Thanksgiving dinner came early but as always i am late

i get lucky every once in a while and several weeks before Thanksgiving Simple Me and i were invited to dinner at the home of a student from a couple of years ago

He now has a degree and a job but i best know him for coming back to visit during one of his vacations from college and greeting me with the line "I touched a Renoir." (such jealousy)

Here are the photos from the incredible dinner at his home
one of the best meals of my life

Thanks Alfred!

marriage???

Simply Me and i have been taking a look at marriage and making stuff related to marriage

Here are four photos i sent out for a friend who may show them at one of his event

music for my kids

my bbf reminded me of a time when i would gather my records (yesterdays cassette tapes) and compile several musical artworks (more than ten) together into cassette tapes (yesterdays Cd's)

the question was what music would i put together for my kids from what i like - so here is a list of the artists i may want to share with my kids (15-13 -11)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Tom Waits
Lou Reed
John Cage
Philip Glass
David Bowie
Black Sabbath
Brian Eno
Talking Heads
Violent Femmes
Sisters of Mercy
Johnny Cash
REM
The Clash
Thelonious Monk
Elton John
Heart
Neil Young
Elvis Costello
Bosto
Janis Joplin
Frank Sinatra
Greatful Dead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Patsy Cline
Bebe & Cigala
Yo Yo Ma
U2
Kate Bush
The Cure
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Crash Test Dummies
Public Enemy
Bob Dylan
Jethro Tull
Santana
Cassandra Wilson
Itzhack Perlman
Celia Cruz
Tito Puente
Leonard Cohen

and i have not even started to go too far down memory lane

films

took a look at a couple of trailers tonight - films i may want to see

UP IN THE AIR
IT'S COMPLICATED
EVERYBODY'S FINE
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
A SERIOUS MAN

i am hoping i make it to one

going to paint

got some things to show you but i am going to paint instead

white on white

the littlest crab claw had a project for his photo class this weekend (white on white) - so out we went to find the film and get it done. i could not resist the urge to pick up my phone and photograph right along with him. here are my results from his assignment and a couple off shots of little crabclaw and little diva.

cast party at fridays

one of the teenage crabclaws was in a show for the past two weekends - saturday was the cast party and i was picking up tacc around midnight. bored and waiting i took out the phone in hopes of making tacc more nervous and embarrassed so i could go home it took a short amount of time and photographing some odd things before he realized what was happening but as soon as he saw he knew it was time to get dad home before any real damage could occur to his prestine reputation. here are the photos.

and more

more - more - more

what type of camera is your relationship

i am using a my phone camera for most of all my photographic needs - here are some shots from the last couple of weeks - maybe months.

Take a look

Craw Claw and Diva Loves Crab Claw are working on a new project together. We have been researching and creating sketches and works based on the subject of marrige/partnerships. The following photos are from before we made the decision to work on this together back in May of 2009.

long time no blog

hi!
crab claw has been keeping his head in the sand for a while -he is working on a couple of projects and will be continue blogging soon - sorry for the delay
enjoy

long time no blog

Busy Busy Busy - Glitter Glitter Glitter

I know I have been away for some time but things got kind of busy.

Here are three works I just finished they are in the "Reflections of War" show, or the "Women and War" show, both are one and the same.

Suicide Bomber - February 2008

Tosca - Frebruary 2008

Woman with Groceries - January 2008

A couple of Shows

I'll be attending the show in Miami.

Sunday at Unity

I stayed out late last night (4:30 am +-). When I got home the bed was full of papers I was working on and left there because I was late getting out, so it took another 30 minutes to get the bed ready and then the computer wanted attention and it became 5:30 am before my head hit the pillows. I was not sure I would make it to the 9:00 am service, but I did.

It only took the first song of the service, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", for me to realize how lucky I was to be at Unity and we had not started. Here are a couple of drawings from today's service.

The Rest of the Weekend

The rest of our weekend we were at Marco Island with family. It was a wonderful place full of nature for the kids to see and experience, tennis and golf. The little crab claws also help set up a croquet course. Here are some photos.

Poetry Friday - October 19, 2007

I have been meaning to tell you about my incredible weekend but I have no time and/or energy to post. So now I am forcing myself to do it for I do not want to loose the taste of the experience.

Friday night, it was humid and hot but we were there for the outdoor event. A poetry reading by the tiniest crab claw's class. Poems about us the parents and then poems from the parents about the children. It was beautiful. Here is the card I received after tiny crab claw did his reading, his poem and mine.

Fun Dad
by tiny crab claw

Dad you kept me safe from danger.

You have showed me the light that comes inside.

We have gone through the worst time and the best times.

As you mess up more than me I still love you gleaming shinning star.

And we know were like a vase that has to break.

Dear Tiny Crab Claw,

by Crab Claw

So, a poem about you

so many things to say

it should be an epic

from how fast you ride

the yellow bike

to how you reach over

and share appetizers & dessert.

The truth is

you are the little one

with a big heart.

It took weeks

for you to stop

Saying, "it isn't fair"

after seeing

"The Bicycle Thief"

I know you still

don't understand it

I am sitting outside

at your favorite spot

candles lit and wind chimes on

trying to remember

every time we walk

the dumpsters

where you found the candle holder

now in our yard.

I can always see it in your eyes

the treasure is in the next dumpster

Tattoo design for my back - August 2005

Friday Night