"artistry"

Guilford Art Center's holiday "Artistry" show has begun!

"Guilford Art Center announces its much-anticipated annual event, Artistry: American Crafts for the Holidays, which will take place November 1, 2014 through January 4, 2015. One-of-a-kind, handmade crafts by more than 250 artists from across America will be featured, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber, ornaments, accessories, toys, specialty foods, and more.  Proceeds from Artistry benefit the exhibiting artists and Guilford Art Center’s educational and community programs.

Hours: Monday through Saturday 10am-5:30pm & Sunday 12-5pm

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 6, 5-8pm, free and open to the public: Join us for shopping & refreshments.

Guilford Art Center is located at 411 Church Street, Guilford, Connecticut (exit 58 off I-95).

For more information call 203-453-5947."  

>> www.guilfordartcenter.org

niagara falls

The beginning of the waterfall adventure was Niagara Falls.  We went on the Hornblower tour, journeyed Behind the Falls, drank Canadian wine, and watched fireworks from our bedroom window.  The moon was getting full and the falls were illuminated and changed colors at night.   Around the hotel were a bunch of amusements, so we also went through a mirror maze.  For $8, we could run into walls, talk to each other's reflections without knowing the difference, aaaand listen to with Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" (which made me very happy).

the whirlpool

We pulled off for "the whirlpool" and took a shortcut on the left, scrambling down a steep,  rocky, mossy, slippery embankment.  We rolled out onto a sun-soaked pebble beach, overlooking a beautiful blue basin surrounded by cliffs and bright green foliage.  There's always a sort of magic coming out of the woods, into the light.  People were fishing and having picnics on the edge of the water.  With all the sunshine, I opened the back of the camera before rewinding. 

((35mm film))