A run in the park last week. The end of 2016 is here. Many called this year the worst year ever. Some referred to it as a giant dumpster fire. This wasn't a great year for me. Mostly because Chloe had so many health problems. I feel like I spent most of my at the vet and sitting beside myself with worry. On...
Santa Chloe! It's Christmas Eve! One of the most exciting nights of the year for lots of people. I, for one, am excited. I love Christmas. Every year I think maybe this will be the year that I don't really love it as much as I used to. Maybe I'm just getting a little too old for this. And every year I prove...
I'm about to get a little Polly Anna here for a moment, so forgive me. Participating in this craft fair was a little emotional for me. Seeing people wearing "Not My President" t-shirts and "Nasty Woman" t-shirts made me tear up a little bit and it made me feel really lucky to live in a city where so many people share the same...
Crafty Wonderland is this weekend! I've been really busy all week getting ready for this enormous event. It's so much work but, at the end of the weekend, it's so very worth it. One of my favorite things about doing this show is seeing all my vendor friends. Catching up with them and seeing, in person, what they've been making is really fun....
I've mentioned that I've been making a lot of art the past few weeks. It's been really great for me to focus on something other than the news, fake news and all other media these past few weeks. I have a huge craft fair coming up next weekend, so it's felt really good to get new work made and feel productive. That first...
Hi! I'm back! So much has happened since I last blogged! I ran a marathon and killed it! As you can see from the photo it rained that day. It actually poured the entire time I ran, but that didn't stop me! I beat my last marathon time by 45 minutes, technically. They didn't have people at the right corner telling my group...
I've been painting. A lot. This portrait painting has been taking up most of all my time these days. It's big. One of the biggest paintings I've ever worked on. Certainly the biggest portrait painting I've ever worked on. It's a lot of fun. Working in a garage with no insulation in the summer isn't really that fun, but if I get out...
Ran around this lake! Again! Opps! It's been awhile. We went camping Friday and Saturday for Nate's 40th Birthday and it's taken me awhile to get caught up on everything this week. It was a great weekend. The weather was beautiful. We went with a couple of friends and did a little swimming and a little fishing. We ate hot dogs and had...
Illustration by Phoebe Wahl What a week it's been. There's been so much heartbreak. I feel emotionally and physically drained. I don't want to be silent about how unjust it was for those two black men to be shot by cops for a routine traffic stop. I understand that my white skin affords me the privilege of never feeling afraid of being harassed,...
Imperial Red 8x10" print. So, to help cover some of the costs of my sweet little dog, I've decided to have a print sale. All of my 8x10" and 11x14" prints are 50% off using the code PRINTSALE50 at checkout. Tea 8x10" PrintChloe's not out of the woods yet, although doing better. We're all really hoping she starts to get her health back...
New holiday card is coming soon! This is what I mostly worked on today. I wanted to do one more holiday card before I sent my holiday card image sheet to wholesale buyers and I did it! It's been another challenging week in the Chloe Baloney department. She had something called Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis. I won't get into details because it's not the most pleasant...
July 4th is tomorrow and I'm reminded again of summers I would spend in Michigan with my family. I know I've already blogged about this but I'm going to blog about it again but I'm missing this place something fierce today. My grandparents owned a cottage up in Lewiston, Michigan. My grandfather bought the cabin when my dad was just a kid. It...
Done! I'm done with 2 new holiday card designs. Whoohoo! This one is of downtown Portland during Christmas. I love downtown Portland during the holidays. I always get Silver Bells stuck in my head when I head down there that time of year. I also made this card. I wanted to create a holiday card that wasn't so Christmas in your face. I...
I've been working on holiday cards today. It's always kind of weird to be thinking Christmas when it's 88 degrees outside, but it has to be done. Buyers are already thinking of placing their holiday orders and I really want to be on top of it this year. This one reminds me of last November when Nate and couple of our friends went...
Given the current campaign for president and the shootings that took place in Orlando last week, I've been feeling emotionally and physically drained. I haven't been focusing very well with my work and I've been finding it hard to get much done. It's taken a lot of effort from me not to curl up on the couch in a fetal position. So, yesterday...
I am really struggling with this painting. I have been working on it for a couple of months now and I just can't seem to get it right. this is the picture that I'm working from. It's my friend Amy. I think the shadows are really throwing me off. This is what I did yesterday and today. Her face is still way too...
By now we've all heard the news about Orlando. We've all said our thoughts on Facebook and changed our profile pictures. We've said what we've had to say on Twitter and on various blogs. For me, most of my friends and followers are stricken with sadness and anger and frustration. I'm all those things too. I just don't know what to say about...
Amy is almost done! Yay! It was actually cool enough today to be able to paint in my garage. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. It's been over a year since I started it. The longest I've ever worked on a body of work. I still want to varnish them and have them framed. I know this guy who has...
Brock Turner, an ex-Stanford student and swimmer raped a woman and only got a 6 month jail sentence for his actions. According to the judge who sentenced him, anything longer than a 6 month jail sentence would "have a severe impact on him." This makes me afraid, angry, disheartened, hurt and beyond sorry for the woman who was raped by him. A woman...
