Four semi spooky squares!

 

Some sounds and cut paper shapes to celebrate October.

Dress up your digits

 

The month of October makes me think about "dressing up".  I enjoy cutting and sewing as well as imaging little characters. These are some felt finger puppets I made several years ago that were sold at speciality stores and Nordstrom. 

Still blooming

 

Somehow in the second week of October I happily find myself with things still a bloom in our garden.  As you can see many of the flowers I plant bring butterflies, bees and my favorite hummingbirds.  (Gosh, I'll miss seeing them in the morning.)

Grateful to have flowers to water & colors to fill the grey days we've had lately.   Holding on to the little things that make me feel calm while we watch other things spin out of control. 

Meow, October!

 

🧡 Time to buy some pumpkins!

Bugs on black

 

I LOVE to paint and somehow with just a few days until October my garden continues to bloom & buzz with all sorts of intriguing insects!

Orchard

 

We took our annual trip to the orchard over the weekend.  I always look forward to this.  There wasn't many apples left on the the trees this year and the harvest looked low.  When we started out the day it was grey which made the few red apples left on the trees really pop.  Then the sun came out to stay.

I took lots of pictures and all the ones with my boys (Antonio & Luca) made me laugh.  They couldn't look less enthused!  I'm grateful for the years they've let me drag them around from one seasonal outing after another. 

 

 We'll go back next year & hopefully they'll look a little happier!

On my mind...

 

Who captures your imagination?

I like making art that gives people an opportunity to tell someone special that they care about them.

This art was licensed for cards & I hope it helped someone feel warm & appreciated.