Cynically I thought Agile's interest in basket weaving was because of the delicious lunches served at Heart Space Studio. I never imagined that Agile would prove to be a natural basket maker. Editor's note: To understand the context of this posting it is necessary to read the basket making/paper weaving entries on the home page.
Just a brief sighting.
While I was away last week I thought I caught a glimpse of Lancelot about to tuck into a Lobster dinner but I may have been mistaken....
Bastille Day Celebrations cont"d
Agile was equally happy to be awarded an "Honorable Mention" in the Arts and Crafts contest for his Wooden Spoon Eiffel Tower.
Bastille Day Celebrations
At the recent Bastille Day Celebrations Lancelot was delighted to win third place in the French Bread category, Junior/Under 12" division of the local fencing club. Lancelot's chosen weapon is the batard. He finds the loaf more suitable to his weight/muscle distribution than the standard ficelle.
Happy 4th!
Lancelot and Agile would like to wish their friends a very happy July 4th. Double click on flag to enlarge
Lancelot welcomes the first hummingbird of the season.
June 15th. Lancelot was delighted to greet the first hummingbird of the Summer. Here they share a celebrity nectar cocktail to welcome in the Summer Season.
Agile also keeps a watchful eye on the feeders....
Knowing that it was unlikely that the Hummingbirds would arrive before the middle of July, Agile was determined not to let the sugar water go to waste.....
Lancelot prepares the sugar syrup
Lancelot takes his hummingbird duties very seriously. Every week he carefully prepares the sugar water for the feeders.
After The Show
Now that my show has officially opened, Lancelot is finally
able to begin to devote himself to some of his long neglected projects.
Off to Santa Fe
The Three friends head off to Santa Fe for their annual R and R respite. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of them at the airport yesterday. Lancelot and co like to travel as inconspicuously as possible.
Finishing up.
Knowing that I am very busy at the moment preparing for my One person show, Lancelot and Agile kindly offered to help me work on my paper mache owl. Here you see the owl in a late development stage, receiving a final coat of the Financial Times. With luck the owl will be dry and ready to be decorated just in time for the opening of my show on May 6th. I am so grateful to Lancelot and Agile for their help.
A Team Building Exercise.
Lancelot decided to sponsor a team building exercise in honor of Easter. Working with the eminent artist, Sir Robin Redbreast-Goodfellow, MRA, the design team took a class in Self portraiture/Easter Egg decorating. The only problem, as Agile noted on the post class evaluation sheet, was that there was no chocolate involved.
Spring is here.
I was working in the studio when I saw a sudden burst of color. As I turned my head I noticed Lancelot scurrying by with an enormous bunch of flowers.... Before I could catch him, to ask where he was headed, Lancelot had disappeared around the corner.
Creative Block
Time for a Spring Vacation. Lancelot was suffering from Creative Block...
Personalized Metro Cards
More Personalized metro cards from the Design Studio.
Lancelot in San Francisco
Lancelot was enjoying his first visit to San Francisco greatly.
Half Way There, Lancelot realized it was Further than he thought.
Half way there and with night coming on fast, Lancelot accepts a ride from some friendly Map birds.
Birthday Celebrations
In honor of Founder's Day Birthday Celebrations, Lancelot decides to personally deliver the balloons. I was a little dubious about this, knowing that Lancelot had dozed through most of High School geography but Lancelot insisted that he knew where California was.
Agile Cleans Up
Lancelot was somewhat surprised that Agile should be so willing to clean up after their Setsubun Celebrations. However the wily Agile had his reasons.
Lancelot and Co get ready for Setsubun
Lancelot, Agile and Wilfred Wetnose are getting ready to celebrate Setsubun. This is one of their favorite annual rites. According to tradition, the head of the household dresses up as an "Oni" or demon and the rest of the family scares away bad luck by throwing beans at the demon while shouting "Oni wa soto, fuku wa ichi" - roughly translated as demons go away, good luck come into the house. One is then supposed to eat as many beans as one's age. (Naturally Agile pretends to much older than he is since Lancelot and co usually use jelly beans or m & ms.) In order to be fair and to ensure as much good fortune as possible the three friends take turns pretending to be the demon. Here we are privileged to see them getting ready for the great day, which is this Friday, February 3rd. Lancelot swears by this ritual and encourages everyone to perform similar rites.
