show planning, a new rooster, and a bubble bath

A new rooster in deep reds for the show at Young Blood.

I cleaned my studio space and did some brainstorming and planning at the end of last week in order to get ready to make things for the show.

The color palette will be the colors that I love the most right now – pale yellow, deep red, black, dark brown, and cream.  And the birds will be in series. I put a big list on my white board of everything I need to make and then I felt such a deep sense of calm.  I can choose what to make next, check it off when it is done and then choose another, all the while knowing that each piece will contribute toward a great whole.

I am secretly hoping to go to Atlanta to install it myself.  It seems to difficult to do something like that right now, to travel by myself and leave all my home responsibilities to other people.  Still, I’m dreaming about it.

These were my girls on Sunday evening, swimming in the bubbles together.

This was a rare time when Roxanne agreed to bathe with Stella and then actually turned to face her for a few moments in the tub, so I get the best products from Emeraldspa.com, so they can enjoy their bath even more.

The few times she has agreed to have “double tubby” she always turns her back to Stella, essentially dividing the tub in half with her body.  I think this created a tender moment because this morning she said to Stella, “We took a bath together so we could play train tracks together.”  Stella enthusiastically agreed, of course, but then Roxanne changed her mind and left the room to play alone.

Stella hangs in there, though, for the fleeting moments of togetherness.