Odds and Ends

 Here are some of the entries for the Skull Appreciation Day 2013 Mail Art exhibit at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago.  

 This is a delicious little meringue made with violets! I got to taste one and buy a few at the Farmers' Market this past Tuesday.

Edible flowers are what makes Petal Palate special. If you're in the area, check them out.

 The little puffs melt in your mouth and have a very delicate flavor. 

 Bizoo had some visitors this afternoon. S. and N. came by to help B. get acquainted with more people. They told me, before I got Bizoo, that they'd need to come over to get the kitty used to children. What a good idea! So here they are, patiently waiting for Bizoo to send the aluminum foil ball back out from under the paper. He was leery of their energy, but I'm sure that after enough visits, he'll be happy to see them.

 Okay, stretch, stretch and hold! Kitty yoga perhaps? Kitty Pilates? This is quite the pose, wouldn't you say? Bizoo stayed like this for awhile. Must have felt good.

 J. came to spend some time with me. We made a salad lunch and then talked about quilts (her new one is gorgeous) and looked at quilt and fiber books. We measured yards and yards of vintage trimming and wound them on cardboard. And we punched circles out of paper using J.s new HUGE hole punch, and my smaller ones.

Here's a scan of some of the left-over hole punched paper. Nice, right?

We both felt like we'd have a vacation day! What fun.

And here is our little cutie. She spent some time with us on Saturday. I caught this photo of her after she had a diaper change on top of our washing machine. She looked so cute in her summery dress.

Wednesday Mail Art, Kitty, and a mystery.

 Here's Mail Art that I received from Erni in Germany. I like the big "S."

#291

#141

I'm happy when I can integrate the painting into the landscape. I feel very good about this one. I don't have a title for it yet, in fact, I have to sit down and write titles for a bunch of them. And I have to send them out to people. I'm lax with that this 365.





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 Here's Bizoo last night having a fabulous time with a paper bag. I'd gone to bbgb,our super fine children's book store, to buy some books and they came home in this bag. What a perfect treat for Bizoo.

 This made me laugh. The bag would alternately open and close on him. So fun. I'd forgotten how fun kittens are.

(What I'm not sharing is how cute our grand is, that's private for now, trust me, she's luscious.)

Here's a mystery! I receive this card, which I forwarded to this years Skull Appreciation Day 2013 exhibit. I have no idea who sent it, but it's really fine. There's a skull on the reverse, too, and it was sent from the U.S. I can't read the cancellation marks very well. Thanks to whoever sent it. It'll be in the exhibit in Chicago. Also, it's not to late to enter. Information here.

Skull Appreciation Day 2013

It’s time for the THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE SKULL

Notice - a change of exhibit date but not deadline:
The third annual Skull Appreciation Day event will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 31 May 2013 from 6– 9pm, at the The International Museum of Surgical Science.

On June 4, the Mail Art entries will move to Design Cloud. for viewing in the evening. This is so exciting to get so many different people to see the work you will be entering.

Show your appreciation for skulls. Send your entry as soon as possible as we have a short deadline this year.

All entries will be exhibited in the museum during the event.

Send you Mail Art to:

 Skull Appreciation Day Mail Art
c/o Vanessa Ruiz
1033 W. 14th Place Unit 220
Chicago, IL 60608
USA


Format:
Standard postcard size – 4” x 6” (10.5 cm x 14.8 cm)
 Please include your information on the reverse: name, address, e-mail address, website/blog if any.

 Family Friendly please
DEADLINE: 
28 May 2013

No fee, no jury, no return, after the exhibit, works will be documented on the blog –
http://Skullappreciationdaymailart.blogspot.com