Crafty Wonderland.

Hope you'll stop in and say Hi.
New prints await you,
as does original scratchboard artwork.
Yippeee!

Unfurl.

More lovely images

from Orcas Island...

Chapman Chimney Swifts.

Here's another new one.

We went on our annual pilgrimage

a few weeks ago to see the

swifts fly into the

chapman school chimney.

How do all those birds learn

to circle, soar, and funnel

into that narrow chimney?

This original scratchboard

will also be on sale at the:

Small Wonders Art Show

Opens November 13th.

Many local Portland Artists,

sharing their small scale art,

for under $100 dollars!

Don't miss it!

New Scratchboards.

I've just finished some

new scratchboards.

Great Horned Owl,

Egret, Hen and Pigeon

will be available

for purchase in an

upcoming show!

I'll keep you posted

on the when and where.

Look for prints for sale

on my etsy site soon!

Happy Weekend!

Autumn Wonders

Autumn is here...and it's been glorious.

It's sunny, clear and blue here in Portland.

Here are some wonders from

a walk taken this weekend.

Off to make a pumpkin pie...

Support Art Education!

Last weekend Lori Shippy and I

did our first Flash Mob,

in support or art education.

20+ Portland area Art Teachers

and Artists came together

to create an amazing mural.

Check it out below:

Click on pic to link to

You Tube video...

And here are a few still shots

from the day.

Myself (right) and May (left)

the organizer of the event.

Lori working away.

Love the detail we

achieved in such a short time.

All done.

Thanks Lori for being

such a fun gal to know!

xo

I just got back from an amazing trip to the

San Juan Islands. My partner and I spend

8 days in vacation bliss...

Sunrise ferry to Orcas Island.

Foggy morning at Mountain Lake.

Heart stopping owl spotting.

Crabbing cove.

Outstanding rock collecting beach

on San Juan Island.

Bulging pockets filled

with future feather rocks.

The twisted red delights of Madrona trees.

Iceberg Point on Lopez.

Perhaps heaven on earth.

Sunset on Lopez.

Just Kris, myself and

fifty or so seals.

If this farms comes up for sale...

I'm moving!

Top ten things to love about Orcas:

1. Taking a ferry to get there.

2. Slower Island life, no stop lights,

top speed 40 miles an hour.

3. Forest, meets field, meets calm sea water.

4. Local food grown on the island.

Whether cooked in a home kitchen,

or eaten at Rose's, a delicious treat

every time.

4. Creative living.

From pottery to painting to

fences made of mattress springs,

creativity thrives.

5. Deer, very cute.

6. Places to climb.

Hikes that take you to spectacular

views and vistas. And moss,

foxglove, and evergreens

along the way.

7. The quiet.

8. Hand painted signs,

no billboards.

9. Orca whales.

10. A wonderous place to

be in love.