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All children are artists -- the problem is how to remain an artist as one grows up. (Picasso)

New Tattoo For Me & You

Our Tattoo fabric is now available at the Joann Fabrics online store-- here
This pattern has only been available for a week or two, but according to an inside source, initial sales have been quite brisk... Yay!

Summer Song

Near summer's end, songbirds begin to plan for new adventures. As they pack their things they whistle a hopeful little tune. I think it's in A flat.

It's A Wrap

And it's brand new from the folks at Current! Check it out here

Autumn In Seattle

As Seattle flirts with triple-digit summer weather, it's a welcome, cooling experience to open our box of samples from Sunrise. Cards we designed for Thanksgiving and Halloween. Save me a piece of Ian's famous ginger/pumpkin pie!

Daily Find

Hey, did you happen to catch this little article?

At Long Last -- Lodge Labels!

Lovely. And brand new. Available through Colorful Images.

Howdy!

Some new things we did for Running Rhino. Several new designs, available as die-cut counter cards, boxed notes, and journals.

The Pen Keeps Moving Until The Lights Begin To Dim

When you're sitting in an audience, waiting for an event to begin, it's always good to have a sketchbook at the ready.

SoBlee

Early summer. Might be nice to take the hound for a little walk around SoBlee (south of Bleecker.) But at the moment, New York is thousands of miles away. Luckily it's also quite nice to be right here in Seattle. WaWeBlee -- WAY west of Bleecker.

Rain Or Shine

This is a new design we did for Sunrise's 2009 Father's Day collection. The streaks of rain have a very subtle clear foil detailing. We love doing these "half and half" images (rain/sun-- day/night--summer/winter, etc.) especially when there's a strong central image to tie the two halves together.

Dino Flannel

Just got samples of this new fabric we did for Fabric Traditions. It's flannel!

As we worked on this design, I was remembering a visit to the Henry Doorly zoo when I was about five years old. For some strange reason there was a dinosaur theme going on (at the zoo?? Hmm....) Anyway, they had one of those cool machines where you could make your own customized, injection-molded plastic toys. You slide in your money and then choose the shape you want. My brother chose the Triceratops, I chose the Stegosaurus. Then you choose your color. My brother chose grey, I chose that not-found-in-nature, not quite red, not quite fuchsia, cherry Icee color. Which is actually more of a raspberry color than a true cherry color. The injection process left a hole in the base, and so you were supposed to carry the toy upside-down for half an hour--until it dried completely. But of course a five-year-old who wants to play with his Stegosaurus right now and a 90 degree Omaha day was just the right combination to leave a trail of raspberry dots from the monkeys to the lions to the camels...