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camping

Husb and I camped overnight at San Onofre State Beach, San Mateo campgrounds, in Southern San Clemente. This tree was in our campsite.
The campground hosts, Anita and Pete, invited the orange county stargazing group to bring their giant telescopes, so about 50 campers gathered at 8pm to look at the moon and jupiter. Very fun.

berries from our campground

It's really warm inland San Diego, so the temperature at the beach was perfect. I love the San Clemente Pier area because there's so much going on. Surfers, swimmers, people fishing off the pier, food options. Plenty of walking either the beach or the pier. Gorgeous spot!

cocktail hour in san clemente

San Mateo Campground was 1-1/2 mile hike to the beach (and coincidently, 1-1/2 miles return hike) and we walked on the beach, AND I did yoga that morning. phew. Our reward was 1/2 price cocktails overlooking the Pacific Ocean at San Clemente Beach!

husb sketching

My sketchbook in the foreground and husb sketching at our campsite right after breakfast.

winter poms

One of four finished pieces in the pomegranate series I started in Traci Bautista's workshop in July. I'll have them framed and up on my website for sale soon.

Husb sketching

I mentioned Husb and I scoped out the location for 'A day in the Park: Yoga & Art" and here he is sketching.

fruitsticker FRUITsticker

Another gem added to the fruitsticker group Also included in this are a couple of my hand-carved stamps.

Workshop test-run

Ileen and I are teaching a workshop entitled "A Day in the Park: Yoga & Art" on September 1 in San Diego, so I went to the park for a test-run. (Email me if you're interested in signing up for the class!)

Oh and check out yours truly on RB Yoga Studio!

page 2

Page two of my test-run. Husb was ready to leave, so I didn't get to finish this one.

JazzCat

I'm teaching an online Art Quilt Explorations class. Check it out You can register now, and class starts October 4.
I've taught a 6-week class for 2-1/2 years through the Oceanside Museum of Art School of Art, and each time I teach, I add new lessons and techniques, and have many return students. Now, for the first time, I'll be teaching an online version.

Pinwheels for Peace project

Check this out Pinwheels for Peace and make some pinwheels to display on 9-21-07, which is International Day of Peace.

image ©2007 Ayers and McMillan

completed boxes 2 & 3

Geez, I look like a bird watcher..not that there's anything wrong with bird watchers! Anyway, I finished utility boxes 2 & 3 today, in SE San Diego.

tom sawyer-ette

A fellow from the neighborhood wanted his daughters to experience painting a utility box, and encourage them to volunteer in the 'hood and take pride in it. So, of course, I gave the brushes and didn't even charge them. ha ha.

terracotta banks

gosh, I feel like I haven't been keeping up my sketchbook. It's not like I haven't been making art; but I do feel bad for not keeping up my journal practice. I did some sketchbook paintings at our last san diego sketchcrawl, but frankly, they were too ugly to post!
Oh, and these are little terracotta banks that I should be putting money in, instead of drawing them. Unfortunately, they're empty!

BeBop and Buddy

Our little guys.

utility boxes in the AM

Blank "canvases" this morning at 9am.

utility boxes in progress in the PM

I worked from 9am to 3pm on these today. Going back on Wednesday, then I'll be DONE with this phase of my career for a while! It's hard work!

Joggles Shoe Challenge

Fellow artists, I’ve recently become affiliated with Joggles.com. (I’ll be teaching an online art quilt class, starting in October.)http://www.joggles.com/shoe-challenge.htm The due date November 17.
So, now I’m off to find my shoe!

childhood home

2091 Greenwood Ave, San Carlos, California 94070. I ordered this photograph from the San Carlos Museum! (the photo was taken in 1946, of course decades before I was born....) I lived in this house until I was about 13 years old. I remember so many of the details... The house is still there, last time I checked.

On another entirely different subject, I'm going to be teaching an online art quilt class! I've spoken with Joggles.com and my 6 week class will start October 4th. The class will be announced in about 2 weeks, but you heard it here first!