*lily nestled in rock.
i had a fabulous time with my
brush artist friends on tuesday night.
ate great food, then proceeded to paint.
our teacher had been encouraging us
to paint rocks (which can also turn into
mountains for landscape paintings) and
i finally tackled the subject.
the hardest component in this painting
for me was the rock. it’s definitely more
challenging as i [...]
Category Archives: amazing news
about a lily
December 3, 2009 – 3:44 pm
the quotable munchkin
October 28, 2009 – 8:06 pm
*i squish those cheeks!
munchkin is 4.5 years old now, but one
year old in the above foto, making a blanket
tent with sweet pea! he constantly amuses me
with the things that he says.
these related to me by his preschool teacher,
mrs.p.
munchkin : i won’t see you tomorrow!
i’m going on a long weekend to new york city!
(we were going [...]
sequel and another star!
August 2, 2009 – 9:50 am
after picking up the bublets from
summer camp this week, i told sweet
pea that i was writing a new story, and
i was very busy!
me : mommy is writing another story
about ai ling.
sweet pea : are you writing with the same words?
me : no. mommy has to use new words.
sweet pea : what’s it called?
me : mommy [...]
white ribbon
July 6, 2009 – 9:24 pm
*foto courtesy of k!
i failed to mention a few weeks back that
my lotus painting with the delicate dragonfly
(the one featured on my bookmark!) won the
third place ribbon at the fair this year. yay!
and here’s an anecdote to go with that winning.
all artists were invited to a reception to preview
the exhibit before the fair opened–it was [...]
san francisco signing
May 14, 2009 – 3:16 pm
i got home on monday afternoon and i’m still
trying to wrangle a semblance of sanity in our
house! the san francisco signing at the books inc
in laurel village was so much fun. i saw high school
friends i had not seen since graduation…18 years ago!
what?! my twenty year reunion is coming up!
fotos galore! but i neglected to [...]