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Baby fat.
I worked out daily when Auden was in my belly. I was a gym rat before and I wasn’t about to stop during pregnancy, partly because I knew labor would be hard work...especially for a control freak like me. I hate drugs and medical interventions. So I needed to be strong to bring a baby into the world on my own steam. Luckily, circumstances cooperated ( Read more... ) -
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My studio is gathering dust. With full-time jobs, a new baby and a 2nd grader needing attention, hubby and I are up to our eyeballs in work. We go to bed early because the baby is up many times at night. He sleeps in our room since we don’t have any more bedrooms in our tiny home. This is okay for now because I know it’s temporary. A year is a long ( Read more... ) -
March Madness
I have three pieces showing at Robbin Gallery in their March Madness show! I received an Award of Excellence for my painting Sibling Rivalry:
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George: Oil on Panel
George has been a friend for many years. He’s calm, bookish and introverted and therefore makes easy company around the house. He never raises an eyebrow when he comes to visit and there is clutter all over the house. He just sits down, compliments my cooking and plays Xbox with M while I disappear downstairs to paint ( Read more... ) -
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My geeky side is no secret. I love fine art and elegant portraits of mysterious strangers.
But I also adore sci-fi adventures, inexplicable alien encounters and wildly narrow escapes. So here’s Doctor Who, a lifelong friend of mine though he doesn’t know me. Or maybe he did once in the future. I certainly hope so...
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The question is irrelevant. The answer is always Bowie.
It's no secret that I have enjoyed a lifelong obsession with David Bowie. Through all his incarnations, I've loved watching and listening to his strange stories through song. He celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday this year and is releasing a new album in March ( Read more... ) -
Still breathing.
Encouraged by a friend to point again on LJ, the intrepid artist slinks out of the shadows to post something relevant and valuable ( Read more... ) -
Rosalie Hale Scarf (Crochet Version)
*** 12/14/08 EDIT: Updates have been added below.
12/12/08 EDIT: Due to the less-stretchy nature of crochet, I need to add rows to the ends that are stitched together at finishing to create a flat edge where the two halves of the scarf are joined. Updated instructions will be posted this weekend.***
This is a crochet version of my Twilight-inspired ( Read more... )
