Trip to Sudbury and MIM #208

Happy Monday!

I hope that spring finally found you on the weekend. It finally hit here, sunny and warm. Not T-shirt and shorts kind of warm but so much better than the last 6 months have been.

My card this morning is for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. Laurie Willison demonstrated ombre inking using regular dye ink pads. Her butterflies were so gorgeous I knew I had to try the technique out just like hers, Nothing original!




On the Weekend I headed up to Sudbury to go to the Open House at the Architecture Studio for Ben.  It is always a thrill to go up there and hear the kids buzzing about what they did and what the they are doing next.

I managed to get a rare shot of Ben and I together, I don't remember him getting that tall!

Their big project this year was to create a bridge and venue at the old existing train station in Sudbury. So the years projects basically all hinged around it.  This is an outdoor kiosk that Ben designed for the venue. The topic of discussion this year was sustainability--how people and culture and nature can exist in harmony. The course focus was on ecology and architecture.

This is Ben's drawing for his bridge and the model to the left is actually a huge muilti level shopping mall that is made up of shipping containers that are the actual stores! The concept is that the shops can be reconfigured, moved around and come and go--a glimpse into the future of retail. 

The trip to Sudbury is roughly 9 hours round trip! I told you the other day I drove halfway to Ben's girlfriends parent's home and they drove the rest of the way! On the way home we stopped and had dinner with Ben's girlfriend's aunt, Dawna, who will be Ben's boss again this summer.

He is going back to Lakehouse Cabinery again, if you want to see some gorgeous furniture have a peak at their website.  Ben actually took part in building a lot of these pieces last summer. My card on it's way to Dawna to thank her for dinner.

Have a wonderful work week!