After the Butterflies and Flowers piece that I made for my granddaughter, you can read about it here, I decided to use the motifs to make a pattern. Keeping the effects of watercolor in the pattern was really important to me. I knew that I needed to use Adobe Photoshop instead of Adobe Illustrator, but …
Last week has been full of wonderful things. New pattern proofs came from Spoonflower, the rest was normal wonderful things. It always takes my breath away when I see the proofs. I have to let myself calm down before I really look at them. For now, I am not seeing any problems with them, which …
The 100 day project sounds daunting, yet it’s only a few minutes each day. Irina Trzaskos Skillshare class announcements came into my inbox. I always make sure to read her emails and what a fun way to launch me back into daily painting. In June I did really well only missing a few days from …
These new items have been added to my shop. I’m excited to share them with you. Each of these comes in different variations and are products of Redbubble. Redbubble makes high quality products. Descriptions are with the individual items in the shop. Use the menu to go to the shop or click here. Shop Designs
Early this summer I began painting strawberries in my sketchbook. My sister had asked me if I would design a fabric for her jam jars. I filled several pages with strawberries following Ohn Mar Win’s wonderful teaching at Skillshare. If you haven’t seen her work you can find her on Instagram here. Her work is well …
It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was whisked away to the campground, just as I was beginning to see things shape up here in the studio. Too hot to camp. Too hot means that I’m staying in a very small space just so that I can breathe. I’m in the camper …
Washed and dried, the fabric is laid out and pinned so that it is completely straight and even. Cutting it is the most anxious part of it. This is why it is a good thing that I practiced and practiced on the designs that didn’t work out. Practicing a thing helps but it’s still an …
Making progress. Spotted Ladybugs Napkins. Continue Reading »
Chloes first summer camp. We had a difficult time making this decision together, but we all decided to be brave and leave her at the camp for 5 days. I took this picture as we were driving away, down the hill. This is the cabin that she would call home for the week. Then we …
I’m happy to tell you that this gorgeous organic cotton sateen fabric from www.spoonflower.com is sporting my latest ladybug design. This means that my ladybug fabric will be available to purchase by going to Spoonflower here. I can’t tell you how happy I am to get these samples. Sample after sample and yards upon yards …
Camping words. Campfire, wood, smoke, folding chairs. Picnic table, hotdogs, buns, ketchup, chips. Marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers. Pancakes, bacon, griddle, maple syrup. Camper. Flies, dragonflies, spiders. Woods, rocks, river. Fish, mosquitoes, flowering weeds. Deer, squirrels, noisy racoons fighting, birds singing. Trailer hitch and big mirrors. Setting up camp and breaking it down. Eager to get …
