happy thanksgiving!

november beaded journal house

this is the genesis of my november beaded journal house, inspired by my trip to the Southwest last month. I love this fabric, too. It is "triple batik" from eQuilter. Since I like it so much I am going to try not to bead over it all, but i do have this compulsion to bead every square inch. With my drawing, too, I am still attempting to master negative space. Oh, I get it, I appreciate it, understand it, but actually applying it seems to be another matter...

mmmm, chocolate.

these are 3 new atcs i just listed on Etsy. The 1st two are watercolor freehand sketches, and the 3rd one is pen and ink and watercolor and the central portion is the Mayan Gylph for chocolate... mmm.

art plush

these were my offerings at the Plush You show this year. i got them back last week and now they are in my Etsy shop . and you can enjoy seeing them here, there, and on flickr.

October Beaded House

I am making one beaded house a month as part of a project I am working on.. See more here. This is the October House completed. --Hm, and only mid-November. I need to get back on schedule! :)

Blogspot sometimes crops some of my photos oddly, you can always see more on my Flickr Account.

new watercolor painting

this is my newest watercolor painting that i worked on this weekend. it is 8x10" and was done completely freehand with watercolor. i started in the lower left corner and just sort of expanded out. these are not my typical colors, but i am very happy with how it turned out. click on the image to see the painting full sized.

fantasy flowers (and landscapes)

here are some more free-hand watercolors, clearly inspired by my recent trip to the desert southwest, the georgia o'keeffe museum, and .. my imagination. they are available in my etsy shop.