A collage from my day today...it was close to perfection. - Running around the rose garden, K trying to read all the monikers; "French Perfume" (above) was my favorite. It smelled oh-so-chic. - Taking a leisurely walk from the zoo back home. Snapping pix with my iphone. Lots of red: love the GMC bus (there was a futon in the back!), the bright crimson shop, a random "free" sign on a street. The text on the lower right says "Reds one". I liked the pops of color of the Solstice Parade HQ. - ... Read more
Making do
There is a photo of me and my brother in a photo album that is tucked into one of my mother's overstuffed closets. It is yellowed with age by now, tinted like an instagram. I am probably four or five; my brother a year younger. In the picture, we are both sporting identical rice bowl bangs, and I am wearing a handmade powder blue polyester coat with shiny white buttons. My white tights are slightly too big and rumpled around my ankles. My brother -- without a shred of self-consciousness -- ... Read more
Storybook Watercolors
*Alice in Wonderland* watercolor on board, 5"x5" *Tsuruhime* watercolor on board, 5"x5" *Red Riding Hood* watercolor on board, 5"x5" I created these little paintings for an art show, but was weirdly attached to them and didn't want to sell 'em. They combine my love of all things tiny with the concept of paper dolls. ... Read more
Pen Drawings
Every day, I whip out my sketchbook and doodle with my new favorite pen (0.4mm is the best). These are the ones I like from the last few days: ... Read more
Polka dotty
At an excruciatingly glacial pace, I am working on customizing WordPress and getting an etsy shop up and running. Perhaps you'd like to see a little cheerful illo I worked on today? I've been a big fan of polka dots before it became the hot trend and combined with sunshine yellow shoes, it's an outfit I want for myself. ... Read more