Diana Frey
http://dianafrey.blogspot.com/
This was us 34 years ago at our wedding at the Union Hotel in Los Alamos. Last night we stayed the night in the Presidential Suite! We have never stayed there before and it was just amazing.
This is the fireplace that we got married in front of
And these are the stairs that I walked down to get married in front of the fireplace. I was so scared to trip down those stairs with that long dress on.
This is the balcony outside our room.
Me in the living room this morning. Coffee and fruit, excellent.
Jerry chilling in the living room this morning
The jacuzzi hot tub was crazy. Really enjoyed that last night
This is a glass etched door leading from the bathroom to the bedroom.
The shower rocked! You could have a party in there. There are huge shower nozzles on the left and right.
The stained glass over the shower
and the stained glass over the bed
We had dinner at Bell Street Farms in Los Alamos and it was delish. This is the charcuterie and cheese platter we started the dinner with. From there we ordered the hot and crispy pork belly-wrapped shoulder on ciabatta, apple & jicama slaw and pickled onions and the tamarind chicken salad sandwich made with Huntsinger free-range chicken with celery, currants, apples,
Jerry in the living room
bathroom vanity
view from bedroom to living room. Notice the huge sliding doors that close off the bedroom
view from the bed to the balcony patio
glass etched windows in the bedroom
stained glass windows in the living room
the bedroom
living room
this is the front door and entry way. We had the bestest time there and had the bestest food. I really like anniversaries.
These gift boxes are all hand painted on 140 lb watercolor paper and then hand stenciled. They are all 2" deep. This one measures 6"x6".
This one is 4"x4" and you can see that the inside of the box is also painted.
This shows the inside of the box in the beginning and I have no idea why blogger decided to put it under the dragonfly box.
this one measures 3"x6"
and this one 3"x4"


After hearing a talk by Joanne Beaule Ruggles (www.beaulerugglesgraphics.com) on how she approaches her paintings I came home very inspired. There is so much layering in her work. I got out some red rosin paper and gessoed both sides. Then started to play with acrylic paint and things (wall paper, sides of credit cards, stamps, stencils, etc) to add texture to the paper. They measure 14x18". I have no idea yet what the next step will be with these but I really enjoyed doing the backgrounds.
