Artists' Boutique in Kirkwood, Missouri

We are preparing for the Artists' Boutique at the Kirkwood Community Center, Kirkwood Missouri this weekend. Among many talented artists, Paper Petals Studio will be exhibiting and selling our stationery and introducing my new custom prints that are available. Doris (my mom) will be selling my fathers pencil sketch prints as well. Take a walk in Kirkwood Park this weekend and stop in the Artists' Boutique.

Modern Castle

Today we spent the day raking leaves and trimming branches at the Thias house in Sunset Hills. I love the steps, pathways and planting boxes that my father built by hand out of Missouri limestone pieces from the creek at the back of the property.

Circles and Lines

Tools that E J Thias used to make circles and lines.

SP1 US Navy World War II

Our family favorite US Navy photos of E J Thias.

Top This

E J Thias participated in Track and Field. He told us stories about how in the 1940's pole vaulters used wooden poles and landed in sand pits. My father even made his own pole. This is one of those stories that it really takes you back in time before fiberglass poles and air cushions were introduced to the sport of track and field. Posted in a photo of E J Thias pole vaulting and two of the numbers that he wore at Cleveland High School track and field events. The photo is labelled E J Thias 1940.

Boyhood Photos

Posting two boyhood photos of E J Thias. My grandmother sent my father into school early - which he never seemed to be too thrilled about. E J is in the second row, second person from the left.

Leroy Pen

Everyone in my family learned how to use the Leroy Pen. I love to fill up the pen with ink and watch the link flow into letters from this hand held contraption of a tool. Because of the computer age the pen is outdated for many. More of E J Thias' tools will be posted on this blog.