For years and years I did a yearly wrap up here, which was a way for me to reflect and take note on highlights (and maybe, lowlights) from the previous year. I did several of these and then hit 2020 and I wrote a final wrap up post titled, "Good Riddance, 2020." It was a challenging year for a lot [Read More]
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Happy National Cupcake Day
Did you know that today is #NationalCupcakeDay ? š§ I couldn't let the day pass without mentioning my new family card game. I am an artist, baker, and geek, and you know when you combine those you are going to get something like Cupcake Commotion! We had a blast test-playing this game for [Read More]
Viva Magenta
The new Pantone Color of the Year is Viva Magenta, which I am delighted about! I've been painting with this influence for years because of it's vibrancy and warmth. Pantone says the color is "expressive of a new signal of strength" and that they drew "inspiration from nature and what is real" to [Read More]
How About a Holiday Giveaway!
Update! Entries are now closed because we have a winner! As always I used random.org to pull the winner's number from the comments. I always try to do something fun around the holidays, and this time I've got a giveaway especially for my newsletter subscribers! This fun handbag [Read More]
Flashback Friday Sketches
#FF Sketches from when I was a kid. Subject matter was still girls and birds. š Back then I begged for the big box of crayons (64, with the sharpener on the back!) and would rejoice anytime I could get my hands on watercolors. I worked a lot with pencil on paper, because it's all I [Read More]