The elements of a really good tea break include a warm piece of soda bread, strong cup of tea, extremely tired dog from weekend of hikes and camping, and the entire third season of Battlestar Galactica waiting to be watched. (I mean, not right now, but its something to look forward to.) Oh, and some [...]

I often have trouble making time for art & crafting projects, which is why I love my little sewn books. They are like little appetizers. So easy to play and experiment; just dip into the paper stash and go. No shopping required. No excuses. Just enough structure to let you get started without having to [...]

Sometime last winter, or maybe early spring, the Victoria Public Library held a sale of old periodicals. I went in looking for some old style magazines, maybe some fashion or home magazines from the 30’s or 40’s, for inspiration. There wasn’t much of what I went looking for, but there was plenty of stuff we [...]

Starting new projects can be a slow and clumsy process. These are accordian books I made over the weekend, while working on an idea for a photo album/CD sleeve. Let’s say — just hypothetically — that a person was to take a whole mess of pictures at a family get-together and wanted to share the [...]

Here’s one thing I love about the bus: the Monday morning treat. At first I bemoaned the lack of a regular direct bus route from my park and ride lot to the University. But that was before I discovered that I switch buses right in front of my neighbor Sam’s espresso bar, 2% jazz, on [...]

I am slower than molasses, but I finally finished a few of my mini memo books. First things first: behold my favorite turquoise button.

Its a fabric wrapper with a snap closure, flat pockets for your important tidbits of paper, and a decorative button. The notebook is made from thrift-store paper with end papers from my [...]

I only squeezed in one morning of studio time last week, and worked on this collage using this map of the Gulf of Mexico.

Oh, my poor neglected work table! I haven’t spent much time there lately. Starting a new job has kept me busy, as well as good things like working outside in the [...]

The woods and trails have been full of these white fawn lilies for the last few weeks. They are passing out of season right now, but in the cooler, shadier spots they are still in bloom. I made an attempt at this lily print last week, but decided to try again this week using two [...]

I was able to get in a day in the studio today. This is the main piece I worked on, along with some other small prints:

I’ve been sketching some of the wildflowers and other ephemera of spring. I carved a speedycut block of an unfurling fern this morning. While inking the block, I noticed that [...]

I’m just going to start here, with a project that didn’t quite work out. We’ll complete the introductions some other time.

I was doing a little sketching in the backyard recently when one of the resident Anna’s hummingbirds took up a perch in the quince bushes nearby. This one seems to be a juvenile that is [...]