pumpkin portraits

patchwork

neutrals

Kate

Revisited, hedgerow exploration

(the remains of my cinder block couch, circa sixth grade)

burn pile

the west side

leftover

home

Voice Box, Installation 1

The Antiques District, a secret garden

I could live here on cool days.

"Eddie Delahunt's Cafe &"

Cobbler

I'm a huge fan of crumbly topping. And apples. These apples
are from our backyard apple tree--how cool is that?

reunited!

Animal Identification, doesn't skip a beat

Thanks, Leigh! This one is gooooood.

Buddy

field talk

company

arise and shine

life, Day 5

oh yeah, it's still here
beauty and hostility
all wrapped into one

-KD

Hi Hat

Meet Beth, Day 4

with smiles and freckles
she fills me with gratitude
and begins my days

-KD

Karlie's tv show, Day 3

and while rainy days
beget a halo of frizz
they still don't scare me

'cuz i know a girl
who unknowingly enchants
with unruly curls

-KD

Just for a second, Day 2

my mentality,
i blame that terrible book,
followed me to church

she told me old lies
of what counts and what does not
and i believed her

-KD

72 and sunny

collaboration, words + color

Haiku, Day 1

not as much comfort
as one might anticipate
from paints and brushes

although they serve me
as a holy distraction
holding fears at bay

-KD

Bean Burger Twins

inside

A project, the result

Good? Or too "trading spaces"?

A project, the prep

a gorgeous palette

Mitten-Making Party

Karlie pimps the squash

Amy harvests the bounty

rainy pool party

Sunshine Revival

Last Call

Almost full-grown

Summer Day, River Market Regional Exhibition

Liam and Precious are bookending my two pieces.
We concluded our outing with a little gelato.

Ocean Water night run

flip flop float

Patio Time

I made my first scone!

Summer Berry Scones (courtesy of Once Upon A Tart)

Ingredients:
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2.5 sticks of cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
2 large eggs
3/4 cup cold buttermilk
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
1.5 teaspoons almond extract
1 tablespoon raspberry preserves
1/2 cup dried currants
3/4 cup blueberries
2/3 cup raspberries

Mix dry ingredients in food processor. Add butter, process until the mixture looks grainy. Transfer to bigger bowl. Mix wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir. Fold in berries. Plop scoops onto baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

(after)

Game Night, Hand & Foot

National Cowboy Day, a few days late

(photo compliments of Lauren H.)

Comically-large Zucchini (chilling on my living room couch)

blue on blue