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The Bird Project

Since, the beginning of the year I have been drawing a bird a day. This project is to bring awareness to birds and to have fun learning about all the bird species around us. I have been posting them to instagram but, feel it would be fun to do blog posts for each collection IContinue reading “The Bird Project”

Unique Friends

Ehawk and I are still working on our sketchbook! We had a fast turn around this past month. She sent me a snail inspired by my previous piece and a recent trip of hers. Once a snail was dropped into the game, I think we both are fast to find art we wanted to make.Continue reading “Unique Friends”

Octo-Puss in Boots Catch up!

Octo-Puss in Boots still lives on. I have only gotten a few in the past couple of years. At DesignerCon 2015 I was able to ask Leslie Levings of Beastlies and Shing Yin Kor of Sawdust Bear to each create one. They are such inspiring ladies. They have even created a inspirational away workshop, WaywardContinue reading “Octo-Puss in Boots Catch up!”

Birding and Leaf Painting

I have always collected leaves. Every year as the leaves turn I find myself picking up my favorites. In past years I did this without much plan; I would pick them up and shove them between book pages (books I clearly didn’t care about because leaf pressing in books wicks all the moisture from theContinue reading “Birding and Leaf Painting”

Hippo for Christmas

Thank you to those that came out to SF Bazaar and Cal Academy’s NightLife and shopped with all of us crafters and artists. We really appreciate the support! Shop news, the closing down has begun. My shop Biology Class is going to close as of January 1, 2017. It is time for me to move onContinue reading “Hippo for Christmas”

Shadow Boxes

After years of building with clay and painting with watercolors I believe I have finally found the place where they meet, shadow boxes. Our school community hosted a show for the women that make art. This ranged from a group of teachers, alumni, and moms. Everyone helped to build the event, it was a veryContinue reading “Shadow Boxes”

Reading

I love to read. I started reading when I was 8. I had always wanted to read but, I found the words on the page would not speak to me. I remember sitting in front of my book shelf and pulling down book after book until I was surrounded by a pile of books, cryingContinue reading “Reading”

Plein Air Painting

I was able to go on a road trip for Memorial Day. It was so neat to see the coast of Northern California. A friend and I drove up to Crescent City to visit a friend. Doing a short day trip. Mostly we spent a lot of time on the beach. The goal had been toContinue reading “Plein Air Painting”

Specimens for SF Bazaar at Maker Faire

Totally excited that I got into SF Bazaar at Maker Faire! Go here for details. It has meant that I am in deep production of many specimens. Here are some works in progress and I prepare them for full preservation. Taking pictures before the caps go on is nice because you get a little moreContinue reading “Specimens for SF Bazaar at Maker Faire”

A Hippo for Christmas

A new beginning. I love painting but, I also love building with sculpey or other clay. These two styles of mine have been at odds with each other for years. I feel like I had to take a long while away from finishing major illustrations to play with these mediums to find the way toContinue reading “A Hippo for Christmas”

Shared Sketchbook 2

This sketchbook is on a very relaxed schedule. Thank you for that eHawk! I had our book for most of the fall and then past Christmas. Then I finished a Holiday card for the family and couldn’t postpone anymore. I hadn’t intended to dally on my page for that long, I even had an idea.Continue reading “Shared Sketchbook 2”

Why a Blog or Art

It’s been an increasingly slog of a process creating art for the past 3 years. I know there is still joy in making art and occasionally I actually get into a project and am happy for the work. Most of the time however, I start to work and instantly get tired and want to goContinue reading “Why a Blog or Art”