The Colors Of Autumn

Wait for leaves to fall
Look up through the space between bare branches
So many newly visible stars

Haunted Suburbs

T r i c k   or   T r e a t   !

Northern Coastal Town

When you find yourself temporarily residing in a chilly, misty, windswept village perched on the hillside above a vibrant harborfront, you can expect to find tons of activity, superb autumnal colors, oddly clear stars, and tons of inspiration.  The air is enticing, comforting, and familiar, but it's impossible to ignore that ever-present internal prodding to return to the freshness of the ever-magical desert.  Tickets are booked.

On The Dock, There's A Highway

So, let me get this straight-- you're telling me there's this highway, right?  And it's on a dock?  ok.  Am I the only radio listener who spent decades thinking this was the opening line to Hotel California?  It never really made much sense, unless maybe they were singing about a pretty short highway, or perhaps a rather lengthy dock?  Anyway, we've been working up some artwork based on #1 pop hits of the 70s.  1977, to be exact.   Fun project, but it will be quite a while before the theme from Rocky leaves my head...

Flight Time

Did you know that there are over 200 species of owls?  It's true!  Ranging from the tiniest (the Elf Owl) to the largest (the Eurasian Eagle Owl) owls can be found in a dizzying assortment of sizes, shapes and colors.  The brand new coordinating trio above seems to be in a class all their own.  With a combination of style, color, and playfulness not typically seen in nature, these quizzically confident little guys are ready for flight.

Ahoy, Pirate Monkeys!

Our playful little Pirate Monkeys have set out on another adventure.  Rubber swords in hand (paw?) and ready to peacefully search the seven seas for another cache of hidden treasure.  For this crew, it's all about the thrill of the chase and the joy of embarking on another voyage with true friends.  

Check out the animated invitation at Smilebox here

Blue Mountain, White Cloud

"The blue mountain is the father of the white cloud.  The white cloud is the son of the blue mountain.  All day long they depend on each other, without being dependent on each other.  The white cloud is always the white cloud.  The blue mountain is always the blue mountain...  This is how we live."  Tozan, as told by Shunryu Suzuki

Exotic Peacocks!

Full of rich color and over-the-top tail plumage!  Our new collection of peacock-themed designs is now available on checks, checkbook cover, and coordinating personalized labels.  Check it out here

To See The Skies

Painting To See The Skies

Drill two holes into a canvas.
Hang it where you can see the sky.

(Change the place of hanging.
Try both the front and the rear
windows, to see if the skies are
different.)

1961 summer
yoko ono

Delicious Imagining

"Today I watched the beginnings of storm -- the first trickle of rain on the glass, the little graceful surrender of the trees to the wind.  The thought flashed across my mind.  I'll love it when I get to be a tree.  Out of my senses?  Delicious imagining.  The romance of imagining making us see possibilities in the impossible.  I shut the door quickly to crowd back the shadows."  (from the writings of Irene V. Currey)

"Just Trying To Get To The Other Side Of Town"

Jimi Hendrix.  Crosstown Traffic.  Living Colour's cover version supplies a nice soundtrack on a busy summer afternoon.  (By the way, one of the houses in this design is based on Ian's childhood house, and one is based on David's.)

Red White Blue

Fireworks--
Giddy little fireflies,
Bursting with excitement
Zooming about the energized playground of the night sky