Join me this weekend at the Renegade Craft LA!!!

Over 200 vendors, ReForm School, The Urban Craft Center, and Swap-o-Rama will all be under one roof!

July 11-12, 11am-7pm
California Market Center, Downtown LA
HannahMade and I will be in Booth 149

My baby brother Nick, who is 18(!!!) is amazing! Here is his Senior Solo. None of us had ever heard him sing. I admire his bravery, and his talent. He is going to make a fabulous addition to the adult world! xoxo Nico!

Patchwork in Santa Ana!!

Come see me and HannahMade at the Patchwork Show this weekend!! Booth #46

Introducing Lucy!

About a month ago, the Hub and I decided to finally get to it and adopted a dog. We have been talking about it for about 5 years, and finally found a face too cute to ignore! ;) So, I give you Lucy Robinson! Lucy came from the Hub, and Robinson because at the ripe old age of 8, all the young pups are all over her! (You know who you are, e'hem ZIP!)LOL Part Poodle & part Cocker Spaniel, she is all love!

I have to be sure to RAVE about the shelter that we found Lucy through, Pet Orpahns of Southern California. There are no words to fully explain the dedication and love that the folks at PO shower on their animals. I absolutely recommend that if you are looking for a furry friend, that you start here! A friend of mine volunteers there and does a spot on the Thursday night Fox 11 news at 10, each week highlighting a new pooch. Lucy, then "Irene", was the star of the spot about 5 weeks ago. I was immediately smitten. Her mellowness called to me!

This little pup is the absolute sweetest! She did her first art fair with me last weekend and was so well behaved. She passed out the second we got home!

Ever heard of Mina Loy?? Well, you should!

Late last year I was contacted by a lovely young lady who is writing her thesis on an artist and poet named Mina Loy. She wanted to commission a piece of Ms. Loy to hang on her wall and keep her inspired through the daunting task! At first I was a little perplexed, and then once I started to learn a bit about Mina Loy, I was intrigued! She was a talented, baudy woman who was surrounded by some of the greatest poets, writers and artists in history. She dreamed of accomplishing things no woman of her time dared! In the end I think this was one of my favorite projects to date! I absolutely loved the experience!

Tara Prescott (my client) and me with the finished piece! Man, I look exhausted in that pic!

Unique LA!

This weekend, May 2-3, I will be participating in the Spring 2009 Unique LA! My booths# is 5006-5003. I will be accompanied by HannahMade and Henry Road! Also vending at the event are the insane talents of the Frantic Meerkat, and the Mincing Mockingbird!! There will be over 250 vendors, so RUN, dont walk!! Hope to see u there!

Design on a Dime Custom Artwork!

The episode of Design on a Dime that I filmed finally aired! I just figured out how to upload my segments to YouTube, so for those of you have emailed me because you missed it, here ya go!

If you have questions about having your own commission done, check here for more info!

Where does the time go?????????

I am so annoyed with myself that blogging has fallen by the wayside! I love it here And I am going to work my butt off to not neglect my poor lonely blog anymore! I know I have said it before, but this time I MEAN IT! :)


So much has been going on. The hub and I decided we were going to re-do the closet in our second bedroom, which led to a major renovation, at least major for us. We found the original Parquet floors under the carpet in the closet, and decided it would be awesome to refinish the whole room, which then meant emptying the entire contents of said room into the rest of the house, (which became an entirely new project for bookshelves in the living room!) We sanded and refinished the Parquet, and the end result was awful. There were ancient stains that wouldn't come up, and after sealing the whole thing turned yellow. No thank you! So then we had to rip that floor out completely (see photo on the left of poor exhausted hub) and put down a new one.

We are thrilled with the end result, but what a long road!! It is now a lovely little guest room for visitors to enjoy!

In addition to home reno, I have been doing back to back art shows. Yes, the economy has been tough, but what can you do? I have had fun at each event, and have so much new work along with a bunch of really cool new images I am excited to get working on now that I have a week off!

Also been working part time at the very swanky and cool Henry Road. Paula is so much fun to work for. I continue to learn the ups and downs of owning your own shop (something I would like very much to do in the future). She has such a great eye for the totally cool, from vintage to new. I am getting better at arranging displays, which makes me feel like I am conquering the world! I am also the stores Fall artist. I have a had a fun few moments of people coming in and recognizing the work and not realizing I am the artist. That has been kind of cool!

My partner in crime, Hannah, continues her planning for a move to Portland, OR. She is super excited to leave LA, which I understand, but I am seriously considering hobbling her to prolong the inevitable. Would that be so wrong???? ;)

So for now, that is my update. I am going to try to be more regular with the posting! There is so much fun coming up. I want to make sure that I share the details!!! TTFN

You're Invited!

Solo Show at Henry Road!

OPENING RECEPTION
Oct 2nd, 6pm-9pm

3949 Laurelgrove Ave, Studio City, CA 91604
(South of Ventura, 2 blocks west of Laurel Canyon)
818-762-8966

SAVE 15% ON ALL PURCHASES (INCLUDING ARTWORK) MADE OPENING NIGHT!!!

See more pics of the event, click HERE

Get your own - Open publication

Have you seen the new issue of the fab Design This Design That online zine?? It is chock full of interviews of artists from around the world, 68 to be exact!! I was lucky enough to be selected to participate! You can see my interview on page 124!

Ana & Victoria

Ana & Victoria, 2008, commissioned piece, 16" x 20"

Handmade kids contest at Etsy!

In case you have missed it, let me share with you that Etsy has put together a Handmade contest based around all things Kid! My piece, Lola2, has made it into the final 40 art pieces! If you have a chance, head on over and vote, vote, vote!!! You have until Sept 8th to make your picks!

Guest blogger at decor8!

Just a quick note to share that I am todays guest blogger over at decor8. It's a fun article all about some of the Etsy artist we carry in Henry Road! Go check it out!!

Old School!

I am so excited to be one of the contributing artists to Uppercase Gallery's newest project, Old School! These two above are my pieces for the show. Over 80 artists are participating!! The pieces will be exhibited at the gallery through Sept 30th. The exhibit has also been translated into an awesome book!! It is my first time having being published in a book (excluding cover work of course ;) You can click through this fun little widget to catch a glimpse of the publication. I cant wait to get mine!!!

Get your own - Open publication

Renegade Craft SF!!

Join me this weekend in booth 127, at the First Annual Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco! See ya there!

SALE July 1!! Are you kidding?

Where, oh where, is this year going! We are half way through 2008, and what better reason to have a sale? I have loaded up my Shop with tons of new work, ready for the taking! From July 1st-July 6th save 25% on all purchases over $100.00!! Purchase though Etsy and enter the code SUMMER08 in the message to seller box. Please complete the shopping cart process and then wait for a revised invoice that reflects your savings! (Please Note: Discounts can not be given on orders that complete the Paypal process prior to receiving the revised invoice.)

There are lots of brand new pieces that I have been cranking out for the upcoming Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco. I havent added any of them to my Etsy shop yet. They can all be seen here.