The Christmas card is based on the history of the candy cane which originated in Dresden, Germany in the 1670s.
Spring Cleaning the Backyard
Kasper and I took the afternoon off to clean and inspect the backyard gardens. He’s thoroughly enjoying the garden hose in operation again. I let him enjoy the roll in the mud since tomorrow he has a date with Sharon at Dog Moms. I’m not sure how I collected so many antique insulators, it just happened. […]
Our Sixth Anniversary
Yay, to us! Oh, wait… that’s still just me. But when I use us and we… I mean all my great clients and vendors, too. We’re celebrating another year in business! What a year it was… Today, as I’m writing this little post, I’ve booked 3428 projects. This equates to 571 projects a year, 10 […]
February Inspiration
I was looking for inspiration to write about this week. The snow is finally getting to me and perhaps my workload. The sun shone through the kitchen’s blinds and highlighted my potting bench as I was brewing a cup of tea this morning. So the sun chose the topic today. It’s not very often that […]
Believe: The 2010 Studio Christmas Card
Every holiday season, I create a studio Christmas card that reflects not only the beauty of winter but also the deeper meaning of the season. This year, I painted a design that is one of my favorites—the “Believe” Christmas card. The card front features watercolor ivy twining around the word Believe with three red cardinals. […]




