Creating life on the blacktop

Here are some fun pictures of the transformation of a small abandoned area on campus at Carpenter Community Charter Elementary.  This "lovely" area was locked up and deserted.  Our beautification team with some help from parents cleaned this area up and we painted and planted and now the kids are making it their own.  Butterflies and Hummingbirds kinda like it too. :) 

before...

Can you find the Hummingbird?

Watering

Butterfly

Planting

Painting

mural in progress 

Inviting!

Recognizing Those Affected with Alzheimer’s Disease and Celebrating a Call To Action | The White House

Recognizing Those Affected with Alzheimer’s Disease and Celebrating a Call To Action | The White House

Peggy and her granddaughters...10 years after her diagnosis.

There are many issues this election, creating serious rifts between parties, friends and even family.  You can argue, send me links, rants, or opposing views but hands down this is the number one reason I am voting for Obama.  Too much government?  Not when it comes to research and a cure.

Cardboard Farm

Sometime in LA it gets so hot, it actually reminds me of a snow day.  Instead of being too cold to go outside, it's too darn hot. So we stay inside and... make stuff.  When Gidget woke up today she wanted to draw a cow, and so one thing led to another.

Cardboard barn ala Herman Miller!

Figuring out how to hang up the sun, moon and rain

Goat cave?

This Shape is Killing me!

Bunny Hutch

Daisy Deer Heads

gouache, and colored pencil

Blue Cats

Illustration Friday- IDENTICAL

My mom and her twin sister in the 1930's, acrylic on canvas.

Lois and Margaret (Peggy) high school