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Light the whole sky (plus: what I’m working on now!)
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth ‘you owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky” Hafiz Feeling gratitude for a beautiful sky peeking...
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We go to the woods (life around here lately)
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery – air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘this is what it is to be happy'” Sylvia Plath I grew up going into the woods nearly every day. I’ve...
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Happiness is always near (plus: my 2017 holiday sale!)
“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” Oscar Wilde One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my life is that we create our own happiness. Another big lesson: we get...
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My holiday sale ends Friday!
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it” Mary Oliver Short but sweet post today, as I’m spending all of my toddler-free time getting orders shipped out as quickly...
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Pre-winter magic (plus: new cards in the shop!)
“And since we’ve got no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” Sammy Cahn We had our first snow! It’s not quite winter still but there’s now a chill in the air that always makes me...
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Happy holidays from me to you!
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been” Rainer Maria Rilke Hello holidays, hello new year, and hello friends. I hope you’ve had a wonderful season so far. If the...
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Happy new year (plus: I’m creating art again!)
“Creativity takes courage” Henri Matisse Happy new year, friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful start to 2018. The past few weeks have been so crazy over here (shipping out lots of art before the...
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Try something new today (plus: art in progress!)
“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today” Indian Proverb I love the idea that each little seed we plant, whether that be an action, conversation, idea, or intention, creates...
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February: More art in progress!
Hello, February! This is the hardest time of year for me (I much prefer warmer weather), and sketching and painting have been such a welcome respite from the cold. When I last wrote I’d been working on...
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Walk with the dreamers (new art in progress!)
“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite...
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Magical things (plus: new art!)
“The universe is full of magical things” Eden Phillpotts Whenever I’m having a hard day, I try to remember that there is magic everywhere. The definition of magic has never been straightforward for...
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Bears and self-care
“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world” Mary Oliver Oh friends, these past few weeks have been such a challenge. We’ve had two big family emergencies, I...
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Hello Spring (plus: a SALE!)
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt” Margaret Atwood Hello Spring! Spring is my favorite season.. there’s something so magical about color returning to the landscape,...
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Let change flow (plus: an updated painting!)
“Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like” Lao Tzu I’d put together this graphic for a recent social media post and it struck me how much my art has changed over just a few short...
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Breathe in the wild air (life around here lately)
“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted” Garrison Keillor Here we are in the woods, on our favorite trail, after a huge rainstorm. Here I am accompanying a thoroughly soaked and utterly joyful...
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It’s time for a birthday sale!
“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old” Franz Kafka My birthday was a few days ago and Isaac’s birthday is next week and I’d love to celebrate with a sale! Take 20% off any...
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If the path be beautiful (life here lately)
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads” Anatole France There’s a rose bush that recently bloomed through the fence from our neighbor’s yard. We moved into this house in...
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My fourth year: a review!
“It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us” JK Rowling My business anniversary is this week – it’s been 4 years since I started creating and selling my art! I’ve written a review...
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We are all capable (plus: some news)
I like the freedom here, as the quote can refer to whatever you like. For some of us the dream may be changing jobs or starting a family, for others learning new skills, traveling, or exercising. We...
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