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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Gourd
A few weeks ago while Margie & Arounna were here we visited a tiny market in a nearby town called Villa de Progreso were I found a vendor that had a basket of gourds for sale. The shape of this one really caught my eye. I painted...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Egg
Yet another wonderful gift by Margie: A big batch of wooden eggs!I painted one today in blue acrylic inks and rubbed it with spoon oil.Thank you my dear friend ♥ they will keep me entertained for a long whi...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tie-Dye Top
I copied the pattern from a really cute cotton top I bought in San Miguel during Margie & Arounna's visit but cut it out of beige linen and tie-dyed it in a warm chocolate brown color. After I finished it this morning I decided...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Alegria!
A BIG box with fabric from my Cloud 9 Fabrics Alegria collection arrived yesterday! I immediately made new pillowcases for our bed using the Walkabout fabric. I over-dyed the fabric to match my old green quilt from CB2.It...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It's a party!
New Galison Fall 2012 products featuring my birdies available May 1st!Photos by Gali...
Monday, April 23, 2012
A Good Egg
Simple little project I painted this morning while waiting for the anesthesiato wear off my face from the "fun" root canal procedure I had this morning.Bottom half of the rock is covered in wool felt that I glued on.I painted the...
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Alebrije
Found this little guy at a shop in San Miguel de Allende this morningand had to bring him home. He makes me smile :-)...
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Books & Birds
My sweet friend ♥Margie♥ combined two of my favorite gifts:Books and Birds in the prettiest shades of blues & greens....
Friday, April 20, 2012
Diptych
Part two of my little cactus garden.Watercolor & collage on dyed handmade Saint-Armand paper. 4" x 5"...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Plein Air
It was such a beautiful morning that my faithful companion & I grabbed the watercolors and went outside for some plein air painting in the back yardwhile listening to Peter Gabriel's 'New Bloo...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Sweet Revenge
My 15 year old son Israel was stung by a scorpion that was on his pillow this morning.It stung him in his lower back. Thank God he's doing fine but I was shaken up.This mornings shenanigans inspired this new painting. I'm calling...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Pancho
Frida & Mushrooms are now available as archival quality prints at my Etsy shop.Meet Pancho, my new very well behaved pet snake :-)He's from a tiny town called Villa Progreso near Ezequiel Montes, Quereta...
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Mexico in a Bag
Congratulations/Felicidades Gabriela!!!All these Mexican goodies are flying down south to Mendoza, Argentina!WOW! Thank you so much for participating in this giveaway & the nice comments!!!Arounna, Margie & I had a wonderful...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Feathers from Friends
They've all flown from far away places to live with me.Some have been delivered in person & others by post over the years.Each one a treasured gift. Thank you friends! You know me well.That gorgeous cobalt blue vintage inkwell...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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