It’s been a while since I’ve had a day off for president’s day. Playing with color and just drawing. Forgot how relaxing it can be…

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Make love not war😉 finally used my gold watercolor!

A very special birthday to my boy. Can’t believe he is 21 years old. So proud of the man he is growing up into. I ask myself every year, where did all the years go by? Felt like it was only yesterday when he was this little… holding my hand with his little hand…. a good reminder to enjoy the present. Because I know I will be asking myself the same question next year…

Another fun day playing with mixed media and collage. Started playing with acrylic paint on the background. Then cut a girl out of magazine. Gesso, paint and modeling paste for her skirt. I think she is in paradise.. her very own.

Practicing hands. I know they look like they have gone through a battle 😂

Before and After. I love the unknown possibility of every mixed media piece. Layer by layer, magic unfolds itself to me. “Magic is in the mess” Brene Brown. Collage and mixed media. Love playing with modeling paste on her blouse. I love this grungy girl.

The evolution. Love mixed media play. Layers and layers of fun. Love using modeling paste for her long skirt. Inspired by Kate Morgan and her lovely skirts.

I love notebooks. Still prefer to write notes vs type notes when I work. And I love making notebooks even more. Love this pic. A postcard I got from a bar in nyc (forgot the name). Love how badass she looks.

In love with this color combination and this one really speaks to me. A feeling of accepting all of me. The good, the messy and the imperfect me.

Week three scraps 3/52 #52tagshannemade this is a weekly project that I am doing following @hannemadebyanne . This week it is to sew fabric scraps together onto the tag. I love sewing this and how it turned out. And as I think about today, it made me think how fitting this is. Scraps of different fabrics coming together. Sewn side by side. Each unique and different yet together they make up an interesting tapestry. Something that is way more interesting than if I had sewn scraps of only the same fabric together. I know… maybe I am overthinking this but today is a special day, a day I want to remember. President Biden’s speech inspired this feeling and thinking. We are different and we are stronger together.