I’ve been taking photos of the sky everyday. This month was all taken in Portland, Oregon.

The Launch Pad Gallery is having a pot luck for the opening of the group show “Family.” For this special occassion, I’ve made my famous white trash sushi. If you come early, you might get a chance to sample some. I’ll be there with my sushi at 6pm. Choices are Bologna with Miracle Whip or…

Katie Simpson Spain at the Tyson Gallery katiespain.wordpress.com/ The entire installation was made out of plastic shopping bags. Very very cool. Gala Bent at Half/Dozen Beautiful watercolor drawings More photos on Half/Dozen’s Flickr account. Close up: Linda Hutchins Pulliam Gallery Very intricate, fine line drawings on paper. Like ripples on a pond. And a lovely,…

Jon Klassen + Dan Rodrigues Found this gem on Carson Ellis’s blog.

I started my Advanced Concepts in Painting class last night at PNCA. The teacher is Anna Fidler, I love her work and I’m so excited to get to take a class from her. The class is a combination of studio class, experimentation, presentation of our work, and study of West Coast Contemporary Art. It is…

Summer Ono, world’s greatest band, is having a record release party this Saturday. My dear friend Jon Chick and my husband Tom Risse are in the band. The record is beautiful inside and out, multiple colors of vinyl to choose from and a lovely cover to boot. It’s going to be quite a party, there…

As I sat down to my fried eggs and rice breakfast, I started thinking about all the great breakfasts I’ve had around the globe. I decided, if I ever had a breakfast joint, I’d serve these: The Cafe 100 2 eggs OM, white rice, Portuguese sausage or spam, served with soy sauce or Huli Huli…

I’m getting down to this years last 100 apples. When I started this project, I had a feeling I wouldn’t get sick of apples, and I haven’t. I love them more now. This has been a great project and I’m going to miss it. I’ve been thinking of things to do for next year. I’ve…

My Glass Globe has been spotted in Mayor Sam Adam’s office! How cool is that? It’s the one on the far right. Also I have more information about the fund raising event on November 14th: The Portland Youth Development Coalition First Annual Fundraiser November 14th, 2009 7pm – midnight Bison Building 419 NE 10th AVE…

I dropped off a painting for the group show at The Launch Pad Gallery. The show starts next week, Friday October 2nd. This makes three group shows in three months for me. I feel good that I’m trying to get the wheels turning again. I have really low self esteem right now about my art,…

I ran across an old pair of shoes this morning. They used to be a favorite pair. I wondered why they ended up at the bottom of my closet and how I could have forgotten about them. I went to put them on and realized Mississippi had chewed through the laces. Ah ha! No wonder…

I’ve donated some art for an annual AMP (Artist Mentorship Program) fundraiser. I’ve been really impressed with everyone I’ve met through the experience and I’m so excited to be a part and so happy to have met them all. The fundraiser will be on November 14th in Portland. I’ll keep you updated on place and…

This woman is cracking me up. Visit Glow Pink Stah’s YouTube page for lots more fun.

From the Together Gallery website: Together Gallery is proud to present “You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine” Featuring artwork and Installations by: Bwana Spoons, David Wien, and Mark Warren Jacques Join us for the opening reception. September 24th 2009. 6 – 10 pm. The show will run September 24th – October 25th. Together…

Another update on my resolution to eat 365 apples in 2009. Apple 262 My acupuncturist wants me to stop drinking any form of coffee, decaf or otherwise, so I went to Tao of Tea for a couple bags of nice black tea. Apple 261 and my diseased hand. Dermatologist said it was an allergic reaction…