♥ Gratitude
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Small Happy Things on my 43rd Birthday
I'm 43 today! That's a good number I think. A good age. I decided I just wanted a quiet birthday in this year because sometimes alone is my favorite way to spend a day. Must be an only-child thing. This lovely cake was made for me by my friends Meg & Zach and their most-beautiful-baby-in-the-world,
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B (bee) Girl, part II
Sold! That's what the little orange dot on the tag means. She sold 2 days after the show opened. I'm so excited and yet sad that she won't be coming home with me because I really love this piece. I hope I can find out who bought her and where she will live. In a
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Birthday Party 🙂
Isn't this a beautiful space? Friday was my 42nd birthday so my friend Meg threw me a party at her home. I had found these little cupcake toppers and thought they were so cute… But Meg thought we could have fun making our own birdie cupcake toppers. Sounded like a great idea to me! I
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When You’re Falling, Dive
Driving past the church by my mom’s house tonight, I noticed the parking lot was unusually full for a Tuesday evening. Then I saw a hearse pulled up in front and realized they were having a funeral service. I don’t know the circumstances of course, but I felt a pang of empathy in my chest
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Crabbiness from the Archives
Remember Crabby Girl from back in March of 2009? I wasn't sure what I thought about her when she was first created, but she actually means a lot to me since she was made partially from photos I took on a trip to the Oregon coast. The trip was a difficult one…working out the dynamics
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Friday Night at the Middle Way Cafe
Ta-Da! My paintings are out in public! This is the art show I mentioned…the reason I made the Hansel & Grethel and Little Miss Muffet paintings. They're part of a group show here in Anchorage, Alaska at the Middle Way Cafe. The whole show came together so beautifully…more than a dozen artists are included. It
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And the Winner is…
Gloria King! Email me your mailing address & I'll get your package out to you this week. 🙂 Thanks to everyone for sharing your favorite day-brighteners! I think I'll have another give-away soon ~ this was fun. ♥
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Artful Blogging!
Normally, the title of a magazine wouldn't warrant an exclamation point in the title of a post. But this isn't just any magazine. Aside from being an always rich & lovely publication… My blog is featured in this issue! Yay! This is the fall issue that hits the stands on August 1st. To celebrate, I'd
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A Gift from Across the Pond
Lookee what arrived in the mail yesterday! An original drawing from the oh-so-talented & prolific Micki Wilde of The Secret Hermit Art & Illustration. That's one cute moose. :) The painting she's admiring is a tiny version of this one that lives right by my art-making table. Before I know it I'll have a whole
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Baking with Love & an Art Party
Friday evening was Art Open House at the home of my friends Meg & Zach. It was the first time I've shown my paintings in public and it was so fun! We had just the right size turn-out and a wonderful mix of family, old friends and now new friends. Thanks so much to everybody