2010

Well hello 2010! So nice to see you! :)Isaiah 43:18-19 (King James Version)Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?I will...

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you much joy on this very Special day!“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”-...

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The little town of Bernal

Manolo, the boys & I went on a little exploratory trip to the little town of Bernal.It's only a 40 minute drive from our place and a paradise to photograph.This was the restaurant where we had some "gorditas rellenas" for lunch.I'm...

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New Casa

A little peek of our new temporary place where we'll be living until next summer.Remember this plant? I found one at a local nursery here in Queretaro!Can't wait to see it bloom.That bookshelf in the dining room used to be in my son...

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Storey holiday company card

This is the card I told you about yesterday :)Hope you have a sweet and peaceful weekend frien...

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Catalog Cover

I recently had the pleasure of working with Melanie from Storey Publishingon the cover of their Spring 2010 book catalog.You can download the catalog at this link to see all the wonderful books they publish.I'll show you the company...

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First things first

After two weeks of packing/unpacking boxes, organizingand living without internet (the horror!) we are now enjoying the new place.First order of business was to put up the inspiration board in the stud...

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Now

I just found that empty nest on the ground on my walk with Turbo this afternoon.I thought it was quite fitting since what has been our nestfor the past year and a half will be empty soon as well.I'm taking this empty nest I found...

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Habit

So far, so good :) Some 40 boxes ready...around 80 more to go. whew!***News: I'll be rejoining Habit during this month. I was honored to be one of the guests in July.During December all 33 lovely guests of '09 will be sharing peeks...

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A Wreath

Just because I needed to take a break from packing boxes :)Wish me luck, we're moving this weeke...

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Real & Imaginary

My birdie doodles interacting with the real ones I saw at the beach last week...

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Uppercase

I am so honored to be included in Issue 3 of Uppercase magazine!Janine Vangool did an amazing job designing the beautiful six page spread& the very talented Victoria aka sfgirlbybay wrote a really great article.I am BIG fan of...

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A few more...

It was a beautiful golden afternoon,we made believe that was a pirate ship in the horizon.These shore birds live the life, don't th...

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A must see...

I want to share this wonderful video I saw today at my good friend Graça's blog.The video shows french artist Nathalie Lété painting live in a shop in Tokio.A woman after my own heart. *le sigh...

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Back home

We are back from a wonderful time by the sea.It's great to be home even if it's for a very short while,I'll be savoring these last days at this beautiful house that Manolo built for us,but also looking forward to the next one he'll...

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New pillows at Urban Outfitters!

My watercolor Birdalope & Snowy Owl are now availableon these beautiful feather filled linen pillows at Urban Outfitters!I will go check them out in person this week and maybe take some pictures in the shop...

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The big news is...

...that the next time I set up my inspiration board it will be in a new town :)I took time off to organize our things and get ready to move once again, whew!We recently sold our beautiful home and we'll be moving to a rented placewhile...

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Forever and Ever

Inspired by my turn of the century family photo mats.Watercolor, acrylic in and pencil on handmade cotton paper. 9 x 12 inches.Experimenting with my family photos.This dandy gentleman here is my maternal grandfather from Chile.I missed...

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Hi there!

I will be going offline for a few weeks and I just wanted to pop upand say thank you for your continued support& for all of your lovely comments. You always make my day!I will be back with lots to share and a big surprise.My Etsy...

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The Oct/Nov '09 Pages

Preparing the next two weeks on my journal. Collage, watercolor, pencil & i...

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Adenium Arabicum

I busted out my old Prismacolor pencils today to do a little drawing of a plant featured in an article called "Desert Beauties" in the October issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. I immediately fell in love with it. I must find...

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October Moon

I am making a series of watercolor paintings based on dioramas at theAmerican Museum of Natural History for my son Daniel's birthday next month.Shhh...don't tell him.I bought an amazing book called: "Windows on Nature: The Great Habitat...

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Hand stamped stationery

Here's something fun to make with hand carved stamps...personalized stationary!Any type of paper will do. I used a really nice speckled banana fiber paper stationery writing set that I got at my local organic produce store and embellished...

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And the giveaway goes to...

Glaucia Bürgi from Piracicaba, Brazil. Parabens!!! *Please email me*Thank you all so much for participating and for your super nice comments :)That lovely ceramic dish was hand made in Sweden by Karin Eriksson at Ma...

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Super Quick Giveaway!

There is a new print in the shop today.To celebrate I want to do a fun & super quick giveaway.I will send the winner this new 6 x 8" signed print with a little (2 foot-long) recycled paper bunting similar to the one displayed...

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Fun & Easy Craft

A nice way to use up all of my scrap paper and discarded prints from my shop.The beautiful book on my desk is called "The Boy Who Drew Birds" A story of John James Audubon. It was illustrated by the super talented Melissa Sweet.It...

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Final Video

Music: "Cancion Triste", "Soledad", "Surrender" by Jesse Cook."Desert Crossing" by Jean-Luc Ponty. ...

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White Ink Detailing Part 2

Music: "Slip" & "Lone Rider A" by Ottmar Lieb...

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White Ink Detailing Video Part 1

Better late than never they say :)It took me for EVER to edit and upload these final videosso you are just getting part 1 tonight. I'll post the rest of them this weekend.Hope you enjoy them as much as I loved making them.Music: "Querencia"...

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