Finished the second banner. These hooters are headed to Zanesville to hang downtown! #welcometozanesville #owlcrazy #artcoz #bunkojess

I put together a spot to paint at the warehouse today so I could try and finish the second banner by Friday. Didn’t feel like finishing the details on the first side so I flipped it over and started the other side. Hoping tonight I can see it through and finish both sides.

I couldn’t help but take another “Welcome to Zanesville” banner when I was working on 226 in the Masonic Temple. I am a sucker. It’s moving faster this time. Going to do a few owls because I love to paint owls! Still a ton to do but I made a lot of progress in a few hours.

I unloaded a van full of art and supplies to our new poetry and art studio. Room 226. Through the halls. Up the stairs and down the stairs. Elizabeth had some signs on the door with our names, poems tucked under the glass piece in the stand and magnetic poetry on a baking sheet. Today it seemed like maybe the space was real. I hope to hang some paintings and find time to work in it soon!

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I was so tired from working so hard yesterday teamed with missing David I took the day off from guitar parts. I finished the banner and we went swimming and rode bikes. Sat by the pool and chatted with friends. Cooked out on the deck. We just all enjoyed the fact we were together and the sun was shining.

No matter what the price at work tomorrow it was time well spent.

Spent most of the day doing yard work and power washing in Zanesville for mom but the sun side of my banner is finished. I need to move on to the moon tomorrow and get it turned in before the Y-Bridge fest next weekend.

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I feel like I may make ten of these before I get one I really love and I am a little obsessed with the breed. That beautiful red, white and blue face is uplifting!

I found this chair a few years ago. I think it was at the Buckeye Lake Goodwill but I am not really sure where I picked it up now. I drove it to Nashville right after I found it and I was going to paint it up. David laughed and called it Charlie’s “prince” chair. It was sort of purple when I bought it but needed painted. He has loved it and always ate his dinner perched up in it.

Just spruced it up with some new paint. It’s moving to an exciting new space where “Prince” Char can share it. It’s new home will be the BunkoJess/Poet’s Corner in the Masonic Temple, Zanesville, Ohio. Room 226! On the hunt for other odd chairs to put around our round table now.