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2013 Sketching – Week 24

My goal for 2013 is to make three sketches a week. If I make more, great. If I don’t, that’s ok. Trying to keep the pressure low while still encouraging myself to draw.

Only two this week. Alas I had step. Here are the ones for this week:

that’s it for this week.

Sketching is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my sketching journey here.

Gratitude Journal – Week 23

Here’s this week’s gratitudes and celebrations:

Before:

it says: you are loved.

this one’s all shiny, too:

and here’s what the page looks like with all the gratitudes and celebrations:

Just another excuse to create art and remember the present that is my life.

Gratitude Journal is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.

Weekly Diary – June 8 2013

Here are some snapshots from our week:

Nathaniel’s first swimming class. He was (and still is) really scared.

after class I went up to Novato with my friend Linda to meet my coach training friends and then the boys got in the car and met me in Tiburon. I didn’t get many photos this time but I got this.

and this.

and the little one, too.

who wouldn’t look at me.

until he made his face.

they like walking on the rocks.

i like to snap photos.

and watching them persevere.

and succeed.

the morning after we got home, I woke up sweating and very feverish with a terrifying sore throat. I lived that way for 48 hours until I decided it wasn’t bearable and we all went to the doctor. As it turns out, I had strep. First time in my life. The rest of the week was a wash with a lot of pain and sleep. The boys had a little fun, though.

David danced to gangnam style. he loves it.

it took a while but we eventually took family photos too.

Nathaniel was being his funny self.

you can’t tell but I was still in a lot of pain.

but I still managed to laugh.

how can you not with that face?

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

David’s Gratitude Postcards – Week 12

here’s this week’s card:

and the back:

this one was for the company that makes the plants vs zombies game.

there we go.

David’s Gratitude Postcards is a weekly project I am doing with my 8-year-old-son for 2013. You can see a detailed post on our goal other details here.

SixBySix – Week 23

Before this week’s art here’s the important reminder: Please remember, this is personal and hand-made and thus imperfect. If you want perfect art, do not buy mine. Also one more reminder that these are pretty small. 5.5inches by 5.5inches. That’s about 14×14 centimeters). You will just get the original piece of watercolor paper with my art and signature in the back. No mounting, no frame. I don’t want to misrepresent anything. I will put a paypal button under each (you can pay with credit card or paypal.) the button doesn’t update so you will have to click through to see if it’s sold out. I will try to update them as quickly as I can and remove the button if it’s gone, but just in case. Each piece will be $35. That’s US dollars. If you have questions please leave a comment and I will reply as fast as I can.

With that here’s this week’s art:

it reads: always stop to listen to the quiet voices inside you. they will guide you.

sold, thank you

SixBySix is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

The Savor Project 2013 – Week 22

and here’s this week:

this week is a mish mosh. some from school, some from david’s camping trip, some from home, and a movie to boot.

See you next week!

The Savor Project is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

A Book a Week – City of Bones

I read City of Bones cause it’s also coming to the big screen and I knew I didn’t want to see it without having read it.

I read the whole thing pretty quickly and didn’t hate it but I also didn’t really feel compelled to pick up the sequels and read them. I am not sure what that says about the book but I also can’t say it was super-terrible.

so if the genre is up your alley, maybe it’s worth a try. (then again, if this genre is your cup of tea, you’ve prolly already read this one.)

Gratitude PostCards – Week 22

Here’s this week’s card:

It says: life is not about not falling down, the trick is to keep getting up.

This card uses a template from The Crafter’s Workshop (as well as a few others.) and acrylic paint.

Gratitude PostCards is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and the postcards I use here.

2013 Sketching – Week 23

My goal for 2013 is to make three sketches a week. If I make more, great. If I don’t, that’s ok. Trying to keep the pressure low while still encouraging myself to draw.

Here are the ones for this week :

that’s it for this week.

Sketching is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my sketching journey here.

Gratitude Journal – Week 22

Here’s this week’s gratitudes and celebrations:

Before:

it says: always dream big.

and here’s what the page looks like with all the gratitudes and celebrations:

Just another excuse to create art and remember the present that is my life.

Gratitude Journal is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.

Nathaniel’s Gratitude Pages – Week 10

this week’s gratitude is for the MOCHA art center in Oakland (he calls it art museum).

there we go. more next time.

Nathaniel’s Gratitude Pages is a weekly project for 2013 with my almost four-year-old son. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.