My 27th Birthday!

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I was officially old when I turned 25, but now that I’m 27 I think I’ve finally accepted it haha. Only took me two years.

First of all, about two weeks before my birthday, Nate had to REMIND ME that it was approaching. Never in my life have I had to been reminded about my birthday, so that right there was a strange way to start off 27. Once he reminded me, I couldn’t stop asking him what he was getting me. JK, I actually mentioned that I’d much prefer an experience over a thing, if he were to do anything at all (because he could have simply surprised me with a pint (or 2) of Ben + Jerry’s ice cream and that would have made me pretty happy.)

ANYWAYS, a few days before, Nate told me he had a legit surprise for me. The more I asked questions, the more he stayed quiet. He’s good at keeping surprises. On THE DAY (June 1 btw), all he told me was that I needed to drive into Boston by 5:30 and wear something “nice but not fancy”. I obliged and met him in the Commons after he got out of work (late, so I had time to go to my favorite coffee shop, Thinking Cup.)

So, what was his surprise?

A nice, quiet dinner at Durgin Park near Quincy Market, and seeing the BLUE MAN GROUP in real life! What! BMG is something I’ve always wanted to see, but haven’t had a chance to go. Nate knew I wanted to do something together rather than receive something, and this was the perfect option. The show was colorful, funny, and loud. The theater is pretty small, so everyone had a great view (we happened to be up in the balcony). I truly expected more mess, paint and throwing of things, but even so it was still a really fun show to witness!

A week into year 28 and it’s already pretty good. 😉

Local Art | Indigo Fire

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I’m so excited to be featuring Indigo Fire on my blog today! Indigo Fire is local clay and glass fusing art center next to Fresh Pond in Belmont, MA. My sister is really into pottery, and I studied abroad in Barcelona learning about glass making techniques, so this place would be the perfect place for us to have a girls day (someday!)

I love this little tidbit: Indigo Fire is named after the color indigo which is the rarest of all colors in the spectrum. Indigo is difficult to make naturally; it requires quite the a process, much like art! It is also the hottest part of a flame which speaks to the process of ‘firing’ everything in the studio.

The owner, Suchi, has been hosting pottery and glass fusing classes for three years now. You can either reserve a time for a group, or you can drop in! Clay is a wonderful medium for all ages and the instructors teach you how clay works, how to build shape and mold it. And get this, Fridays are special Date Nights!! BYOB and make something cool together! 🙂

Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset — Pictures courtesy of Indigo Fire!

I’ll be visiting the studio later this month, so stay tuned for some fun pottery and/or glass making stories and photos!! 🙂

Stephanie

Art on the Green

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(Paintings above by Chelsea Sebastian)

I spent an evening last week wandering around the gardens of Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA, enjoying a LOT of really gorgeous, local art. The best part was the artists were live-painting right then and there! I’m pretty mesmerized by paint, so this was a very cool event. Elm Bank also hosted tours of the gardens and there was a string quartet playing music all night!

Thank God for Instagram or I wouldn’t have even known about the event! I’ve followed Carolyn Mackin and Julia Blake on Instagram for well over a year now and have always admired their unique styles of work. I knew they were both local artists, but never had a chance to meet them… until last week at this event! Because they posted about it on Insta! It was so great to meet them in person, chat about art and enjoy their work in real life.

Know of any great art events coming up? Comment below and maybe I’ll see you there!

~Stephanie

New Projects and ART SHOW!

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Here’s a little bit about what has been going on lately!

In January, for the second year in a row, I joined a creative community called Fun-a-Day Boston. The goal of Fun-a-Day is to pick a creative activity and do it for 31 days in a row (every day in January). The purpose to grow your creative spirit and improve your craft, all while being part of a great community.

My create endeavor was to hand-letter a quote or song lyric a day. I tried to push myself out of my typical composition-comfort-zone on each piece. Another thing I tried was to pick quotes or lyrics that were longer in word count than I usually work with, to get comfortable with creating those types of compositions.

Below are a few of my favorites. I missed a couple days, so I only have about 24 pieces, but all my favorites will be hanging in the Aviary Gallery in Jamaica Plain from March 20th-29th. If you’re in the Boston area and have time to stop by, there will also be many other amazing Fun-a-Day projects to see!