Martha and Jessica’s house

Hi Guys,

  I just remembered that “guys” is what we called each other as in “where are you guys going?”  It’s the northerners y’all.    Yesterday was art group and I took along my new camera.  But we were busy having breakfast and then talking and then “doing art” so I really didn’t take a ton of photos.  I want an art group too.

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Wednesday mornings are Art Group and every time I visit I get included.  We leave Randal to his own devices and off we go.

Martha, Marion, and Kitty have been part of a group that has met for years.  Members come and go so at this point the group is Martha, Kitty and Marion.    Two past members, Pat and Claudia have both coincidentally moved to Philadelphia.  My nephew Andrew has actually worked with Claudia during an artisans’ exhibit held at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Kitty’s amazingly colorful wonderful house.

On the table is the breakfast buffet that Kitty provided.  The group members take turns hosting and providing breakfast before the real work begins. 

Kitty, Martha and Marion

Kitty, Marion and Martha studying the results of their “homework.”

It was quite an interesting assignment.  They each created a post card with a theme.  The cards were put into a hat and each person drew one out.  They then had to create a second post card related to the first post card and continuing the theme.  So far they have each created 3 post cards but are continuing the project for at least one more week. 

Post Card Art

They were all very inspiring and creative and sometimes I can pick out who has done what.  This time I wasn’t so sure.

Assignment for the morning session was to just “do something.”

Kitty brought out this dried flower arrangement as a subject if one didn’t have something else to work on. 

My sketch of Kitty and Marion sketching the dried flower arrangement.

And speaking of art, during our afternoon walk, as Martha and I passed The Heath School we ran into Mr. P.

“Mr Pendleton” and Martha outside the Heath School and interacting with school kids.

Each year I’ve visited Martha I’ve gotten to chat a bit with Bernie Pendleton, art teacher extraordinaire of the Heath School that Jessica attends.  The kids love him and while we talked kept calling “Mr. Pendleton, look at this” or something to get his attention.  Every teacher should be like Mr. P. 

These photos were taken with my new camera and I think they seem a bit clearer.  I still know next to nothing about it other than the auto button, but I’m learning.  The photo program on the computer is also acting a bit weird when it saves photos.  I’ll have to break down and read those directions too.  Rats!

Today we visited The Waterworks Museum across from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.  I took a zillion photos.