Nothing like the sun streaming through the studio window on a sunday afternoon. Endless possibilities. This is such a beautiful sight to me.

Every weekend i swear i will catch up on overdue work and get some fresh new artwork done.

Every weekend flashes by in the blink of an eye and i come up short.

But this weekend, for some reason….i got it ALL done??? …and then some. So that meant that i could spend some time this lovely sunday afternoon being creative.

i’ve been keeping a little secret. i was contacted by an artist/author whom i consider to be pretty. darn. great. and she asked if i wanted to be part of her upcoming Blog Book Tour! Wow! Yay! (Once my very wet-behind-the-ears-in-the-world-of-publishing self came to understand what that was, i was stoked!) Essentially, she’ll be guest posting on popular creative blogs all over the web in the coming weeks talking about the launch of her new book, offering tips and tricks. interviews, videos and the like. Its a press junket that doesn’t require leaving your couch.

Turns out that this artist is about to roll out her own doodle book this month and thought we could partner on some fun press opportunities!!

Now, this is the part where i get all soft and squishy thinking of how many beautiful people i’ve met since embarking down this road toward my dream of being a full-time artist. i have found this community to be so giving, so willing to help. Nobody is looking to hog all the limelight and i have yet to meet a fellow artist who has been anything but amazingly generous.

Anyway, i’m still going to keep the full details under wraps a tad longer, but i thought i’d post some little tidbits from this first collaborative project we are working on together. i got to do Phase 1, then pass my work off to her for Phase 2, then i get it back for round 3 and …you get the idea. i can’t wait to see what develops! Happy Sunday!

just messin with my new waterbrushes that i got for christmas.

Since he was teeny tiny, i’ve always told my 5 year old “i love you all the way up to the moon and past the stars.”

Today as he was standing in the light of the windows in my studio striking a sharp silhouette, this image just popped into my head.

i snapped his photo….

and i turn it into this.

i filled his silhouette with one of my scanned watercolors.

Man! i love that kid : )

i love the name of the blog.

PASSION FLAKE.

i identify with it. It is so very human. i don’t know about all of you, but i wanna be friends with those people who are highly passionate, but can also be a little flakey. Flakes are fun. Perfection 100% of the time is so unapproachable! So, kudos to Justine for coming up with such a poetic title and i am so happy she asked me to help her with her vision.

Ah, my roots.

Watercolor on wood and sketchy ink drawings. This is a small wood block destined to be a little organizer or key hook. Pics to come…

i started telling you about this sweet project in a previous post. And i was a really good little artist because i documented my progress! i did this, in part, because if i were the recipient of this unique gift, i would find it extremely interesting and touching to be able to see its creation. So thank you to Mr. Awesome for conceiving such a heartfelt gift for his bride. And good luck to the happy couple in their super sweet new home!

i’m on a mission.  must complete all my half-finished artwork from the past several months! My day job has gotten the better of me and i’ve begun way too many projects without ever completing them. i had watercolored these circles way back and never completed the piece. SO….i might seem like i’m really cranking it out i the next week or so, but really, i’m just finishing!

This print is a nice, cheerful, colorful daily reminder of the many ways we can be creative. EVERYDAY! notice; “procrastination” is not one of the ways.