birds and more birds

I just bought this lovely original watercolor because I cannot look at it and not smile.  I first found this artist, Kristina Moller, on Jess Gonacha's blog a month or two ago and have been loving these little guys ever since :)  Why do I have the feeling this is going to turn into a collection?

I love the conversation they are having here- what are they talking about?

Don't you love them?  I love them ALL.

I'm off to lunch now with a couple of local artist friends.  We are planning a show in the spring!  And I am wearing my hair curly today.  It wants to be curly always but I force it into straightness because I usually feel sort of *crazy* with my hair all curly.  (hmm is that a metaphor for my life?) But today the curly hair feels right.  I'm ok with the crazy.

Happy weekend everyone :)

hearts, cards and time

I am currently working on a painting about having enough time.  Lately, that has been my downfall.  Not that there isn't enough time, but rather that I think there isn't enough time and I am stressed about it!  That is what I am working on this week.  Above is a sweet little watercolor my step-daughter made a few weeks ago.  All the little hearts make me think it is bursting with love.

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I have finished my holiday cards for this year!  I am so excited about them.  In a few days I will have them in my shop and post on them here.  But for now, my holiday card designs from last year are available on etsy.

Hope you are all well and that you all have enough time to finish everything you want today :)

with a grateful heart

New thank you cards uploaded to Etsy :)

small paintings

So, I didn't end up using the stamps that I made- it just didn't work for me.  But I am loving working on these small 4x4 canvases!  I made 12 of them and they are all hanging on my "tree."  I plan to make a lot more and upload them to etsy.

Thank you SO much to my lovely blogging friends for the kind mentions... Inner Toddler, Valentina Designs  And Mandy from Bijous Whimsy, wrote such a sweet post about beautiful blogosphere friendships. 

ARTistree

Every year, at the artist's cooperative I am a part of in Cazenovia, we have an ARTistree event.  Each artist makes ornaments and a tree and the shop becomes SO festive for the holidays.  In past years I have made dog, cat and bird ornaments.  One year I made blessing angels, which were not really ornaments, but still fun. (new blessing angels are coming soon!)

Last night I had an inspired idea and started carving and made stamps- here's my start to this year's ornaments.  This is one of those projects where I have an idea (stamps!) and then...who knows?  I just have to trust the process.

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Today is your last chance to win the giveaway at Kind Over Matter!  The winner is picked tomorrow :)

Thank you for visiting.  I am so grateful for all of your support.

xo,

Lori