Made a calendar. You can still buy one!
Launched a Dia de Los Muertos portrait project on Kickstarter
Painted Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and The Bloggess with skull faces
Was mentioned on Molly Crabapple’s Tumblr page

Made Dooce’s Friday Under Fifty list
Bought a grown-up camera and an iPad
Shipped my artwork to 5 of 7 [...]

Filed under: Not painting on December 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In 12 hours, I will be back at work.
In 12 hours, I will be sitting at a computer, but not on Facebook or Twitter.
In 12 hours, my cell phone will be on vibrate, not set to play the Mad Men theme song.
In 12 hours, I will be on the clock.
In 12 hours, I will not [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom, Not painting on August 28th, 2011 | No Comments »

Every summer our friends have a house concert and over the years we’ve heard the likes of Rachel Harrington, Zak Borden and Amanda Richards from the comfort of our lawn blanket. It’s an excuse for me to dust off the vintage picnic basket, stuff it with cheese, charcuterie and red wine (The Hemingway Meal, I [...]

Filed under: Music, Not painting on July 26th, 2011 | No Comments »

Yesterday was my birthday. I don’t remember being this angsty about birthdays in the past, but this one resulted in a lot of quiet reflection. It’s not about getting older, really, just trying to figure out where I thought I’d be when I was 38, where I actually am, and where I’d rather be. You [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom, Not painting on July 2nd, 2011 | 2 Comments »

My studio cat Ron Weasley usually spends his days lounging in his bed/nest/cave perched atop a table in my art room. A couple of days ago though, I found him lounging in my daughter’s room like he owned the place.  He’s a photogenic little bugger, isn’t he? Maybe “Sundays with Ron” will become a regular [...]

Filed under: Cats, Not painting, Photography, Random, Ron Weasley, Sundays with Ron on May 15th, 2011 | 2 Comments »