I haven't been super productive this week. I've been feeling super tired and not very motivated. I did finish this wolf painting. It measures 8x10" and is painted using gouache paint on Arches Cover Cream paper. I got this painting on Mt Hood finished too. I almost scrapped this at the beginning stages. I really wasn't happy with the sky or the tree...
We walked over the Burnside bridge as the sun was setting on Saturday. It was such a lovely summer night and we found ourselves in the SE Industrial area. I originally wanted to walk along the waterfront, but we ended up near the bridge, so we opted for that instead. Once we got over the bridge we headed to Shanghai Tunnel, an old...
I'm done with holiday cards! Yay! I've sent the proofs over to the printer and hopefully I can see what they'll look like as cards soon. So, my calendar is done and all of my holiday cards are done. It's a really good feeling. It only took me 5 years to get this down. Also, for the the first time since designing holiday...
I launched my 2018 Year of Women Artists Calendar on Friday and I was so, so excited to do so. It was a bit of a challenge, but I learned a lot and I'm already starting to think about a 2019 calendar. I can't wait for the next 3 and half years to go by. Yesterday we hiked the Eagle Creek Trail. It...
It's been a busy week in the office. I got two new illustrations done and several consignment orders packed up and shipped! The first illustration I finished was this crow. I need to get better at process photos. I've been thinking about getting one of those tripods for your phone so that I can do those cool time lapse videos that I see...
Geranium I planted this spring. We've had a few really nice, summery, days here in Portland so I've been in my backyard quite a bit. I've been mowing and weeding and trimming and drawing and playing with Chloe and drinking a little wine. It's been good. As you can see, Chloe has been having a pretty great time playing fetch. It's hard to...
I started a new greeting card design the other day. This is it, almost done. I used this bird cage that my friends gave me a few years ago as inspiration. I recently planted some hens and chicks in it. I'm not really sure if I'm happy with the card. I might re-do it. Missing Old Etsy. This is a screen shot from...
I've been pretty quiet this week, I know. I've been working on several new card designs and taking some extra days off at the same time. Nate has a 9 day work week coming up so I took a couple of extra days to hang out with him. I tend to work when he's working, so I know I'll end up working 9...
I live in the Cully neighborhood and we've had a small farmer's market on Thursdays for the past couple of years. I was asked if I wanted a spot at the community table for the months of June and July. It's a free space with the notion that you'll help set up or take down the market. Last night was the first farmer's...
It was a really beautiful weekend here in Portland. I did some gardening, we took a little road trip out to Hood River, and we had ourselves a nice little picnic yesterday in Laurelhurst Park. Hood River We hadn't been to Hood River in quite some time. It's a really nice little town about an hour East of Portland. It's become a beer...
I'm so happy my poppies are blooming. Last year I only got one to bloom, the rest of the buds rotted out and fell off. I think I'm going to get even more of these beauties in the next few days. It inspired me to make a new birthday card. My little nasturtiums were also an inspiration, although they haven't bloomed yet. I'm...
Crafty Wonderland was this last Saturday and it was another great success for me. I was really worried because the weather called for 70 degrees and sunny, and I didn't think anyone would want to be inside at all. We haven't had any nice weather up until this weekend and I was sure people would be spending the day outdoors playing in the...
The Crafty Wonderland Spring show is this Saturday so I've been really busy getting ready for it. The spring show isn't as intense as the winter show, so I've been working on a few other things as well. We had to go to Ikea on Monday for a couple of things for the up coming show and while we were there I talked...
Me and my mom. Whew. Mother's Day. It's such a loaded holiday. For a lot of people it's a pretty cool day. A fun way to celebrate the moms in your life. If you're a mom, it's a nice day to hang out with your family and go to brunch. For those of us who aren't close to our moms, or even have...
