to the bone.

to the bone // 8" x 10" // pencil + ink + acrylic on paper

BRB.... california calls...

you must take care.

you must take care // 8" x 10" // pencil + ink + acrylic on paper

a very sincere thank you to everyone who came to the opening at velouria on saturday!! i am pretty sure i have the most amazing and supportive friends in the world. It truly was a magical evening! the show is up until the beginning of march, you can visit these ladies anytime you like, come meet them in the physical world. the gold in her eyes just really doesn't shine in this internet box. <3

the practice of protection.

the practice of protection // 11" x 14" // pencil + ink + acrylic on paper

how much longer // 11" x 14" // pencil + ink + acrylic on paper

My art show opens tomorrow in Seattle. It is at Velouria Boutique & Gallery, February 11th 6-9pm, part of the Ballard Art Walk. I've been hard at work, making these mystical ladies and getting very little sleep. I made them up and they're not even real! They won't be real until you look at them with your eyes. Please come tomorrow and do just that.

Velouria is located 2205 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107. The show will be up for one month. Hope to see you there! <3

soothsayer.

soothsayer // 8.5" x 11" // acrylic on paper

can't stop painting these mystical women. almost show time! <3

the soothsayer's veil.

the soothsayer's veil // 8" x 10" // acrylic on paper

oracle of one.

two people today told me about dreams they had that i was in. i think my dream self might be having more fun than my non-dream self. ain't that the way it goes.

the oracle of two.

it's pretty much painting non-stop over here. i wish i had a jacket made of space.

the oracle of three.

and one for the weekend. getting excited for the show. in other news, i just got tickets to see bruce springsteen in new jersey on my birthday.

DREAMS DO COME TRUE.

know your spirit beast.

earth // giraffe

air // goat

more new beast ladies. i don't even know what is happening anymore.

raise your hands up to the sky.

water // buffalo

we are snowed in here in seattle in the middle of a mini blizzard! the whole city has been shut down since tuesday, a white, calm blanket on everything. it's been fun, and magical, and i've been hard at work on my upcoming show in february. i started making these little animal ladies in between the show pieces as a way to take a "break", but rather like the way they are turning out.

fire // ram

i will be making prints of these, and many other new pieces for my etsy shop and cleaning out the old stuff soon, so this is a last call on most prints currently in the shop. stay warm! xo

i have no idea where this will lead us, but i have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th!

all the past still yet to come.

'cause the game is never won by standing in any one place for too long.

wouldn't be a party without geeta on a coat pile. <3

the witch is riding you.

new tattoo for a new year. sleep tight.

i know that you’re gonna have it your way or nothing at all.

started off the new year chasing waterfalls.

and it must feel nice to leave no trace, no trace at all.

my friend reno snapped this pic on new year's eve. looking forward to getting that film back and seeing the photo on the other side. it's 2012 now. doesn't that just sound crazy? i'm having trouble with it slipping off my tongue. the future is here and it's weird.

goodbye 2011.

A year's end is always surreal, the feeling of time slipping between your fingers, a mark of time you can look at as a whole. One of the most amazing moments of 2011 for me was being able to see the West Memphis 3 walk out of prison as free men after 18 years. While that ending was far from perfect, I am hopeful that someday soon there will be full exoneration for them.

Spending time with Jason these last few months has been an amazing gift. Being able to spend Christmas with him, watching him learn to drive, carve his first pumpkin ever, jumping in a lake in the middle of the night, or just sitting by the fire and playing with my dog, all these simple things are suddenly amazing.

I try to never forget a lot of things, like how flawed our justice system is, or that Washington state still has the death penalty, or how lucky we all are in the grand scheme of things, and that magic is all around us. But most of all, I try to never forget that I am free.

Happy 2012! I’m going to do my best to learn to be present, and really live in the moment. xo

You can donate to the West Memphis 3 Freedom Fun here.

there are some things love won't allow, i held her hand but i don't hold it now.

a very insightful reading indeed.

the burdens that you carry now are not of your creation, so let's not weep for their evil deeds but for their lack of imagination.

the returning light after the darkest night.

happy solstice, friends! light a candle and welcome the return of the light.

you are a creature of the night, girl, quit trying to act light.

you are a creature of the night, girl, quit trying to act light // 12" x 16" // pencil + ink + acrylic on paper

it's four in the morning, the end of december, i'm writing you now just to see if you're better.

don't let the sun go down on me.

everybody knows that it's now or never, everybody knows that it's me or you.