Today my mom and I ventured to the Andy Warhol Museum. First let me say… wow.

What initially attracted us to the museum was the Larger than Life exhibit by Ron Mueck. It was incredible. The artist depicts humankind in its most natural state, vulnerable, trusting and delicate. These “giants”, to me, magnify the frailty of man. You could see every hair follicle, every vein, every blemish, every overwhelming wrinkle. It was amazing. I literally felt like I was in the land of giants, like I was Jack after he crawled up the beanstock. This exhibit is HIGHLY recommended.

As for the rest of the museum, if nothing else today, I learned that Andy Warhol was one strange individual. From his wigs, to the company he kept, to the so-called art he produced, I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t and probably never will understand him or his success. My only guess is that he impressed the right people in the wrong way, thus obtaining his infamy and establishing his $220 million estate.

What intrigued me the most was the woman that appeared in a large portion of his artwork / films: Edie Sedgwick. There are a few books written about her that I plan on reading. Also, the film “Factory Girl” portrays her and her life with Andy Warhol.

I realized today that Andy Warhol and whatever it is he accomplished are nothing even close to where I want my life to go. I was disgusted when I left the museum… digusted and intrigued.

“Ugh” was all I could say. So, I drowned my confusion and border-line sorrow in shoe shopping. It was a succesfully vain attempt to distract my mind from the plethora of genitalia I was exposed to at the Andy Warhol Museum. Seriously… there was one exhibit that was all metal-worked human genitalia inside sardine cans… WTF?!?! ((Yeah, I was that confused that I actually said WTF out loud and then set off all the motion sensors because I was looking at the miniature sculptures so incredulously and obviously too closely.))

Anyway… I have a new obsession which I am going to post about tomorrow… stay tuned.

This next week to come is going to be wonderful!  I’m so very excited for Christmas and spending time with our families, watching the kids open their presents, cleaning up all the residue of Christmas morning, after-Christmas sales… The best part of it all is that I just quit my job and I have all this week off!  2008 is a year of new beginnings for me.  I’ll have a new job, a new husband, a new family… It’s going to be amazing. 

Here’s pictures of our Christmas decorations that have been up for almost 2 months now.  Yeah, I decorated early. 

That’s not our only Christmas tree.  I put 2 up this year.  As excited as I was to get the decorations up, I’m just as eager to take them down.  I miss my springy flowers and paintings. 

I have one new year’s resolution to make this year.  I’m going to start keeping a journal.  A journal that is just for me and no one else.  Somewhere I can write how I feel one day and that I can’t believe I felt that way the next.  Somewhere that I don’t have to be politically correct or try to impress anyone.  Somewhere that is totally just ME.  I was inspired to do this after reading Marta’s blog entry about her resolution to start a journal next year.   I think it will be good for me to be honest with myself.

Here’s some music recommendations to start the new year off with:
Landon Pigg
Jon Foreman
Brooke Fraser

Merry Christams!

I need to find my niche and stick to it!

Hello World,

I had an extreme case of guilt this evening because I haven’t posted in a short forever. It’s hard to force myself to sit in front of the computer when I’m not at work, even though I treasure this blogging world so much. My brother and his fiance came to town for the Steeler’s game today, so we spent most of the past 3 days with them. Yesterday we went to the National Aviary and then dined at The Georgetown Inn. We ended the evening driving through Hartwood Acres and enjoying the Celebration of Lights. It was most definitely a wonderful weekend.

Here are a few pictures documenting my family adventures.

These are called “Owlets”

My soon-to-be Sis-in-law, Jen, and a Parrot disrobing her.

Bald Eagle

The Georgetown Inn - Mt. Washington, PA

Hartwood Acres, Celebration of Lights

In the middle of all this chaos, I was able to finish one stuffie for my sis-in-law, Lindi, for Christmas. Here’s a sneak-peak…

I’ve also been working for hours and hours on a drawing/painting for my brother. Over the summer we had an encounter with some peacocks and he made the oh-so-simple request of a peacock painting. He just had to pick the most intricate and detailed bird of all birds on the planet for me to draw for him. Chances are, this won’t be finished by Christmas, but I’m trying! So here’s a sneak-peak of the peacock..

Anyway, the holidays are right around the corner. I hope everyone is enjoying the festivities, the family, the friends… I know I am.

Merry Christmas!

The first Holiday has come and gone. What a great weekend it was! I’ll post about that later. For now, here’s a little project I finished last week. I put my amatuer crocheting skills to the test and created my own little flowerpot cozy.

I have so far to go before I master Alice’s seamless crochet stitch, but I’m on my way. She’s been a great source of inspiration for me and definitely a huge help so far!

I have so many pictures to post from Thanksgiving weekend including my bridal shower tea party and a big family outting to the Grand Concourse Sunday brunch. Yum!! Anyway, I’ll get to those later. Right now I’m recovering from a fever and infected tonsils. Boo. Yay for plaid Christmas pjs, boot slippers and mint tea. Oh, and definitely yay for Tin Man on sci-fi. I’m such a nerd.