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…hello December.
and now a tune from the Von Trapp* family…

A new month and new work. Tomorrow something for those celebrating Hanukkah soon and a mini shop update next Tuesday.
*growing up my parents saved up money and gave my sister and I private piano lessons hoping that my Grandmother, Helen’s gene for music had carried onto […]

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“If you hear a voice within you say,
‘You are not a painter,’
then by all means
paint…
and that voice will be silenced.”
-Van Gogh

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Sculptures, nesting dolls and other illos will be added next week.
With daily trips to the post office I will soon be caught up by Friday! Thanks everyone for being so patient!
Oh and the gnome image was an illo (short for ‘illustration’ because that word for some reason just needs to be abbreviated.) that will […]

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photographic proof of yesterday’s weather.

I think she needs a larger umbrella.
I was going to add a video of the song ‘Tomorrow’ from Annie, from youtube or another similar site but I decided not to for 3 reasons.
1.) You probably know the song already and can sing it now to yourself.
2.) All the videos (or […]

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Foggy, dreary, barely visible day outside while driving to the post office.

Coffee, bright colored paint, sketchbook, pencils, automatic pencil sharpener, black pens, packing orders, writing, unlimited caffeinated coffee, and movies in the background followed by an audio book in my studio. a good day.

*new work added to the shop with more to come.

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‘A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.’
-Roald Dahl
below is a video of a piano playing guy with his own arrangement of the Willy Wonka song ‘Pure Imagination’. I can imagine my piano and organ playing granny, Helen, (if she were still alive) high fiving this guy. Also he has […]

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…on new items for my shop, painting and drawing projects, finishing up mini sculptures, nesting dolls and burning a new screen for screenprinting. And getting orders sent out. I mailed a bunch off today already prepping myself for the daily postal trips starting Monday. Sleep will have to wait until January. Just kidding. almost.

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“Listen to the mustn’ts, child.
Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.”
- Shel Silverstein

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a day for being thankful.
family, friends, clients, customers, my post office (which I visit a lot), doing what I love even during the down times.
Thank You.
take it away Sly and the Family Stone…

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To draw, you must close your eyes and sing. - Pablo Picasso

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