open studios… phew!

what an exhausting time it was. even/especially when it's mellow. beautiful work & good company. here's a mini tour. featured are heidi's luv creatures! we traded:)tonight i'm going to the biz ladies meet up and then thursday is rare device's opening!good times to be...

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mercy/merci

i am happy with this painting i did yesterday for it captures an element of a place i have been trying to get to lately with art making, and for the most part floundering.this came after weeks of making expressive layered paintings like so and a few flat ones and as i...

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open studios & hugh talks!

our compound will be having a mellow open studios this weekend: wine, cheese, conversation and ARt abound. i'll be selling some originals and prints. along with my several of my studiomates we'll have some special guests-- meredith, heidi, will, christina &...

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Kendra’s persimmon pudding…

which is really like moist cake. Good for a rainy day like today!I saved an email from my friend Kendra (dated xmas eve, 2000 when i frantically emailed her for the recipe for my family's holiday party) and tucked it in my little mish-mash cookbook of faves... and...

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if someone wanted to take me on a date

i'd want to go to lolo on 22nd btw mission & valencia. shash & i took a walk yesterday and peeked in here and i love how well designed it is... mexican table cloth booths, freezer stencil paper peacock mirrors and inspired DIY design. the foodie in me is dying to...

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a little trip anyone?

i found these images on otras ventanas flickr and it made me want to pack up with some playing cards, notebook, good mixtapes and go... it reminded me of a book i used to look at repeatedly of my parent's called something like wooden wheels... totally bohemian buses...

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inspiration hits

after a weekend of spooky rock opera in a feed barn filled to the top with hay in point reyes, martinis on the top of the mark, political modern dance and a long bike ride along the coast... i feel like i've shifted my vision enough to see things anew.i remembered why...

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re-gathering

i've been in this limbo space lately. post-wedding, full of creative ideas, but on the brink of a solid routine to manifest them. also...have any of you experienced this?... feeling slumpy after such an incredible high. 2 things that have consistently fueled me in the...

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