Actually, the Fastest Candy Cane in Central Oregon--Prineville, to be exact. We were there for a few days last week and the town is decked out for Christmas. This fellow is one of the decorations that line the streets downtown. It really IS a downtown now...it has five stoplights! That's at least four more than the last time we were there. The scene above is on the way home through the mountains. We were glad to have a former P-ville resident along...she knows how to drive in the snow. Thanks, Anne. I have a few more pictures to post later, but not right now. My mom and I are going to brave the elements and do some Christmas shopping. Wish us luck.
I'm giving a lot of homemade gifts this year and it feels really good. That's something I tell myself every year I'm going to do, but don't. Some I made with my own hands...some I acquired through making a mistake of some sort...a different take on handmade but, hey. I can't elaborate because it would give things away. I think some of my family reads this.
If you are looking for a quiet, relaxing post-holiday project, or maybe something to do while you are going over the river and through the woods, take a look at this worthwhile project, Junie Moon's Bandage Brigade.
Off into the rain and...rain.
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Coming up in Room 206
This week brings the 3rd Friday in February, and as there are no birthdays, jury duties, blizzards (I guess) or other emergencies Room206 will be open!
Come any time after 6:30 pm. (A little later than usual.)
Expect the Olympics to be on, quietly, in the background.
Come any time after 6:30 pm. (A little later than usual.)
Expect the Olympics to be on, quietly, in the background.
About the Art Parties...
Art Parties are no longer held in my studio, but they were fun while they lasted! Thanks to everyone who came and played and shared and supported my efforts. in the Shoreline Historical Museum on the First Tuesday and Third Friday of each month. It's a drop-in art playtime for grown-ups! There's usually an organized project for the evening, but if you'd rather bring your own work and just enjoy the company, that's fine too. Come any time after 6 pm, stay as long as you like; we usually go on until at least midnight. Come in the back door (by the ramp) and up to the top floor, Room 206.
If you'd like more details, e-mail, or call 206-853-2513.
Shoreline Historical Museum
749 N. 175th St.
It's a small brick building adjacent to Shorewood High School.
If you'd like more details, e-mail, or call 206-853-2513.
Shoreline Historical Museum
749 N. 175th St.
It's a small brick building adjacent to Shorewood High School.
Why Room 206?
Well, my studio is located in what used to be the sixth grade classroom of what used to be the Ronald Elementary School. The Ronald School opened in 1906, and closed in the 70's, after which the building became the Shoreline Historical Museum. The museum has two rooms which it rents out, and I am very lucky to occupy one of them, Room 206. The teacher's name is still on the blackboard!
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2 comments:
Liisa, I love the way your blog looks today!
A handmade gift from you my dear, is truly a very special thing as your family and friends all know, from past experiences. I've only made a few gifts to give this year, but I enjoyed the making of them, mostly because you think of the person that you're making it for, during the process. I like that.
Thank you for mentioning June's Bandage Brigade. She is one of the most caring people I've come to know through my blogging experience. I think this is a most worthwhile project. I can't knit or crochet, but I'm spreading the word too.
Hugs to your Mom.
See you Friday!
See you soon!
These and many other photos you will see on this site are made with a spontaneity and innocence that would make a serious photographer cringe. We've heard of point and shoot cameras...Liisa literally points and shoots as we travel along the byways of Oregon and Washington. This approach produces a lot of images and few useless ones. We can almost always find a role for any blobby, blurry picture that we get. We often find gems of interest and beauty in these casually captured images.
The snowy trees picture is one of Liisa's best drive-by photos. The six-gun snowman, however, was made from afoot while walking in the evening.
I spent years fiddling with film photography but Liisa, with about three years' experience with digital technology, is easily creating better pictures than I ever did.
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