I’ll have necklaces, cards, tote bags, and mason bee houses for sale at this year’s St Johns Bizarre in St Johns, Portland Oregon. Come on down! All but the glass beads are related to pollinating insects. St Johns Bizarre Saturday May 12th, 2012 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM stjohnsbizarre.com/ 2012 will mark The St. Johns…

I got this new amazing book: Rustic Italian Food By Marc Vetri and David Jouaquim. I had to try the brined pork shoulder recipe immediately. It was delicious. The recipe is a shaved pork shoulder with plums and cantaloupe. And even though it is far from plum season, we lucked out with a delicious cantaloupe…

I’m being kind to myself these days. I’m eating really healthy. I’m eating less. I’m trying to ride my bike more. I’m not putting pressure on myself to earn money. I’m not stressing about money. I’m consuming less all around, or at least trying to. I gardened this weekend. Planted Pak Choi, Collards, Green beans…

This post has had a thousand titles in my head: “Taking the leap,” “Not taking the leap,” “We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore,” “Defeated,” Baby Steps,” “Jumping off a cliff,” “Sitting down,” “Stepping back,” “Screw you, Universe,” “My Glass has exactly 50% of it’s contents.” Whatever. It’s whatever. That’s…

In standard Mississippi fashion she got pissed off at the tube in her nose, pulled it out herself, and demanded food. So we thought we were just going to visit but when we called ahead, they said come get her! She’s home, sleeping on her favorite couch. What a relief to have her home and…

I don’t know if that title is very good. We’re only assuming it was a rubber ball from the look of the remains they extracted from Mississippi’s intestines… So, rewind back to Saturday 4am. Mississippi starts puking. She basically doesn’t stop puking until about 9 that night when we took her to the doggy ER.…

Hi, I’ll be selling jewelry, hand printed cards, and matted archival prints of paintings at the St Johns Bizarre this year. Saturday May 12th. Won’t you join me?

I’m so excited about this new series of work, that I had to just share. This one is steak with mushrooms in dry felt.

I’m both troubled and inspired by this quote from the book Scandinavian Stitches. I think mostly I’m inspired. It makes me take some pressure off myself. Also, I’m a mom artist now, which is quite a different beast than a non-parent artist. I wasn’t expecting that to happen, but now that I’m on the other…

Some weeks I have unlimited energy and I can get lots and lots done. Some weeks I have no energy. These weeks usually coincide with Juniper not sleeping well at night. This week, I have energy, but I’m feeling a little deflated. I got a rejection letter, the ads on Craigslist depress me, and i…

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My friend Liz is opening a consignment shop for women and children on the corner of Rosa Parks and Interstate in North Portland, Oregon. She’s having an opening party this weekend! Come on down and check it out. Oh, and I designed the website and poster. button women’s and children’s consignment 6517 N Interstate Portland…

I joined a gym. It’s the West Coast Fitness here in Portland. There’s a steam room, sauna, hydromassage table, s.a.d. light, and tons of cardio and weight machines. The dressing rooms are clean and nice, and I even have a few mommy friends I run into. You know what one of the best things about…

The new House of Bagels site is live! I partnered with Singlebound Creative to convert the existing site into a custom WordPress site for easier maintenance by the client. We added a nice jquery slideshow widget: Skitter slideshow to showcase items on the homepage.