River Art Journal

I just finished the round robin art journal entitled "River." I loved the size of the book, which was quite small and I also liked working on the black sheets. I originally was going to illustrate the Neil Young song "Down By the River" but in the end opted for these lyrics by Garth Brooks.

Little Kitty

I am definitely a cataholic. Yesterday I went to Jim and Janet's for lunch and played with their little kitten. She gets bigger everytime I see her. Isn't she a cutie?

Medusa Self Portrait ATC

I had fun with these ATCs. I found a bunch of old photos of myself, and painted snake "hair" directly on the photograph.
More about moi. Check out Karen Landie's IndieArts website. She has posted an article I wrote about artist trading cards and about ATC Quarterly. My own ATCs are going to be featured in a show on her January 2008 DVD magazine. I am thrilled!

Oregon Colours ATCs

I always wanted to be one of those folks whose job was to name the colours of lipstick or nail polish. My last trip to Oregon inspired me to name the colours of Oregon. I used Pantone swatches to determine the exact colour based on my photos. Crater Lake was the bluest blue I had ever seen.

Glorious Gladiolas

It's been a great year in the garden. My gladiolas were particularly spectacular this year.

Lunch for Les Girls

Today is our monthly ATC trade and Carol and Elisabeth are coming from Montreal and stopping here first for lunch. I was inspired to try the recipe for Beet & Tomato Salad from the current issue of Martha Stewart Living.
Let's just say, roasting the beets was a pain (next time I'd just boil them) and my version features heirloom beets (golden and red and white varieties from my garden) instead of the classic deep red beets. Looks pretty close to Martha's version though. Let's just hope it tastes good.

Self Portrait with Old Cafe

Sifting through the photos of my trip to Oregon, I came across this one I took of an abandoned cafe in a small, ghost town. Besides its forlorn look, I love the fact that I inadvertently snapped a photo of myself taking the photo from the car.

Great Neon Sign

Don't you just love this sign? I saw it in Eastern Oregon last week. Richard and I finished our ice cream cones on the huge lawn of the Wallowa Lake Lodge which borders on the lake. Beautiful place.

ATC Quarterly # 8

Here's a sneak peek of the fall issue. Richard and I folded and stapled last night. Today is stuffing envelopes day! Then they're off to the post office.

Art Journal: Patterns

The round robin art journal is almost at the end of it's circle. My latest addition was to the Patterns book. Somehow in my head it triggered the Simon and Garfunkel song "Patterns." I decided to look it up and sure enough, the word "patterns" is mentioned in each stanza. I used it as the base for the spread and built a pattern around it.

Cat Quotations: ATCs

Here's the set I'm trading at the upcoming Artist Trading Card session this Saturday. I guess cats are definitely my obsession. By now, I must've produced at least 20 sets on cats...with more to come!

ATC Quarterly on Sarah Fishburn

Sarah Fishburn's blog has a sneak peak of her work which is featured in the "Profile of an Artist" column in ATC Quarterly's upcoming issue. Wanna peak? Check out Sarah's blog.
P.S. The zine should be printed this week and mailed next week.

More Great Pix

Check out John's Picassa site to see more photos of the trip west.

Big Things in California

I love finding "Big Things" to add to my collection of photos. I was pleased as punch to pose with Paul Bunyan (there was also his ox "Blue") when we were in Redwood Park last week. We also found an extra large caveman in Caveman Junction, Oregon and a huge Sasquatch in Happy Camp, Oregon. What fun.