Well, if it were not so gray and wet today and COLD!, the dandelions would be open in the yard and the entire area would be a lovely sunny color. Cooler temperatures are fine by me but this wet, gray day is not inspiring me to get much done. I would really like to just curl up and read, sleep, knot or watch an obscenely juvenile movie! Jacob will be home soon from school and I can tease him.

New Painting

I do not get nearly as much time to paint and draw as I would like but I had some free time in my Seattle hotel on Thursday evening so I painted. I had brought along with me a few paints and markers plus what I call my underpainting. It is the basic outline of a painting filled in with " paint marks." It is what I like to think of as the bones of a piece. Phil fell asleep so I was able to stay up and in the solitude of a strange room, air conditioner humming in the background, couch as stiff as bedrock; I painted and found my muse.

Home from Seattle, Part 1

Yeah! I have charms included in Interweave's new Beads 2009 magazine! See my charms on page 17. I have Normal is Boring, A Sacred Hand and a new Sunflower featured. Also on page 70 and 71 is a terrific necklace designed by Marlene Blessing using some of my charms! thanks to Marlene! Check me out and then order some charms!

North Beach!

These were two friends I found on the beach to play with. Their neighbors said they lay in wait on the bluff to see a sucker...oops... person on the beach and then they come charging to play! They would play until they dropped. I called one OLD DOG and the other YOUNG DOG. They were mother and child. Man, did they have fun!
I found three agates, beach glass and cool rocks. No wind, warm temps and a bit of sun plus new friends equaled a wonderful afternoon!

I am not sure if I will get much blogging done before I leave for the weekend for my Seattle show so I am posting this little picture of crows so you will know that I am far afield!

Dear Andrea, I have SO been saving this picture! Today is the perfect day for it after you told me I was lagging in updating my blog. This one's for you! Happy Spring! Happy Day! The sun is out and I am once again packing for a show. Some things remain the same!xo!

Argh - I posted the same picture twice and it is NOT of Lisa so here goes again for the third try! Three is a charm right?