Karen Tessandore
-
Pretty / Cool
This is a strange/funky/enormous old landmark that you'll encounter on the drive between Anchorage & Fairbanks. There used to be a gas station & gift shop here, but it's actually all boarded up now and kind of creepy! So why am I showing you this? :) It seemed like a good segue into showing you
-
Happy Solstice!
Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year – was technically yesterday. But yesterday we were busy enjoying the day at Chena Hot Springs. That's about an hour outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. (I love the photo above because it looks like the ducks were chatting while walking to "work"!) We came up here to
-
Tuesday Mish-Mash
Just a few unrelated things to show you today. This is the girl I drew during my lunch hour. I was stuck without a car, so I made the best of the rainy afternoon and had a creative lunch break at my desk. I like the way her lips turned out…my girls tend to look
-
Silly Hens
The three hens were out enjoying time their chicken run this afternoon. I have them in a covered run partly so they don't fly up into a tree or get back in an area of my property where they'd be hard to retrieve. The run serves a second purpose though, in keeping a raven or
-
Late Night Painting
This is a little peek at my new art space! :) I have some really cute fabric that will become curtains to hide the storage beneath the table. I worked on the curtains for awhile this evening, but sewing isn't really my thing ~ so before long I put the sewing machine away and pulled
-
Laundry Day
We put up a clothesline a couple days ago, which I'm really loving. It's strung on a pulley between the house and the chicken coop. I like seeing the laundry blowing in the breeze and the quiet task of hanging each piece. When the rain came out though, it was nice to have the dryer
-
Bee Art & Coffee
This is McCafferty's ~ my favorite coffee house in Fairbanks and always my first stop in the morning when I visit. I'm actually sitting at the airport right now {just on my way back to Anchorage} but wanted to show you a piece of art that lives in the window of McCafferty's before I forget.
-
Snapshot of My Day
For the next couple days I'm in Fairbanks (about 350 miles north of Anchorage) for work. I lived here for about 10 years, so visiting is nice…I already know my way around & it's always interesting to see what's changed since I moved away in '92. On my flight up we had beautiful clear skies