Sunshine

We're just busy playing. In case your wondering where we are. The (almost) summer sun is still new and exciting. Lot's a trike ridding and playing in the dirt. And water. And then of course mud! Good times!

Happy Mother's Day

I'm blessed with so many awesome Mamas in my life. Today I got the spend the day with my most favorite one - my very own Mama!

Puppet Show!

Every Thursday this month and bit of May we meet for about an hour with friends at the Columbus Art Museum to get messy and learn about art and it's mediums. After this hour's up we're free to explore the museum and play in their Wonder Room. Today we skipped the Wonder Room and went up to see the Czech Puppets exhibition. We were so inspired by our impromptu adventure through  this incredibly beautiful display of puppetry that the whole day turned into being all about puppets.

Maya's Aunt Melanie had handed down a super cool puppet theater (with puppets) quite a while ago. She was a little too young for it at the time but way too good to pass on, so away it went until just the right time. Today was was the day and a lot of fun was had! Thanks Aunt Melly for the puppets!

Now, I do believe I'm feeling an itch in my hands to build myself some puppets, I think may be a marionette?  So stay tuned for some possible Sqrl & Bee puppets!

Queen of the Weeds

My hands are never idle it seems. I'm not sure - is this a good thing? Even when sitting in our teeny tiny backyard purposely not doing anything just hanging out I find myself weaving weeds together to make a crown. I just can't help myself. I must make things.

What's happening

 It's busy around here! End of semester craziness and craft show readiness! Here's a quick little peek into the goings on.
Dreamcatchers :: Bells and Balls :: Giant Cardboard Dinosaurs :: Tea Time :: Hair Posies :: Buckets of Beads :: Windcatchers

Maya's Studio

In the Fall I finally moved my studio space into my very own room. For the first time I can close the door on my mess! I don't have to live in and around piles of wool and felt and all the other things I need for my work. At the same time Andrew officially made the basement his and brought all his stuff down. We were left with a big dining room and not very much furniture.

Maya seems to always have a respect for tools. She never really "got into everything". May be it'sbecause most tools in our house (of course besdies the shape pointy cut yourself tools) were never hidden from her. That would be pretty impossible in our house. We just moved the more dangerous things up and the Maya friendly things down. She's got paint, stickers, glue, paper, play dough, scissors etc all within reach.  It's sort of turned into a little studio of her very own. We looked all over for a simple (cheap) low desk and finally just threw some boards on some crates and called it a desk. She was over the moon! She understood right away - this is my desk, where I do my work. From there it's just grown. There are many works of art hang from the line now. And now she's got her very own easel - Andrew's old portable one.

It's often a mess, with paper bits (super into cutting paper with scissors right now) and paint brushes. But it's easy to tidy and it's a happy place for her.

Happy Easter!