The Teddy and the Snail

I know which one of these guys can run the fastest! Here's Mr. Teddy, who's growing like mad, and a new hot pink Gallery Pet Snail that just came up from the studio. Ron and I are off to NYC today for a very fun and very full work day. The sun is shining, and life is good.

In Like a Lion...

We woke up to a blizzard! Well, not for sure if it's actually a blizzard, but it certainly is a snow storm! The weather men are anticipating 8-12 inches for us today. So, Ron and I are enjoying working from the warmth and comfort of inside today. Granted, it is Monday, which is supposed to be our day off, so the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Thanks Jack Frost.

It's official; we're living "this beautiful life, LLC"

We received our LLC papers from the Secretary of State today! Ken Jones Jr. Fine Art, Ron Morris Music, and Mercantile Home now live underneath the umbrella of "this beautiful life LLC", and Ken Jr. and Ron are 50/50 owners. YAY!!! I think until the government allows us to get married, this is as close as we'll get to being a "family" in the eyes of the Feds. O, happy day!!

Seed Time!

It's SEED TIME again, and boy am I ready. I began the 10 week process of starting my flowers and vegetables for the garden indoors, in our basement. I got my cabbage, snapdragons, violas, tomatoes, and a few other things planted today. I can not wait for spring...Grow baby, GROW!

New art installation in the living room

We rearranged some furniture getting the house back in order after the shortfilm was shot here, and as a result, opened up this huge wall in the living room. So, we decided to salon hang a whole bunch of our art, and WOW, did it make the room feel so much bigger!

There's a bit of Bruce Stiglich, some Dawn Clements, Kurt Markus, JW Stasiak, Brandon Roosa, Jack Shear, Colin Cochran, Vicky Colombet, Anna Craycroft...anyway, we LOVE it!!

Time with Mr. Nixon

Had a great studio visit this afternoon with Matt Nixon, an artist who lives in Easton that is going to be in the "ILLUMINATE" exhibit this summer. Here are two "works in progress" that are about 24 x 36 inches, acrylic on paper (that then get trimmed and mounted to wood once he's done). There were a ton of great things in the works in Matt's studio, and I can't wait to see him again in April!!

...At Last

WOW! 2009 is off to an incredible start. Ron and I manage to pack more activities, phone calls, clients, and creations into a day than we previously thought possible. We've been in this super drive mode for about 5 months now (hence the fewer and fewer blog posts), and what initially felt like a fleeting level of business is clearly now the New Normal!

Granted, we both love it and life is, indeed, beautiful! And yes, we do occasionally, usually well after midnight, unplug, watch a bit of TV and then hit the hay.

We installed a new exhibit last week, got up a new website, and re-opened the Easton Gallery space as MERCANTILE HOME! Check it out at www.mercantilehome.com

The space has finally come into it's own, and we had an amazing opening on Saturday 2/7. Great people, love all around! Our camera's battery died when we were trying to get installation pics of the show, but I'll take more and post some in the next few days.

Ron's been in NYC the past two days, but he gets back to Easton this evening. YAY!

I'm going to try to some how incorporate the blog into my daily routine. Actually, I'm trying very hard to develop some sort of routine so that work and play can have there respective places. When everything you do is enjoyable, it gets really hard to turn it all off! I think rising at 6am and in bed by 10pm is in the not too distant future. I'm approaching 30 years old, and the 20-something lifestyle is on its way out!

Much love and peace.

Oh, Happy Day!

NUMBER 44!

Merry Merry

We're on Etsy!

mercantilehome.etsy.com

Visit our new Etsy store where you can see (and buy) new pieces from Mercantile Home!
We just added a few scarves, some hand-dyed yarns, and a pillow or two.
More to come later in the week! Tell your friends!

Now, off to NYC for a few days. When I get back on Thursday, I promise to update the blog with images from our trip to Boston, the Spark! Exhibit gallery opening, and everything else that's happened in the past month or so!

xo
Ken Jr.

Prop 8 - The Musical and a must-read article...

An incredibly well-written article that you must read:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/172653

Happy Thanksgiving