I have a few pots drying before the first fire. Many of these have carving, some are plain. I used ...

This pot was was so thick I wanted it to resemble a boulder, so using the loop tool, I randomly cut chunks off.  I en...

This pot was very chunky so I took the loop tool and carved into very deeply. The edges were a bit too sharp so I used ...

This design was so much fun to do.  I started in the center, bent the flexible metal tool, and gently flicked out chunk...

 I've become quite enamored with carving clay pieces. I throw the pots on my daughter's wheel, let them dry to ...

This would be strange. The image is a digital collage, of sorts using separate vintage images. I processed the images in Illustrator to ma...

Like many children, my first big trip was to California and it deserves the motto the Golden State. The map is filled with California phras...

I went old school while watching 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief on Hulu. It's been awhile since I played ...

Now I know where the scrolling words on the opening screen for Star Wars movies go; they float freely throughout the universe until captur...

The snowflake crystals are made from individual letters using the font, Helvetica. The snowflakes are made, in order, from the letters a...

Some people think that Groucho Marx said "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." but there is no proof that he wa...

The handsome moose is from a vintage engraving that I recolored and then illustrated the lights. He has jaunty Christmas lights draped ...

I re-visited another old design and did some more retooling.  I enjoy white space and the older version felt a little claustrophobic.  I a...

 I tweaked an older design and I like it a lot better. The changes include size, font, border, and Chain of Lakes was added. Available...

It started as a car game, there's a lot of cussing in space. I put a vintage style rocket in the midst of it and th...

When we weren't jumping off the roof pretending to be Wonder Woman, we were playing with Barbies. The Peter Pan quote is "The mo...

Is there anything better than the wind in your hair on a sunny day? Our westiepoo, Marilyn, loves to drive with the windows down. We were ...

Don't blink, they might get you. This photo from the 1950s shows a wary boy in front of a stranger's lawn decorations. The boy i...

  Fezzes are cool, just ask The Doctor. I would love to have socks with little fez on them. Available on Etsy

I remember thinking of you cards.  They were a friendly note to simply say I was thinking of you and wanted to let you ...

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. I don't know why I find folded ribbon layouts so timeless, perhaps it...

Wise words... This poster is made to resemble a vintage lithograph; the colors were taken from a 1940's photo of the glamorous Dor...

It's amazing how much detail you can eliminate from text and still read the message. You really do choose to see what you want to see. ...

I'm back to doing math related posters again but this one has a design aspect to it. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144... ...

You can learn so much by watching wildlife in their natural setting. I used to wonder where ducks lived, what they ate, and how they spe...

Nissa made me this pretty mug, it holds 2 cups of espresso plus foam. Coffee tastes so much better when it comes in a mug made with love.

Always be yourself, unless you suck, then try to be better. So true. I think my concept of a motivational poster is a bit on the snarky ...

Oops. Have you been naughty or nice? Santa is a wonderful vintage illustration that I colored digitally. Available on Etsy  

I saw this pattern from Sprinkles in Springs and was struck by it's elegance and simplicity. I must admit I would never have thought ...

I was inspired by Villafane Studios and purchased a pumpkin today at Trader Joes. My abused, vintage pottery carving tool gave out midw...