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i was maine for mothers day and spent it with my mom and gramma. we went to a nursery to pick out a bush for my mom’s front yard, and then went to a local farm for ice cream cones (i also made some stellar bulls eye toast for breakfast AND delicious dinner). it felt really good to be back home for mother’s day. since my gramma has moved to maine (from connecticut) i haven’t been around to help her out, which makes me feel very conflicted. it felt really good be able to go out with her on a beautiful sunday.
When i think of magic, i don’t think of david copperfield (do you remember him?), or pulling a rabbit out of a hat. to me magic is in all the little things that transpire between people, and sometimes it’s the things that people create. magic is creating awe and wonder, inspiration and amazement. it gives you goose bumps and makes the hairs on your arm stand up. this is the kind of magic i believe in:
when i was in maine last week visiting my family, i stayed with my brother for a night of debauchery and fun. i’ve shared some of his illustrations here before, and now i have some some shots of his desk (and a few sneaky shots of some new pictures).
i’ve been really interested lately in seeing other people’s work spaces. my business partner and i have been struggling to be organized but also needing to have materials sprawled around us for inspiration. i like how my brother’s work space is covered with bits and pieces of in-progress work, finished work and new materials.
i really like the way he’s introducing color to his characters. here is another piece of sculpture he made from this past year at school:
i think it’s a table (?)
(detail of the top)
I miss my brother a lot. He just completed his second year at Maine College of Art (where i also graduated from). it’s been so hard living so far from home. i constantly feel like i’m missing so much of a really important time for my brother.
Last week I went back to Maine to visit my family and friends. I had a really great time with my mom and brother, my grandmother (Gramma), and also old friends. I have a lot of photos I want to share, but I’m forcing myself to draw it out over more than 1 post. Here are some photos just around my mom’s house mostly. She’s had a lot of work done lately (painting, landscaping, ect), and I had fun helping with organization, art placement (YAY!), and photographing of corse).
grass growing in my mom’s backyard
a gargoyle my brother made, guarding the garage
top of my mom’s dresser: an old portrait of her, an illustration of my brother’s and a Roseville vase turned lamp (my mom collects these)
tea kettle self portrait
drawer pull from an antique dresser my mom inherited
Mr. Murphy P. Wigglepants, one of my mom’s basset hounds (really his name is just murphy, but i prefer longer names)
and finally: my brother (wearing super dorky glasses) with his girlfriend (making a very silly face). this is the first girlfriend I’ve approved of (like that means anything) in almost 2 years- YEAH!
