I have been quiet here for quite some time. Life has a way of taking new directions and opening different doors. 2009 is full of possibilities and crazy new adventures for me personally and professionally.
I have been quiet here for quite some time. Life has a way of taking new directions and opening different doors. 2009 is full of possibilities and crazy new adventures for me personally and professionally.
Posted at 11:00 AM in Illustrating Stories | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
What an awesome day! It is a birthday celebration over at Illustrating Stories...we are turning 1. I have had so much fun working with my good friend Liz over the past year and can not wait for the year ahead.
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I love technology and the way that it helps me accomplish my daily list of things to do. For some reason I was slow on the uptake when it came to Facebook. I don't really know why, just busy doing other things and didn't want to get sucked into another technology.
Well I signed up and now I am fully addicted. Tonight I chatted with a friend that I haven't talked to in almost 20 years. I pulled out the old year books and we had fun reminiscing about "the good old days" of Illahee Jr. High. Marisol, it was so fun, thanks for an awesome chat this evening!
Posted at 11:19 PM in Friends | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
I am joining the masses and participating in Project 365. What is 365? It is a year long project of taking a photo a day and has gotten to be a really big deal for 2009. Just google "project 365" or jump over to Flickr and see what everyone is up to.
Posted at 05:50 PM in Photography | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)
Posted at 10:57 AM in Family, Life, Rachel | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
What a truly spectacular day! Reenie, Liz, and I went shopping in the Alberta district in Portland. It was fabulous (my new word of the day!) !
Posted at 06:32 PM in Friends, Life | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
Our holidays have been full of snow, snow, snow...then gifts, treats, friends, family, and lots of quite time. I closed up shop in my studio for the last couple of weeks and have spent my free time reading. It was nice to switch gears and take the time to be still.
What word from group B belongs to group A and why?
A) FRONT, SKI, MELON, FALL
B) ROAD, TIRE, TOWER, CLIFF
I wish you all a very happy, healthy, joyous, and safe New Year!
Posted at 07:40 PM in Something Creative | Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)
Here is the project that I mentioned on Saturday...
Posted at 05:30 PM in Something Creative | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)
What is it about having the world covered in white that makes everything seem so peaceful?
Carefree, relaxed, special, that is what our delightful walk brought into our lives.
Every year we have a tradition to go look at Christmas lights. We pile into the car with our hot cocoa and popcorn and drive around to all of the best displays. Today our advent treat was "Go look at Christmas lights", due to the weather and the fact that Rachel away from home this evening we decided to walk around our neighborhood to enjoy the lights and the snow! Here are a few things that we saw...
I did get a chance to play in my studio this morning with Claudine Hellmuth's paints, they are fabulous. I got distracted by a big bright shiny object (9 inches and counting of snow is a big huge shiny object for the Pacific Northwest!) so I will have to share pictures of my project tomorrow.
Happy Winter!
Posted at 09:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
...Claudine Hellmuth's Studio line paints and sticky back canvas. Oh I can't wait to play, so many ideas. I think printing on the canvas has to come first! Or maybe some art journal pages painted with those nummy colors! Big decisions and lots of playtime.
This weekend we took it easy and just hung out as a family. Oh, we accomplished a few things but at a slow pace with no "hurry up" in mind. It was WONDERFUL, a really nice retreat in the middle of the crazy season.
We also got our first snow of the season over the weekend. It wasn't much, but we will take what we can get. Now it is unbelievably cold, going to be 15 degrees tonight! Hello, this is still the Pacific Northwest right?
I want to leave you with one last image. Yesterday as the snow came down, Rachel of course headed outside. Since she is 10 I don't feel the need to bundle her up myself, I can just say "put on your heavy coat" and trust that she will. While she was outside playing I walked past the window and here is what I saw...
...it shouldn't surprise me, she has never liked socks. My first reaction was to open the door and tell her to come in and get socks and proper shoes on, instead I grabbed the camera and smiled.
That's my girl!!
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