NEWSLETTER

 Did you know I have a newsletter? Yep, it's true! I pull one together three to four times a year to shout out what I've been up to & new products or books I have coming out soon. Sometimes I even give you a sneak peek.✨

Being an independent artist takes a lot of determination & dedication. 

Luckily, it's also fun! 🍀 

Thanks for your support. 

World Friendship Day

 

Celebrate by calling a friend, doing something fun with a friend or even (be brave) make a new friend! I'm pretty introverted & I have made making some new friends a priority the last couple years. I'm proud to report it is going well! Life feels better with friends. 

Celebrating with color 💛 💙 💚 💘

  

 

Again, please! Another trip around the sun. Today is my birthday & I turn 51!

This is a lithography print I painted with printmaking ink then took it for a spin in the press. I drew the lion template in Photoshop to build myself a blueprint to follow.

I enjoy the childlike quality - after all I still feel like a kid at heart.

Currently, Jimothy obsessed!

I’ve long wondered how you stand out from the crowd anymore. Especially, online! Then I saw Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon who lives in Seattle. The perfect mix of unexpected proportions & a reminder of how delightful differences can be.  

 

Am I thinking about booking a trip to Seattle with the main purpose spotting this adorable little nugget- YES! (I imagine I'm not alone on this.)

On a side note: shout out for LEO season which arrives today. 💛

Summer Shapes

Summer has traditionally been a slower season for me at my studio. I use the time to take classes (with other humans) & explore different looks, color palettes, building in time for play. These are a few things that fall into that category.  

  

I'm currently in a lithography class & hope to share some of my prints soon. Lithography is messy & includes chemicals & solvents- stuff I wouldn't use at home so it's great to have a classroom that is set up for all that. 👃 My nose is sensitive!

I'm also in a slow stitch class where we draw with our needle. More on that soon too. 

Friday fl🌸 wers

Some flowers painted in gouache that I then stepped out into a pattern.

 

Called this one midnight garden. Sometimes the best part is naming them! 

(I often wish they were scratch & sniff.) 

World Kiss Day

 

 

Plant one on somebody you love! 💋

(art: collaged)