Halloween 2008

Here are some photos of me and Jessica Frelinghuysen preparing for our Halloween celebrations. Jessica was whipped cream and I was a mini-fridge. I think we got on the news last night, but we're not sure.

Jessica was keen to point out my likeness to a mime in some of these photographs, especially the one above left. Below we appear to be in a modern dance performance...

Read this carefully. Classic, truly classic.

I was fortunate enough to encounter this eloquent invitation to a soiree while walking through campus recently. I only wonder what they were thinking, and if they will ever realize how hilarious their message was.

More recent art

Here's some more recent art. Still more coming down the line. I just need to photograph it.

Prune Juice: The Drinkable Oxymoron

Is that the best title ever or what? I made it up. I love being a teacher. The following is a portion of the homework I just sent to the discussion sections I teach on Tuesdays:

2. Bois, "The De Stijl Idea": Cite a specific part of the reading (a paragraph or quote) by page number** that you believe to illuminate an important concept relating the reading to today's lecture. Very briefly explain how it relates, and be prepared to share it and your thoughts in class Tuesday.

**You don't need to type out the quote for me, but I should have some way of knowing what specific paragraph or sentence you are referring to. For example (using an imaginary essay so that I don't steel any of your thunder): In reference to the two paragraphs above the heading "Prune Juice: The Drinkable Oxymoron" on page 100 of the "Plum Crazy" article, the author states "there is an inherent contradiction in juice that claims to be extracted from fruit that is, by definition, dried..."

3. Optional, but recommended: Eh-hem...In your opinion, what is the funniest/best you-tube video ever? How might Kyla find it and watch it on the internet? I highly recommend "Aussie Party- Australia", anything from the "Drunk History" Series, and of course, the ol' stand-by, "Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama".

The art I've been doing

I've been promising to post the art of done, and I'm finally getting around to it. This isn't everything, but its some. Some I'm happy with, some I'm not, but you all have been asking, so here it is. Okay, I thought I had more images on my flash drive. I'll post more soon.

Coincidence?

Does it mean something when you break 5 glasses and need to replace 4 light bulbs in one week following a year of not breaking or replacing any?
It feels like it should.
I like to think that it does.
I'll just pretend that it does.

Vacation Bonanza

I've just returned from what, by all means, can only be called a vacation bonanza. There was a week at the lake (Waupaca?), then home for a week, then to Iowa to help my sister Samara move, then home for a week, then I drove east to NY state, taught a week long screen-printing course at Women's Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY). From there I drove south to Delaware, and spent a week at the beach (Rehoboth, DE) with my family. Now I am back and find myself lost in a steady, immanent sense of dread at the barrage of responsibilities that will accompany the new school year.

But let's keep things light.

What can I say, the extended vacation is a luxury that few can have. The beach was lovely. Dolphins swam up and down the coast line every day. The weather at the beach was flawless.

I also got to do a fantastic photo-shoot of my sister Jesse. Last spring, for reasons I don't care to share now, I sewed an adult version of a Disney princess dress. It's gold, poofy, and I'm very proud. The following are photos of Jesse on the beach in the dress. My apologies to Samara, who also looks lovely in the dress, for not having time to photograph her as well. Maybe next year.