The new addition to my art collection

A big and enormous thanks to Laura's childhood friend and now professional tattoo artist extraordinaire in the Philadelphia region Court.  Click here to see some of his other work.

"Your necklace may break, the Fau-Tree may burst, but my tattooing is indestructible.  It is an everlasting gem that you will take into your grave." - Samoan Song

Below you will see the evolution of the new piece.  Basically Court gave me an upper arm sleeve of the Chisholm Modern Dress Tartan.  

 The original piece, the Chisholm Crest that I had done in Bend, Oregon in 2000.

The first step was the tattooing the grid pattern and the start of the coloring process. The second and third steps continued the coloring-in process.  First the red and then the dark red sections. The fourth step finished up the underside of the arm and touched-up older sections to fill in gaps. 13 hours or so later ta-da!

Fifth step, down the road! Court wants to do some finishing touches that will give it more of a threaded fabric feel.  

4.5!

Our dude is 4.5.   Don't call him a little dude because this kiddos is constantly marveling at how big he is.

Happy Father's Day!

The kids and I were lucky enough to celebrate Father's Day with two of the best.  We spent at week at Pine Grove Furnace State Park -- swimming, biking, hiking, climbing, campfire-ing.



For Father's Day, the kids and I gave these two a few hours to read books in the shade.

James's Special Day

Nana and Grandpa came to the concert and luncheon in James's classroom.  James was excited to sing, dance, and speak in both French and Spanish for the presentation.  He was such a natural in the languages, I think it surprised all of us.  He really felt special to have Nana and Grandpa visit for the event.

6.5!