Blue

Inspired by the "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions" by Anna AtkinsWatercolor & white acrylic ink on Twinrocker paper. 10" x ...

[Continue reading...]

Stone Collection

If you click on the photo it will take you to my Flickr streamwhere I've put tags on each of the stones so you can see where they're from.The crochet covered stoned are mostly made by my friendMargie Oomen from Resurrection Fern.The...

[Continue reading...]

Flower Pattern

Playing around with some flower doodles I drew with a micron pen.These pens are my all time favorite to draw with & to write on my journal.I always buy the 005. I love the precision of the ultra thin li...

[Continue reading...]

Felt birds WIP

Working on some felt birdies I was working on two Xmases ago :pI had totally forgotten about them.I modified this cool pattern to make my birds.And I bought the beautiful vintage wool from my friend Carle...

[Continue reading...]

Sketch

Watercolor and .005 micron ...

[Continue reading...]

A Clean Slate

This is what my journal/planner looks like before I fill in each day.I sit down every two weeks and collage/draw/paint on itmaking sure I leave some space for writing each day.I'll show you what it will look like after filling it...

[Continue reading...]

Bouquet

Flowers for you.Digital collage using my illustrations.It will be available as a print soon with the Lizards,the Echeveria and the Japanase Paradise Bird.I'll let you know when they're in my sh...

[Continue reading...]

Lizards

Brenda Dumont, one of my lovely blog visitors wrote to me this week suggesting I should paint some lizards. I thought it was a great idea, so I did & here they are :) Thank you Brenda, I had lots of fun painting th...

[Continue reading...]

And the winner is...

Congratulations!!!Her favorite color is saffron.Poorvi, please email me your address so I can send you the book & print.Thank you all so much for participating,I really wish I could send everyone a little gift!Have a great weekend...

[Continue reading...]

Flash Giveaway!

I just got that beautiful bold vintage teal metal "Nine" at Three Potato Four shop.It has a "Five" on the other side. I bought it because it's my favorite color and also because since I was a little girl my close friends and family...

[Continue reading...]

May Page

Those pretty pressed hydrangea flowers were a giftfrom my dear reader Marni in Malaysia. Thank you so much Marni :)Thank you so much for your comments & input on my previous posts.What would I do without you guys?! Serious...

[Continue reading...]

Un-Pinked

Ah! The wonders of Photoshop...I like this version much better. I can't change the original as easily unfortunately.Here's a pretty color combo I saw on a recent visit to the quaint town of Tequisquiapan. It might be the reason you've...

[Continue reading...]

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

Nothing subtle about this one :pThis is the sheet I dyed with jamaica petals. A little too pink for my personal taste. What do you think?Watercolor & acrylic ink. 6" x 8"Inspired by this photo by John Soong, my favorite bird...

[Continue reading...]

El Maguey

This is the handmade Twinrocker watercolor sheet I dyed with green tea.Watercolor & acrylic ink. 6" x 8"The colors are a little more subtle than the last one I did.The dyeing process was really easy,I just made a batch of really...

[Continue reading...]

Echeveria

This time I dyed the Twinrocker sheet with coffee. It smells SO good now :)Watercolor & acrylic ink on paper. 6" x 8"I dyed a sheet with matcha (powdered green tea) and another with jamaica petals that await to be painted on....

[Continue reading...]

Tea Party

I was inspired this morning to do a little experimentand printed an old ledger page image onto a sheet of beautiful handmade Twinrocker paper & then used tea to dye it before painting this bird with the flowers. I recently treated...

[Continue reading...]

Crossword Puzzles

Here's another cover I'm really excited about!My birdies are gracing the cover and pages of Posh Easy Crosswords,available for pre-order at Amazon and at select book stores :)...

[Continue reading...]

Book Cover

Look! One of my birdies landed on the cover of this book published byBlackie Books from Barcelona, Spain.You can read more about the book here (in Engli...

[Continue reading...]