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From the Good Twin Bad Twin Blog Post, March 31, 2012

OFF SEASON AND UNSEASONABLY WARM…

Warm enough to sit outside on the ferry yet cool enough to snuggle into his chest.

It was our first trip together.

Introductions went over easily. Friends of mine met friends of his, we were all laughing and enjoying our laughter as the only audible sound on the sleepy island. It seemed as if the stars shone just for us and the road and beaches were ours to meander.

 Walking into town with the O’s, I could feel his hot stare at my bare skin, it was warm enough for cowboy boots and short shorts.

The O’s : Jen and Danny and their children Riley and Mason

We didn’t explore the entire island. But we were charmed by the parts that happened upon us.

We had a photo shoot while we waited for the sun to set.

I felt the icy burn of the water.

The long shadows before sunset proved distracting in our shots but this one was delightfully magical. I love that the image captures the action of the subject and the photographer. This picture was my favorite of the bunch. If I could nail that look I’d use it for every shot.

For a little local flair, stop in at The Dumptique and dig through MV’s best thrift store.  If it’s not nailed down it’s free. It’s a recycling program at the Tisbury Dump.

I walked out with a sweet tote bag and a few t shirts. One man’s trash…as the saying goes….

Brian, THE Hot Dog King of Martha’s Vineyard, shows off his finds at the Dumptique.

Bea’s Fabric Shop looked empty and smelled like cigarettes.  But there happened to be a stash of patterns sitting around long enough to make them vintage. Score!

I see short shorts in my future. And a western button up for my gentleman caller.

We met up with the O’s while on MV. Danny O is my best friend’s husband and a seriously inspiring artist. His drill remains to be the most amazing thing to watch. He works the magazines for shades of colors and types of textures and then pieces them together to fill in the spaces of his lined drawings.

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Danny O @ Danny O Studio.com

Danny O @ Etsy

This dish rack from the Dumptique will be a great way for Danny to display art at the fair and festivals this summer.

“Back to the states” as Brian The Hot Dog King would say with memories of Martha’s Vineyard off season and unseasonably warm.

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Danny O will be participating in this year’s Coolidge Corner Arts Festival, Saturday, June 4 (10-6) located on the grounds of Devotion School in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner.

Danny will be located in the first aisle of the fair that is parallel to Harvard Ave.  Pretty darn close to last year’s location.

Adjacent the art festival, Brookline will be holding it’s 4th Brookline Food Festival, where you can grab a bite or try something new from one of Brookline’s fine food establishments.  Proceeds from the food festival benefit the Brookline Food Bank.  So stop by, feast your eyes on Danny O’s new work and then fill up and donate to your community.

To celebrate my first Mothers Day, I am having a 4 generations girls weekend.  Grammy, mom, Riley and I are heading to the coast of Maine to spend the night and shop the antique capital of Maine, 25 antique stores line a 2.3 mile stretch of Route 1 in Wells, Maine.  I will be bringing the ladies by Cattail Farm Antiques, a 3-story, restored barn with nearly 10,000 square feet of fun and funky architectural pieces, garden objects, estate and vintage jewelry, glassware, lighting, cottage decor and of coarse, Danny’s art.

Opening Day 2011, Fenway Park, Sox vs Yankees

We scored loads of vintage paper and book covers from roadsides and/or transfer stations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts over the last couple of weeks on a road trip and Danny has been turning them into pictorial journals of our travels.  Last week he sketched a Celtics/ 76ers game at the TD Boston Garden, Opening Day at Fenway Park and captured a Jewish wedding in an old sketch book.

TD Banknorth Garden, Celtics vs 76ers, April 2011