a guinness stout

123010: a guinness chocolate cake made with love for our 3rd anniversary (tomorrow).

unwrap, pulled off, drawing, more drawing

122910: more time to draw while listening to music, drinking tea.


for 122810: two drawings for the sketchbook project.


for 122710: time in my studio.


for 122610: a box of ribbons, string and tags that have been pulled off of gifts.


for 122510: unwrapping the ball of dough.

the glowing squirrel, pattern + color, wonderball, craft paper wrapping, more wonderball, ready wonderball, for wayne-o

122410: treats for our letter carrier, wayne-o. he is an amazing man: kind, wise, funny, hard working.



for122310: wonderball. ready to be given.


for 122210: more wonderball progress.


for 122110: gifts i have wrapped for jmp using what i have in my studio.


for 122010: a wonderball i am raveling up for A for christmas. it will contain about $52.25. coins and bills hidden within layers of scraps of yarn and paper.



for 121910: color and pattern combo.


for 121810: a glowing squirrel in the nearby park.

teenage boys, grid with dots, winter sky, drawing, santa cup, segmented lines, ribbon and paper, our mantle, paper chain, wrappings, a celebration

121710: a celebration! balloons, cupcakes, lip whistles and gifts (including the well received lab coat and goggles at the window).


for 121610: wrapped for my "secret snowflake."


for 121510: wrapped for jmp.



for 121410: paper chain over the kitchen windows.


from 12130: our mantle with the nativity scene (featuring cross-eyed mary) that my mom gave to me when i was a teenager.


for 121210: the doorway with stands of red ribbon, and paper stars and dots.



for 121110: segmented lines, encased.


for 121010: the santa cup from when i was a kid. it is filled with small gift tags to and from the gifts jmp and i have given to each other over the years.


for 120910: drawing in the hallway.



for 120810: noticing a beautiful cold winter sky.


for 120710: orange and red dots within the grid.


for 120610: ways that teenage boys entertain themselves.

maria cestona, paper loops, nest, dots within squares, a favorite window, a favorite quote, wrapped, carrot soup

120510: carrot soup with onion relish. and wine.



for 120410: wrapped for a friend's birthday.


for 120310: working around a favorite quote by camille pissarro.


for 120210: a favorite window inspired by "a christmas story" at the local flower shop.


for 120110: dots within squares- something i am working on.


for 113010: o-dog made the perfect nest.


for 112910: paper loops by the window.


for 112810: cut out name from a paper bag.

pink sky, a happy couple, sketch idea, blue graph, cranberry, seven spots, rosemary, red loop, pink graph

112710: pink graph in progress.


for 112610: red loop.

for 112510: a bundle of rosemary on the mantle.



for 112410: a setting with seven spots.


for 112310: cranberry sauce with a lot of orange zest, ginger and cloves.




for 112210: blue graph.

for 112110: sketch idea for some things i am planning to construct out of paper.


for 112010: the happy couple. i set his up for a drawing i am going to do on graph paper.

for 111910: pink in the sky.

drawing, holy light, printed fabric, drunken seaman

111810: my new favorite. (that's my favorite saying. basically i have a "new favorite" something each week.) the drunken seaman. i love me a drunken seaman.

for 111710: fabric printed with my drawings on it. swoon!




for 111610: the light made me stop in my tracks multiple times throughout the day. so holy.

for 111510: drawing.

scraps, red +black, rearrangement, loot, a tag, orange tulips, night fury

111410: night fury by A. left on my studio table from last night.


for 111310: gorgeous pointy petaled orange and red tulips from H.



for 111210: tag for a little treat for H.


for 111110: loot from papersource.


for 111010: a rearrangement.

for 110910: red and black drawing.

for 110810: scavenging the studio floor.