Some Pics From Hot and Rainy Ann Arbor.

Mariam is doing printing demo on Wednesday morning.

Ice&water fairy, Martha. She brings cold water to artists.

Rain on Friday.

Glass by Todd Cameron, the artist with orange soul.

Did you notice this orange glowing in his booth? 

I was happy to trade some artwork with Todd, and his beautiful glass lives in my studio now.

NY 2nd Weekend and Margaret Wozniak.

Manhattan Panorama: evening and morning.

Lincoln Center Plaza Fountain.

I met wonderful ceramicist Margaret Wozniak at the Lincoln Center Show.

Her artwork is beautiful and very poetic.

I own this piece of beauty now.

Cello player in Central Park.

Brookside Photos.

Sunday morning..

Painter Marina Kontorina and printmaker Hiroshi Ariyama

Customers in my booth.

Beautiful hat and beautiful girl!

Some photos from Bonita Art Show.

Nnamdi's girls take a rest in my booth:))

Mysterious seedpods again...

Uldis setting up the booth under the rain.

Sculpture by Thomas Wargin.

I love Thomas Wargin breathtaking sculptures, and these two masks now are on my studio wall!

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sibylla Merian .

Amazing woman, amazing artist and great inspiration - Maria Sybilla Merian. In age of 52 she travelled to Surinam, Guiana in 1701 (!) to study nature and to collect material for her book Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium.

Mama Raccoon.

My friend and wonderful painter, Natalia Andreeva , has a raccoon family living in her backyard. Here is mama raccoon sitting on the tree. Babies are in tree hollow.

Winter Park.

There are many interesting plants around Winter Park Art Festival. The first pink one is Tabebuia. Fellow artist, Lynn Fisher, gave me the name. I don't know names for two others.