oh my, it has been a busy month. my little booth at I Heart Rummage in Chop Suey went marvelously, and it made my living room table look like this for weeks beforehand:


and it involved lots of these sorts of messes:

and i was surrounded by lots of familiar themes. i am sure you know them by now:

bikes!

trees!

birds!
and dinosaurs!



and to make matters worse, i made things in the kitchen as well.


thanks to everyone who came to visit. I'm trying to wrangle a spot at the Fremont Market on Sundays, and I'll let you know if that ever comes to fruition....

Happy New Year!

La Chanh Nguyen is a ridiculously briliant girl.

anything that combines functionality, plants and artistic design gets an A+ and a gold star in my book. i am making one of these immediately, as soon as i figure out where to get a hold of some mold-resistant foam backing and some lovely moss-colored matching towels.


feel free to peruse her other examples of geniusness here.

coffee makes painting much more entertaining.

apparently fish and bicycles are inspiring me a lot at the moment. they're looking for homes...

new bits

fresh off the painting table, now for sale in the store!