I Welcome You Weekend!

I normally don't post pictures of myself...but I do kind of love this picture as it basically sums up how I felt last weekend...fabulous!
Look at me all prego fat and happy in a cabana at the glorious Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

Well, the weekend is upon us yet again...and though I will not be spending it by the largest hotel swimming pool in the US...it's a weekend.

I hope you all have had a nice week. Thanks for your help on the series...

I'm going with the pies!

Catch you next week (unless I am motivated enough to post something this weekend).

Something Else Baking in the Oven

I hope you had as wonderful a weekend as we did in Miami! We spent the weekend poolside at the Biltmore in a cabana with family. Baby Sles really liked the water...or so I would like to think. Can't feel the little one yet...ANYHOOOO...

Two years ago when I had my first show, I painted, Key Lime Pie...a very popular (and still available) little painting.

Last year I decided to add to the pie collection and I painted, Pumpkin and Cherry Pie...

I also added Moon Pie and Pecan Pie to the collection (but on bags and not canvas)... (all still available).

Long story short...what if for the September show I did Pies, instead of the alphabet. I asked on Facebook and Twitter for some ideas...and I combined them with some I had sketches for already... here is the whole collection...

Let me know what you think...and let me know if you can figure them out.

Always appreciate your thoughts!!!

A,B,C...

This September I have the great honor of showing in the gallery at Books & Books in Coral Gables again.

My show last year was a hodgepodge of my work, things I had been working on all year...but no real theme.

This year I have decided to do a "Miami A.B.C..." series of paintings.

Let me tell you that some letters are easier than others to come up with an image for (think A for Alligator and X for????) I've put out a RFL (Request for Letters) on twitter...and now I am putting it out on here and Facebook.

So...here are the letters I am having issues with...or am not 100% on...

N, W, X, Y , Z....

Let me know if you have any ideas!

Sketches for Baby Slesnick

For years I have been painting for nurseries. Finally, I have a nursery of my own to paint for!

Terribly exciting.

Last night I drummed up these sketches of what could potentially go in Baby S's nursery. I think the yellow background would look so pretty against a kelly green wall. Pink letters if we have a Cas, light blue letters if we have a Wolfie. The elephants would be a nice compliment to the fabric we are planning on using...and I would probably do a number of different animal panels to accompany them...as well as treasured prints.

My mom is also giving us a horse print she bought in Spain while she was pregnant with me. It's lovely and really goes well with the "chic circus" theme we have going so far.

Thank you all for your thoughts so far on everything from the names to the nursery conceptual plans.

A Special Room Just for You

Cas/Wolfie are going to have a very pretty room you know. This pretty room will also be fun, full of children's books I have collected over the years, my old stuffed animals and I am determined to at one paint give this child a chalkboard wall.

As for decor... there are some pieces of furniture that we already know will go into the nursery---a great red dresser, and a bookcase from Potterybarn which will be painted red to match the dresser.
We also have been offered a very pretty fabric called, "Kenya" by my mom, a.k.a. Coco. So when you have those two elements...you are left with the question...what bedding to get...and what to paint the walls? As you know from my art and my wardrobe, I love color. So what about yellow gingham bedding and kelly green walls like on this teacup? Or maybe light blue walls...girls can live in blue rooms...I did.

Anyhow---thoughts....let me know what you think.

What's in a Name?

My mom did not want to name me Cecilia, as that is her name...but my father apparently was insistent...hence you have me, Cecilia, today.
No, my mom wanted to name me either....
Mariana or Fernanda
...the irony, my cousin Fernanda (born 8 months after I was) named her daughter, Mariana.

So here we are now, 4 months prego and on the verge of finding out what sweet little treasure is growing inside of me as I write.
Names...names... well luckily we have those selected.

...but there were a lot of GREAT names on the list that did not make the cut....I thought it would be fun to share those with you.

Girls
Anastasia Sofia
Charlotte Anne
Sabrina Anne
Carla Sofia
Felicity Anne
Francesca Sofia
Cecilia Lucrecia
and my favorite... Sofia Carolina

Boys
Donald David IV

...that's it...we LOVE our boy name and never had to go through the exercise of "what will we name him" other than the pros and cons of the only name listed above.

...so you are wondering...what are we going to name our baby? Well, both names are family names...and we love them.

Cecilia Anne or Sebastian Wolf

Since I am a Cecilia, if we have a girl, we'd more than likely call her Cas...until we find another fun nickname...
and I feel like Sebastian would end up being called Wolfie by me a lot...with sprinkles of Sebas here and there.
We'll see.

The Countdown Begins...

17 days. That's how long I have to wait until I know what Baby Sles is. The anticipation is killing me...but I know that it like everything in life, is going to be worth the wait.

I have to say there are a few things in life that really bug me...

1. When people pronounce my nickname, "CEECEE" instead of "Cehcee"...its spelled Ceci, not Ceecee or Cici people!

2. Running late.

3. Martyrs (and not in the religious sense).

4. When people question WHY I want to know the sex of the baby.

Let's focus on #4 on my list.

I want to know the sex of the baby (rather we want to know the sex of the baby) for a good number of reasons....

1. It's our baby.

2. Science lets us.

3. It's going to be a surprise when we find out at the sonogram too!

4. I like to plan.

5. I like to be efficient.

6. Last time I checked, the miracle of life is happening inside of me...not you.

Ok...so 17 days to go! Hope you had a great weekend.