my head like a beautiful sad song. I would love to know what you think….

The amazing girls over at port2port started the pet thing and the new 'truth spy' (which I will get to later), but first my pet. Well not my pet, one of my boss’s pets, Buddy. He is quite a character and now is a bit chubby (this is an oldish photo), because he has been sneaking kitten food like crazy. So I went to see Over the Rhine last night and it was a late great night. They had two opening acts: Stephanie Dosen who had such an angelic voice contrasted with a mouth like a sailors. She was hilarious. She looks like a little pixie then she opens her mouth and makes you laugh. I was really glad we got to the show early, just to see her. Then there was Kim Taylor who was really mellow, yet she rocked. The Boy was excited because she was playing on a new brand of guitar that her has heard about, Reverend, and he was glad to know that it sounded good! She had a throaty sort of voice with electric guitar, can't get better than a rocker chick! Over the Rhine plays great live. And my favorite song is Born whose lyrics pierce my heart: I was born to laugh learned to laugh through my tears They have such melancholy lyrics that Karin Bergquist sings sweetly into my soul with this lush musical sound, even if there isn't lots instruments playing. Linford Detweiler weaves beauty and grace. My 'truth spy' (they haven't really named it yet) is this: Walking to work, running late because I have been having insomnia lately and I am really tired in the mornings and I walked by this man walking his son to school and he had a t-shirt on that made me stop in my tracks and turn around to watch him walk. TIME IS AN INVENTION interesting…..