Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Gardening and such...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Buttons for the Update Today!
The postman brought these to the door yesterday! New pin back buttons for the shop update today...Each button measures 1.25" across, and features an image from one of my original paintings. Perfectly sweet pinned to your tee! Also, I started adding the new 8x10's to theshop last night. There are limited quantities of the 9x12's left, so if you want the larger size, grab them before they're gone!
Thanks to Liz over at CoolMomPicks for this sweet little post featuring my Woodland Series. I love that she says my work is a bit "alice in wonderland". (My all time favorite movie.) If you've followed my work since the beginning, you'll know I'm sweet on Alice, and have incorporated her into many a painting! Perhaps it's time she makes another appearance...
Monday, April 28, 2008
paintings and printers
"Boy Meets Girl" 8x10 on 140lb. coldpress paper
We had a wonderful weekend! Great weather for gardening... we finished our diy deck revamp, and I even did a wee bit of shopping. I didn't come home with much, but that isn't the point. (It's just nice to get out sans kiddies, and be a grown up.) I'm perfectly happy with my new flip flops and stack of magazines. I'm just not the consumer I used to be. (Thanks goodness!)I think much of this is due to our tiny house. I really have to prioritize everything I bring home, there's really only room for needs, not wants. Speaking of need/want...I think I may be taking the plunge and buying a printer for my business. I still have to figure out where I'm going to put it, as they are quite large. I'm just really sick of driving to the printers, waiting in line, wondering if they'll have my favorite paper in stock...Does anyone have a recommendation for a great printer? I've been advised to buy the Epson Stylus R1900. The specs look great, but if anyone has a printer they love using, I'd love to hear about it. Also, after I run through my current stock of prints, I will be switching to 8x10's instead of 9x12's. I think it will make framing much easier. You can easily pick up a 11x14 frame and a 8x10 white linen mat anywhere...so I think it's a good change.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
buzz....buzz....

"Lola" 3 1/2 inch Kokeshi Doll
Meet Lola the Busy Bee! She'd love to hang out and chat a bit, but it's springtime and she has work to do! She'll fly into the etsy shop on Tuesday!
hard at work...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
shop update...
Friday, April 18, 2008
all in a days work...
"April Showers" 8x10
"Branching Out" 6x7
"Honey" 6x7
Friday, April 11, 2008
bits and pieces of Friday...


A few things on the table for today. First off, finishing what I started yesterday. "April Showers" and "Honey". Also I have a stack of vintage frames I need to clean up and enamel. I'm thinking I'll frame some of the smaller pieces for my next shop update. I like the idea of selling them framed, that way they are ready to be hung as soon as you open them. Instant gratification. Then again, I don't want to someone to pass on the painting because they don't care for the frame. What do you think? Then it's on to emails, sourcing paper, more sketching, and perhaps a wee break , somewhere in there, for a bit of chocolate. ( The girls are with Grandma today, so it wouldn't be a complete day of do-whatever-I-want indulgence without some chocolate!) Finally, the lovely folks at Indiefixx wrote a sweet little post about my art, which is really making my day rock! Thank you very very much Jen, for the heads up. Happy Friday :)








