It wasn’t in the best condition when she had bought it; I know that’s why she had thought she would cut it up to fix her chair. As long as it has been mine I have had the want to mend it…
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My husband bought me a mushroom growing kit for my birthday at the end of December. We just used it (we are trying for a second grow right now) and we took a picture each day to document their growth
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Wood, MDF, acrylic paint
Just a fun funky collaboration with my husband Cory, I thought I should post it. Cory did all of the woodwork and I painted everything. It has a hook on the back so it hangs.
Backyard Birds
I made a list of all the birds we see and from that made Cory a book of watercolor drawings…
Read moreAn Early Merry Christmas
Dad’s present: I got Dad talking about airplanes (which is always very easy to do) and found out that the KC-135 Stratotanker was the airplane he flew in the most in the Air Force and one he generally worked with a lot.
Read moreLandscape Painting Tips
….the tips I am going to give come from the intention of realism in painting to capture a place.
Read moreHandmade Gift Ideas
…ideas for what you might make for your loved ones this Christmas!
Read moreGiving Thanks and Setting Goals
December 2018 my husband and I decided on a goal for 2019, a goal of one hundred fifty hikes to be completed that year. There weren’t many rules to this goal, just to be a hike it had to be on a trail in a natural area.
Read moreHiking in Weather
I love hiking in all seasons, but fall in the PNW where I live means hiking in rain and it has become something I look forward to while most people stay indoors.
Read moreRecent Projects: Cut-out Collabs with Cory
My husband Cory has a background in construction engineering, working in software dealing with it for a living. I went to art school and am happy to be home painting each day. Our jobs really never overlapped until now.
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