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Today we went berry- and peach-picking on Sauvie Island (specifically Sauvie Island Farms)! The weather was cool enough and hardly anyone was there.
Our spoils:
We picked up vanilla ice cream on the way home for all our newly picked berries. Let's just say it was a berry good day! (Come on, I had to : ) )
I can't wait until October to pick pumpkins there!
"Where the Earth Meets the Sky"
This is another piece for my upcoming show at Doe.
I draw houses. Lots of them. I always have—houses that looked just like the one above from the time I was 4 or 5. I have no sense of direction, I think in small (or maybe large) part to daydreaming and looking at houses whenever I'm in a car instead of paying attention to where I'm driving or being driven. I've always looked at the outside of houses. What material it's made of, if it looks like it has a good attic for playing or reading (very important), Christmas lights in the wintertime. I especially love them if they look like they should be haunted or at least have a few creaking steps. And an overgrown yard… with trees.
It was so fascinating to me when my friend told me her favorite thing was driving at night when you can see inside the house. As obvious as that was, it never occurred to me to really try to see inside. I think I like imagining what the house should look like rather than what it actually does.
I have imagined over and over again what my dream house would look like, the way some girls obsess over their wedding or their future children:
On top of a cliff overlooking the ocean and a rocky shore. An old house with maybe two fireplaces. Nooks and small small rooms… maybe even to the point of seeming choppy, except a large bedroom and living room would be nice.
Or deep in the woods by a creek.
Or a stone-and-brick house in a city that looks like a good trick-or-treating neighborhood (you know the ones).
Or a tiny apartment overseas.
Or a rural farm house in the heartland or in the spooky intriguing south.
So many possibilities. I want them all. But for now I am contented drawing them.
"Top of the World" is for my upcoming show in August at Doe in San Francisco. This show will be affordable limited edition prints. "Top of the World" measures 11.75" × 15.75".
When not getting work ready for this show I have been reading Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Super short post, but off to enjoy (or work on) this cool Saturday!! Have a great weekend!
One of Those Days is now available in the shop!
I'm happy to say today was not one of those days. Quite the contrary actually.
I had lunch and gossip session with a friend then Drew and I hit the market for my weekly necessities: of the best salsas ever and pear pepper jam (soooo good with cream cheese).
Today is also one of those days where the creative juices are flowing over and I feel like I will get more accomplished today than I do in some weeks. I need more days like today. : )
I just wanted to mention the Etsy seller Baddins Design. I ordered the necklace I'm wearing in the picture from her. In addition to loving the necklace, it was so nice to receive a thank you note and sweet little extra in the package from her. The thank you would have been more than enough but I really appreciate when Etsy sellers take the time to say thank you or acknowledge a sale in some way. I do it as a seller and it's wonderful to have it reciprocated as a buyer.
Today I got to wear my new necklace when we went out to brunch with one of Drew's best friends, Jared. He's in town just for something ridiculous like 24 hours helping his sister move back to St. Louis. Seeing an STL folk made me very excited to go back to St. Louis in September for Drew's 30th birthday!
And today I FINALLY went to a real life thrift store. It felt so good. I needed an iron and it was like iron jackpot there (maybe there are always lots of nice irons, I just never needed one). A t-shirt and two books rounded out the very practical thrift store experience.
Have a good day!
This new and large print is in the shop! "Merrily Merrily Home" measures 13" × 19". Actual image size is 10.5" × 13.75".
The weekend was pretty low-key. On Friday we saw (with the rest of the world) The Dark Knight. Afterward we hit up a late night eatery for a portion of tater tots the size of my head.
Saturday we did what is becoming a weekly tradition. We read in the park followed by coffee and a big salad for dinner. I also got some studio time in.
And Sunday, we went to brunch with new friends. We put up three more curtain rods, and well, I can't imagine this is very exciting to read, but it's what actually happened. I also took a nap and caught up with some friends, my sisters, and mom. Are you thoroughly bored? ; )
I will leave you with some things I am coveting. Really, when am I not coveting something or other?
Unfortunately, the photo is a bit dark since it's still a little dark out, but I wanted to share my little desk.
I needed a desk that would that was no wider than 33 inches and this is a perfect 31.5. I purchased the white legs to go along with it.
Among the little treasures on my desk is this owl.
…and my little custom knit cactus by Kaktusgarten:
and of course, my giant vintage metal gas station 8.
The apartment inches onward!!!
The bearded guys are now listed in the shop! Most are in super limited numbers so I hope you nab the one you want! There are also a few other limited edition prints in the shop.
Have a great day!! I'm off to have a day of home improvements. : ) Wheeeee!
I am sad to say that Gallery Revisited no longer has a traditional gallery space but I know we will see exciting things from Gallery Revisited's Leora Lutz in the near future.
BUT I did receive several of the first and most asked about bearded guys back, and I will be putting them in my shop on Wednesday. Most of them are in super limited numbers, but I hope you can nab one that you thought got away!
Happy Monday!
Oh my, It's warm. I have *I hope* a studio space. It is in desperate need of some TLC and that is what some of my spare time has been going to. I am keeping my fingers crossed that nothing falls through with it and I will be a very happy girl.
Today was really eaten by sleeping in, walking up to the hardware store, a good four hours (and more to come) of work on the studio, and making my way through the leftovers of the tremendous salad I made for dinner last night.
I used that funny cauliflower thing because it was pretty but it just tasted like prickly cauliflower. It was getting lots of oohs and aahs at the market and I am a sucker for pretty veggies.
OK, off to drink about a gallon of water and get back to work. I am also going to try to win an auction on eBay if it's still cheap!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!
