Posted in My Art Projects, You Must Be Kidding!, tagged coffee, illustration, illustration friday, left handedness, milk, pencil, sour, watercolor on July 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
…although, with the amount of coffee we consume, I don’t think creamer has ever soured in our house. I also wanted to portray what a right-handed person would see when holding a cup designed for a left-hander. I’ve had this silly cup for 22 years, purchased on Fisherman’s Wharf in S.F. at the left-handers’ store.
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A friend commissioned an art quilt from me for her wedding anniversary. She provided me with the basic design, while I fiddled with the composition a bit in the process of designing the quilt. It is hand-appliqued, hand-embroidered and hand-quilted. The two trees are linen while the rest is cotton.
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The Giant House Spider is indigenous to NW Europe and the Pacific Northwest. Each summer a few male Tegenaria duellica are spotted streaking across our living room floor as they search for a mate. This spider held the Guinness Book of World Record for fastest spider at the speed of 1.73 ft/s. While it is intimidating [...]
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Inspired by the book The Undressed Art: Why We Draw by Peter Steinhart, I enrolled in a life drawing class. Having given up art for so many years, my drawing skills are really rusty. Each week I have a chance to just practice, without any thought of product.
Because its aims are gradual and cumulative, drawing is a [...]
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Embroidered lettering on a fancy scarf
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I did a little embroidery on this vintage scarf. The letter looks nice, but is lost in the design. I think I should have used thicker thread? I was trying to make something snazzy for my blog banner photo.
I have been focused on drawing for the past [...]
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Mogs lording over her strawberry plants.
I couldn’t believe it when I read what the theme was for the week. Last night I went to bed in an absolute panic having scared myself silly by watching the film A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash. It was made a few years ago and detailed the bell curve [...]
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Asa reborn
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Our big kitty Asa has made the transition from indoor to indoor/outdoor cat this spring. He’s 6 years old and has been a totally neurotic cat from day 1. Since he has started going outside he really seems to be much happier and calm. I love catching him sprawled out on [...]
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Posted in My Art Projects, You Must Be Kidding!, tagged art, humor, illustration friday, illustrations, ink, jokes, stick, watercolor on June 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
While I think the theme of “punchline” is genius, I audibly groaned when I thought about what I should enter. Since a joke with a punchline is just as likely to inspire a groan than a laugh, here is my groaning punchline…. the only joke I can ever remember. I thought a simple illustrations would fit this very simple joke nicely.
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Where I work
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Actually, it feels more like the place where I shuffle things from here to there. I swear, I am constantly shuffling.
I love looking at work spaces and seeing the tools people work with and the things they find inspiring. As I’ve mentioned before, Tony was awarded a grant by our city [...]
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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 [...]
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