Tiernan earns 4.0

Tiernan poses with Creswell Middle School Leadership Advisor Ken Donner after receiving a Superintendent's Award for earning a 4.0 grade point average so far this school year.

JJ Pietsch in Haiti

Cousin J.J. Pietsch is in Haiti covering the earthquake aftermath for AFP. She is based out of France and is following French rescue workers helping the survivors. See her latest video here.

The Art of the SuperHero

The Art of the Superhero from Chris Pietsch on Vimeo.

A short video of Delaney at her art opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Museum. See our previous entry for more info.

Christmas 2009

Mary, Cary and Izzy the dog are spending a few days with us over the holidays. We hosted a group of friends at the house Christmas eve afternoon, gorged out selves on crab Christmas eve night and spent a fun, relaxing morning opening presents and enjoying each other's company. But of course I had to make a panorama of the scene after the presents were open.

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family.

Love the Pietsch and Brubaker family

Super Artist

Delaney with her artwork. (Tiernan Pietsch photo)

NewArt Northwest Kids: Heroes and Heroines

Delaney Pietsch learned last week that her art piece named "Eco Woman" was selected for inclusion in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art's third annual k-12 student art show. NewArt Northwest Kids: Heroes and Heroines will be on view from December 1- March 28, 2010 in the north and south hallways of the JSMA on the University of Oregon campus.

Area students were asked to submit pieces in keeping with the theme of the museum's fall exhibition Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero on exhibit at the museum now.

A jury selected 60 pieces for display from the over 400 works of art that were submitted according to Lisa Abia-Smith Director of Education for JSMA. Submissions came from as far away as Portland and included the communities of Beaverton, Corvallis, Sisters as well as children from Eugene and Springfield.

Delaney's piece featured a heroine name Eco Woman who makes "our world stay clean!"

"The superhero has the power to keep the world from being polluted. With the snap of her fingers she can turn plastic bottles into reusable items and toys! She also has a magical green thumb and can talk to plants and encourage them to thrive and grow!" according to Pietsch.

Year in Pictures 2009

A fun application I found on the web. Images of the family from the year.

The Great Egg Drop

The Great Egg Drop from Chris Pietsch on Vimeo.

Tiernan and Delaney joined in a science camp at the University of Oregon this month. The challenge of the day was to design a contraption that would protect an egg from a 4 story fall. Both girls' designs survived the ordeal with flying colors. But best of all, everyone had a blast.

Chris