I had a fabulous time at the Art SEA event at the Vancouver Aquarium last night. The organizer, Monika Bilchar, did a great job bringing together totally diverse artists in a beautiful space. I met so many wonderful people and much fun was had by all. The only downside was that being an aquarium and… Continue reading A Night At the Aquarium
I hate to start off another blog post talking about how busy I am (I mean really...how dull), so I'll just say this - don't let me sign up for anything else for a good long while. All of the events I've taken part in have been great, but my urge to retreat to my… Continue reading I’m Art Sea
I'm very pleased to announce the latest addition to the shop - bookplates! With ROBOTS on them!!! I've been playing with layouts for bookplates and researching printers for months now and I couldn't be more tickled with these little guys now that they're here. I played with digitally coloring in the robot or painting him… Continue reading Robot Bookplates
I love the charming papercut art of Jayme McGowan so hard. His shop, Roadside Projects, is filled with whimsical 3D creations that make the paper doll loving 9 year old in me squeal with joy. His blog is fab too with behind the scenes peeks at his process of creating. While I'd really love to… Continue reading Handmade Holidays: Roadside Projects
With Christmas coming up soon, I'm starting to craft a gift giving plan. I like to make my own gifts as much as I can, partly because it's a very expensive time of year and partly because it seems more meaningful when I give something not store bought or factory produced. Of course, this idea… Continue reading Handmade Holidays: Ira Glass Finger Puppet
My little crafty factory has been chugging along quite nicely over the past few weeks getting prepped for all the craft markets I'll be attending this season. I haven't had time to properly photograph and write up all of my new wares, so not much is listed in my Etsy shop just yet, but it's… Continue reading What’s New Pussycat
I spent the last few days visiting my parents on a tiny island off the coast of BC called Thetis Island. My dad retired in the summer and the first step on their new adventure was to sell everything, rent a cabin for 1 year and move to BC. This was my first chance to… Continue reading Island in the Rain
We had a pretty mellow Halloween this year that started off with some pumpkin carving. I usually like to do it a few days ahead of time, but since the boy had hockey every night this week, it just didn't happen. Instead Saturday afternoon was devoted to decorating & the scooping of pumpkin guts while… Continue reading Halloweening
It's that time of year again! I thought the trees lining our street were really beautiful in the summer when we first moved into our new place. That was before they started falling off in massive quantities. Fortunately I have a helper pug to make the raking of leaves go...well, not easier, but definitely cuter!
The Crow Keeper prints available in my Etsy shop The Crow Keeper has always considered herself a bit of an amateur ornithologist, drawn particularly to crows with their inky black feathers and all-around cleverness. A bit of a strange bird, she keeps mostly to herself. She's had little luck developing friendships over the years (possibly… Continue reading The Crow Keeper