Uncle J's Monsters!

I went over to Easthampton last month for the art's night, and I saw this great exhibit of these whimisical monsters at Threads, and I got to talk to the guy who made them, Jason Freedman. He was very friendly and excited. My favorite part of this art was that he said he started making them when his son got to old for (aka, got embarrassed about) notes saying 'I love you' from Dad in his school lunch, Jason started to draw these monsters and put those in instead. What a great way to continue to let your kid know you care.

Visit his website for more.

Inspiration!

This is a quote by the son of my friend Kettie, placed over a photograph she took. I think it is a great reminder.

You can also see more of her photos on this blog, or on her Facebook page.

Gratitude down by the Mill River in Northampton

The collection of gratitude flags down by the Mill River in Northampton got more, colorful cloths added to it. I shared this before, because I found it so cool, and here it is again!

See the previous entry for more details and photos.

Sweet - Poetry by John Bauman

Sweet lifeblood flowing through me.
Sweet pulses.
Sweet…
      pulsations and sensations.
Sweet sounds in my ears.
Sweet sights.
Sweet indulgence.
Sweet imagination
      of words put together.
Sweet existence.
Sweet sandwich, sweet chocolate, sweet television show, sweet lies spewing forth, sweet
      selling of your soul, sweet bedtime.
Sweet dreams!


-John Bauman

Big Bird After the Apocalypse

This is a broken window at an old car dealership, but it looks like a sad post-apocalyptic Big Bird to me, so I think of it as "found art".