My Latest

I haven't done a piece this large for quite a while. My aunt wrote lyrics to some beautiful hymns and I had the pleasure and honor of designing the packaging for the music. As I was sketching out ideas at the beginning, I had visions of scenes from Narnia. I kept thinking of the snow beginning to melt in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Without having told anyone that, my aunt said it reminded her of Narnia when she looked at it! I was so thrilled to have successfully captured the feelings of hope communicated as the snow melts and Aslan's return draws nearer in those wonderful stories. It makes me feel so hopeful even now.

May we always have this same unwavering hope and excitement as we wait for our glorious Savior, Jesus Christ's return!

Happy New Year!!!

Will you say two-thousand-ten or twenty-ten??? That is the question. I prefer twenty-ten, or maybe just '10. I think it will be great to tell my grandkids stories that start with me sayin, "Back in '10..."

Well I brought in the new year with friends and family up in the Poudre Canyon of the Rocky Mountains in a cute little old cabin with no running water and enough electricity to turn on the lights, but not the furnace (because there wasn't one). We had a great time cooking in our down jackets, keeping the fires going and playing games. It was a great combination between camping and staying in a cabin. The cabin was built in the late 1800s and is made up of beautiful antiques and history. I loved looking through old scrapbooks and letters written over 100 years ago. I was so inspired! Here are some of my favorite nooks and crannies of the sweet little cabin.

Owning Up

It is about time I owned up to another love I have... W-H-A-L-E-S. It has been this way since I was just a little girl. It has been this way since the 4th grade. I have been collecting both realistic and abstract whale replicas since I was just a little girl. I just can't seem to get rid of them. What magnificent creatures they are!! I dream of going whale watching one day... my favorite whale is the Humpback whale because they are the sweetest.... Anyway, look at this beautiful woodcut print I just have to buy. Isn't it wonderful? Thank you Tugboat Press.

Isn't It Lovely!

We did not register for any china when we got married, but I am think it would be fun to start collecting a set now! I am still trying to decide what pattern I would like to collect, but these might just be it!! I love the birds so very much!

L-A-M-P-S

I love lamps. I love them. I can't own enough of them. My poor, sweet husband will vouch for that. Lucky for him money is tight right now, otherwise I would have come home with another lovely one today.
I am not sure why I have an obsession with lamps, but I do. Perhaps it is the aesthetic quality of a well designed lamp and its shade paired with its functional quality. Whatever the cause... I have posted one I have been eying for a while.

New B00K!!

Here is one of my beautiful new books! I love this book and the work in it! The books in here are made in to gorgeous works of art. So inspiring. I would love to create something like this someday!