latest additions...

Here are more prints to go into the shop. I can't wait to get it open! Be watching next week...that is my goal!

I am finding that my style is a little all over the place. Well, maybe I just like a few different styles. It will be interesting to see which pieces are the most popular...or which style is most popular. I have always been attracted to many different styles, so I guess my art reflects that. I am finishing new pieces every day, but I really need to get things ready for my shop to open. I have a lot of little details to tie up before then. But I am getting excited! Stay tuned...more art is coming everyday!

their back.

The dynamic duo is back. This time with my favorite nursery rhyme. I personally like first one, with just the first line of the rhyme. Do you like the whole thing, or just a hint of the poem? I am afraid if I don't have the whole phrase, the little crowns won't make sense. What do you think?

Opinions please...

Here is a new edition to my shop...which is opening soon! Just taking care of the last few details! But...I have needing some help with fonts. What do you think about these, and which one is your favorite, if any at all? (click to enlarge)

1) center all caps

2) center lowercase



3) center cursive

4) side cursive5) side lower case


Here is a new edition to my shop...which is opening soon! Just taking care of the last few details! But...I have needing some help with fonts. What do you think about these, and which one is your favorite, if any at all?

what is your vote...?

the elephant is back.

I just have to start drawing this little pair again. It is fun to draw them different each time. It's fun for me to see them change and transform. That is the great magic of being their artist....I get to see it for the first time! This will make a great print for the nursery. Silent and sweet.

October in Polka-dot wellies

I love the fall. I grew up back east, where the autumn air is brisk and full of magic. As a child, I remember walking through the streets of trees, with the wind blowing my hair every which way. I loved it. This weekend has been a magical one with the magic of fall. Here is a piece inspired by my childhood and my love of wellies!



This weekend was Kenneth's Birthday. Kenneth is a 'yellow' and we just decided to have a spontaneous weekend!

* We took the kids out in the rain for puddle jumping

* Kenneth made sourdough bread, home made pasta (twice in a row), chicken fettuccine, broccoli with portobello mushrooms, grilled salmon, and double tiered triple chocolate cake with raspberries for the final BAM!

* We took the kids to the BYU campus for the first time and showed them where we had our first kiss (es).

* Kenneth and I discovered two new favorite dining spots...'Nicolaitalia' and 'Pudding on the Rice'. Made us feel like we were back in Boston again.

* Addie became officially potty-trained and can now go on trips in the car without a diaper. (she calls herself a 'potty train' now....with "choo-choo" side affects and everything.

* Addie and Ian learned how to do somersaults.

* We had friends and family over all weekend, and even managed (kenneth and I) to hang out at one of our fav places...Barnes and Noble.

Happy Autumn everyone!

french.

I have always loved something about french children's art and design. There is a simplicity to it, and I have always wanted to recreate my own. Here are more elephants and bunnies.

I am just trying my hand at everything to see what bites. I love the simplicity of letterpress/print/graphic design, but I also love the more illustrative styles of traditional illustration. I'll just keep drawing I guess and see where it goes.

Back to the grindstone

We had a little detour this week as Kenneth and I explored the thought of moving. Meaning...putting our condo up by this weekend. Well, we got it mostly ready, and figured that this time of year is just not the best time to get the best price...so after a week and a half of me cleaning and dejunking I have no condo to put up, but a nice clean place. It has however, taken precedence over drawing...and so now I am back.

Still trying to find my niche, I am going to at least start with some Halloween cards and tags. I will show you what they look like printed once I get there. In the mean time, here are a few. Really simple, but I like simple.

my 100th post

Here's a double "O" image for post #100. I am making some Halloween cards and this is image #1. What do you think? Personally, I love square cards. Well, maybe I just like squares!

We are all down with colds. Yesterday was shot day for the kids. I was prepared for the worst. Ian, was as I expected. Terrified of Dr's to begin with, he was apprehensive as soon as we walked in the room that had the table with the crinkley paper. Addie, on the other hand, surprised us all. The Dr comes in, and she is ready (we weren't there for her checkup, but she insisted that the Dr check her ears, nose and mouth...and belly button and feet). She told the Dr exactly what he needed to do. it was hilarious!

When I told her that we were going to get a little "pokey" on the leg, and then get a thomas the train band-aide, she said..."Yah! This is fun." Poor little thing, I thought. I HATE watching my kids get shots, and now she is going to be crushed when it wasn't this "fun" event she was expecting. Well, she got a poke and a band-aide as fast as any nurse could do it, and as I was waiting for the wails, she exclaimed with hands up in the air "I did it!" I let he down so that I could console Ian who was screaming, and she opened the door, yelled out to the nurses "Hello everybody! My name is Addie! I got a shock today! THank you so much! " and closed the door. As I was then dressing Ian, she went out into the hallway were the dr and some other nurses were and said oh so sweetly (and dramatically for those of you who know addie) "thank you so much for giving me a shock! thank you!" The nurses were speechless. As we were leaving she had to tell everyone that she got a shot, and that she got a band-aide to prove it.

The things you never expect from a 2 1/2 year old!

play.

Thanks to all of you who have commented on my blog. And to some of you, Welcome! Your critiques are welcome and have already helped me to narrow down some of the things I am working on. It just helps to have outside opinions, and it's even better when it is from my friends. Most of the things that I have posted are all rough drafts, and now I am working on final pieces. Please feel free to share your thoughts as I post more...which is going to be all the time. I can't stop drawing!

If there is anyone who reminds me the most to keep playing, it is my children...tickling, reading, climbing, kissing, dancing, drawing, painting and singing. They are always getting me in on their little games. I love it. So, play...play...play! Here, here!

The 'B' in ABC

I am making a wooden ABC book, with just the A-B-C. (it's going to be a wooden folding book...just for display). I have had B is for Bubbles for a long time now, and I had to just get it on paper. I think A is for airplanes and C is for cooking or cars...still yet to be discovered. Main idea...the abc of vintage play.

dilly dilly...

purple. Not usually me. But I LOVELOVELOVE this nursery rhyme. It has always been one of my favorites. Still learning about all these LAYERS! wow! This is a lot more complex than it looks. but I love it! what do you think of this little ditty. Thoughts?

OH, and can you see my new logo? I can, but it has been mentioned that it's not showing up. Let me know!

cock horse.

So, my elephant and bunny are going to make their way into nursery rhymes...my favorite. I am still toying around with photoshop (a LOT more complex than I would like it to be). I may just go back to regular old paint and pen. This was drawn in ink, and then digitally colored. I am still playing around with it. I really like how my logo above turned out. Problem is, I am still creating a lot of happy accidents, and sometimes don't know how to recreate them! What do you think about this one? keeper? why or why not?

ian.

My little baby boy is growing up, but he will always be my baby.

Bunny Milk.

Here are 3 of what might soon be more. I am trying to find just the right color combinations. I think I will offer a few, but want to find just the right ones. What do you think of these? I am still trying to find the design combinations that I like the best.