My favorite things

Just what I needed!

Well it has been a very trying April.  Lets just not go there with the complaining and woe is me stuff:)  I am gonna take this post and turn it around before I go down that road.Today me and Will went to the Tim Burton exhibit at the MoMa(it ends on April 26th)  IT was beyond words, being able to be surrounded by one of your all time favorite artists/ story tellers.  It was like being a kid in a candy store!!!  Of course I could not take pictures, boo, but I was able to capture one image of Large Marge's eyeballs from Pee Wee's big Adventure(on my Black berry, stealth mode) 

I did take other images throughout the rest of the museum and will hopefully share with you soon.  I left the museum feeling very inspired, especially by Tim Burton. 

(not my image)

When it comes to art museums though, I am more of a Met goer then The Museum of Modern art.  I love Renaissance art, I love the masters and all the mystery that lies within their paintings.  I mean I do love a good modern artist and I am big on impressionism which was considered the beginning of modern art(yada yada yada, I did retain some information from those early morning Art History classes at F.I.T)  Anywho, we saw some Pollock and Warhol, Matisse and Van Gogh, it was all good.  Nothing like a good modern art museum visit once in awhile:)On to other things.  Me and my friend are currently putting together a crop here on Long Island, so if you are reading this and you are in the NY Tri-state are, feel free to contact me on the details.  It will be located within a hotel here on Long Island and will run from 9am to 12am, June 19th.  Should be a great time with some raffles benefiting the MS society.

Ok, so I was tagged by sweet, sweet Danielle! 

Here goes:

10 things that make me happy, lets dig deep here, hehe.

1. Being on the verge of summer and all of the wonderful things planned that come with it.  Camping, BBQs, touristy trips into the city with Will, the BEACH!!! weekend vacations, lots of iced coffee............just to name a few.

2. Going away this weekend to Shelter Island and spending some time with a friend I have not spent time with in a very long time.  For those of you who do not know, Shelter island is here:

(P.S that is the end of Long Island, the mouth of the fish)

3. Planning future adventures...........New Hampshire in a few weeks for CKC, PA this summer for an antique trip, MEHICO in Octoberish to see Cococrispiechoco momma:) lol, and of course a cruise with Miss Perry!!!!

4. A new sketchbook and art supplies purchased yesterday.

5. Skipping the regular lamp in our room every night and living off of white Christmas lights, so much nicer.

6. Wearing this very fun owl ring every day.

I tried to find it for you all(the link) I got it at Urban Outfitters and it is called the "Miss Selfridge Teal Plastic owl ring"

7. This song:

 

8.  Attempting to grow my hair out and actually seeing it get there, long enough to braid:)

9. Consuming book after book after book!!  Right now I am reading this one:

 
I am swallowed up in it!

10. Re-discovering Sabrina Ward Harrison

as well as Robert Rauschenberg

Which is all making me want to do some more mixed media collage work:)

And that's all folks!

I tag Cynthia, Beth and Dani!!!

Thrown back into reality.

After living in a land of bright colors and  magical places, we are home and have been home for oh, about a week now!  After I got home I worked a very long day, caught a minor cold, spent the weekend with my family for Easter, went back to work, developed a horrible toothache, kept on working, and now I am off  today(finally a day off) and suffering with a sore throat.  The wonders of Patty:)  April is just one of those non stop months, packed full of birthdays and planned weekend trips.  So as you can see that's pretty much all I have been up to, not a lick more.  Hopefully soon, hopefully soon.