White is the Bark that Reaches for the Sky

New work for Ancient Pocket 'Mango Juice' (above).

'Really Sure' Scan with crystals/ gems, illuminated falls and arrowhead (above photo).

'Really Sure w/ Sunlight' by Ancient Pocket (above).

The following photos beginning with the bunny face photo (above) are things I made for a trade a while ago.  I sure hope she liked them. :)  Anyhow, I used terra cotta fimo for the rabbit head and hand-painted it and gave it a good coat of glaze.



'Blue Dreamers' mini-painting for the swap (above photo)///\\\

The back (above photo).  I used vintage hand-painted around the late 50s? wall paper to cover the back of the frame.  The wallpaper is awesome. I purchased it from an very nice old man at his yardsale on Alberta Street in Portland, OR at this moderately sized tan stucco faced house.

'Apache-Tear necklace' Air-dry clay hand-painted (by me) necklace with vintage wooden beads and vintage blue and silver twine (above).  A wink at my grandfather.  The front.

The back (above).


So that's it!  Well, I made the new painting 'Mango Juice' because it's a good way for me to sort out things that have been transpiring of late.  Also, I've been meaning to show these clay things that I completed some time ago.  They are so much fun to make!    

Friday Feeling Right!

I wasn't going to post today but the sun has revealed itself and I have a new painting too.  Mostly I made is while watching a lochness monster special on the history channel.  So I decided to call it 'lochness plankton'.  Little Iris helped me paint it.  Her swirls of color are in the blue and white.  Ha.



Also, some photos from the week.  Mid week a very sweet visitor dropped by and suprised us with two small tubs of homemade kimchi.  So C made kimchi soup with tempeh.  Thank you serendipity!



And random round the homestead shots.








And thhhe hikes I took with Ivy 1999-2000.

orientating the self

buds are forming on the leaves everywhere.  i went to an awesome nursery a few towns over with c's mom and aunt.  i came home with chinese cabbage and some bell pepper starts, a salvia that's w/ white flowers and an aloe and begonia for inside the house.  oh and a cactus that has two flowering buds on it.  god i hope it blooms! we celebrated our iris' 2nd b-day this past saturday with the fam.

iris recieved an awesome present for iris the other day from our lovely, freakin' rad friends luke and risa over in san francisco!  we love and miss you guys IMMENSELY!

yesterday we were given tons of rhubarb and chives, below.




also, did a couple paintings since my previous painting is now finished.  still tending to all the starts we got going from seed indoors but we hope to get them into our plot soon.  like this week!  

below:  our sunroom and it's occupants.


and other stuff




above and below photo:  the starters we planted from seed alive and well.


below:  gift from luke and risa for iris' b-day.



below, old photo of luke and risa from the very first days of our campouts.



our garden plot at c's grandma's house, below.



spring is here!

and the new paintings.




tons to catch up on around these parts so see you soon!  oh and thank you very much c's aunt nancy for the succulents! (below)




and


stuck in my head from long, long ago.  but it's alright.  have a sweet day.