have not seen you

inky flower

I've been inspired by Traci Bautista (Collage Unleashed)
to pull out my calligraphy pens & drawing nibs and do some
decorative sketching. I've always liked the scratchy,
unpredictable line you can get with dip pens.

thank you

little star

My new niece was born today! She's beautiful!

our day out

new blog layout

Whee! As you can see, I've been playing with backgrounds lately.
Thanks to infocreek.com for the latest one and for solving all the
html code problems I was having with repetitive response lines,
dates in the wrong places, and general blog chaos.

purses, bags, and backpacks

is anyone home?

octopus in the rain

fun with markers

this one's a collaborative piece with my three-year-old
son and a variety of crayola markers.
some of their new colors are pretty delish.