Another page...

Sharon let me see another page of Menagerie (her book of photographs that I did illustrations and hand lettering for) I can't wait to hold it in my hands when it comes out in November!
(Go here to see my previous post about the book)

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Postage

When I was little I used to be really into stamp collecting*. That past-time has faded away but I still love stamps as objects, they really are little works of art. They can be so colorful and funny, and interesting, and even perplexing. Of course my favorite are the older gummed ones, I hate the new sticky kind. When I was last at my family home I grabbed an envelope full to sort though, they ended up being from Czechoslovakia, these are a handful of the best ones.


*To the point where I started a Stamp Collecting Club with some girls from my Girl Scout troupe, which looking back makes me wish I was as cool now as I was then.

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Faire du jardinage

A few shots of my little rooftop garden, which is looking better than ever this year.

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Upcoming Show in Portland!

My friends and I have a show opening at Ponlyclub in downtown Portland July 7th! This has apparently been the second wettest spring in recorded history here, so I guess we've all been feeling a bit swampy.

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This and That

A few things from the past weeks: grasses, from our stay at the coast last week. I also found the tray of my dreams for moving tea things from the kitchen to my room in just one trip. My mom bought the Portland Stairs book to try some walks while she was here. We did one in the Northeast part of the city, which was tons of fun! There are so many secret public staircases I never new about, some I pass in my car every day. Sadly I didn't take my camera along on the walk, so I'll have to do it again. Pictured next to the book are my new summer shoes. And lastly some reading material; I'm lucky enough to know someone who works in a great book store and is willing to trade art for books, it works out beautifully. I've already made my way though all of these except Oblomov, which I'm half way though.

I'm trying to get back to work today, it feels good but I can tell it's going to be hard getting into a routine again.

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Cermaics

Some pieces I picked up recently. I may have a small collection going...

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Garden Visit pt. 2

My mom has been in town for a week and we've been in a frenzy of garden visiting, antiquing, and of course eating at all my favorite places. I'll return soon with lots to share!

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Garden Visit pt. 1

The Portland Japanese Garden is one of the most visited places in the city, but on gloomy weekdays it can still be very tranquil. They're having a nice exhibit now: Urban Green: Small Trees for Small Spaces

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Pond

Some new pieces for an upcoming show.
I guess I really shouldn't be showing new work before the show opens, but oh well...Honestly the real thing looks so much better, and is much much larger.

It might not seem like it from this post but I've been feeling seriously unmotivated lately. It's actually been quite terrible. It's not a creative slump exactly, because I"m happy with my recent work, I think it's more that I'm ready for a change. It suddenly occurred to me a little while ago (like a lightning bolt) that I don't want to be doing the same thing I'm doing right now in five years. I'm not sure what direction I want to go, and I'm not quite sure how to take the first steps, all I know is I need to feel like I have a more of a direction and something I'm working towards.

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