things to love

I love autumn. I love sweaters and boots and leaves turning.
This week I am diving head first into the 2010 Calendar, and let me tell you - it's going to be my best work yet. I am so excited about it, and I will show you all some sneak peeks as I go. But not today!

EXCITING NEWS
I am one of several artists who will be featured at a beautiful new shop in Kansas City called mash handmade.
(Carrie C., are you out there? You will love this place.)
It will open in October and I will give more details then, but check out the site (in-progress) here:
www.mashhandmade.com

I will also be at Art vs Craft again this year, and that is going to kick ass. I am going to have some new pillows, pin cushions, the new calendar, and card sets, and whatever else I can make before November 28. To top it off, I will be hosting my very first family Thanksgiving at our house, and that will happen two days before Art vs Craft so I am sure that week will be a study in hilarious time management. I think I need this to be on my Thanksgiving Day table:

It's from Crate and Barrel and I am kind of in love with it. Speaking of things I love, which seems to be today's theme, I would be oh so happy if I could have this gorgeous dress from Anthropologie:

Size 4 or 6, thank you. The color is much more saturated in person and the cut of it is puuuuurfect.
Okay, enough of the fantasy shopping - time to draw! Meow.

things

• cool air, warm sun = beginning of autumn, my favorite season

• health insurance. health care reform. independence. Being 30.

• bad dreams

• good work, busy hands

• family

• trying harder

• kinetic energy

• language

• disguises

• sleeping spaces

• space/time continuum

• frozen


We are heading to a cabin on a lake this weekend - I am hoping to come back with the ability to sleep through a whole night and the energy to finish the 2010 Calendar next week!

outtakes

i need a new camera

The time has come for me to get serious about getting a digital SLR. I currently use a point-n-shoot that we bought 6 years ago and which I have used daily since. But I can't do without a nice lens and the ability to adjust the f-stop and focus manually.

If you have any tips about Digital SLR's, good deals, used equipment, or just which one you use yourself, please leave a comment - I would love to hear from you!

hello again

exploding mountains

New pillow! I am not yet sure if this will go to etsy or not...

Also, a wedding invitation I did recently:



I am working on this year's calendar and some more pillows and pin cushions this week - this is the busiest time of year for me to get ready for the holiday season, and HOPEFULLY Art vs. Craft in November. Wish me luck!

m.i.a.

peep! I am still breathing, just too busy for blogging this week! Lots of new stuff coming soon -
xo