We had a wonderful mother’s day/birthday boy combo day here on Sunday with perfect blue skies to enjoy it.  Now I have a boy home from school with a crazy eye thing going on (that you can see just starting in the pic above), luckily he has several new lego kits to keep him busy!

Help us make this happen!  Portlanders, we need to fill four more spots in the June workshop I am hosting with Danielle of the Jealous Curator in my studio.  Pretty please pass the word to anyone you know who may be interested!

I love to research and plan a trip into the ground.  Exibit a:

One of my large paintings was featured in the recent Rejuvenation catalog!

Sun.  That pretty much sums up the weekend.  Well, that and a life changing scoop of sea salt caramel ice cream from here.  It feels like summer and the stress of last week is gone.  What a great start to the week!

I have some exciting news!  The girl crush tea party art workshop I am hosting in June has a new price!  Due to the generosity of our sponsors, Elephants Deli and Plywerk, it is now only $175.  I am beyond excited after reading about the success of the first event in San Francisco.  I hope you can join us!!!

So many things swirling around these parts right now, I’m feeling a little disjointed.  It doesn’t help that I’m a little under the weather and there are some major life decisions going on, potentially good ones, but stressfull nonetheless.  I’m trying my hardest to stay focused and get some work done!

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How does that keep happening?!

We had the most beautiful weather this weekend and it felt. so. good.  I got an early bday gift from my parents and am loving it, an old school polaroid camera.  It’s like magic to the kids.  We did an easter treasure hunt with some friends that led to a fun old fashioned soda fountain shop, so the kids got their fill of sugar.   Now, fingers crossed the sun stays for a few more days, at least.

I finally got my hair cut the other day.  I’m almost as bad about scheduling hair cuts as I am about teeth cleanings.  Have a wonderful weekend!

My husband and I recently went to the play Red and I so enjoyed it.  It is  ‘an intense bio-drama of the renowned modern artist (and Oregon-raised) Mark Rothko, Red earned critical laurels in its New York run last season. Set in the 1950s, when Rothko was commissioned to create a series of large pieces of art for the new Four Seasons Restaurant, Red tackles big questions about art—what it takes to create it, and where it belongs in our world.’

The Portland Art Museum currently has an exhibit of Rothko’s work that runs until the end of May so I need to make my way over there, as well.

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We just booked a trip to Italy for this summer and I am soooo excited!   Any good tips?

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Spring in the northwest is a fickle friend.  It teases you and leads you on, breaks your heart and then redeems itself.  It’s also my favorite time of year here.  In the past few weeks we’ve had snow but also wonderful sunny days, with the usual rainy spells thrown in for good measure.

I did this (very  un-springlike painting) a few months back.  I was experimenting with creating an acrylic painting version of one of my floodline pieces.

this video I spotted today over at simple lovely.  It is just that, simple and lovely.

I swear I will be back to regular posting next week with new work to share!

Have an adventurous weekend!  In my riding class today we jumped with no hands!, yes horse over fences with arms held out, eek!)  I chickened out a little and did it one handed and now I’m kicking myself for not just doing it.  Next time….

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I am back after a series of unexpected diversions, namely a dead computer.  So, lots of catching up going on around here.

Anyhoo, here are some things I’ve been loving lately…

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I am so thrilled to be included in the March issue of Real Simple magazine!

Happy Valentine’s Day!  It seemed an appropriate day to show you a few things I’ve been loving lately.

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