I usually have no idea what I’m going to paint when I pull out my brushes, so I’ve given myself an assignment—to paint portraits of my houseplants. Thankfully my plants are very patient and will sit there and pose as long as I need them to. I’m going to list the original paintings for sale [...]
How about a peek at the process behind some of my more recent products?
Here are a few photos from the Rock & Shop Market on Saturday! I was a little flustered making sure I had everything set up, so I don’t have many—just enough to prove I was there. I loved chatting with customers face to face for a change, and all day belly laughter filled the air around [...]
A few recent pages from my sketchbook…
Shortly after I posted about the new magazine, The Simple Things, they asked me to write an article about terrariums to accompany my photos in the November issue. Naturally I said yes… actually I think it was more like “YES!!!” My copy of the magazine came in the mail last week, and I’m in love. It contains product [...]
I’m wrapping up a few tea towel designs this week! I really like how they’re turning out (I’ve done my happy dance several times), and it’s so much fun to design for fabric for a change. Here are some of the original sketches I’m working from. I love drawing on graph paper. It’s reassuring to [...]
After turning off my alarm in the morning the first thing I do is check Pinterest on my phone…while still laying in bed. I’m a total pin-head. Is anyone else suffering from this affliction? If so, the North Carolina Museum of Art is hosting a Pinterest-themed meetup next Thursday evening! Basically it will be a [...]
We’ve been sneak peeked! The folks at Design*Sponge contacted me a few months ago about featuring our home in one of their Sneak Peek posts, so naturally I freaked out (in a good way). I posted some of my photos that they didn’t end up using below, but head over to Design*Sponge to check out [...]