Mechanical Bees

This is my box full of mechanical bees.

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville MA

Holloween Party

Shelby's house
Somerville, MA

Dreaming

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

My Shadow

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

Limoncello, Phase Two

Kristen and Shelby
Somerville, MA

Beeing

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

Shane and Melainie

Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston, MA

The Age of the Mechanical Bee

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

Kristen in Her Room

Somerville, MA

Nasty Tattoo Apple

Josh, Kristen's hand, Shelby's week-old tattooed apple and Shelby

Gary's birthday party
Somerville, MA

Countries Visited

Go us! So many more places to go!

Kristen and Shelby

Shelbunny Land

Smile About This

-carrot juice
-bees
-a kitchen that makes me feel spoiled
-gyming
-walking home from school
-the possibility of a promotion
-a successful first house party
-hot tea after a long rainy day
-classy thrift stores
-good news from Mom
-big jug of extra virgin olive oil on sale
-care packages
-good friends
-wasabi
-limoncello
-washing all the laundry and folding it too
-a plan for right now
-free art books



Kristen and Shelby
Somerville, MA

Damsels in Distress

-floss more
-acquire better health insurance
-don't loose your personality in hopes of impressing your boss
-read on the T
-drink tea
-continue cookie making obsession
-bath?
-fix lymph nodes
-moisturize scar
-do better in senior studio this time
-make wet plate collodion photographs
-remember you are a lucky duck
-people are like bugs from far away
-learn French
-many red balls, wax?
-make voicemail greeting more mature sounding
-accidental sculptures
-learn how to set timer on camera
-blog or die

Shelby and Kristen
Somerville, MA

A Day With My Homey

Not long ago, I visited a park near Haymarket with my old hometown friend, Homey. It was an unusually hot fall day...perfect for a picnic and dipping our toes in an open fountain.

Shelby
Boston, MA

Metal Flowers

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

Mark Sink, the Expert on the Diana at Lomography.com

http://www.lomography.com/diana/experts

Mark Sink's Portfolio

Andy Richmond

http://www.richmondaltphoto.com/

Nguyen Le

http://www.nguyenle.org/home.htm

Al Magnus

Candy land, Skittle's ad, The Little Prince and science fiction horror movie mixed in one.

http://www.almagnus.com/index.htm

Kristen Hatgi
Somerville, MA

Lemon Blueberrry Tart

After peeling so many lemons for limoncello, the girls were left with a pile of ravished and skinned lemons. For thirty-six hours they were left neglected in a bowl. Kristen was determined to juice the lemon's and somehow bring puropose to the parishing fruits.
Yesterday she made this lovely lemon blueberry tart.


http://www.joyofbaking.com/LemonTart.html

Lewis Carroll's Alice

Design Life Now: National Design Triennial

ICA Boston, West Gallery September 28th 2007 - January 6th 2007

After weeks of sneaking a peek behind the construction curtains at work, my coworkers and I get to enjoy this amazing experience: an exciting new show. 81 Artists/Designers are featured with displays of some of the best American design made in the last three years. Micheal Meredith's thick walls of "cubbies" showcase architectural models, dresses, furniture, toys, graphic design and a submarine of sorts!

One of my favorite pieces is Charlie Lazor's conception of Up! House, a company that makes prefabricated homes that you can order online. You finish some design choices when ordering and they deliver it to your plot of land. It's like ordering a car.

See for yourself.

Check out: http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/design-life-now/
and: http://www.up-house.com

Shelby Finger
Boston, MA

A Treat for Some Bookmaking Friends

Kristen and Shelby spent Tuesday cooking together in Shelby's new amazing kitchen. They made yummy plum cake in muffin size portions. Kristen packaged the individual cakes and the recipe in little hand made boxes to give to her bookmaking classmates and teacher. Yes, this did fulfill an assignment!

Kristen was inspired by Anthony Bourdain and his travels to Tuscany where he learned how to make homemade pasta. With little warning to Shelby Kristen poured out a pile of flour and then made a pool of two eggs, mixed, kneaded, and roled out the dough. After much folding and rolling voila ...homemade pasta..... sadly it was a little chewy. Kristen has not given up yet. She will try again soon with some knew pasta making knowledge.

Shelby and Kristen
Somerville, MA

A Studio Shoot at The Art Institute of Boston

Photographer and muse working together once again.
Kristen and Shelby
Boston, MA

Limoncello

Inspired by some tasty limoncello the girls experienced in Roma, Shelby and Kristen have began the process of making their own from scratch. During a recent evening the two enthusiastic girls peeled fifteen lemons and then added the peel to a half a gallon of vodka.
After a few months of ageing the concoction will be ready for Sugar syrup and then, yes, another few months of ageing! It will be worth it when the time come to taste the heavenly liquor.


Shelby and Kristen
Somerville, MA

Working at the ICA

My job has two main roles. I protect the art by asking visitors to, "please step behind the black line." I also answer questions about the art and the facilities. My fellow VA's are really interesting, wonderful, likable people. At times visitors are confused by our presence. One day while watching The Cell (Louis Bourgeois), a woman came up to me and said, "When I came in here I saw you standing and thought: is she some sort of living art thing?" I laughed and said we're all living art.

-Shelby Finger
Boston, MA

Bee

-Kristen

Boston, MA

Bees

My family and I sat under the trees.
We were just enjoying the breeze,
Then we saw all the bees.
Everyone wanted to flee.
They were all scared, but me.

I liked those bees up in the trees.
Yellow and black fuzz they looked so free.
They buzzed and they bizzed.
Then one landed on my nose,
And ones on my toes.

They liked me yes; yes they did but not more than a daisy.
I had a yellow and orange striped shirt on, don’t call me crazy.
I stood real still not to scare them away.
After that I came to visit them every day.
They gave me honey to eat.
In was so sweet.
I must confess.
It was such a mess.

-Kristen Hatgi

Found Images