My seasons are spent completely opposite.  Winter is when I am mostly outside gathering ideas and I spend almost all of my summer days inside, working.  Along with another set of Simple365 b&w photos of my everyday life, today I am sharing a few in-process photos of  this book I made as my husband's birthday present.  Included is the photo of the redwoods that inspired it.  I have another Outside the Lines art supply review of my favorite brush pen for you today as well.

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I had to take a break from post writing for much longer than I had anticipated.   Need of a change of air took me to Yellowstone for a few days, and then to the Eastern Sierra mountains.  Back at home, I have been painting and binding books with new inspirations from recent travels, as well as making tiny arts in my old bullet journal.  I also have another art supply experiment to share today. So here we go.

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Hello!  Until I started writing, I didn't realize how much I got done in these past few weeks.  We were out and about, from the Columbia River Gorge  to the coasts of Northern California.  Walks around the neighborhood prompted some impromptu paintings.  I finished making a few toys and blankets for the kitties, and also knitted up a couple of things for myself.  Working toward another flower block for my wildflower block printing series and another watercolor book cover joined the list too.  Last but not least, I painted this Girl and Her Cat book cover last Monday.  It is going to be quite the show and tell today!

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Hi Everyone!  If you are new here, you probably wouldn't know about The Girl and Her cat.  A few years ago, I started painting and then writing little stories about an adventurous little girl who loves to travel and wander around with her little cat.  I made this book a few months ago for writing down little ideas and notes that randomly pop into my head.  Unlike other times, I actually remembered to take photos while making this book.  Let me share a few of them with you today, along with a few paintings of these two best friends, and a couple of sewing projects.

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