We got the boysthese adorable handmadebirdie pencil holdersat a crafts market recently.This is where they dotheir school work every day.I love that they getlots of natural lig...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Hand carved ship
Once you start carvingit is very difficult to stop doing it :)I highly recommend it.I used my trusty Speedball lino cutterand a Staedtler 2½" × 2½" × ¾"carving block for this one.The ships in the backgroundare from my collection of...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Pomegranate
A new hand carved stamp for my collection.Used a huge Factis eraser for this o...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Orchid
It's my first one ever, wish me luck.If you have any tips on how to care for itI'd really appreciate you leave me a comment.I drew this one in 2007with acrylic ink on watercolor pap...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Favorites
1. tic tac toe, 2. shells: organized, 3. Dandelion, 4. White mushroom.JPG, 5. Kumquat, 6. Onion Skin Dyed Eggs, 7. too windy, 8. last one for a bit., 9. a very still life, 10. found treasures, 11. Hip to be cool, or freezing in this...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bunny Kisses
Watercolor, collage & acrylic ink on paper.Just added to the shop...
Friday, January 16, 2009
It's in Japanese
New version of this, this,and this birdie.Watercolor & acrylic ink on paper.4 x 5 inchesI've been more inspiredby these Japanese craft books/magazinesthan by the ones I can actually read!Here's a greatJapanese craft book reso...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Cool down
Waiting for the muffins to cool.Didn't feel like spending too much timein the kitchen today so I made thesewith a prepared cake mix.Bob Red Mill's whole grainlemon poppy seed cake mix.I wish you could smell them...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Faux Crochet
Inspired by my friend Margie'sbeautiful real ones.Hand painted with a super thinsynthetic round brush & white acrylic i...
Friday, January 9, 2009
Friends
These little birds are my desk companions.I purchased the amazing fabric birdiefrom Ann Wood Handmade& the papier-mâché lovlieswere a gift made by my talented friendGustavo Aimar.And speaking of super talented friends,Margie posted...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
New journal pages
Collage, hand carved stamps, watercolor & ink.Click on the image to see itBIG...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
First watercolor of 2009
I had not touched my watercolorsin almost four weeks!I bought a Sennelier panoramic formatwatercolor paper blockthat I really liked at Dick Blick.The paper measures roughly9 x 4 inch...
Monday, January 5, 2009
Drawers
There's a beautiful chest of drawersliving in our studio/homeschool as of this weekend.Designed by my talented husband Manolo.It's made out of cedar woodwith drawer pulls from IK...
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Chalkboard calendar
Nothing like a big ol' calendarto keep track of the days.Manolo made that magnetic board for ourhomeschool/studio a couple of years ago.It's a framed piece of galvanized steel that I paintedwith black chalkboard paint.It has been...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Bazaar del Sabado
This morning we went for a strollat one of my favorite places in Mexico City.It's called Bazaar del Sabado.I wish all of you could have come with us...
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