I’m back from a lovely vacation in Portland and on Whidbey Island outside Seattle. The polymer clay community’s foremost experts on color, Maggie Maggio and Lindly Haunani, had our little group focused on Maggie’s new color theory and color mixing.

After a week, it all began to sink in. That’s Carol Simmon’s color study of Fimo …mine wasn’t nearly as neat.

We focused on food as well, inspired by Karen’s wonderful Baby Island Lodge kitchen and by Lindly’s culinary skills.

The ocean, the tidepools, a first trip to funky Portland, Powell’s bookstore, Maggie’s house and family, our cottage on the beach at Oceanside, late nights of girltalk…wonderful memories.

David’s work on the new Chaise Magazine DVD will premier in New York on May 6. One work studies "Debate Breath", the inhalations and sighs from the presidential debates. The second is about the notion of a nonlinear calendar. Visit the chaisemagazine.org site to see this and other fascinating work.

David’s annual grad student show will open May 13 at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.

Hillary did a terrific job of finding a place in NYC in a hurry. Her cozy apartment is a newly renovated space not too far from her office. She’s working on a project there for a few months.

I’m sure she’d like to hear from you all. E-mail her.