I have been having so much fun painting lately. I chose some white frames so they could take turns being displayed, like this one from the white rabbit series. It's poised on the shelf with the paper clay rabbit I made at Artfest, and Michelle Allen's bicycle block.
Wow it's hard to photograph through glass, but here's an idea of the close up. Mixed media, or should I say some collage I painted over. Acrylic 8x10"
Tea Journal
I really enjoyed the process of making this journal all about tea time. Paint, ink writing, machine stitching, stamping, and some paper collage, buttons, hand stitches, paint pens, on heavy canvas. 
I picked a pale color palette, so if I were to do this project over, I would choose richer colors and more variety. It's too pale, lacking depth. I also happened to use cheaper, thinner paints. Now, I prefer to mix these with heavier body paints with more pigment. About 4 hours total to create this little book.
Back cover
The insides all look the same, from vintage woven canvas, and I added my fav hand carved stamp as a sort of signature, and a clip for all those pesky notes and receipts that float around. Now we can organize them! You'll have to provide your own pencil. I like to keep mine tucked into the last page I left off. Wrap and go!
Hand made, hand sized, 40 blank pages for use as a garden journal, food journal, party planner, travel, dreams, sketch, ink drawing, to do list.... wait,THAT's not fun. I forbid these journals to be used as to-do lists. :-) 
I like to call this one the Wee Yellow journal, and it features some linen gum tree leaves I'd appliqued a long while ago. Perfect for this cover.
New Bliss Totes in the house. Freshly hand painted canvas bags ready to tote your farmers market goods home, your knitting to the meet up, your drawing book and supplies to the park, your wallet and fav novel to the coffee shop, your lunch to work.... yep these totes can handle it all while being a walking piece of art. 
Close up.... I'm having a blissful time making these. 
The Hummingbird bag. Layers of acrylic stamps, hand made stencils, rollers and secret writing later. One of a kind urban art bag- just for you.
Three Portland Timbers fans. Did you know that Oregonians adore their Timbers pro soccer team? The stadium sells out for every game. And they have a special fan section called the Timbers Army- they are the loudest, best-est, flag-waven-est fan group around. 
Here is Quillan walking his player out amidst screaming fans. We were so proud of him. He was thrilled. 
They were given these gorgeous Timbers jerseys, and stood with the players for the national anthem. What an experience. Thank you Kidsports!
These are the three books I'm finding inspiring currently. Did you read Natalie Goldburg's famous, "Writing Down the Bones" book? I read it years ago, and it made me realize writing was important and that I had something to say. Super inspiration. 
You don't have gouge as deeply as you may think, but watch that you take enough of the edge off if you don't want to see it. I love this thick carving medium because I can stamp with it without adding backing. 
A blank page made from an Art Journal technique of painting on and scrubbing off. I've discovered the joy of white on top by accident.
Urban art for your coffee cuff. 
Painted and stitched canvas, paper cloth, and stamped images, sewn over an insulating layer. These coffee cozies fit regular sized coffee shop paper cups, ice coffee cups, ceramic "180 degrees" cups, and pint glasses, making them the perfect accompaniment to all of your outings.
