don't even think of sitting in front of buddha
we did a very small part of what has turned into a huge event/party, the east austin studio tour
found a keg of kirin at the studio of our friend chris levack (seen in the back talking about his metal work). if you've had your food under the metal and wood trees out front of the whole foods flagship store, you can thank him for your shade.
chris is in a building with several other talented artists/craftsmen. I fell in love with this table. kat and I debated it's value and I said it is likely just as much as an asphault driveway, but 20 years later we can take the table with us.
I finally got my chance with it's maker; we had almost decided we might want to seriously consider purchasing it, or one like it. I asked "how much?" he paused and issued a long slow grin before deflating us with "ooohhh, ...it's (uncomfortable pause) price-less". and that was that. I went and got more free beer.
hawkeye had a keg of shiner in his space.
he also had a craft area for the kids.
we stopped at bleep labs. the kids absolutely fell in love with these bit blobs.
pass the baby
sharon about to wrap COMPLICATED to come home with us.
kat had donated some old big floppy discs for sharon to use. they got cut up and waxed to become DATA AGGREGATION. a collector came through the gallery and purchased. soon it will be crated and shipped to chicago where it will be part of a gallery exhibition there.
kat's sister (shirley) had once owned the discs and her handwriting is now part of art.
sharon kept our older two kids in her studio while we explored the happenings in the other spaces at the bolm st studios. after two days of answering questions from adults, I think she welcomed the time with children
the kids had produced their own art while we were away. thanks sharon!
stumbled on some mcmansion humor.
he sort of helped me replace the fresh water tank and water pump in the airstream.
now that he gets around more, he finds all sort of new things.
I like the funny things found in the asian supermarket. just back away from their buddha! OK!
he LOVES hot and sour soup.
lapped it all up.
for those of you keeping track, YES she has a beverage in her hand again, this time it's just tea.
last week he complained "I NEVER get a 50". this week he ate his words. scored a 50 and a 20 in one claw motion. then got a 20 on his next attempt. kids love going to HEB (grocery store)
typical austinmodhouse breakfast with boxhead.
the other morning he declared, "I am going to do big number math". he acquired some chalk and started adding three and four digit sums. and then in the top left you can also see his cute drawing of a baby chik in it's nest... with a stick of TNT on it's head. the more kat get's upset about his artwork the more explosive it becomes.