tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62695955469707213202012-02-15T11:41:48.214-08:00~corihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013695844505870925noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269595546970721320.post-67699733671514621282012-02-13T13:30:00.000-08:002012-02-13T13:30:21.906-08:00

My fabulous friend Monica Leehas started a new website calledSmart Creative Women This new venture of hers is meant to help all of us creative ladies, who maybe don't know how to get from point A to point B.   Sheis doing a series of interviews with loadsof creatives women... in hopes of helping YOUget the answers you many be searching foron your creative (& professional) journey. Today the

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well here is some exciting news, DENY designs is now carrying my work. DENY designs is a new start up company that offerssome really cool products for the home.  they sell duvet covers, sheet sets, fleece blankets, shower curtains, and the have also invented the most awesome wall mounted jewelry box that  i have ever seen.  They call it a BLING BOX! here is a picture of one of mine! did i hear

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i  love built to spill&i just wanted to share the love... this is my most favorite song.ever. (because i wanna see movies of my dreams) OOx  c. *i think i will do this weekly BECAUSE i have loads of favorite songs... (but this one really is my all time favorite)

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i fell in...you know, into the big giant hole called work and responsibility.   anyway, it is so busy in that deep abyss,and this fact makes it very hard to come up for anything extra (like a blog post). but... i am out!  *insert deep breath here* AND i am taking the time to share just one of the many things i have been busy doing.  AND THAT... is a lineof cards for CALYPSO! if you have a

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every once in a while i get one of these in my inbox.... and,well...i feel a lot of different things. i think really?i think, thank you for sharing this.i think i hope they like it in 10 years,in 20 years,in 50 years... then i think, how cool.someone liked this thing i made enough tomarry it. and then i smile.(and hope they never need to get a divorce). OOx, me.

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A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve JobsBy MONA SIMPSON go here for the complete (and lovely) readat the new york times. as for me...  i don't use a macbut i always have wanted too.13 years into a career inillustration... wacom tabletsphotoshopquick books(too many programs to list)... i am committed to the PC,as it is what i know...it was where i learned. but perhaps after reading steve jobs eulogy,i am

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i had the pleasure of being askeda few questions by the lovely (and talented)  jenny doh,(for legato, which is a section of herFABULOUS website that goesby the name of crescendoh). if you have a sec, perhaps you would liketo head on over to cruise her lovely websiteOR to read my interview to delve deeply intomy rather simple mind! there are so many things i could sayabout this...  but the main

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i was emailed this fabulous quote by steve jobs and i just had to share. “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason

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i have been tooTOO busy.(i wish it were tutu busy)but it isn't.  the best/worst part is i can't share the busy because it is a secret affair  (actually more than one secret affair).and i don't mean the sultry kind at all!i mean the sit at the computer and workand then work, and then eat and then workuntil your eyesight starts to fail sortof secret affair. but i will share the secrets when i can (

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this march i had the privilege of doinga series of illustrations for the brand newSutter Children's Center, in Sacramento. the space is designed specifically for smallchildren and allows them a visual way to findtheir own way to their exam rooms. how cool is that?follow the turtle kiddo...and you will be there!they can do this all on their own! if you click thisit will take you to a video

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 if you get a sec...(and you care) i just completed an interview over at a fabulous blog called do what  you love i am doing what i love.are you? i hope so. OOxc. today... my doing what i love meant baking my first strawberry pie.  it is in the fridge setting right now.it took WAY too long to make dueto my poor organizational skills in the kitchen.all i can hope is that it will be delicious!

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a while ago (like in september of last year),i was school shopping for my son doing that darnlist.  the list that says; pencils, paper, eraser, markersglue.  toward the end, the list gets sorta weirdand asks for things like paper towels, or plasticbags...  and my list said a box of tissue.  so off to the correct isle i went.  now, my criteria for tissue is simple...  the best box.i want the best

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i amaze myself daily by all the things i do not get... or understand.  i suppose you could sayi am a simple thinker.   i understand a lot about pencils and pens,perhaps a bit about pattern even. BUT, i fail to understand how to share stuff(always thinking, why would anyone want to knowthis about me?  why should i share that?  if i talk aboutthis i will sound like such a braggedy brag brat).  so

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So... these photos came to me on friday last week,so i thought i would share them!   what you are looking at is an illustration idid for STAPLETON, a lovely neighborhood in Denver, CO(my stomping grounds for nine years). I have never done an illustration that became so big(literally). my fave is the train.  how cool is that?  a train, (a train)! truly a career highlight for me! hope you are

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without going in to great detail, i have been workingon licensing stuff these days, and in one of my contractsit reads that i have to copyright all the images being used. !!!  freak out here !!! all i could think was, THIS IS GOING TO COST A FORTUNE!!!  ugh....(i mean i won't even make a dime on any of thisfor over a year, and now i have to pay a smallfortune to protect my work).  lordy,what next

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you may not know this about me,BUT...  before i started painting my paperladies, i worked as a full time illustrator. one of my clients is/was the Tulsa health department (thd). a couple of years ago i helped work on a set oftelevision commercials for THD .I did this in conjunction with Littlefield ad agency (outof Tulsa), and INTAKE Studio's (out of Wichita, Kansas). click this to see the  

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fontifier i had never heard of fontifieruntil the day before  yesterday... this CHANGES things drastically for me.i do a lot of commercial handwriting, and thisTHIS...  will make things  a lot easier. (i plan on making many many more!)i recommend this highly. OOx  c.

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it is official.my card line has been launched(in europe/australia)!!! if you would like to see moreclick this link to cinnamon aitch YIPPPPEEEEEE! OOx  c.

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this is a link to an 18 year long photo project by Darcy Padilla.  it documentsthe life of a woman addicted to drugs and infected with the aids virus. it will break your heart. i am sharing it, because i find it so humbling, knowinghow people can struggle in their daily lives... our quiet daily lives. bless us all.OOx  c. Darcy Padilla's photo journal was brought to my attention by avisit to

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she unobtrusively withdrew. the run aways really pure i see you little bird willing participation enjoy brief forms of life! WHEW!and  The End. OOx  c.

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  i don't know about you,but every night i sit on the couch.and, well... i am supposedly watchingtelevision with my sweetie, but really....i am cruising the virtual world. and tonight, i found something worth sharing.it is a site called harmony...  there is no info on it, itis just an online drawing program,and it is INSANELY COOL! go check it out...NOW!   this is what i made in less that five

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did i mention that i am busy (and i don't mean painting these)! i am in it so thick right now, that i startevery day with a tiny pity party. no one is invited.it is just me and my coffee facingthe mountain of work. when the party is over, i crack the whipand put on my bravest face and i begin. *and that is why there were no postsfor a few days. too many other things to do.

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i need to steal away... (again) and for a longer (beachy) piece of time. OOx  c.

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i wish a little pink bird with flowers on his head would show up at one of my feeders! OOx  c.

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mostly done. but not quite. OOx  c.

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this is meant to cover the loooong (well deserved)weekend i am taking starting tomorrow morning! SO...  these are not new paintings,but they haven't been online yet, so theyare virtually unseen. (i long for the days when i painted all dayevery day).  those days seem a distantmemory right now, but i hope to revisit them soon. this week i spent virtually ALL working hoursdoing boring computer

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the truth will set us freeeeeeeee....(as a bird) OOx  c.

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she's cute, and i miss summer. OOx  c.

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happy tuesday... OOx c.

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the where women cook blog is featuring a blue plate special,and this week i am the featured artist! this means you have a chanceto win  a painting by yours truly! (or a really coollazy susan).  all you have to do is cruise on overand leave a comment about anything on the blog! the giveaway painting is this little lovely below (she loves trees, just like me). just press this link and it will

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i have been working on this guy all week,and there was just something "off" about him(so today i gave him a new face). can you see how i patched it in?(his old face was so weird) goes to show you, you can work it,and then rework it.  and perhaps evensave something in doing so! because i swear i was about to toss this little dude,and now i am glad i didn't. i still may have to get in there and

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i almost forgot to post today! two sweet girls... (happy saturday)OOx  c.

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this is a cheater piece.i am working on a line up right now(about 8 paintings) the paintings are sitting in a little stackright here on my desk, all i need to dois find the time to scan them in... then post them (one at a time!) have a good weekend everyone. OOx  cori

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number 4!(a celebration) OOx  cori

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i told you.redundant. (but OH! how i love owls) OOx  c.

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this says...  at first slowly, but soon withfluent ease. my mantra for this task. OOx  cori

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laura trevey is hosting a challenge. the challenge is a painting a day, for the month of january.i am not sure if this is possible.but i shall try. (which really is all one can do!) *i am already cheating by showing you a piece i did last thursday!(but i will show you tomorrow what i did today)*promise. perhaps you would like to join up as well? happy new year everyone. OOx  cori

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have you started to prepare? my cupboard is slowly starting to fill... my advice...  be brave and make bold choices! i have to admit that christmas is really one of my favoritetimes of year.  i love the tree.  i love the smell.  i LOVEall my ornaments (each one holds it's own set of memories).i love the music.  i love snow.  i absolutely love buying giftsfor the people i love.  i really REALLY

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i think this is true.

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lopez island...  (sigh) i am a rock collector,and organizer. this here looks like a pile of driftwood, right? little did you know...it is a space ship! that is one happy summer face. this face is saying it is bloody cold in the mountains!(on our way to the sun valley art festival in idaho)that morning was COLD. this is me in my grubby clothes that i slept in.(and was cold in ALL night)*i

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i have been sick for the past 5 days,and tonight i have to set up for anarts and crafts show over in Moscow Idaho.(i am still sick) here is hoping for a miraculous recoverybefore tomorrow. OOx.  c.

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so fun to make the front page! (thanks to the wonderful work of elizabeth williams, otherwise known on etsy as eliwill).she not only makes beautiful treasuries,but lovely jewelry with quite the feminine touch.go and check out her etsy site,or visit her blog. have a good day everyone. OOx  c.

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this year.where did it go? such a massive whirlwind of a year, and now i am confronted with the factthat i haven't done any holiday shopping! i know you will all think i am a dork, but i start shoppingfor christmas in february.  i have a big cupboard(the gift closet) and it all goes in thereto wait for christmas.  i do it one perfect gift at a time, and this way i never have to spend a lot at any

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just recently i was contacted by a lovely ladywho runs a fabulous company called soren lorensen design.she had a great idea about a little marriageof her lovely upcycled t-shirts and dresses,printed with some of my images. we began with this imageand in time will do others! i am so excited about these (i am fairly sure they couldn't be much cooler). she even makes them for boys... aren't they

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a little confession...   i am obsessed with good design.i want things to work (all the time...  perfectly)i will search high and low for the "perfect" solution.because when something doesn't workit bugs me. IT BUGS ME!!! so my latest (7 year) obsession has been the coaster. my first set were of the marble variety and they were beautiful.    i loved them because they had cool graphics on them... 

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i am calling a truce on myself andit is long overdue.  just recently i realizedthat there really is nothing wrong with my body,what is actually wrong lives in my headand i have decided to wave a truce flag at myself,daily. care to join me? SO!  here is a reminder to all of us,TRUCE (on yourself),and i mean it. you are beautiful, just the way you are.OOx  c.

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well i cleaned the studio... and while mucking around in the messi found a bunch of flotsom and jetsomthat i gave away (or threw away),but i also found a bunch of old workthat i have posted for sale on etsy PONDER HURT tiny moments she had a lot to saybut no one seemedto listen... she was a real NUT collector LUNA didn't lovelady slippers communtication (on sale for half price).

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well hello... About a year ago I got an email from a gal which basically said hello, I am an art teacherand I love your work...  I love it so much that I used your work as inspiration for a lesson in patternfor my 4th and 5th graders.  I thought you would like to seewhat they made.   !!!!!!  HOLY MOLY!!!!!!! Did I ever want to see what my work had inspired the youth of today to create. That

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ugh.i have been gone too long.(sorry) here is the short list of what has happened, poster for THE CREATIVE CONNECTION (lovely) a t-shirt design for the passionatelypink on the palouse (breast cancer awareness) this ended up being printed in black or pink (only)*so sad as it was such a fun illustration,but it still looks nice. then...sandpoint art festival (check)sun valley art festival (check)

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sentences give...so say a lot of nice things. here is the story.  i got back from denver and a coupleof days later my paintings arrived.  i unpacked them, and forgot about it.   we started packing for our vacation to lopez island in the san juan's, and i thought to myself, why i had better go and take a look at what i actually have.  so i very methodically laid them out, and almost sat down and

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 for fear of boring you i will try and keep it short. cherry creek art festival (i am happy to report), was a success!perhaps too big of a success, because arriving home, and unpacking thepaintings i realized i don't have enough to do my next two shows.  SO-that vacation i was suppose to go on, well... let's just say the boys had to leavewithout me.  so i am at home (in utter silence) papering

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i was so busy getting ready for the cherry creek art festival (which went famously by the way),that i forgot ALL about this exciting bit. how does one forget these things you ask? well, your name is cori dantini and you often can't remember a thing. OOx  c.

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well tomorrow i start this journey...and i am SO excited!(although my little back talking self has been busy lowering my expectationsand making sure i won't be too disappointedif it all turns out to be a bust).   *i like to tell her to hush up.  a lot. because really,once this journey starts there is NO GOING BACK!(just the way it should be)*and i am excited.really. in case you are just

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well i didn't make my numbers (goal being 150)but i did make it to about 120,and i can totally live with that.                                                 the thing i did do was successfully make my firstlarger paintings.  this piece is called, we are writingour ONLY history (so make it a good one). it measures 18 x 24.  below is a piece called,i know A LOT (a lot of tiny things).  best

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i have these moments(all of the time)

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i think he is keeping a secret from me.

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the numbers are... 107/150this one happened in the low 90's. can she do it?who knows, and only time will tell.i will keep you posted.

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this is the next show i will be doing...i have never been, but i have heard amazing things about it.    hopefully the ladies (and gentlemen)will have a place in their hearts for me, as i don'treally qualify as a seller of antiques. wish me luck! OH!  here is a link to all of information for the show.

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i took a painting workshop from an artist called jesse reno at artfest this yearat fort warden, in port townesend WA. all i can say is amazing. he was an interesting teacher, and man can he paint.but mostly...  boy does he get you thinking about yourpaints in a new way (plus he is funny). anyway i am going to give you a very brief descriptionof his painting plan.  basically there is no plan,

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yes...it (unintentionally) rhymes! here are a few more of the atc's from way back in march when i was blocked.(some mentioned they hoped to see more)so here you go! "proper placement is everything"an homage to the water tower(which i love...) "tula liked to hula"because i imagine she did "foolish"as i often am. la + dah = la(dee)dah OOxc.

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there is a new little print in the shop. little bird sprinkling sound sprink sprink sprink ull  (around) lovely tiny little sound. it just occurs to me as i am getting ready to sign off,that i wrote those words on that piece of paper(at least) 6 years ago... this confirms my sound belief, that if you don't have it you can't use it.  which iswhy i have so much crapola in my studio! but look 

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CRAFTY WONDERLAND inPORTLAND, OR(one of my favorite places) maybe i will see you there?

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this weekend will be my first official ART fair (meaning i can only sell my paintings and prints).below is a new piece i just finished yesterday.   at present she is entitled LAUGH...and it is what i need to remind myself to do these days. here is hoping to a wonderful weekend that happens under sunny skies...  what....   art under the elmswhere...  lewiston, idahowhen...  friday, saturday,

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i keep thinking about this little mantraand wonder what would happen if we allheld it close to our hearts... *i am preparing for my first art/craft fair that happensthis weekend at beasley performing arts center, up onthe wsu campus.  i have my tent, and tomorrow nighti will be putting it up for the first time.  wish me luck! (after the event is over i plan on a few posts all aboutwhat a

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the calling... and the gatherer? *here is a question for you, does it bother youthat there is no line work for hair in the bottom piece?  i am curious about this because i like the SHAPEor the suggestion of the shape of things, but my sweet mommasaid she thinks hair might make the piece stronger.  care to comment?

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so i went through yesterday and counted howmany paintings i am sitting on at the moment, and i am at 52!  this is all good but i figure i need about 100 more. why you ask?  well... i am going to try andtackle the art/craft fair world.  (here is a painting so you don't get bored) so far... i am doing 5 of them,and am waiting to hear about 3 more...the exciting bit about all this is i applied to

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i do...i feel like i am all filled up with stuffand strangling myself at that same time. this is in reference to creating.i have many things i want to share and sayyet lately i feel all wrapped up and afraid to bring them to life. so last week i made 50 (yes 50)artist trading cards in attempt to get myselfto be not so afraid of my ideas or my mistakes. here are a few... (this is called "all

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a new little something...  or actually a piece that i have just recently reworked with my night sky obsession. OH!  the responsibility of it all...

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what...SWEET ON SPRINGwhere... LIVING IN THE GARDEN when... March 6 2010 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. In the heated Conservatory found...  JUST  NORTH OF PULLMAN (on the way to Palouse), JUST OFF THE PALOUSE HIGHWAY. *take a left at the truck.YES!  THAT truck!!!     what is it you ask?  WELL...  it is a lovely eventcelebrating the coming of spring (it is in the air you know).the conservatory will be

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an interview! every so often someone swings by my etsy page and offers up an opportunity to do an interview (and of course i always say YES!).because, i love doing them...  i find i start to think about what it is that i am doingso much more thoroughly, and i really like that.i think it is not only important to take the time to think aboutwhat you are doing and why, but to also share this

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or nourish (it is so good for everything)

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 the work  these days seems to be about potential,and space, and what fills us up (and how we get there).

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i am in love with the idea ofbeing filled up with space.

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so very sweet (but i see now that i have missed a spot!)the work is never done i tell you. *this page is from someones biology journalfrom i'd say the 50's.  it is filled with thesestrange drawings of everything fromfruticose- oak leaves... ***i looked up fruticose, and it means  of or like a shrub.

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he strikes again!   my boy asked me one day,why do you only draw girls?hmmmmm.well...iummmmm,well, girls have better hair-do's, and wear clothes that are much more fun to draw, i said.oh.  he replied.SO- this is my attempt to start drawing boys.who knows where this will go.

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i just recently purchased an old journal that some young person created, and it is all about birds.   it says on each (and every) page, for the good of all do not destroy the birds... good advice i think.

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better to flirt with it than live it.

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always.

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do you see (everything) and how delicate it all is?

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this happens to me every day. (only i have a little boy who does the tugging).

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i am so sorry for my last post and ANY misunderstanding it may have caused! the post was intended to share how excited and overwhelmed i was to find out (from a starnger) that my work was at target!  (i have since pulled the post (*sorry*) to stop any more spreading of the news in a negative light!!!) because REALLY this is wonderful news. about a year ago i was picked up by a publishing

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i am looking for a marriage,between my "painting"and my mixed media pieces...will i ever find one i wonder?

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i am pondering making these...(and selling them on etsy)ponder ponderpatch...c.

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i have been rethinking my etsy site,and i am making some changes...i am slowly switching to open run prints(i know... heavy sigh)but it was becoming too much. BUT...with the open run prints will come different sizes ofprints... with different price points!i am going to make a point of having more originals,and once i get good photos i plan on sellingmagnet and pin packs.PLUS- i am going to

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next year (tomorrow) i promise to do better.to be a better person.a better mother.a better wife.a better artist.i will work harder,but balance things more...i will do things differentlyand try to keep a realistic perspective on life.(wish me luck)

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squeak carnwath is my new favorite. here is a photo of her at work in her studio. if you click the link you will be taken to a wonderful video on YouTube where she talks about her process. she really has a wonderful narative (which i find to be a rare feature when people start talking about art).

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i am having a half off sale! 43 prints in my shop are 10 dollars a pieceyou see... i have BIG plans for the new year,and i am cleaning house! take advantagewhile you can.here is the link to the sale page.http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5132530&section_id=6521099

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we went camping this summer at acadia national park in maine. it was so beautiful. AND SO RAINY!

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well miss YAELFRAN of etsy is at it again! she is planning a collaborative christmas book (coming out this holiday season), entitled THE BRIGHT RED STAR. what you are seeing here is my humble contribution to what i am sure will be a WONDERFUL book. all i can say, is how thrilled i am to have been invited to participate, and what a wonderful time it was creating this illustration. i know this

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i ALWAYS miss them... thank goodness for craft cults archives. document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(4930,2,2,2,1,0,0));

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"WE ARE..." is a monthly publication put together by a wonderfully talented etsy artist called yaelfran, she is taking the time to showcase Etsy's artists illustrations in black and white for you to paint or just to keep as they are.Every month she features a group of 15 illustrators who will showcase their interpretation of a different theme. for august we have... HAPPY , and for the halloween

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i know i know... another one (they always seem to happen in bursts)! there won't be one for ages, and then TWO! so, that said, here is another one at a lovely blog called such cool stuff! enjoy.

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document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(3785,2,2,2,1,0,0));

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i am having a show!a little tiny solo show at CHARMINGWALL!i highly encourage everyone to check out charmingwall's online site (http://www.charmingwall.com/ ) because it is truly one of the cooles sites i have ever seen.*(this is one of the many things that i have been working on).i should say, pouring myself in to. all paintings in the show have one word titles. the one below it called TEACH.

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this is one of the other things that i have been doing...what are those you ask? well, that would be a good question.THOSE are backgrounds for a new bead magazinethat is coming out from interweave press. i made 20 of them.yes 20!and they are not small...11 x 14's to be exact.

~corihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013695844505870925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269595546970721320.post-39762293921396657162009-05-21T11:01:00.001-07:002009-05-21T11:54:54.265-07:00

i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry!i know i said i would post quickly....but i have been so busy. so SO busy.doing what... let me tell you. well, about three weeks backi was working on some paintings for a showthat i have coming up... YES! a show.(at charmingwall in nyc). june 13th...if you live in the area please feel freeto come down and have a look.(i will post pics of the new work closer to the

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okay.where have i been? where to start. i have spent the last 3 weeks painting.the first two weeks i "painted". with paint. i haven't "painted" in a LONG while.and i painted at least 8 hours a day 5 days a week, for two weeks.and i'd like to say that it was easy and the paints and mehad an understanding. but we didn't. each painting i made, must have been at least 4 different paintings before

~corihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013695844505870925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269595546970721320.post-30194395942668545682009-03-10T12:53:00.001-07:002009-03-10T13:01:17.130-07:00

another day... of, doo bee doo...bippety bop... and tra la lah!

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