Pysanky

My very first attempt at Pysanky using one color.
My dear friend Julia and her lovely daughters gave me the Pysanky kit last year
as a gift and I hadn't tried it yet. Using the the kystka to draw is tricky!
But i will continue to practice and make a few more before Easter.

Spoon Oil

I gave my spoons some much needed love and affection
with Stephanie's wonderful spoon oil recipe.
Just sitting there early in the morning polishing wooden spoons
was incredibly relaxing and almost therapeutic, I highly recommend it :)

Noche en la Casa Azul

A little tour at night from the outside peeking in :)
*The bird on the glass back-splash of my stove is a waterslide decal
I printed on my inkjet printer. The brand I used is Lazertran.

April Desktop Image

For you :) Click here for the full size downloadable image. Enjoy!

Big Bird

Largest one I've painted yet. Watercolor on 640 grs. Aquarelle Arches paper.
22" x 32" One of the most luxurious papers I've ever used. Largest one I've painted yet. Watercolor on 640 grs. Aquarelle Arches paper. 22" x 32" One of the most luxurious papers I've ever used. The company has been around for over 500 years!
I can't believe I had never used it before.

Horsies

My best friend Mariana hired me to make this set as a present for her little niece's birthday. Today's her party, hope she likes them :)

Crafting for Courage

Margie and a small group of friends organized Crafting for Courage so I made these little ornaments to join this effort to raise money for Save the Children and their work with the littlest ones in the devastated areas of northeastern Japan.
They will be available for purchase at my Big Cartel shop tomorrow morning.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Children.
Find out other ways to help with this effort at this link.

Aqua

Trying out new papers. I really liked this dark gray one,
specially when combined with aqua.

Desert Rose

Look who's finally blooming after 15 months!
It's my lovely Adenium Arabicum.

Etsy Shop Update

Moth Cat is now available as a print at my Etsy shop.

My amazingly talented 13 year old son Daniel is now offering custom pet portraits
at my Etsy shop :) The pretty kitty above is Margie's Arwen next to her custom portrait.
Ain't she pretty with her hankie?

Dalmation portrait Daniel made from a photo in the book "Dogs" by Lewis Blackwell.
Wishing all of you in the Northern Hemisphere a very happy Spring
& my friends down south a very happy Autumn!

The Folk Opera

Nothing has ever made me feel cooler than having my artwork on an LP album :)
Thanks Annie!

Iron-On

I made the little field bag with re-purposed linen from an old apron I never used
and printed one of my watercolor moths & a butterfly onto iron-on inkjet transfer sheets made by Strathmore, trimmed the shapes and ironed them on to the front flap of the bag as directed. To finish it off I embroidered a few details on top.
A surprise gift for a friend in a land far, far away.

日本 Japan on my Mind

-I had a custom stone hanko seal made with the symbol for "bird" in Japanese
a few years ago and never got around to sharing it with you.
It came in that beautiful fabric covered box
with a porcelain ink plate with a blue dragon on the lid.

-I won the beautiful letterpress card with one of Margie's crochet stones in a giveaway she hosted a while back at her blog.

-The pretty kraft envelope with the stamped letter C and beautiful green stamp is from Cecilia Afonso Estevez, she's an incredibly talented artist/illustrator from Argentina whose gorgeous carved rubber stamps inspired me to start carving my own many years ago. I recommend you visit her lovely blog Flor de Papel.

Work in Progress

Something I'm doing just for fun to take a breather from all the work stuff going on :)

Coloration Inspiration

Nothing inspires me more than to carefully observe God's Handiwork.
This beautiful country is so full of color and warmth...

My thoughts & prayers go out to all of the people of Japan.
Sending you all a big sunshiny hug from Mexico.

Wearable Art

I found these gorgeous alpaca silver brooches in a shop in San Miguel yesterday.
This morning I woke up eager to make tiny watercolor original paintings
to go inside them. They'll be available at my Big Cartel shop tomorrow morning.

Ultra Mini

I found that miniature tin box frame while on the market at San Miguel de Allende with Margie and I filled it up today with a tiny 3D collage
that I painted with watercolors. 1.5" x 2"

March Calendar

A brand new free desktop calendar for you :)
Click on the small image above to make it BIGGER and download it from there.
Hope you enjoy it!

New Toy!

I have a new toy! I thought it was about time I upgraded
from my point & shoot got a real DSLR camera. I'm having so much fun with it.
Thank you so much for your extremely kind and enthusiastic comments about the book. Can't wait to share it with all of you ♥