holiday shows and news
this friday and saturday, the 4th and 5th, i will be at space gallery's shop-a-do here in portland, coinciding with first friday art walk. this is one of my favorite shows to do each year!and on thursday, 12/10 from 5-9pm,  i am hosting s is for sale with a lovely assortment of talented pals, including

bedazzle your iphone
you might remember that i had an iphone skin made for my new phone last summer. it's held up really well since then. i've had many people contact me about getting their own custom skins, and have done a few special orders in the past week for different people.  i'd like to offer the chance to special order your own iphone (or ipod touch) skin with one of my patterns - but i will only be accepting orders between now and n

grateful
sorry i kind of disappeared from this space for a little bit. it's that busy time of year again. i've been tweeting a bit more lately because it feels more manageable some days - mostly a collection of links i find + am appreciating. my jury was out on twitter for a long time, but there are definitely parts i like - especially small updates from far flung friends - i do not so much enjoy the people only trying

new art
it's been awhile since i've shared any artwork. a fine forest, a new drawing i made this weekend while recovering from the flu (!). prints will be in my shop soon, i think.

11/11. dig it.
it's 11/11! we had a school holiday today, and while one kid was busy marching in a parade, the other one and i had a quickie solo date: cafe maple soy for me, and cocoa for him. and some tasty homemade toast was delivered shortly after this photo was taken (with my iphone! i have to say, i've been pretty pleased with the camera on it. it comes in handy when i don't want to lug the big camera around.)  i made a wish at 11:11. (did you know that every