weekend in maine

 and so

i went to maine

for the book arts bazaar 

at the

university of southern maine

 but before the fair

which was sunday

 my amazing and beautiful daughter

 hannah

 and i had a play day

in the big city

which also happens

to have some wonderful waterfront

we ate and walked and talked and even napped(!)

we visited the portland art museum,

south street linen

a wonderful restaurant

where we feasted with a brunch

and a mimosa (my first!)

 out the window at the museum

we watched a peculiar cyclist

 it was really grand to see

all the "stuff" of a city

with a big arts emphasis

 even the signs

in the coffee shop were cool!

there was a difficult part 

when my car wouldn't start

and bill came to fix it

and left me with a plan for making it home 

safe and sound 

and i did just that, albeit a bit nervously.

(those nerves kept me wide awake

after a late start to a long trip)

~~~

and then there was the bazaar.

not

one 

picture

but some things to remember: 

susan gaylord who makes the spirit books

nancy leavitt the amazing calligrapher

our host rebecca goodale

who is documenting maine's endangered ones.

in her wonderful books.

previous students checking in (and hugs all around!)

merike van zanten and shanna leino and deborah howe

david wolfe and oodles of others

but it was so very very VERY

crazy busy!!!

there was merike's book…

shanna's treasure of tools…

papermakers with their stacks and stacks

letterpress printers, printmakers, and students, too

something i treasure in all of that bus-y-ness

besides all the wonderful people who liked my work

and purchased my work 

was the amazing luna moth book.

i will wait until the maker 

(ok, you know who you are!)

sends me a photo 

so i can share it with you.

when another artist honors you

by using the work you make 

in theirs

a wonderful circle is completed

and a new level reached.

so someday, my papers may be honored

by a few more makers

who purchased from me,

and i hope to be in maine again, soon!

~~~