tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9404357564319773572024-02-21T03:09:03.192-08:00Grown HazyI've grown hazy, and so here I try to find my way through the disorientation of it all.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-55056645944403693062012-08-23T14:44:00.000-07:002012-08-23T14:49:04.773-07:00Jacob's Story
Taken at 8 Months
April 30, 2012. I had put on my most comfortable and favorite maternity dress, a pair of comy flats, and went off to work like any other day. But it wasn't any other day. I was 12 days from my due date and quite an uncomfortable shape.
But I was in a good mood. It was hot outside, and the 2 block walk from my car to the building was getting harder each day to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-26448051384379666802012-08-15T09:07:00.002-07:002012-08-15T09:07:06.552-07:00The real announcement, and some catch upSo, my dear sonny boy came about 12 days early, on May 1st. I have been busy figuring out what I can about this parenthood stuff, and am enjoying most every minute of it. Emphasis on EVERY minute...which is why I haven't been able to get any constructive things done on this blog until now...now that I'm back at work (boo!) Still, on the bright side I have a beautiful boy by the name of Jacob Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-45860191150031522692012-04-10T21:10:00.000-07:002012-04-10T21:10:41.474-07:00The Announcement...for Art.My greater creation is still in the womb awaiting his moment...for a few more weeks anyway.
Until then, here's the flyer for my 2nd Saturday Art Show this weekend:
If you're near or in Sacramento, please come out!
I will try to get photos posted of the show set up and the newer pieces next!
:o)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-28260852058315774142012-03-21T12:06:00.000-07:002012-03-21T12:06:52.449-07:00UpdateOkay, so quick update.
Although I have been absent here, I have been busy...makin' a baby. Our little boy still isn't here yet, but the clock is ticking down. He is due in May and that ain't far away!
In the mean time, since I've been a little less mobile I have taken to learning to knit and to cook more at home. Which really isn't a bad thing at all.
Knitting is interesting to me and I've Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-40250805587640588912011-12-05T12:11:00.001-08:002011-12-05T12:11:47.533-08:00Happy Holidays!Photo CardView the entire collection of cards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-24466587007264992972011-08-27T17:57:00.000-07:002011-08-27T17:57:01.432-07:00A QuickieThis is just to drop notice of a current WIP that I was working on the other day. It isn't what I had originally planned for this piece, which I think makes it all that much more organic.
Here you go & Sorry for the glare/lighting!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-10399825095072118312011-07-04T23:43:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:45:08.813-07:00While watching SyFy...We are marathoning all of our favorite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation since they are on Instant Play on Netflix. I blame this for my inspiration of keeping myself busy while I watch. I decided to do something I haven't done in a while...actually draw. So I took out a permanent marker, some conte pencils and a couple of science-y books to see if there was any inspiration.
I ended up Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-7806136511615693282011-07-04T23:00:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:00:57.274-07:00Next StepOkay so now I have taken the collages and given them a layer of thinned (with gloss medium, as is my habit) paint layers over the entire piece to create a completely new look.
Here are the results:
After this I am to try to re-create these in varying sizes and differing materials. That may take me a while...we shall see.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-10040253388030976572011-06-23T16:39:00.000-07:002011-06-23T16:39:53.399-07:00Table of Snark & Craft CollagesOkay, so it took me longer than expected to get around to this, but here we are. here are the collages that I hastily put together while sitting with friends at the Open Mic. They're not completed per say. I still want to put a layer of paint on them, but I figured I would monitor progress here. The idea is that after the painting on them...I will paint renditions of them in larger format. We Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-9668878699783648232011-05-25T07:50:00.000-07:002011-05-25T07:50:35.861-07:00Getting it Down On "Paper"So despite my absence, there has been some creativity going on in my life, however minute. Fortunately (and unfortunately) I have been fairly busy off and on at work, so I haven't had as much time to chat it up on here like I like to do. In fact, I don't have a ton of time now, but I wanted to get this out "on paper" before I forgot. Plus, publishing it makes it easier to try and hold myself to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-9011824651260487612011-03-09T10:14:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:14:50.246-08:00Feeling StuckThe other day, a co-worker told me she overheard me talking to someone & she was amazed that I have done "so many things" in my life, especially because of my age.
This struck me as superbly funny, as I always feel I'm 10 steps behind on so many things; that I haven't seen hardly anything in this world; that I've missed out on things that I consider to be normal in everyone else.
I've never Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-40202763296872668482011-03-08T16:34:00.000-08:002011-03-08T16:35:37.007-08:00NORTHERN CALIDifferent River, different weekend, and this time I'm with people. I'll just post a few of the pics taken on that crazy weekend.
Welcome, to Redding, CA.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-17994564140771211762011-02-24T22:15:00.000-08:002011-02-24T22:15:42.736-08:00Birthday-Picture-EscapadePickin' up the ol' camera again. it's been a while...
Breakfast at Orphan Breakfast House...
With some Earl Grey...
Agua...
Yeah Giants!
<3
strange stone stacks along the American River (someone musta' been bored)
not afraid of my shadow...
More <3 s
and more shells...
The mark of a stranger's affections...
*stomp*
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-75341739659133027182011-02-02T22:42:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:43:56.406-08:00A Little Catch-UpWell, it's been a while. And a lot has happened, and yet it hasn't. The more things change the more they stay the same, right? There have been many things I've wanted to post about and haven't had the opportunity to do so. I wish I could say that I was horribly busy being artistically productive, but that would only be minimally true.
So rather than post about my wonderful family, my stubborn Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-78888929400287017992010-10-11T21:16:00.000-07:002010-10-12T21:06:46.394-07:00Damn Curve BallNo, I'm not commentating on the Giants/Braves game I watched earlier. There is no sport to this post.
It's just that sometimes, life throws them at you. Curve balls I mean, not sports.
This is my wonderful grandmother & I in July:
She hates having her picture taken, and this is the first time I have EVER been able to sneak a picture on her this close up AND smiling. I love this woman Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-60382592567578947132010-10-11T16:53:00.000-07:002010-10-11T16:53:36.819-07:00Ohhh Pretty.So there's this beautiful dress at lulus.com that if you give it just the perfect name and it gets chosen, the name will post with the dress tomorrow (*I believe*) and you will then receive a $50 gift card to this wonderful little boutique.So here's the dress:
Anything come to mind when you see this that could get you $50 in gift card for Lulu's cuteness?
Great part of this contest? You can Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-17649828363709543802010-09-20T16:56:00.000-07:002010-09-20T16:56:45.666-07:00Always with the "Quickies" I haven't made much time lately to be here, or really BE here.
And today isn't that moment either.
I've been meaning to post these three little things . One work in progress and one nerdy in the moment thing I saw.
Enjoy.
In progress:
Ciao!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-47898349833173144812010-09-09T16:34:00.000-07:002010-09-09T19:12:01.337-07:00Other things that have absorbed my attentionNerdy, but cute:.
STATES
FAMILY
And my personal nerdy favorite because it's so pretty and still kind of mean becuase it's true sometimes! We're all allowed to be a little bit of a moron from time to time.
I love it!
Oh, and these shoes that NY Mag introduced me to today. . . I love BOTH of these:
dreamcore by New Kid tonk by New Kid
One of the many things keeping me busy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-72859007901402531482010-09-07T13:30:00.000-07:002010-09-07T13:31:44.515-07:00Don't have time for much today......but I did want to touch bases here in hopes that I will make more time to be posting.
Just a few things I've been thinking about lately...
Things I Would Like To do:
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-55867208235392776562010-08-16T21:30:00.000-07:002010-08-16T21:30:31.115-07:00Saturday FunSo, it was a full weekend and a good one at that. It was productive, creative, frustrating and also a great time with my husband.
We had some trying moments with car troubles, but once those were taken care of everything was easy breezy. And one of the best parts of the Saturday was going out to Second Saturday Artwalk, seeing a friend's new business downtown, having a drink with Matt at The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-55221673478843787062010-08-11T20:15:00.000-07:002010-09-21T21:20:46.035-07:00Variety of things...First off, there's a great giveaway over at Choosing Beauty. She has something up every week, and more often than not, it's something I can't resist.
Check out this week's great featured artist and her story:
http://www.choosingbeauty.com/2010/08/081110-happy-heart-giveaway-little-bird.html
Very cute, inspiring, and a must have! Stop by before Friday and leave a comment to enter for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-67704072358592790022010-08-10T18:59:00.000-07:002010-08-10T19:16:36.458-07:00Morgan and DestinyI posted this first on my "Inspiration" blog, but it's so good, I have to post it here too. Everyone should see this.
Beautiful, fun, whimsical, cute...well written. There isn't enough for me to say about this. I think that this is my new favorite short film. It's worth the 6 minutes, but you really should watch it without distractions. You need to absorb the words and story.
Brilliant I tell Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-88237298698688854232010-08-09T09:45:00.000-07:002010-08-09T09:45:07.947-07:00The Weekend ProjectSo I decided that I needed to warm myself up to my old habit of sewing. I really haven't sewn much of anything in the past 4 years. So it was an experience to start again.
The first hour was humorous as I tried to figure out why the machine wasn't running correctly....duh! It needed to be cleaned and oiled! It had been TOO long. So I did that for the first hour.
The project I decided on was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-8723830297890966062010-08-04T11:28:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:38:28.465-07:00Not much......is going on today.
I had a bleh day for the first part of yesterday. I knew it from the moment I woke up that I was going to struggle to make it through the morning. I was just so damn tired!
So to try & pump myself up and make myself feel better about it all, I over-accessorized...and I didn't care one bit. hahaha. Usually I go fairly minimal. Not yesterday. this is one of my favorite Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940435756431977357.post-63683183376609727592010-07-30T11:25:00.000-07:002010-07-30T11:25:47.966-07:00A very Happy Birthday to Allison...Here's just a quickie while I'm at work today. Yesterday was my buddy Allison's birthday. I couldn't get her a gift this year, but I had a card for her. To make it a little more birthday special, I made a little sketch that made me think of her. She's a very zen kind of gal and she LOVES peacocks and the color orange. And so this is what I drew for her:
Happy Birthday Allison!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787608729540729936noreply@blogger.com0