Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Hand carved ship
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it is very difficult to stop doing it :)
I highly recommend it.
I used my trusty Speedball lino cutter
and a Staedtler 2½" × 2½" × ¾"
carving block for this one.
The ships in the background
are from my collection of vintage postcards.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Favorites
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Flickr is a HUGE
source of inspiration for me.
These are just a few
of my favorites.
source of inspiration for me.
These are just a few
of my favorites.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Cool down
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Didn't feel like spending too much time
in the kitchen today so I made these
with a prepared cake mix.
Bob Red Mill's whole grain
lemon poppy seed cake mix.
I wish you could smell them...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
Friends
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I purchased the amazing fabric birdie
from Ann Wood Handmade
& the papier-mâché lovlies
were a gift made by my talented friend
Gustavo Aimar.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
First watercolor of 2009
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in almost four weeks!
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that I really liked at Dick Blick.
The paper measures roughly
9 x 4 inches.