I’m finally starting to fill my sketchbook with good things, little doodles & big ideas, again, after almost a year of rest. It feels—dare I say it?—good.

The opening page of my current sketchbook, covered in delightfully messy encaustic wax. Well, that was quick! My interview with Danny Gregory is now available for your listening pleasure. Sneak a peek at one of my old sketchbook pages and download the episode

At the edge of Squam lake, a sketchbook watercolor For me, Squam was a beautiful and blessed chance to reconnect. I reconnected with the earth. The sound of pouring rain against the rooftop, a million shades of green in a single tree, sunlight pouring through screened porch windows, stars, stars and more stars. (Yes, I […]

Rama and I hosted our first official portrait party this weekend and it was so fun. Each person posed for 2- and 10-minute drawings, while the other 5 of us sketched like mad. Our friends were wonderful sports, and the artwork (which Rama will probably post on The Portrait Party over the next few weeks) […]

A 5-minute drawing of Rama. I’m always amazed when I finish a drawing that actually looks like him. He makes it look easy. I forget that I don’t have to write a tome to make a post. I forget that keeping my hand moving keeps my heart smiling. I forget that I am an artist, […]

My first Illustration Friday submission and hopefully not my last. The theme: Play. The hula hoop was one of my favorite toys growing up (along with Fashion Plates and my Kimberly doll). I spun it around my hips and swam through it in the pool. Later at my high school grad night, I won a […]

Grandma and me, ink and watercolor on bristol, 2003 My grandma is in the hospital, again. It’s the third time she’s been admitted in a month, and I’m worried. That’s the last thing I should be doing, I know, especially when I always have given her such a hard time for fretting about every little […]

Sidra, downtown Los Angeles, March 2004 I met Sidra on the last day of one of the high school retreats where I help out. She had a spirally head of hair and a colgate smile. I didn’t know how someone as funny, brave and crafty as Sidra had slipped past my radar the whole weekend, […]

Cover art for a mixed CD This weekend is all about celebrations. My friends Seth & Stella are renewing wedding vows made last fall, my grandma turns 88 years old and Rama and I look back with gratitude and awe at our first year together. There will be lots of cake and ice cream, hugs […]