Waiting.

Well, every artist is entitled to do a little something for herself....and this print is just that. I often am creating images from my own childhood, or my children's experiences. Today, I post a print that reflects what I am feeling right now. I can't put it into words, and so I had to draw it. I guess that makes me an artist...not a writer. I can't even say that I am waiting for anything...but the title just seemed to fit. You can make of it what you will, but for me, in this moment, maybe it's the stillness in this image I am drawn to. No wind. No noise. No distractions. Just a calmness.

Happy Easter everyone. Not bunnies today...but revived dancing french elephants to say..."Dance a little. It's SPRING!"

Best of both worlds.

Well, Here they are...in all their springtime glory. I really took to heart all your comments, and I think that I have mixed all the good elements from all four and put them into one. I love simple...like you are seeing an image right after it's been sketched on a paper, but I also love a grounding illustrated background. So I think that this is just the right mix. Thank you all for your great honest feedback. It's nice to know I can bounce off ideas here. My brain gets kinda full sometimes...needs outside input.

And for your enjoyment...we have bookplates and postcards coming soon with her at school, so stay tuned!

EDIT: Here are the postcards! I am just in love with spring color right now! These cards are hanging in my studio for just the right splash of color! I love it!

Opinions Please.

Hello visitors, welcome to Open Studio! It's been a fun night here drawing and painting. The work is finished, and it's time for comments and critiques. Sit back, relax and have a look.

Now that you are visitors today, I am opening up the art studio for comments. I want to know which one you like the best. Or which one you would hang in your daughter's room (or yours, or your sisters...) I am really interested, cause I just don't know myself! All opinions welcome.

1) Blue

2) Chalkboard

3) artist paper color

4) green grass

Ok. Maybe you don't like any of them, but this is open studio time, so if you don't like any, tell me, but be nice. I want to make a few more prints to match, so which ever background you like will help me to draw up more little lammies. And please...even if I have never seen you around before...pipe up! All opinions welcome.

Thanks!

P&P

I am so excited! Bowie over at Print and Pattern posted my stationary today on her site! If any of you haven't seen her blog/website yet, you really need too. She posts products and photos of products that she finds all over London...all with some element of vintage/modern pattern and color. GREAT site for the design minded. I just wish I had more design experience! My dream is to figure out how to make more pattern elements in my artwork...but maybe I just need to take classes...or just read enough of Bowie's Blog??

Well, I am just really flattered. Bowie is a dear person with a great eye. Thanks!

I can't send you to the post exactly...only her site, so scroll down a bit...it's there:)

A little of this and that.

Is it actually happening? Look close. Really close. Wait! I think I see it!!! I think it might actually be the start of spring!

This winter has been the snowiest ever (thank goodness...I can't handle brown winters) but it has meant a lot of COLD.

So, here is to new spring. New life. New mud (for the boys of course) andwind and rain blowing away any chill that has the guts to stick around any longer.

Addie has loved the March wind. On saturday while we were out running errands, she said "Oh Daddy! Hold me tight! If I blow away you will miss me!"
I about died of a love attack in my heart. I love these children.

And speaking of love.

My mother got to wake up to this the ONE day she was here visiting last week. 7 am never felt so good.

Speaking of good things...I am finished with my batch of new designs for the next couple weeks. Here is what is NEW in the shop.

I am pretty tickled at how incredibly cute these invitations are. I just love them! I don't always LOVE the stuff I post...I am my worst critic. But these just make me so happy.

And these new prints are slight variations from the ones featured in SMALL MAGAZINE. These look better in print than the ones that I posted in the online magazine. Amazing the difference between what is on your screen and what is in your hand.

But between you and me...I am ready to go play some more in the mud with my kids. Ian counted to 3 today, Addie wanted to go to a breakfast ball this morning (she wanted a Ball, I wanted her to eat breakfast, so we compromised by eating scrambled eggs with paper crowns) and they both are just so snuggly! Happy days.

A small...

Wow. This is just really cool for me to announce that I have my very first magazine publication! I have been itching to show you these new drawings for a while now! But I swore to secrecy until the Spring edition of SMALL MAGAZINE came out. And, well....it just came out!

I was asked to do some drawings based on clothing and teasets that editor Olivia gave me, and oh I just felt like a kid again! You know...setting up the clothes for your dolls, finding the "right" location for your picnic and getting the favorite tea set out.

Thanks Olivia for letting me take a stroll down memory lane. I hope you like them! And the best part of all, is I get to share these prints with you and keep them in my ETSY shop!
These prints will be available Monday morning.

Each one is great individually, but you will notice that some of them are good as a set, or match very well other prints that are in my shop right now. You might even recognize the bunny that keeps reappearing!

So, thank you Olivia for being so great to work with! I can't wait to go play tea now with my kids. Ian actually likes to play as well. (He got a play sushi kit for Christmas and likes to have pertend miso soup and herb tea:) Oh how I love children!

We interupt this regular news program....

...to announce the beginning of March!

Horray for March. I love green. I love wind. I love the clearing away of winter (or at least the start). Three cheers to St. Patricks, Easter, Spring, my brother's birthday, My cousin's birthday (tomorrow), my uncle's birthday, and to all the wonderful jitters I get from getting to be outside again.

Go fly a kite!

(a green one:)

It's a good hairday.

Ok. Here they are folks. Now, I hope that you can find what you are looking for! I get so many requests to change the hair color on my prints, and I have had to say no in the past. But, it looks like now there are some choices for you, so I hope you can find just the right one!