I'm Back, and Refreshed!

As you may know, Steph and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary last weekend. We decided to make it a tradition to visit the Crescent Hotel every year on March 14th, the day we tied the knot. We had a blast!

For those who are interested, I'll be making several posts over the next few days to tell you all about our trip.

To start things off, we decided to spend the night in Hot Springs as a sort of halfway mark to Eureka Springs.

As soon as we checked into our hotel, Steph spotted a magic show she wanted to see. The magician's theater was litteraly right next door to our hotel downtown. It was nice being able to walk from shop to shop to show and so on.

Maxwell Blade and his magic show were a real treat. He moved his show from a larger theater down the street, to this more intimate setting. I've always loved smaller settings for shows be it concerts or magic shows.

The show was very light hearted and family friendly, while maintaining a dark and mysterious allure. Later in the show, Steph and I were even brought up on stage for a demonstration. We couldn't resist a photo opp. later!

Here's a few more pics we took around town, starting with a view from our hotel balcony:

Check my Flickr page for the rest of the Hot Springs photos!

This weekend I'll tell you all about our stay in the creepy Crescent Hotel.

Anniversary Trip

Steph and I have been looking forward to returning to the Crescent Hotel since our honey moon last year.

Last year we kept our eyes peeled for ghosts. Many websites have the Crescent as the most haunted in America. Unfortunately we didn't really "experience" or see anything, but we did get some "orbs."

After seeing the film "Paranormal Activity," we're not so sure we want to see anything LOL!

We will also be making a pit stop at Hot Springs. Very nice place. We don't have reservations, but we're hoping to stay at the Arlington, another historic hotel. This one has a few ghost stories too, but I get the feeling it's a bit more gimmicky.

One cool thing about the Arlington: Al Capone is said to have rented out the entire 4rth floor. Maybe we can get one of his rooms! Here's a pic:

Moon Man Taking Shape

I had decided to take the month off from STJ to celebrate my anniversary with Steph, and to work on this big moon guy (as you know by now).

I'm probably spending way too much time working on this project, but am having a blast! In the picture, you will see that I have added part of an arm.

Aside from the Moon man, I have some orders to finish, and a trip to plan, so nothing new for STJ this month. I'm Looking forward to getting back to the smaller sculptures and probably some art cards, so look forward to some great new stuff on STJ in April!

Still Available at STJ

Demolition

We live in a pretty small town, of about 30,000, so it comes as no surprise that our tallest building is a dorm at the university that stands at 13 stories. Pretty tall for this area.

Unfortunately, the poor old building, built in 1969, is contaminated with asbestos. They determined that it would not be worth the cost of repairing it, so it is now being demolished.

I assumed a building of this size would be imploded, but they seem to be going about it a different way.

Notice anything different?

We got an eerie feeling rounding the corner and seeing this. It's strange seeing such a large structure in this condition when you've seen it another way you're entire life. It also made me think of Haiti and other natural disasters and warring nations where things like this happen without control. It must be a horrific sight in those areas.

Here's a few more pics:

Crazy huh!? On a brighter note, they will be replacing it with a shiney new dorm; much bigger and better, I would assume.

Easter WIPs

This may sound funny, but it feels great to be swamped... at least when it comes to art. I can never really get myself into gear until it all piles up at the last second, and here we are again!

I have STJ to finish, several special orders to work on, and hopefully a few new Etsy pieces.

Here's a touch of what I will have to offer for STJ this month. As far as I can remember, this will be my first ever Easter ornaments, and I'm not sure why; I love Easter! I also have a larger Easter piece in the works for the hootenanny, and a new Halloween piece as well.

I've decided I should probably put my moon man project aside for a while, or at least until the 13th, when STJ updates. Here's another update pic on the big fellow:

Anyway, my coffee mug is almost empty, and so is the pot, so I better get ready to tackle this big pile of work in front of me!

Introducing the Tin Rabbit......My Mom!

My mom has been toying with the idea of starting a blog for quite some time now, and has finally decided to take the dive!

http://www.thetinrabbit.blogspot.com/