Revolution 5K Run/Walk

Art by Julia, age 2-6

"Two Suns, Three Birds, Nest, and Igloo"
Crayon. 1988.

"Perfect Happy Family of 3
in Window and Younger Brother"
Permanent Marker. 1990.

"Separation of Earth and Sky and
Two Large Deciduous Trees"
Oil Pastel. 1991.

"Inverted Sunflowers"
Mixed media. 1991.

"Hen with Sun on Head"
Mixed media. 1991.

"3 Swans with Severed Swan Head"
Alternate title: "Reflection"
Crayon. 1992.

"Woodpecker"
Washable marker. 1992.

They will know we play soccer by our tans

Grass Seed

Music Lessons

Why I play the piccolo, not upright bass.

Bicycle

Bikes are one of the best human inventions ever.

Dandylions

Dandylions mean it is springtime!

New Calendar Sneak Preview!!

The "Mrs. Bobbins" 2012 Calendar is in the making!
Buy other Bobbins stuff here!

From the Sketchbook...

"Tree"

"Storm Clouds"

"Rain, Rain, Go Away"

"Advice"

"Yellow Umbrella"

"Rain on Fields"

"Love by a String"

"Barn"

"Winter"

"Familiar"

Resolutions

Quack!

Wild Things

Set Design

Church bulletin dated August 8.

Church Bulletin: Raining

I found two old church bulletins that somehow were never posted on the blog...this one is from July 11.

Farmhouse

Acrylic on canvas, 24x36"

Detail:

60th Anniversary

Design for the 60th anniversary celebration

Birds on Wires

"Birds on Wires" 2008; mixed media on canvas, 4 x 4'

Detail:

Armpit Noises

Silly drawing to help remember anatomical movement.
Week 2 of OT school!

Dr. B's Festivals

My anatomy and physiology class ended today, so now I don't really know what to do with all of my free time! I spent so many hours this semester studying in the lab...

Explanation for the design: in order to relieve some test anxiety, Dr. B calls all his exams 'festivals.' For our 'final festival,' I made these souvenir buttons and stickers for the class, which we all wore today.

Waiting for Rain

Just because you live in the Midwest doesn't mean you can't be a world-class oceanographer / adventurer at the same time. The weather here is pretty hard to predict, so it is best just to sit patiently and wait for enough rain to float your boat.

Helmet Required

Illustration Friday: "dip"

Hooray Marta!

As of this afternoon, Marta is now a licensed therapy dog! She even gets a special tag that proves to everyone she's special. I'm so proud of my puppy!

Aloha

I live in land-locked Kansas, which means I don't usually see Hawaii license plates on my way to work. But today I did, and my first thought was of how a Hawaiian car got to 75th and Troost. My second thought was that Nissan had finally invented a flying car. Needless to say, I was pretty excited for a few minutes.

Hosanna!

"When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." (NIV Luke 19:37-40)

Wedding Invitations

Hand-made wedding invitations for the Moyer-Cook wedding.

Cake

Bundt cakes don't always come out of the pan like they're supposed to. For some reason, this time the cake stuck to the pan like crazy! I thought about throwing the whole thing out and starting over, but as I live by the Golden Rule: Never Waste Chocolate, I turned it into a yeti snow cave instead.

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Beer labels for Pete Stover's Pretty Good home-brewed beer.

Boat

Finals week: 3 down, 4 to go.

Marta is getting very impatient with me. I know this because she is taking out her frustration on her big stuffed German Shepherd toy (named Ripper to honor the German Shepherd that tried to eat my leg earlier this year). Whenever I tell Marta I have to study and I don’t have time to play with her, she goes to her toybox, pulls out Ripper and shakes the bejesus out of it while glaring at me, as if to say, “This is YOU.”

Yesterday I started to open one of the many textbooks I have to study, but Marta, thinking I had nothing better to do, nibbled at my elbow until I gave in and drove her out to Shawnee Mission Park.



We walked a bunch of the trails there. It was cold.



She also jumped in the lake, even though it is starting to freeze over in some places.






I wasn’t about to jump in a freezing lake, no matter how intently she stared at me.



Such a demanding dog! But she is way more fun than studying.