glimpse

here's a little Instagram peek at a project I'm working on. 

xo

nessa dee

On the outside...

There's just nothing quite like being outside, sitting in the cool, green grass, hearing the creak of the swing as it sways back and forth, rediscovering the world through the eyes of my baby, and remembering what it's like to be a child on the brink of summer. It's good medicine for the soul.

 I hope you're anticipating the joy in the simplicity of summer days as much as I am.

xo

nessa dee

Latest works...

I've been madly working on some paintings lately, including these three...

It's all in preparation for something exciting!

I can't wait to share the big news with you, but you'll have to be patient for now [as will I]

xo

nessa dee

On the inside

On the inside, looking out, longing to join the elder beyond the glass...

this is why my window is so dirty.

xo

nessa dee

DC Day 4

DC day 4 took us to Chinatown where we made our way through the crime and punishment museum.

        
 While at the Crime and Punishment Museum, we ran into a few criminals...

had to identify a couple of criminals from this motley crew...

and because of this stunt...
landed our group in jail.

After the C&P Museum, we ate lunch, ran through the sculpture garden, rushed through Museum of Natural History, sent half of our group home, and spent the rest of our day in the National Museum of Art, which was only 20 minutes thanks to our arrival right before the museum closed. Thankfully we had a very helpful guide who directed us to see a DaVinci, and the Impressionists section. I wish we would have had more time to gaze at the beautiful works, but my feet said otherwise.

xo

nessa dee

art assistant

He's not the most helpful assistant, and he tends to make a bigger mess than I do, but he sure can charm me with his smile.

xo

nessa dee

butcher paper + table top =

This isn't a new idea. We've eaten at a number of restaurants that have implemented this clever trick to keep their patrons occupied while waiting for food. But a light bulb went off in my head the other day when we were expecting friends for dinner. I decided that our table needed a table cloth so I could clean up the mess easily. Then, the thought of having to shake out, spot treat, and wash my sunny yellow table cloth seemed to be more work than just wiping down the table itself. And that's when I remembered our huge roll of drawing paper just sitting, unused in our easel upstairs. And since we always have a can of colored pencils at the ready in the middle of our table, it just made sense.

   

And the result?

Practically perfect children.

This paper-on-the table idea is a keeper. We had more fun adding pictures to our tabletop mural. Each day there was a new little surprise in the form of a picture, and I looked forward to seeing what cropped up next. I left the paper on for more than a week before I decided it had done its job [catching spills], and finally removed it, much to the dismay of my little artists. We had to say good-bye to a few of our tabletop friends, but I'll be adding another pristine paper surface today and will await the new surprises.

so

nessa dee