PORTLAND, OREGON

View from the 5ht floor hotel  room.  I thought we would have a nice view of downtown, but this is what we got:  McDonald's and Wendy's?

and downpours all day long,

hence the visit to  the Craft Museum  Generations: Betty Feves    

These look like stone and rocks but are made from clay.

"Feves created her own clay bodies and glazes using materials in her immediate environment."

and

some shopping:

CHRISTMAS DAY

still grey and drizzly

Every Christmas Eve afternoon volunteers place candles along the Rauma river:

Art Museum's Christmas project, himmelli made out of plastic coat hangers:

Himmeli is a traditional Finnish Christmas decoration.  It is usually made with pieces of straw.

GREAT SUMMER AFTERNOON

Another photo of Newport Bridge and "NOAA Mountain" on the background

Old Yaquina Bay Light House 

Art?  Trash?  Shelter?

TUESDAY sick child?

after puzzles, blocks, games a lunch

some modeling with clay (a buffalo)

bread for a snack

some drawing
and at the end of the day a soccer game
I'm ready for bed.

THURSDAY - art and knitting

MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art Denver - a Museum Without a Front Door
Founded in 1996, MCA DENVER was formed to provide the city with its first contemporary art museum. Upon the Museum’s tenth year as a cultural presenter, David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates (UK) was commissioned to design a new permanent home near Denver’s historic Lower Downtown and Union Station.

I think this is the building, sure did not look like this in January, construction going on across the street.

Above: Photo of Peruvian petticoats. Kenneth Robinson
Ana María Hernando brought the crocheted petticoats from Mollamarca to her studio in Boulder, Colorado where she stiffened them using glue and resin.

Finished one mini sock and started another

WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY

Wednesday was the national walk to school day. I parked one block from the school and walked Gadge to school, past the huge dump trucks loaded with dirt from the construction site.
Forgot to take picturers.

Checked the prices for the trip to Finland this Christmas.

Lunch in Centerra and an art walk.

Spirit

and what do men do?

Dancer

Elder

THURSDAY

Computer check up

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