Karen Tessandore
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Apple Butter Pies
Mmmmm! Did a little baking this weekend. :) This is a Martha Stewart recipe that I found a few years ago. That woman knows pies. These always seem more like a fall treat, but I've had this Apple Butter in my cupboard just begging to be used. It was tempting me every time I opened
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Critter Visit
We spent a really great afternoon at the Alaska Zoo today. I just love these cute goats! Munch, munch, munch… This Alpaca made me laugh too…he's obviously had a roll in the hay!The Snowy Owl was so pretty… I'm always torn when it comes to my feelings about zoos. I love to see the animals,
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A bit of this, a bit of that…
This is the dolly I've been working on as part of the Cloth & Clay Dolls group. :) She may not look like much yet, but I'm kinda proud of her because I'm just not good with sewing! I usually have to call in back up (Mom) to help me with the sewing machine before
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Spring Girl
A tiny piece of watercolor paper + my Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Artists' Crayons + a little inspiration by way of some $1 frames from Michaels = I love a tiny frame. ♥
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Matilda, the problem child.
This is Matilda a.k.a. "ice cream hair girl". The color scheme ended up being kind of chocolate/cherry. I've dubbed her my problem child in this post because this is about the 5th version of this box! She just wouldn't come together and honestly, I'm still not sure she's quite right. Hmmm. Maybe she's too pale
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Yep, still boxing…
Unlike yesterday's box, I have no back-story to tell about yoga inspiring me for this girl. And even if I did, there would surely be no photographic evidence! :) I think of her less as a self-portrait and more of a person to become. A future-self portrait maybe. Here's a better look at her with
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Boxes & Baskets
In an effort to offer some affordable original art in my shops, I'm working on these cute one-of-a-kind boxes! I'm attaching prints of some of my original drawings/paintings on the top, then having fun customizing each box inside & out. I'll show them all here before I post them for sale. Hope you'll like them!
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Cloth & Clay Dolls
This is so exciting! I've worked quite a lot with Paper Clay and have always been drawn toward a folk-art type of doll. I think I fell in love with Nicol Sayre's dolls originally. Then recently I found this "virtual classroom" online that shows how to make exactly that combination of things ~ a folk-art
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From Recycling to Songbird
Tonight's project started with this find in the recycle bin… They're just cardboard, but they have an interesting structure that makes them really light but super strong. I think I could stand on them and they wouldn't crush. Anyway – they looked like canvases to me! So out came the gesso and gel medium. Then