These are some photos from my recent trip to Costa Rica. There are more to come - I'm just now beginning to sort through them all. It seems appropriate to begin with photos on our flight from San Jose to Golfito, and then I'll show more photos of Pavones.

A muddy river, viewed from the Sansa flight to Golfito.

View from the plane.

View from the plane.

Our bartender, who took care of us while we waited at the Golfito airport. Two of our bags didn't make it on the flight, so we had to wait for the next one to arrive.

View of the Golfito airport, as seen from the bar.

Bob.

Getting ready to surf.

Rueben watching the waves.

The waves are small in this picture, but Marshall can surf anything.

Dane and Rueben on horses.

Angela braiding Ileana's Hair

We went to see Willie Nelson at Ravinia Festival last Friday. It was cool at first, but we couldn't really see Willie that well because we didn't have seats in the Pavilion. Then, this couple was leaving and they were in the third row, so they gave us their seats. It was a completely different experience up close. Here's some photos I took with my little point and shoot digital.

Look at his guitar - it has a huge hole in it but he still plays it.

Willie likes to gesture a lot.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:

1) Current exhbition through June 7th: "Me Myself and I: Examining the Self-Portrait" curated by Anni Holm. Freeark Gallery, Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy Road, Riverside, IL.
http://www.riversideartscenter.com


2) Arc Gallery, "Feminist Interrogations" curated by Joanna Gardner-Huggett. June 4-28th. Opening Reception Friday June 6th, 6-9 pm. Arc Galley is located at 832 W. Superior St. #204 Chicago, IL. This should be an exciting show! This will be the first public exhibition of my "T and A" work. (see photo above)
http://www.arcgallery.org/upcoming-exhibitions.aspx


3) Parts and Labor Collective, "Summer Meat 2: Bodywork" Saturday June 14th (one night only), from 7 pm - 12 am. This will be a fun event with great art, BBQ, music, etc. Parts and labor Collective is located at 3144 W. Caroll - THIRD FLOOR, Chicago. Not to be missed!!!
http://partsandlaborcollective.com


Thanks for your support!

Lily

This is a photograph that I made last summer of Jesse jumping rope. This photo makes me look forward to those hot, sweet, free days of summer.

Another self-portrait - a reflection in the tile in our kitchen. I intend for my expression in this photograph to be contemplative, or reflective, rather than angry. I hope it doesn't come off that way!

This is my latest rug. I finished it about a week ago. This one is only 12" wide. It was nice to do a smaller project - one that I could complete in a couple of weeks. This could've been a halloween-themed rug, but I wanted to use colors that would allow it to be used year-round.

I thought I'd post some photos of my rug-hooking projects. So far I've made 3 rugs. This one was my second rug and it took me a loooong time to complete. It was a pretty big project - it is 25" x 32".