c Niagara Falls. week 21.

i spent a lot of time this week thinking about what i discovered last week.  still unsure what to think of it i went out in search of a friend who could maybe connect with me.  i am not usually into ceramics but this guy was particularly special

c,   your plane ride looks amazing!  i hope to be on a plane soon too.  i will keep you posted.

c Airborne. week 21. thanksgiving travels.

Dear c and friends!
Today I fell asleep in Chelsea's bag and woke up on an airplane!
I do not know how I got through O'hare's security with their new full body scans and pat downs (which I have heard so much about lately!) without waking up.
All I know is that I woke up, looked around, and found myself in an airplane full of people.
Looking out the window all I saw was white white white.
Chelsea assured me I was in air, but I was not convinced..
An hour or so later a bit of land was revealed. Clouds make shadows! l New York City appeared! wow. and I heard it was so big. looks just my size.
I think I like air travel. I would like to try out space travel next!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a turkey in a barrel. C told me she misses whatever that is very much and now realizes that was her favorite vacation of the whole year every year.

gobble gobble,
c

c Chicago. week 20. backstory: creation of puppet

c Niagara Falls. week 20.

today i came across what seemed to be a secret room in the basement.

it looked suspiciously like the mütter museum... 

and then i noticed...

could it be...

no...

C?

why would you keep this a secret from me?

c Niagara Falls. week 20. part 1.

c,
this weekend we stopped in philadelphia to check out the "mutter museum".  coolest museum i have ever been to.  ok well it's the only museum i have ever been to.  anyways,  i saw amazing things!!!  unfortunately i could not take pics..    i swear i continue to be haunted by the lincoln assaination.  I saw john wilkes booths thorax preserved in a jar.   what a bizarre piece of american history.  i saw a series of shrunken heads.  wierdly they were about the exact size of our heads...   it made me wonder if you can shrink the head of a human, can you shrink the head of a puppet?  lastly...  the coolest thing i have ever seen...  a book bound with human leather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   what the...  ?  this really gets me thinking,  having just learned how to bind books.   i am so excited!  i need to get to work now.
miss ya c  and glad you guys are doing well over there in chi town.

p.s.  H just got his work visa.  now we are just waiting on C's and then we will be off to london.

c Chicago. week 19. the story of the apology

dear c,
One morning I woke up to find a note at the side of my pillow.
Then while washing my face I found a note on the bathroom mirror.
And one attached to my cheerios box...

C was starting to look beyond her own nose; perhaps now she understands.
The story of our working together soon.
c

c Niagara Falls. week 19. coptic.

today i came across some of C's sketch books...

i had her teach me how to make my own.  i learned the coptic stitch binding.

  we are going on a mini road trip this weekend to see our friend J's documentary "Honest Man".

i  have had some ideas brewing so now i can work on them in the car!

here is a link to the "Honest Man" website:   http://dwyermovie.com/

c Chicago. week 18. The Aquarium: my friends the S's

As I mentioned last week, B, C and i went to the aquarium!
I hung out in C's purse; people kept staring, but I think this must be because it is odd to see someone hanging out in a purse. Must be.
I made some friends at the aquarium, they understood what it was like to be stared at all the time and constantly having your picture taken. When we first were introduced there were too many people around, so just before closing C and I spent some quality time with our new friends:

The S's. They are very beautiful. And seem to live in a different time than all the rest of us. They move so slowly, but their little wings flutter so quickly.

I hope to see them again soon. They are some of the first creatures on this earth that completely understand me.

Except for you of course, c.
And maybe some of you friends out there.

c Niagara Falls. week 18. trick or treat!

 

after all that carving i got sick of "c" and decided to dress up as "T"

c Chicago. week 17. a new day. a new year.

p.s. c, you probably notice this weeks photos are a bit pix a roma. we are hoping to get the good camera back by next week

c Chicago. week 17. back together again

It's true dear friends!

c & C are back together again!
(a detailed picturlogue of how this reunion came to be...coming soon)
It was C's big day and c, C and B went out on the town.
We painted it PINK