Yes - Joyce, Penny and I were gallery hopping Friday night. Here we are at the Edgewood Gallery for the Mixed Media show! (216 Tecumseh Road, Syracuse, NY 1322...4) This show is comprised of Clare Wilson's whimsical mixed-media pieces combining metal found objects with a painted under-structure, Arlene Abend's metal sculptures and copper jewelry, Talking Trickster Studio's pottery by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock and Terry McMaster's abstract expressionist art. [ 440 more words ]

Boundless Brooklyn is a company that sells 100% recycled cardboard model kits - crafted billboards, lighthouses, mailboxes, halfpipes, lifeguard stations and wa...ter towers that can be turned into amazing works of art. You can also purchase the water tower kit at Target! Art Above All is the brainchild of tattoo artist Jamie Santos, who paired these kits with local artists to create this amazing exhibition. [ 535 more words ]

Achieving harmony happens when you are living a life of happiness and joy, a life of positive energy and good vibrations. If you are searching for a short cut ...to this harmonious vibrational alignment, you might want to visit (get lost in) the sunflower maze in Camillus, New York. It is located in the backyard of The Inn Between Restaurant at 2290 West Genessee Turnpike, also know as Route 5. [ 147 more words ]

Yesterday I decided to put my toe into the water, so to speak. I went to work! Yes - it's like I forgot I had a job, and then all of a sudden I woke up out of... this summer's dream and, of course, the crummy weather kind of pushed me along to remind me that I have a place to go for ten months out of the year, a reason to get up in the morning.... [ 136 more words ]

Auburn, New York has a First Friday thing. Seventeen venues were open last Friday evening with special happy hour deals and art exhibits (including the Cayuga M...useum, Seymour Public Library, Seward House Museum, The Copper Pig, Moondog's Lounge, Finger Lakes Artist Co-op, and the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center to name a few). It was another gorgeous summer night in Central New York. [ 178 more words. ]

The Macedonian Festival is in full swing this weekend at St. George Macedonian Eastern Orthodox Church in Syracuse, New York. They open at noon today for hours ...of ethnicity - food, music, dance and church tours. My father is a chef - retired now, but he spent all day yesterday in the kitchen. My mother brought in her arsenal of décor and costumes to display on the stage in the reception hall. [ 244 more words. ]

Each year the AmeriCU Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival holds a chalk drawing contest on the sidewalk, sponsored by the Syracuse New Times. My work colleague and ...friend Gina Fargnoli took 2nd place this year! Congratulations, Gina! Gina loves turtles, so it is no surprise that she chose one as her iconography for her pastel work. Gina was a long term substitute in art in our district last year. [ 60 more words. ]

Yesterday was one of those perfect days where I accomplished everything I said I would do. I did pilates, as well as some light housekeeping then went to my ha...ir appointment (love you, Amanda!), hiked at Green Lakes State Park, and ended up downtown for some great art and music! For real, lol. I took these pictures and everything (for those of you who maybe thought I was still off my rocker chasing Pokemon). [ 239 more words. ]

My new favorite place: the Half Moon Bakery & Bistro! It is located at 6500 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY (13078). Cozy...and delicious! The cupcakes a...re perfection. This place reminds me of every Wayne Thiebaud painting I have ever seen. Proprietor Debbe Titus prepared amazing quiche and salad (and iced coffee!!!) for my friend Bobbi Rock Petrocci, art teacher at Christian Brothers Academy, Dewitt, NY, and me last week when we visited to discuss our upcoming art exhibitions. [ 203 more words. ]

For those of you who may actually think highly of me, this is going to make me look very bad. I did not go to the art reception for this new exhibition at The P...oint of Contact Gallery, 350 W. Fayette Street in Syracuse, NY. I pilfered the photos off Facebook. In my defense, if there can be one, I have been spending my days chasing pokemon at Green Lakes State Park and my nights enjoying live music at various venues in the area. [ 235 more words. ]

Back in the '70s, my friend Leslie Noble and I would take the tail end of the cash register tape and turn it into a Miss Dey Brothers sash while working behind ...the candy counter at the Shoppingtown department store in DeWitt, New York. This was the beginning of our retail careers, lol, at sixteen and seventeen years old, and the start of her creative life as an actress and mine as an artist. [ 780 more words. ]