Okay, so as you may or may not know, parenting sort of hijacks one's ability to see friends, make art, have adult conversations that last more than a minute or two...
Which is why my birthday present this year from Anna was about the best thing in the whole wide world. Anna contacted 8 of my most artistic friends and family and arranged 8 weeks of artists dates. One person at a time crafts an artful experience and I get art, conversation, and connection all at once. FABULOUS!
My first artists date was with my friend Robin, the theater arts teacher at my school. She is one of the most delightful people I know! Positive, honest, insightful, and wicked fun. Here are some photo's from our first artist's date.
The evening started off by us walking to the waterfron and checking out a spontaneous eruption of found object art along Lake Champlain, then we walked the nearby railroad tracks collecting rusty junk of our own. We then created a mini-sculpture and ended the night with a great meal. We even found a gigantic collection of free antique ball jars on the way home.
I loved every single tiny minute of the whole evening!
