Just Do It!

This is a new design we've put in our Tshirt Shop on Etsy. Isn't it hilarious???

Spring's First Flutter

Three treatments of photos taken on the same day. These tree buds and wildflowers are the first little flutter of Spring I've seen so far. They are available in my Etsy shop.

Rusty Old Cars

A trip to a car lot full of rusty old cars was a trip to heaven this past weekend! I took countless pictures and these are the first to be finished up. This particular lot is located on East Belknap in Haltom City, Texas. Read more about the lot here.

And look what else I found:

It must have fallen out of one of the cars. Brings back memories. Ouch!

Tightrope Tees on Etsy

Well, we finally got our second Etsy shop opened. TAAADAAAAA!!! Tightrope Tees is born! We only have one design, but more are on the way.

Check out our super-cool logo that we print on the back of all of our shirts. We love our little polar bear.

No, I Haven't Died - Not Really

I know. I've been absent a long long long time. I suppose you could say I've gone into hibernation. I've been keeping company with some very interesting characters and a heroine I just adore. I've been going to bed early almost every night since Christmas so I can escape to the mysterious, hilarious, and FUN world Charlaine Harris has created in her Sookie Stackhouse series. Yes, these are the books that the HBO series, True Blood, is based on.

These books are fantastic! So far there are 8 books in the series with another due to be published May 2009. I just finished the fourth titled "Dead to the World" and tonight I'll dive into "Dead as a Doornail." The series on HBO is devine and I was a little disappointed I'd have to wait until this Summer to get my weekly Sunday evening dose. But the books are just as good!

Check out the covers of these paperbacks!









The illustrator is Lisa Desimini, who also wrote and illustrated one of my favorite children's books (among many others) called "Trick or Treat, SMELL MY FEET!" which we just read to our son this past Halloween. All the illustrations are made from torn paper. Its a truly beautiful book AND funny!


Check out Lisa Desimini's other work at her website HERE. You'll also find that she sells prints of the covers from the Sookie Stackhouse books: YIPEE!!

Sunday with an SX-70

This weekend we went out for mexican and spent time in the park and I took along my little friend, my SX-70. Sure, I really "should" get this camera adjusted so the images don't come out all over exposed. But I'd only do it out of curiosity. I really really love what comes out of this camera the way it is. They're like instant little watercolor paintings. With tidy white borders.


This beautiful book, edited by Jen Altman, is filled with Polaroid photographers. It is so inspiring that, after I got it, I bought my SX-70. I just had to capture some of the magic that comes out of a Polaroid camera.

I'm pretty sure the book has been sold out for a while, however, click here to see the list of photographers with links their websites. I hope these amazing photographers inspire you to pick up a Polaroid.

Camaro Bliss

Here's another digital collage from muscle car heaven. I found a box of old greeting cards from the 60's and 70's that I'm throwing into the mix now. That's where I got the sweet little flowers. I also mixed in a photo I took in New Mexico.

This is another collage I made yesterday. She's the Ambassador.



Both of these are available in my Etsy shop.

Vrrrmmm vrrrrmmmm....

Three on the Tree, Please.

While playing with Photoshop today, these two showed up. After I finished them, I wasn't sure what I had. What are they about? Do they have to be about anything? They're still in the vein of the muscle car-vintage-girly thing going on in my head. I'm not sure where these are going, but I'm going to continue.

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Photoshop?

Some of the layers are my own photographs. Some of the layers are Polaroid shots. The women are from vintage magazines I have laying around my studio.

Both of these collages are available in my Etsy shop.

Leaves on Fire

This time of year, our 100 year old oak trees' leaves turn brown and take their time dropping to the ground. But we have a few japanese maples in the yard that scream for attention before they drop theirs. I'd save every leaf if they wouldn't haul me off to the funny farm for doing it. :)

See more photos here.

Facebook and a Frowny Face

I 've just joined Facebook! Yipee! I've found so many friends from high school that my brain is about to explode with goofy memories from that time. Wow. I'll report back once I've figured out how to use it. For now, I'm having a class reunion in cyberspace. Hmmm. That sounded kind of dorky.

I took the above photo last night, BEFORE I realized it was a frown or a conjuction. I just thought it was beautiful.