Hello The House!

Heaven and Earth, 2010
Oceanna and Andrew installing windows in their house .

Andy and Ocea also just finished putting a radiant heat system in the basement, and poured the concrete, a HUGE project. Step by step, it's coming along! They plan to be moved in by spring!

House of the Rising Son

I just love this gold and blue - such a fresh and happy color combination!

My impromptu portrait of Andy created with debris from the floor. The blue buttons were the remaining two left on one of the straps that wraps around his kneepads - he completely blew them out! Time for new straps!

Every weekend I document the progress on my son Andy's house. What a huge and amazing project! Andy is building this house for his family after work and on weekends. That man has energy...

Hearth and Home

photo by my husband Garry

Indoor and outdoor, hard at work, asleep on the floor. Some opposing views from my weekend. My next door neighbor, my son Andrew, at work on his house, and me (and my cats) enjoying our hearth, and home. Back to work today!

Building Neighbors

First quarter moon rising over the frame of Andy and Ocea's new house..

It's really coming along!

A snowy hideout...

...with sleeping bags inside!

A saw that's seen it's share of dust...

Grampa and Nikkea checking out the latest construction...

The little house in the woods - temporary lodgings while the big house gets built...

The winter workshop...

Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go...

This dog knows the way...

First quarter moon rising over Garry and Martha's house.

A Strong Foundation

an outdoor workstation...

Andrew

Andy and Garry

Andy, Garry, and Brey - the foundation with three generations - my son, husband, and grandson...

temporary lodgings - the studio and trailor...

inside the studio...

my 1997 portrait of my son Andrew

My son Andrew and his wife Oceanna are building a house on some land that we gifted to them on our property in Woolwich. Andy and Ocea and their two sons have been living in our house for the past few years while they've been working on clearing the land, making the foundation and the 600 foot long driveway through the woods. Andy also built an outbuilding, a studio which stands next to the foundation, and he and Ocea, Brey, and Wyeth have moved into the studio and a camper to finish the framing of their house. A huge project!! My husband and I will be moving back to our house full time now, giving up our apartment in the city. I am glad of this move. It's been a long while since we had our house to ourselves, and I feel more deeply connected to nature and Spirit when I am at my home in the woods. I will keep my studio in Portland, though, where I feel most connected to the art community!