Blurry? Transparencies, Multiplicity, Nature, Love, hate. Been thinking in the realm of extremes lately. From freezing cold New England winter to soon to be sweltering and sweaty New England summer. From Small town to Big city. I lived in Manhattan, I live in the second smallest town in New England now. From the two sides of us that definitely always exist. There is a side, fighting with another side. There is a part that is subordinated by another part. There are so many sayings I want tattoo’ed on my arm; “Wherever you go, there you are.” “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Eek. Is that one puritanical? Sortof? And being thrust from one extreme to the next, and sometimes, feeling that even a slight shift in life feels like a massive one. And skeletons in the closet. All that good stuff. All the things that soaps are made of! Anyway, should this image be silkscreened on a tote bag? The “drops” seem to bother the boyfriend. But they don’t bother me.

I just cannot put my finger on where the time is going… it is just moving too fast! I just sold my piece SLOW from my etsy shop, to an old friend, whom I met when I was 15 years old in Palm Springs. After not really keeping touch for the past 15 years or so. We got in touch and he bought this piece, and I just re-read what I wrote about in my shop, and it is SO how I feel! “I guess I just see the world a little slower than it actually happens. i think the world should slow down just a little bit!”

What else. Check out my boyfriend’s new blog. Yeah! What a nice website too… Click on OS Ocean (the lobster) for the English version or OS Country (the Rooster) for the Italian version!

I am so busy at work. Incredibly. Planning all kinds of travel and corrections and all this and that. Meetings, deadlines, line closing, sales, this that and the other. It is a good busy, but I am coming home so tired! In 3 1/2 weeks I am going to have to be prepared for the Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair. I am so excited about it, I love that my sweet and extra talented friend Sarah and I will be sharing a booth, and I love what I am working on for it! Altered prints on wood panels, a coloring book, greeting cards, silk-screened tees. Yay! Cannot wait to share it all. I also really, really want to show you all the of the cute and sparkly shoes I have been working on, so many lovely things, tangerine and fuschia faux snakeskin gladiator sandals, baby shoes with embroidered roses and hearts and anchors, just so much cute. But, I will hold back until things go to retail… maybe I can show just a small segment to you? I am busy, proud, exhausted, and a little worried about sharing too much before even buyers see the stuff! Remember, it is 2009 that I have already designed… Actually, in 2 months, I will be starting on Fall 2009 footwear designs! For now, here are some quick things from the dusty crevices of my current state of mind… Been thinking a lot of duality, love and hate, all kinds of simple but narrative things. And also, just spending a lot of time looking at the beautiful texture of textiles, rope, yarn, knits, etc.


The stuff I’m doing…
Illustrations on wood panels with varnish.

Yay BBQ season! Our little copper fire pit on our new porch. It is so nice to eat outside!

Please visit my shop to see the new original pieces (matted & framed and ready to hang) for sale! I also have framed prints for sale, which you can see here on my flickr account. Also, just to the right you can see these prints (reproductions on archival paper with archival inks, matted and framed) to the right ->. You can buy right online with paypal on etsy or you can send me an email if you are more comfortable! sarah at funcupcake dot com. Thanks!

This is a print from a drawing that I did by hand, and colored digitally, and then applied to a wood panel and varnished. Working with alternatives to framing, for reproductions.


I just made these collages from a few small washed up pieces of wood and parts of my illustration reproductions. I am excited by chopping up these little worlds I have drawn on a clean sheet of paper, because I look at each element differently. I love to draw in a really crowded way, but doing this forces another look at what I have drawn and the way I have put it all together. And, I am really focused on finding unique and alternative methods to framing, for art. Especially considering I have to find an efficient way to transport a lot of merchandise for the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn in June. Frames have glass, and glass breaks. Plus these other methods make for a more unique piece I think. Still experimenting!

Look closely, can you see what this pattern is made out of? A horse from this drawing. I am working on getting things ready to screenprint for Brooklyn.

I have been meaning to mention a few of my creative friends who are making things happen lately…

My talented friend Ian just wrote this great book entitled Paralle Strokes, If you are at all interested in typography and graffiti I highly recommend it! You can purchase it for only $25 with free shipping! Check it out!!!

My friend and co-worker Marka just had a show in L.A. for a new toy release, he designs these amazing mini-gods that also function as speakers, and he also paints, draws, you name it.

My friend Nancy, whom I went to the Fashion Institute in NYC with and studied handbag design, just launched a website with her beautiful handbag collections, please check them out!

I am so proud and inspired of my creative friends!

We found this lovely piece of wood with screws and nails already attached (with a lovely natural ocean patina) washed up on the beach. We have been collecting the small objects as well, and just placed them on the board. This weathered piece hangs out in the bathroom now with some other little lovely things, including a mold of my teeth from the 80’s when I had braces, a lovely ceramic tooth shadow box made by my friend Kristine in Portland. And a couple of blue fish that somehow made their way into our cart at Target. I think the key to having art in your bathroom, is to have ceramic pieces or things that are meant to slowly weather with the humidity.

Spring is finally here! It is so nice to open all the windows and air out the house, get outside for a bit of sun, etc. I actually wore flip flops to the beach this weekend, no more scenes like this. We went to this over the weekend and acquired a new art piece! Spring is so great!

I never really consciously realized how I seem to be working in similar color palette to my my site header. Hah. Lots of pinks and yellows, and saturated tones. I have been working on the little sewn pieces, here is some progress…

I also have multiple bird projects going on. As always, many things in multiple phases of completeness!

I picked up the remaining pieces from my art show and will be photographing them to post in my shop just as soon as I get some nice sunlight! I had kind of forgotten how many pieces I had made (more than I remembered), and how large some of them are. Everything is professionally framed and matted, and looks so nice!

I am in the process of making more of these mini 6″ x 6″ canvas tee’s, with appliques. As much as I want to draw these intensive drawings again, work has me wiped out and seeking to create something a little lighter right now, this is fitting the bill! I will be posting some this weekend in my online shop!

Another quick drawing I did. I have these pens that I bought and never really liked, but I realized if I use them on thin paper they are pretty good. Nothing beats the Micron as far as I’m concerned. I have a grid notebook that I like to draw in all the time, but funny thing, most of the time, I never even really use the gridlines, but they sort-of keep me company while I’m drawing hahaha.

I just did my taxes, well all of my accounting for the year, in one marathon 5-hour session. It’s always like that, but each year I get more and more efficient so I guess I am allowing myself to procrastinate like this, because it does always get done. Anyway, for me, who spent most of the year freelancing, I account for all of my purchases and it is so eye-opening to see what we spend our money on. I have enough pens to last me quite a while, it’s definitely one of my favorite things to buy.

I made this cake from scratch for Easter. While it looks nice, it wasn’t really that great. Sometimes it’s risky to try new recipes when you really want something to turn out! Better stick to the old-standby!