Sunday, August 10, 2025

Hello, World! Kids' Guides Exploring INSECTS 🐜

 
This picture book has my favorite endpapers in it.
 
 
As summer starts to wind down, I'm paying closer attention to all the the insects I encounter each day.
I find them in the garden,
on the pavement,

 and twinkling in the early night sky!
 
 
If you like me enjoy insects and are curious about learning more 
Colorful pages full of crawling, flying, and burrowing insects with lots of 
fun facts are waiting for you to explore! 
🐛 (age range 3-7 years) 🦗

 




Thursday, August 7, 2025

It's August...

Summer seems to fly by and after a short reprieve, it’s warming up again! Here are some popsicles with pizazz! I like that in the U.K. they're called icelollies. My current favorite flavor is tart cherry ice.


 

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Flower child

 

Every Monday during July I've been part of a watercolor collage class. I try to take different classes every summer to tap into new techniques or explore new color palettes. This helps me bring a more thought-out approach to trying something different with client work. Evolving as an artist is up to them & it's easy to fall into the pocket of what you feel comfortable in & never climb back out.

My art has always been loose & I'm trying to lean into that even more! I try to not over think what I make & for me the purest way is to feel my way through each phase. (beginning, middle, end) It's a fun exercise in trusting yourself and seeing where that goes.

Last Monday I woke and the first thing that caught my eye were the bright red geraniums in my flower box. I knew I spend the day cutting, painting and drawing flowers.


Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Favorite things...

 

I like to draw animals and shapes.


 Put them together & I'm perfectly pleased!

(Also, a fan of bright color but you probably know that about me by now.)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Solar Explorers 🪐

 

Little Sleepies purchased my Solar Explorers print for their 2025 back to school collection.

I love seeing how they apply art I make to their cozy, soft, product assortment. You can blast off into fun by checking it all out here!

How cute is this dress? As much as I love flowers it's so refreshing to see other fun, fresh prints (like this) on a dress!

Soft twin sheet sets, a crib sheet and cloud blanket are part of the assortment as well.

I needed to end with this guy! I just can't get over how darn sweet toddler proportions are.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Ooh, aah, gasp!

 

Hope you have a fantastic 4th of July! 

I just love this time of the year.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Okay, it's hot!

 

Refreshments anyone?

This is a painting (acrylic, gouache, and a scratching technique with a pen) that I made about 20 years ago. It was purchased by Garnet Hill & I'm not sure what ever became of it? I found the digital scan of it recently & thought this is a perfect image for the heat wave half the country is going through! 

Also, I can't remember the last time I had fruit punch? 🍓 🍋 🍒 🍍 🍇 ❓