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Z is for zipper

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Z is for zipper Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt

S is for star

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S is for star Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt

P is for pie

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P is for pie Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt

N is for nail

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N is for nail Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt

E is for egg

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E is for egg Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt

B is for book

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B is for book Originally uploaded by filthEdesign sketchbook project excerpt for my art house coop submission

test print for sketchbook project

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test print for sketchbook project Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

L is for love

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L is for love Originally uploaded by filthEdesign another page

D is for doll

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D is for doll Originally uploaded by filthEdesign the xerox transfers are complete for my submission to the sketchbook project for art house coop. hoping to print my linoleum blocks in the next couple of days to make the 1/4/10 deadline for inclusion in their sketchbook library...

icicle envy? :)

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icicle envy? :) Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

happy holidays

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happy holidays Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

setting the timer

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setting the timer Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

into the oven

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into the oven Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

mixing the batter

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mixing the batter Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

FunkyRecycling on Etsy

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Browsing etsy today and found a great shop for jewelry made from recycled aluminum cans. I love the idea of recycling materials into your art or craft. I find it a bit difficult to do so because our house is small and storage is at a premium...because we're still working on our house, we have most of our stuff in totes...the stuff that isn't accessed daily. So the idea of bringing more stuff into our house is not cool :) Click on the image to go to the item. I saw pendents made from colored pencil nubs on a site a while back as well that I loved. Though it's ironic I guess as i don't really wear jewelry :)

Printmaking • Weekend• LOLA Giant • Indie Art & Craft • Women Artists

Had a great weekend... Spent Saturday preparing for the lola Giant show. Also did some last minute low budget xmas shopping for the boy. The economy has been knocking us around pretty steadily for the past 2 years but we're trying to keep things "normal" for the boy. Jason worked on the booth display also - it turned out really well...I spent the last 15 minutes of the show looking at my display and layout. Jackass move of the day: I didn't photograph it. Hopefully there will be another opportunity to participate in a lola event. Sunday we got up at 8. Jason drilled the last holes in the display and I drank coffee and gathered everything :) Then off to Van Go at 10 to set up. It was a great show. The level of work was great - had one person say that the stuff they were seeing looked like it could be in stores :) Lots of talented women in Lawrence. Overheard one of the ladies say that there were a lot of applications for the show - so I feel very privileged t

new business card

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new business card Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

domestic | domesticated [triage set]

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domestic | domesticated [triage set] Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

art show | van go mobile arts | lola | update

been working to get ready for the last art show/sale of the season: LOLA GIANT let me know if you need directions or more info - time is noon to 7pm 12/20/09 trying to figure out ways to frame things inexpensively - i think people prefer to buy their art ready to hang and my unframed work can require some serious consideration regarding the frame. so my wonderful husband has been experimenting - i thought my eyeleted pieces could be "pinned" to a board with a hanger attached to the back pretty easily...it was easy in theory, but in execution required surface treatments and a closer look at the hardware used to attach the work. they look awesome! he painted the boards red and then wiped it and distressed it a little so it looks a bit like a caricature of raw meat and the works in the domestic | domesticated series that i call "the triage set" look fabulous attached with rough, black carpet tacks. i have those in 5x7 & 8x10 - i hope they sell like mad because i lo

slept for sh*t last night...

I need to stop drinking so much coffee so late in the day...which is pathetic as i don't drink THAT much, nor that late... I [heart] coffee...could probably give up a lot of things in order to have coffee...and we have a sweet*a$$ espresso machine, how can you deny that!? :) But last night, I thought sleep would never come... There's more to it than coffee, but the other factors I can't currently change, so the coffee gets scapegoated...bleh... Oh well, I'm working hard and trying to make some changes that will positively impact my life, my out look and ultimately my family.

oh Xmas tree!

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oh Xmas tree! Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

KC Free Press calendar event | LOLA GIANT | art show & sale

KC Free Press You can see the details of the event by clicking on the link :) I'll be selling my wares at the event - if you're in Lawrence stop by and say "hi" :)

winter

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winter Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

john in newton hotel

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john in newton hotel Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

1 in 4 (one in four)

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i'm not sure i had an actual statistic in mind, but this one is pretty poignant: 1 in 4 college women have been raped/attempted rape

the good parts of my day (because i can't really talk about the bad which is most of it):

• taking a shower • a flattering wool skirt • kissing my husband • phone call from my kid • realizing i still have a thermos of coffee • friends and...uh...think that's it!!!

happy thanksgiving

hope everybody had one... we went to my brother's and had the traditional turkey dinner and the kids jumped on the trampoline and played rock band as you can see below :) we also had a basic turkey dinner at home on saturday with mashed taters and dressing. was a bit of a disaster undercooking the turkey but made it all work in the end :) and am loving the leftovers :) "turkey carver" sandwiches for me, open faced sandwiches for jason and john is pretty much over turkey and potatoes...till next year :) i was fighting a cold and jason is now...so it's been pretty low key for a while... so that's that... :)

nephew on the drums

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nephew on the drums Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

nephew and the boy

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nephew and the boy Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

and niece

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and niece Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

niece

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niece Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

table setup at Californos for the ric rac roundup

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the boy at his first local "show"

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the boy at his first local "show" Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

ric rac roundup 11/19 californos in westport, KC

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ric rac roundup 11/19 californos in westport, KC Originally uploaded by filthEdesign i'll be there sellin'... you should be there buyin'... :)

happy friday the 13th!

i married my husband on friday the 13th :) happy anniversary to us! :)

full time fine artist for a week!

i'm so excited! i'm taking a week off of work at my "day job" as a graphic designer to make art! :) i have an art fair - the ric rac roundup - november 19th at californos put on by bon bon atelier . and i plan to spend the next week preparing. my kid has a swim meet this weekend and i'll be officiating as a stroke and turn judge so the weekend won't be very flexible...but i do also hope to see an old friend play music at a local coffee shop saturday evening :) then sunday night i'm going to clean the kitchen, a.k.a. my studio, and monday morning i'm going to wake up and print! and print! and print some more! alphabet print cards maybe even 33 1/3 rpm blocks maybe even domestic | domesticated blocks and i'm going to prep them to sell...OUT! :) i'm hoping to earn xmas money :) so cross your fingers. i'm also applying to an art show/sale in lawrence for 12/20 - could be a nice last minute cash influx...and i'm going to get my submittals

older work portfolio

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Z is for zipper

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Z is for zipper Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Y is for yo-yo

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Y is for yo-yo Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

X is for x-Ray

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X is for x-Ray Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

W is for windmill

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W is for windmill Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

V is for vice

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V is for vice Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

our Japanese fireglow maple before leaves fell

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our Japanese fireglow maple before leaves fell Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

our Japanese fireglow maple before leaves fell

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our Japanese fireglow maple before leaves fell Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

happy halloween :)

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happy halloween :) Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

happy halloween story!

my kid is now 13, so this was 10 years ago :) he was 3 and it was his first halloween trick-or-treating where he dressed up and went from house to house. we went to oklahoma to visit my aunt and uncle and their kids who are only a few years older than my son. john was dressed as cat in the hat - with a hat that was as tall as he was :) adorable! and our cousin, alex, was dressed up as barbie princess. she was 7 i think. anyway, we got ready to hit the street and alex put her mask on and went over to john and he FAH-REAKED! OUT! it was hilarious :) she'd take the mask off and he was fine, put it on and he was in the fetal position in tears! i'm sure he doesn't remember it, i'll have to remind him :) it was one of the best halloweens ever :) he was always so friendly and comfortable, and my aunt was very familiar with her neighbors so that was cool because john would walk up to every door and just walk right inside :) i tried looking for an image of the mask, can't fi

U is for umbrella

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U is for umbrella Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

T is for tree

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T is for tree Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

S is for star

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S is for star Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

O is for owl

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O is for owl Originally uploaded by filthEdesign forgot to post this one after N but it's not THAT exciting...

R is for rope

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R is for rope Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Q is for queen

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Q is for queen Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

P is for pie

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P is for pie Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

N is for nail

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N is for nail Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

M is for moon

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M is for moon Originally uploaded by filthEdesign