Not much happening in Alto-Land as of late, so I’m turning to my garden. The poppies just started blooming today and the dwarf lilac is in full bloom! Here are some photos of what’s been going on in my garden lately…
Archive for Art
A Dog Opera

Yep. You saw that headline correctly. The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will be host to the Midwest Premier of “Tragedy on the Sea Nymph” a dog opera in three acts. Written and directed by Elizabeth Cline, “Tragedy on the Sea Nymph” is a 10 minute silent film starring dogs who perform the romance and [...]
I have just submitted my entry for the MN State Fair

After this moring’s rehearsal, I drove over to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and turned in my submission for this year’s Fine Arts division. Now I get to wait for the decision of the judges to see if my piece will be accepted. What do you think? Photograph was taken this past winter at about 11pm [...]
Piggy Cloned!

You’ve seen the picture, perhaps you’ve even been photographed with him… yes, the loveable Piggy has cloned himself and is making himself available to the world. Now’s your change to own your own Piggy. Imagine the possibilities (and share them, please!) [ebay campaignid="5336348520" keywords="kohls+pig" rows="5" columns="2" pagination="yes" [...]
Art-A-Whirl, NE Minneapolis
Wow, even more great news… I am going to be featured in the NE Minneapolis Art-a-Whirl this Spring! If you’ve never attended any of the shows, I must encourage you to come out. This is an extraordinary art event and massive. My husband and I have been going for years and still haven’t covered all [...]
Welcome to My New Website!
For those of you familiar with killeralto.com, you will notice that I have changed over to a blog-style format. I’m hoping that this will enable me to keep current while traveling and give me the ability to be more flexible with my site. I hope you will stay around for a while, listen to some [...]

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