Hung this work last week by Pauline Verbeer, for a corporate client.  Notice how it appears 3-D, almost as though basketry is a part of the texture.  Here’s the beauty of it: there is no 3-D element, or accompanying texture.  The piece is made of woven silk.  All else is an illusion.  Exquisite.  Client is ecstatic.  So am I.

100 degrees here yesterday.  Perfect evening to swim a few laps.  I like going to the pool late.  The crowd has diminished by then, the cicadas have begun to call, and the lap pool is relatively free.  My sons, being nearly grown, didn’t go with me; they’re too cool for that now.  But it was a distinct pleasure watching other families gather by the diving boards as their kids did stunts.  You could feel the love, which came out in the form of laughter–a beautiful way to express it.

100 degrees again today.  Rollerblading tonight–this time with sons.  My wife?  She’s a doll, but a weenie in the heat.  I reckon she’ll pass until it cools down.