A Bowling pin, a Big Boy Bed, and Disneyland

So awhile ago I was in this really cool bowling pin show with Kirsten Easthope, well after the show we ended up working out a trade, which was totally cool because I had admired her work for a long time. She wanted the pin I had done for the show... it was a "Ro-bowling pin", and after the show ended I sent it her way. Things got busy on her end, but she would always get in touch and let me know she hadn't forgotten about me. This past Saturday I received this gorgeous gal in the mail. Thank you Kirsten!
Yup, she's a beauty... AND a pirate... ya can't shake a stick at that!


This past week was filled with all kinds of excitement. Dylan got his "Big Boy Bed"... it's actually half of a bunk bed set that he and Bodie will eventually share. Man, is that little guy happy about his bed. He kept yelling out "I LOVE IT! It's so cool!!" During our days we make several trips into his bedroom ("Mom... let's go look at my big boy bed...") just so he can eyeball it. Here he is just after we put it together, jumping and singing.

And last Wednesday we took him back to Disneyland. We were actually going to go this week, but Michael has a huge week in store... and last week ended up working out much better. Michael got us the annual passes (an early birthday present to me), so we'll be going back quite a few times this year. Anyway, we had promised Dyl he could go back when he started pooping on the potty. Yes, that's right. He's a potty trained big boy now! That's a pretty awesome milestone to hit.... I'm tellin' you. It seemed like we had even more fun this time. I think because he had some kind of frame of reference for Disneyland, so he was just as excited as we were to go back.

In toon town again...

We took him over to the California Adventure park to check out the Pixar Parade. Here he is hearing, but not yet seeing, Lightening McQueen...

I had to take a picture of his happy little face as Lightening rolled around the corner....

These bumper cars were his favorite.

Yeah,... that was a blast. I'm already dying to go back.
Getting some last minute things done for a show in New Jersey. I'll post pics and more info on that one soon!

Pictures from the Mmodern Tiki show opening...
Here's my boy Brandon Steen's work....

Inside the Gallery. We got there a little early, so I took pics before the crowds got in the way. This joint was bumpin' by 8 o'
clock.
A Shag piece. We were diggin' on the Roadrunner....

Some Joe Ledbetter work...

Lyle Motley's show room. I thought this was a real nice touch...

Really, really liked his work. Quite beautiful...


Bodie wasn't quite sure what to make of his first art opening. Dylan had spent the day with Nana & Pops, so he didn't make this one.

Naoto Hattori is insane.

Handmade tiki mugs.

Derek Yanigers work was really cool.
Me by my work.

Brandon's piece again....

I LOVED this tiki. It was really amazing in person.

My new fav Dave Pressler....


A bite at Carls Jr. before leaving.

Well I had planned on being a little more wordy during this entry, and talk about how great the show was, how good it was to get out and see some art, the artists that were there.... all that. But it's 12:30 in the morning as I write this.... and Bodie will be up any minute... so I can't stay long tonight.
But I hope you enjoyed the pictures! Nitey night!

tiki show

Friday, May 9th is the opening for the group Tiki show at MModern Gallery in Palm Springs California. We're actually going to make this opening, so drop in if you're in the neighborhood. My piece is called "Sneaky Peeky Tiki".
Here's a few close-ups...


And here's a few pictures of Dylan's birthday party. This was about all I managed to get on camera. It's really a stressful thing... running a birthday party for a three year old. We had a lot of fun. Tom & Bonnie let us put a jumper in their backyard, so the kids ran back and forth between the two houses playing. We also supplied everyone with squirtguns, which was a hit since it was a thousand degrees that day. Here's my Grammy, My Mom and Bodie, and Michael's Aunt Margaret. I think it's clearly obvious Grammy was peeved that it wasn't a dance party...
Dyl with his Tommy Cake. Damn that was a good cake.

Here's Dylan and Shannon Daisy Soto sporting a few party favors. Dyl looks eerily like Sir Elton John here.
Bodie Big Boy..... a walking fool!

The boys and I have been spending our days playing outside. I love this time of year. Michael planted a ton of trees in our backyard, so we've created this little bird haven. Here's a couple of finch's on one of the socks.

And here are those handsome little Carrillo boys...

I'll post some pics of the tiki show opening next post.

ta ta.