Cape Cod Day 4

I got more work done on the elemental pixies. I have all the clay work done. Today I think I am going to sculpt a Fairy Grandmother or two. If I have the time since it is going to be pretty busy today. I have a class that I want to take on translation this morning and we are talking about going to see something outside the compound today.

Last night I took Ariel out for Sushi at the hot local Sushi place. It was OK but the variety was very limited to basic rolls that everyone knows. Ariel and I prefer such places as Ru Sans where there are new tastes and textures and combinations to try. We then went to the local mall and finally scored a copy of "Lady and the Tramp" for Caroline. We poked around the Barnes and Noble for a bit and then came back. We were waiting for people to be done with the Master Class on "How to Market your book" to be done since parking was at a premium while they were there. I came back and had to parallel park which I had not done in a while.

Weather has been right nice the past couple of days. I think we may have rain today which will eliminate the garden tour we were possibly going on. If we do something like this again, I plan to do a little more research about the area rather than figuring out as we go along.

I am grateful for clean air and clean skies (little to no light pollution). Seeing the Milky Way again was a beautiful thing.

RIP Susanna Oroyan

I never met her. I know a number of people who where good friends with her. I know a lot of people who took her classes or attended doll shows she was at. Susie O, as she was known, was probably the biggest influent to bringing art dolls to the attention of the main stream. Her books on doll making are what set me on a path that has been very interesting indeed. If I had not picked up "Anatomy of a Doll" in a book store back in 1997 there is so much in my life I would not have done. I wouldn't have taken the Wendy Froud doll course. I wouldn't have joined various doll groups on the internet that I now belong to. Something that is very dear to me would not be part of me if Susie O hadn't written that book and showed me the possibilities and potential in dolls.

She had been suffering from cancer for a while. This was not unexpected but still sad.

My sympathies go to Tom, her husband, and the rest of both her immediate and extended family and all those that her work touched. I know I am one of them.