tuesday favorites

1. Moonflower Petals Perfume 2. Golden protective ring 3. Vintage 1960s dress 5. Pool at Night

a few things

Above: Beautiful  Sidney dog portrait by Andrew Bartos, Jr, super cute Burgundy Cut Out Wedges from cheddy balooga vintage, and this Pair of Mid Century Modern Lamps which I really really want from Haus Proud.

is summer really over already?

 I am a pessimist, and as I kid I was thoroughly depressed about summer ending by mid July. Around this time I would have resigned myself to the horror of ever present back to school paraphernalia lining store shelves and plastering the covers of magazines and catalogs (catalogs are the worst- they like to remind you summer is ending as soon as it has begun)! Hopefully I will never have to go back to school again except in my nightmares, so the preemptive fall makes me a little less bummed out each year, the older I get. And who doesn't love fall, with it's leaves and warm fuzzy things?
Above: 133 2 Cats signed and numbered giclee print, Reclaimed Wine Vat Oak and Glass Beads Necklace, and Cedar Coat

i'm back from the woods!

Back from a kinda fun camping trip. I brought home a deer tick in my hair, and Kai got a tiny bit of poison oak as a souvenir from our time in the forest in Mendocino. I think I am done with camping for a while. My next vacation will be tick free and must include showers! Maybe I will share a couple photos from the woods later today after I get some painting done.
Little green collection above: Clio print by Amanda Michael Harris,  Vintage 1970s Bikini from De La Belle, and Green and Beige Torchon Necklace by Omnatura.

grey grays

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Today is a bit gray and windy, just the way we like it in Northern California! Here are some of my favorite gray things:

1. Mid Century Chair from Shaving Kit Supplies

2. Pigeon Figurine by Handy Maiden

3. Silhouette of Cypress by Windy Lane Studio

4. So Long as Nothing Changes I also by Kai

5. Pumpkin Field by Postal Modern

6. Vintage Handsome Horses from Elizabeth Wren Vintage

beachy

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1. City Lamp by Umbu
2. Madrid Shirred Dress by Meemoza
3. 1970s Vintage Wicker Wedge Sandals from G.O.R. Vintage
4. Beach 'Brellas Polaroid by jerseymaids
5. Catch a Wave Fine Art Photo Print by Little Gray Pixel
6. Mediterranean Porcelain Large Sea Urchin Sculpture by Blue Room Pottery

summer countdown- rosy

I am not a big lipstick person because it generally makes my lips feel sticky, but this tinted lip gloss by Sweetpea & Fay is something I could totally handle. I want those lips! Does anyone have recommendations for tinted lip gloss, or not to sticky lipsticks? I would love to hear.
Also pictured above, the perfectly summery White Prairie Blouse by donkey + lemon, beautifully named Her Very Own Sea photo print by Caryn Drexl and sweet little painting from my new favorite series by Caroline of coolranchstudio, Wildflowers no. 12.

june 17th

Four days until summer, and I am dreaming of far away beaches. I love this warm and pale drawing by emerson's bookcase, and this awesome Tyedye One piece from Ani bikinis. And Kai would sure look cute in these Vintage 1960's Swim Trunks from Second Wind Vintage!

It's Tuesday!

 So, it's back to work everybody. Although in my case it's keep on going. I am in the midst of making hundreds of prints to take to Sunset Celebration weekend, and starting to get a serious crick in my neck from hunching over the sewing machine.  Above are four of the prints I am bringing, any suggestions??

I really hope my new outfit from Riordan Roache makes it in time, otherwise it will be jeans and a black t-shirt (it has to be black because I will definitely be nervous and sweaty)!

Kai's new prints

Kai is finally adding prints of his new paintings to his Etsy shop. I think he is in the midst of listing them right now.  I love this one!

Have a fun weekend!

Definitely need this drink set!
Headed to artMRKT San Francisco tomorrow. I  hope in addition to contemporary work there will be some Bay Area Figurative work.

Like this Diebenkorn, Girl Looking at Landscape, from 1957.
(image from artnews)

What are your plans?

Seaweed

 Beautiful seaweed artwork from AlgaNet.

Oh so lovely...

 The Delmany Velvet Mini Top and Color Study Light Catcher are both photographed so beautifully, I wish the images were for sale in addition to the beautiful clothing and objects from their shops.

Blue

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1. Vintage 1970's Navy Button-Up Blouse from RakShniya Vintage
2. Summer Swim Polaroid by Anna Dykema
3. Portrait 08.06.2010 by Jacob de Graaf
4. Fog lifting over Salmon Creek Beach by Kai
5. The Lovers in the Sky by Through the Viewfinder
6. Magnolia seed pod -03 by ClayCell Ceramics
7. Blue and White Floral Tank Top by Lalouka
8. Summer Days 8 x 10 Fine Art Print by Gina Conti

Happy weekend!

Beautiful limited edition print 3 by Jessica Lucas.

Tyr my hero!

Last Friday I found Tyr, an over the top super awesome stamp maker from Stockholm! Within a few days of contacting Tyr, she had carved these amazing stamps for my mailing envelopes.  I can't wait to receive them! You can see more of her awesome designs in her shop, This is Just to Say.

Holiday

 

Holiday. 24 x 18 inches, acrylic on wood. Available in my Etsy shop.

Ceri's commission

38 x 30 inches, acrylic on panel
Commission for the lovely Ceri of Cooper Grey
...Ceri is making me custom shades I am so excited!!

Sketches

 Kai and I started going to figure drawing sessions Wednesdays. It's so much fun to just draw without the pressure to make something finished, or good, or whatever...I decided to make paint sketches too. I did these two portraits below mostly from my imagination- probably why they are super wonky looking.

Little sculpture

Charming WPA Era Ceramic Sculpture from merit + worth