Posted in Motherhood, tagged family, glass, glasses on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My new glasses. I order them on-line through this company recommended by my friend, Eve. They were only $25 and arrived in 10 days. It is taking me a bit to get used to them as I had worn the previous pair for 5 years. They seem awfully bright, but I think they’ll match my increasingly [...]
Posted in Motherhood, Weather Geek, tagged beach, family, ocean, surfing on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We took our visiting family on a trip to the ocean today. Our favorite WA beach is Westhaven State Park near Westport. It’s a great surfing beach, although they have to wear full wetsuits all year. We love watching the surfers and playing in the sand. The best thing I noticed today was a young woman in a bikini [...]
Posted in Motherhood, tagged family, love, mothering, parenthood, toddlers on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have family coming tomorrow for a week long visit and Mogs and I have colds. We had a rough morning together as I began getting the house in order. There were many d-e-m-a-n-d-s, cat food poured into the water dish, repeated warnings about the consumption of unripe strawberries, tantrum when I told her she couldn’t wear tap shoes [...]
Posted in Motherhood, My Art Projects, Postpartum Info, What I've Been Reading, tagged art, breastfeeding, hera, illustration, lilies, Motherhood, nursing, watercolor, weaning on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was doing a little research on flower meaning for another project and came across a description of the mythological origins of white lilies. (I’m embarrassed to say that I am totally in the dark about mythology. Parents take note: having your kids switch schools mid-year in both 6th and 7th grades can result in quite a few gaps [...]
Posted in Motherhood, My Art Projects, Postpartum Info, tagged art, family, horse, illustraqtion, Motherhood, night, stars, watercolor, women on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I created a second version of this painting recently:
Finding Her Place
As Mogs went to bed tonight, I had the little thrill I get every night at this time. Anyone who has had kids knows how sacred the time is when your kids are finally tucked into bed for the night. The noise and rush of the day [...]
Posted in Motherhood, My Art Projects, tagged art, breastfeeding, illustration, illustration friday, infant, ink, nursing, watercolor on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Illustration Friday theme: Baby
Originally uploaded by wholeclothdesigns
In coming up with the design for this week’s Illustration Friday theme I was reminded of a time when Mogs was 4 months old. My friend, who also had a new baby, and I went to a matinee movie. I think we saw the Jennifer Anniston film The Break-Up. [...]
Posted in Motherhood, tagged beach, family, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, vacation on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have returned from our island vacation. We were on Lopez Island in the San Juan’s where we rented a little beach cabin overlooking a wetland pond and Upright Channel. As promised there were bunnies and deer, ice cream and ferry boats. Mogs was in heaven running up and down the empty beaches digging with a [...]
Posted in Motherhood, My Art Projects, tagged bunnies, deer, family, illustration, parenthood, vacation on May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
That’s how we describe the island we are traveling to this week. Mogs also knows there will be ice cream cones and ferry rides. Tony and I are really excited to take her there and happy to have our first real family vacation! (We aren’t counting all the trips to help family move or sitting in [...]
Posted in Gardening, Motherhood, tagged cooking, Gardening, gnomes, thyme on May 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My Garden Gnome
Originally uploaded by wholeclothdesigns
Mogs insisted on posing with her eyes closed. That’s orange thyme behind her. It smells heavenly, but I still haven’t found a recipe to use it in yet. Any suggestions?
Posted in Making Art with the Little Lady, Motherhood, My Art Projects, That Lady Can Paint, Sew, Sculpt..., tagged children's art, illustration, illustration friday, ink, pears, rainbows, watercolor on May 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My contribution to the Illustration Friday theme of: Wide. Each week a theme is chosen for folks to contribute original paintings and illustrations. I made a few versions of the same design, playing around with color and her profile. When I was little I had a shirt with a rainbow that went across the chest and [...]
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