20/22/2010 Yesterday was David's Mom's birthday. I don't have any childhood pictures of her. So this is her bridal portrait taken in April, 1956. There were some scratches on the image. Rather than restoring it the traditional tedious way, I simply posterized it...and it seemed to work. The gown has a pretty cool story behind it. As her 50th anniversary approached in 2006, Celine was preparing for her First Holy Communion. So David's Mom pulled her beautiful wedding gown out of her closet, handed it to me and asked me to take it apart and make her granddaughter's 1st Communion dress from it. So I did. As some of you know, Celine's first Mommy died when Celine was 5. Well, she had made her own wedding gown. David allowed me to take her train apart and use its lining to make the lining of Celine's 1st Communion dress. So Celine received her 1st Holy Communion wearing a dress her 2nd Mommy made form her 1st Mommy's and her grandmother's wedding gowns. Tradition at its finest, huh?
02/21/2010 Oh how the moments fly, watching the world go by! -A Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) in its winter plumage- Best viewed when listening to Dean Martin. Open a 2nd window and then click here.
02/20/2010 Announcing our first gallery exhibit! We are one of the featured artists in the Diocese of Austin's Sacred Heart Gallery Exhibit. David photographs all of the art of this gallery twice a year and was invited to submit some of our work. Two of our images are part of the exhibit opening March 18th. Some of you might recall this one from last year.
