This post is making me a little sad, but I suppose it had to happen. I’m going to be taking a break from posting 365 Days Outside updates. Now that I’m working full time and the days aren’t very long, most of the time it is dark by the time I get home. (Which I…
It’s not much of a secret that I am obsessed with Instagram. I’m a bit late on the bandwagon since I’ve only had a smart phone for a couple of months now, but I love how easy it is to document bits and pieces of life. I love taking pictures of projects that I’m working…
**Update** I think this should be obvious, but I figured it would be best to put a little disclaimer up here since this post has been getting a lot of traffic lately. Basically – don’t be an idiot. Use a non-toxic glue stick (Do they even make toxic ones anymore?), don’t put the tattoo on…
I just finished a new drawing! The beautiful Kristen sent me this photograph a million years ago and I am so glad that I finally found some time to get around to it. I love Kristen’s hair. Seriously, it’s always perfect! (I definitely have bangs envy.) And it was fun to draw. I hope you…
Last week I bought some 5×7 matte boards at the dollar store, and it turns out they work great for tiny watercolor experiments! And three for a dollar? Score! I made these while I was waiting for Juniper’s silhouette to dry. I was trying to master my “space” technique. Dark colors are hard! These are…
About a month or so ago, I was putting Juniper to bed and she decided that she was going to read her own bedtime story. So she picked up this tiny piece of folded paper, and began to read. A few sentences in, I HAD to stop her and go grab a pen to write…
I just couldn’t settle for the first version of this daisy silhouette that I painted last week. It was too dark and cartoonish looking, and it didn’t look “watercolory” enough for me. So I tried again. I liked the flowers from the second version much better, but the background still wasn’t anything special. The colors…
Day 239 It was long dark when I got home from work today, but Juniper and I grabbed some flashlights and went exploring outside. Juniper filled a bucket with various findings and when we went back inside she decided to paint some rocks while I played with leaves. Day 240 Another day of not getting…
These two drawings will be on their way to Canada tomorrow! My goal was to finish them up by the end of October, but I think November 1st is close enough.
Like most little girls, and lots of grown men, Juniper is quite obsessed with My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. As soon as I saw this ridiculously awesome Rainbow Dash costume on craftiness is not optional, I knew Juniper needed to be a pony. And since Flynn made a perfect little sidekick, we went with…