Monday was beautiful.
T’was the last official day of break before the new school year was supposed to start, and the rare gift of snow was gracefully set upon capitol hill. When I woke up I admired the snow, but I was not moved by it. I was resistant to the idea of enjoying such a rare…
Earlier this summer, we launched a home to provide intentional community living for artists and have a single room open. We’re currently hosting three students in two of the three bedrooms, and my husband and I live in the mother-in-law basement. There’s a diversity of disciplines represented, from jazz performance to graphic design. We’re quiet and relaxed, yet pretty busy and social; we host community group as well as have folks over often for community-style meals.
The house has several decks with an amazing views, wi-fi, laundry. It’s right on the bus line for the 43 and 48, making it easy to get downtown, Capitol Hill, and UW. We’re in walking distance of coffee shops, restaurants, and the Washington Arboretum.
The single room is cozy, has a closet, and shares a bathroom on the main floor. Rent is $500/month. Utilities run about $20/month. We share groceries, which is $150/month. We have several housemates with special dietary needs, so we’re well-adept to accommodating with delicious meals.
We’ll need first and last month’s rent as well as security deposit of $250. Our primary requirement is that you be either studying, practicing, or supporting the arts.
If you’re interested, shoot me an e-mail [luzbratcher] [at] [gmail] [dot] [com] and we’d love to have you over for dinner to discuss.
Sadly, no pets.
A nice reminder that these gray days will not last forever.
Today, my dear friend Jana taught me how to work with the encaustic medium. We layered wax, paper, and thread, each layer changing the entire character of the pieces. We played to the scent of warm beeswax and burnt paper. Nothing ended the way it started and it was utterly delightful.
Even though we were short of Kelly, our home is filled with awesome ladies. This is from our first house meal together, noshing on cinnamon rolls. We’ve been hosting artists for three months now and I love the heck of these women. So excited and honored to do life with them.
Cole’s family loves some pretty awesome things, which we get to partake with them. Like boating.
Keeping sweet pets.
And gardening!
These pictures are from in between locations. The highlights of our trip were pretty fantastic, but even the short in-betweens were delightful and memorable.
At the end of our vacation, I shot a friend’s wedding at Cascade Locks in Oregon. It was beautiful, as well as a gorgeous day. Took a few photos to explore texture in black and white.
