Sea Curtains

I visited the Rogue Gallery and Art Center in Medford, Oregon this weekend to view the installation, Sea Curtains.  This is a not to be missed show.  You walk into the gallery surrounded by the sea with floating kelp and creatures rubbing up against you.  The only thing missing was the smell of the sea and it might be a good thing to bypass.  Audrey Sochor the artist has painted sheer fabric and doubled the fabric for the 9  foot curtains to create the moire effect.  Theatrics are provided by the air-blowing fans and the dimension of light.  Audrey was present on Saturday during my visit and she is as delightful as the show.  You must find time to get to the gallery prior to February 8th for a view.   

Christmas came late for Sophie!

Sophie is our dog.  She is a mix of many types of dog and weighs about 40 pounds.  We have been told that the best dogs have spots on their tongues....hmmm not sure where that came from but Sophie is the best dog and she has lots of spots everywhere.  We picked her up at the Jackson County Friends of the Animal Shelter on New Year's Eve 5 years ago.  The first day we got her she escaped the totally fenced backyard.  She sat in the front yard waiting for us to return home.  She is settled into our family now.  At Christmas I decided she needed nothing, she had plenty of toys and treats.  Well her friends and family thought otherwise.  See photo of her special toys from Maggie, our daughter and son-in-laws dog.  Well of course Christmas bows make her look beautiful and she knows it.  Then my friend Patricia decided Sophie really needed that coat I had been talking about making for years.  Sophie hates the rain and we live in the Willamette Valley.  The pattern came on Christmas Eve and I made it for her a few weeks later out of bright rain proof fabric from the Rain Shed and cozy bright fleece.  The Rain Shed is a great store for water proof  fabrics, visit in Corvallis or on- line.  Christmas came late for Sophie.  Happy 2011 Sophie and to you all!