New Peony Print!

Yesterday I found out that my Christmas card designs blew off the roof of my car somewhere on the Pennsylvania interstate. To deal with it, I curled up in a ball and watched old episodes of 30 Rock (while wearing a snuggie, just to stay with a theme). After an hour or so of self indulgence I snapped out of it, grabbed my sketchbook and started again. So today the first of the new prints is ready! It's not very Christmas-y, but it is a new print that I'm very excited about: the Peony print! Next time I will make sure to keep it secure while my car is on the highway.

The Rush is Just Around the Corner

This morning I looked at my well-loved planner and realized that the first big show of the holiday season is just three weeks away, and it feels like time is about to start flying. So it's back into power-production mode, as I try and make enough to get through the holiday season. Since this is my first Christmas season doing a full schedule of shows, I'm still trying to figure out exactly how much to make. I think the only way to be prepared is to make as much as humanly possible and hope for the best! So back to the studio I go.

Red Sunflowers

These sunflowers remind me of a craft project in one of those old-school craft books I had when I was younger, where you put white flowers in glasses of dye, and a day later you have a rainbow of color. I looked up red sunflowers and they are bred to be this color, but I still like to think the florist had them sitting in a bucket of red dye.

New Items are Up!

After a few weeks of power-production, I finally have some new items up in the shop! New cards, tea towels, bags, journals and coin purses. Now I can get going on some new designs for the next few months of shows!

Spring Cleaning for Fall

As part of my ongoing project to organize my studio space, I've slowly been putting up shelves, painting and making a place for everything. I've been collecting cans over the last few weeks to make pen and paintbrush holders, and as of this morning, finally had enough to hold everything.

I used tin cans in different sizes (canned peaches from the farmers market, coffee and olives, among other things) and covered them in my favorite batik paper available here.

A little double sided tape and five minutes later, and there you have it. A set of mighty-fine paintbrush holders.

On how to spend $500

Today hasn't been my most productive day ever. Let's call it "research," but I spent the better part of the morning drooling over the plates at Anthropologie. Now all I need is an adorable cabin in the woods to decorate with whimsical yet pricey ceramics.

Looks like it's time for another visit to the ceramics painting studio to finish painting the pitcher I enthusiastically started three months ago.

Christmas Cards are Underway!

There's a chill in the air, I'm snacking on candy corn, and the Christmas cards designs are underway! I'm starting with some stylized holly, and next in line is a magnified snowflake. There won't be any over the top Christmas designs: no Santas or Nativity Scenes, but I think you'll like them.