I forgot to say Happy Halloween so here’s a pic for you: Also here are my latest sketches. I went to the DeYoung today for the first time. I don’t have a lot of time but I wanted to do a walk through. I’m very excited about the collection and I’m looking forward to spending…

Hi, if you want some furniture, take a look at these. I posted an ad on craigslist so act fast. Pine Desk 21″ x 49″ FREE Corner Shelf $30 63″ x 19″ I’m done with my 75% deadline for the book. The next deadline is November 18th. Today I’m getting caught up with school before…

Remember what my old desk looked like? Here’s a pic. Well, I decided to bite the bullet and go to IKEA yesterday. I got the added bonus of a free piece of cake. Turns out IKEA is celebrating their 20th anniversary. New desk AND free cake? That’s just too good to be true. After some…

Last night I couldn’t get to sleep. My mind was busily thinking about all the things I need to do. My inner dialog went something like this: Stop thinking, clear your mind. You are an airhead. Your brain is full of marshmallows. Mmmmm, marshmallows. I should make homemade marshmallows tomorrow. And now you know why…

I was introduced to Bruno Munari last week through a blog entry on Keri Smith’s website. I was so curious, I ordered a book called The Sea As A Craftsman. It is very tiny yet very mighty. I am so in love with this little book. I want to spend an afternoon just sitting with…

I have to postpone one more week. Today I have a chapter due and I have to wrangle up 32 images for the color instert. I hope to get caught up with the weeks I missed after I’m done with the book. I’ll be able to do one next week too. But as the final…

Origin of State’s Name: Named by the Spanish after Califia, a mythical paradise in a Spanish romance written by Montalvo in 1510.

Create an illustrated book of mythical creatures and a description of what their meaning was/is. For older kids. 10 – 12 years?

Design a tarot deck. original artwork. You are supposed to pull a card out of the deck and put it somewhere visible in your house. You are supposed to think about the card and how it might relate to things in your life.

hasty pudding — A baked dish made mostly of cornmeal, milk, and molasses. It’s not pudding like Jell-O pudding, it’s more of a mush. At the time, pudding was the term used for the dessert course of a meal.

Dear ultimate powers of creation,Please help me get through the next two days and make my deadline on time. I am tired and I can’t focus. I am onto my second Rock Star energy drink. The words will not come to me.

“I’ll learn to write as soon as I finish my book.”

I know I said I was doing blue today. I did blue, cure but then I did another yellow and I took a picture of it but not the blue. So you get yellow #2.

So at the beginning of the day, I had four partially done chapters. It’s now 12:13 am and I have just two partially done chapters to finish by friday night. I also need to organize and export a batch of images for the color insert. Then I am giving myself the weekend off. Well, maybe.…

No talking! Panic has set in. Friday is quickly approaching.