Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth

"The Butterfly Effect"

My contribution to "The Butterfly Effect" project.

The size is 9.75" X 7 " (including the antenna).

Art Unraveled 2011 - Phoenix, Arizona

It's official! I'll be teaching at "Art Unraveled" in Phoenix, Arizona August 2011. The classes will be "Through the Rabbit Hole" on Friday August 5th and "An Octopus's Garden" Sunday August 7th. Yep .... I'm pretty excited!

First Snow Fall

Even though we have already had some snow this season, this is the first real snow storm coming through. I hear they are expecting another 6 inches by tonight.

This is the Renaissance inspired playhouse in our back yard that my husband designed (with the help from my Father) and built years ago for our daughter.

"Twirly Swirly Journal" entry

Yet another entry in one of the "Twirly Swirly Journals". Yes, a bit sappy, but I do love my dog. This journal spread has some nice smaller fold out swirl pages that are a lot of fun to work with. Next I plan to make some spinners to incorporate into these journals ... looking forward to figuring that all out.

Winter White Journal

Awe yes, busy as a Bunny. I have been working hard and things are beginning to fall into place. Right now I am focusing on getting together up coming class proposals and I have to admit, I am pretty happy how it's all coming together. Fortunately, I seem to work well under pressure and with short deadlines.

This little gem of a Journal is one in the series of the "Ambrosia Journals". Same basic concept as the others really, just a variation. This book is 4 1/2" X 6 1/2" and 1 1/2" thick, a very stout little Journal, indeed! (Photos enlarge to show detail)

It's one thing to come up with an idea that will work for a class room situation, but it's another to be able to locate materials at a reasonable cost. Often I come up with the idea with the materials I have on hand only to find they are no longer available or the cost would be prohibitive for a Workshop. I lucked out with this one. I have on hand enough of this 1/8th inch thick heavy boxboard to make about 300 of the books. Once I run out I'm afraid that'll be it, I don't think I'll be able to get it for that price again. Of course, in the mean time, storing that much cardboard is another story, I think I'll keep it next to the 400 book covers I recently acquired ... but we just won't talk about that.

Way behind on EVERYTHING....

I am so backed up on just about everything! Between a child having a tonsillectomy, hosting multiple holiday festivities and oral surgery that turned out to be a far bigger deal than I anticipated, I have really gotten behind.

I do, however, have a few "Sneak Peek" photos of the new series of journals "The Twirly Swirly" Journals that I am working on. It's not going very fast, but at least it is going.