Sweet Sir Frogget

Oh my dapper Sir Frances Frogget convinced me to give him a quick kiss...

He's whispering sweet nothings into my ear and has quite the silly story to share.

The Night Garden In Progress

I was really hoping to get this lino-cut done this week and I am SO close to finishing

but because of my fibromyalgia sometimes my balance gets wonky

and I had a little tumble and in trying to break my fall, I hurt my wrist!

SO, I've got to let that heal up before I get back to any cutting

because printmaking is pretty hard on the hands and wrists.

I am so excited with how it's looking so far though and can not wait to do a test print.

Airabella Almost Done

Airabella has started whispering her story to me...

Hop on by my Instagram to see what else I am working on.

Winter Sun & Ink Pens

I made some progress on the ink drawing of Jaks...

It's so cozy to curl up in the winter sun with ink pens.

Cozy With Green

My oh my life is cozy when you bask in green goodness

(and fresh new Sakura Micron Ink Pens)!

Green in my belly...Green outside aplenty...Green all over the house.

I cozy up to green as often as I can, how about you?

A Star-Gazer named Whimbley

I started this image awhile back of a star-gazing frog named Whimbley.

I put it away for awhile because it made me miss Henrie too much.

I am ready to get back to it now and finish it off & conjure up Whimbleys tall tale

but I sure do miss looking down from my desk to see these two snuggled up next to me.

Teela In Lino

I am so excited about this lino...

What do you think so far???

No Mouth...What!?

Here's something new on my upstairs desk...

and yep, your seeing correct, she's not going to have a mouth.

I am doing this beauty in polychromos on stonehenge.

I am still learning which mixes I like best, the polys on this paper feels like more work but I like it!

A Kind Night

Here's that new image I am slowly plugging away on inspired by the Herons we see when kayaking.

I know unfortunately that Herons eat all kinds of creatures, so this image is called "A Kind Night"

New Glitter Jewels On The Way

Here's a sneek peek at some of the new Glitter Jewels I have coming up real soon.

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Loving The Linos

I've been carving new lino cuts more than anything else lately, I have 7 others already ready to go.

This new beauty is all done, I can't wait to show you, hopefully I'll be able to get some printed soon.

A Red Mixed Media Head

I am not in my studio fully yet, I'll tell you exactly why very soon XO

But here's a sneak peek at part of a new mixed media lady I am working on.

Pishner Coming Along

Mr Pishner Toppingale is almost complete, the colored pencil part is atleast.  People always ask me how I come up with my character names but it's no secret & it's simple, they just pop into my head.

I have quite a few new pieces to show you all but my scanner is still dead & I haven't found

a decent replacement that I am happy spending my money on yet so bare with me!

Gold Touches

I've been putting little gold highlights on a few original pieces...

whiles watching 'Once Upon A Time', the two activities seem to go hand in hand!

Pishner Coming Along

This guys name is Pishner Toppingale...

I think he's going to be one pretty cool dude.

Pishner Toppingale Started

I have to be able to work in all kinds of corners of the house...

wherever a bunny needs company is where I have to be able to get some kind of artwork done...
On top of getting up every 10 minutes to see what a rambunctious bunny is up to
I also move between my work areas scattered throughout the house ALOT!

It's proven to be the only way to mix my two passions of bunnies & art
(with a life of debilitating chronic pain!)

For example, in Jaks room, I have several pieces going, coloured pencils, mixed medias & weaving's.
Whiles 'Florin Blue' is being done in the living room for the evening bunny rotation.
In my downstairs studio I have 3 lino cuts in progress, pastels, sketches, computer stuff etc
and than in Higgins area I have sketchbooks and a desk set up for when feltwork/stitchery strikes me.
Whiles in a corner of Misa's rooms, on a teeny desk, I just conjured up this new bird character...
it's my way of having 9 buns & still getting lots done, it works...most days, when the pain isn't bad! 

Florin Blue In Progress...

Guys...look...Florin Blue is looking really pretty so far...

(Is it bad or cheesy when as artist says that?  hmmm I don't think so really,

we've got to like our own work after all because if we don't how can we expect anyone too right!?)

Anyhow, you know that excited feeling you get in the middle of a new piece,

that "This Is Going To Be One Of My Best One Yet..." feelings?...

I've got that feeling with this one & usually with that feeling I move slowly so I don't mess up

but with this one, I am so anxious to see how it turn out & if I was right, it's speeding right along.

(Well okay okay...speeding along as quickly as colored pencils allows anyhow ha ha!)

Looking Promising

I won't have "Feather Song" completed today to show you so instead here's a peek at a new lino...

I've been doing a lot of linos, most I don't like enough to show but this ones looking promising.

A Pretty Bird

I love doing birds...so here's the first one of 2018...

the feather work is complicated so I am going gently, letting the colours lead me slowly...

this one is in Polychromos on stonehenge, a heavenly mix.

I think I might try something totally new for me, which is to leave the background white...

'What, you may ask'! ha ha, I know, it'll be a first and it'll be different because I am soooo used to filling in the background with colours as bright as the main part but I think for this one it'll be right.

New Vinyl For A New Year

So last Fall I found myself a huge roll of vinyl for printmaking

and with some wrangling and fighting I got enough of the sucker rolled out on the floor

so I could cut off a large piece and than that into smaller pieces.

I am so so happy with it...it cuts like a dream, let alone when it's heated on my heat-board.

Mind you, it's been rolled up for 7+ years so it's not going to loose it's curl easily,

I'll have to sandwich a whack of it in between boards and

leave it by my studio heater in hopes that that helps it flatten out eventually!

But it feels so good to be cutting again after long holidays away from it.

It's part of my day that I love so much...AM's with vinyl and Misa at my side nibbling my feet.