I Love it Here

Pilar Hanson's chicken post.  The chickens live here.

Another piece that Pilar made while here last season.

Trouser.

This guy.  So much love for Crook.

Relly Belly.  The only chicken who ventures out of the coop on below zero days.  She has always marched to her own drum.

All my friends in one place!

Honey; my sassy, big booty lady.

A taste of summer.  An Orange Cat summer (thanks Laura!).  Pickled hungarian peppers.  Mmmm.

Incredible candied ginger and sweet potato muffins made by Katie.  I know when I come to Reedsburg the food is gonna be thoughtful and delicious.

Colors of Winter

Colors of Winter, 33 x 20 inches, fabric, thread, 2013

Enjoying Winter While it's Here

Work in progress...

Interactive Art Piece

I have been invited by curator, Anni Holm, to create an interactive piece for her show Earth to Table at the West Chicago City Museum.  I have had a lot of interest lately in making artwork that viewers can be involved in.  This was the first idea I have come up with.

The statement and question would be placed on the wall, "Each fruit and vegetable has a season when they grow in the Midwest and when they taste their best.  What vegetables and fruits do you like to eat during each season?"

There are 4 plates for each season and surrounding each plate are plushie vegetables and fruits grown during that season.  They are velcroed to the wall and attached to the wall with jute so that the viewer can't put a tomato on the winter plate.  There is also velcro on the plate.  

I want to create a piece that is educational, fun, and touchable.  Children really like my work and I'd like to pay more attention to that in the future.  

The Colors of Winter-Work in Progress

I have discovered a new love this year.  The look, feel, and colors of dried, dead plants waiting to be reborn in the spring.  My sister, Katie and I visited the lake this past Tuesday during the snow storm.  The colors of these wintered plants stood out amongst the white, fluffy snow.