Orangewillow

While Josh was in Portland to give a talk on his ninja skills as a rails coder I had a busy week.  The highlight of which was some good times with friends and a show at Krafthaus downtown.  The show did well and it was a lot of fun to dress up and go out.  [...]

So the last couple weeks have been very busy.  First was my trip to San Francisco and meeting with the publisher.  I flew home for a few days, scooped up my daughter and headed back out to San Mateo for Maker Faire.  Tomorrow I fly home and I am looking forward to curling up in [...]

I just got back from San Francisco and I am soooo tired but I had a great time. I had some health issues towards the end of the trip but nothing that was life shattering and it passed soon enough. However tomorrow a call to the Doctor is in my future as well [...]

As usual I can’t seem to find time to blog between family time and my art. There is so much involved with running a small business I never imagined. I suppose I will just recap all the major happenings. I am not good at remembering things chronologically so I may jump around, [...]

Sooo… I have had a BIG problem with distractions recently. I am not short on ideas at all, I think I could fill an entire sketch book with ideas. The problem is I am overwhelmed with distractions. I have a lot of chores that need done, a huge amount of purging for [...]

Let me start off by saying I did manage to get my jewelry up last night.  I priced it a lot lower than I normally do but I want people to see how beautiful it is and generate some buzz.
 Now in other obsessions I have in my life Ryan Star got voted off SuperNova last [...]

Here it is everyone. My new blog. I know I have only been posting one new post a month but I have been stalling for this day. The day my new blog is up and ready. I am so happy with the design Natalie Jost came up with. She did an excellent job and I [...]

Most artists I know including myself have wrestled with the idea of is creating "art that sells" the same as "selling out"? Occasionally there's the artist who loves to create exactly what the public wants. What I have found to be true more often than not with my friends and myself is that [...]

Its the little things in life that keep you going. I have a job I absolutely hate. It actually brings me to tears on an almost daily basis. I have long term goals as far as my career but for now I make excellent money and must continue at the salt mines for the sake [...]

Miss Zoe Elizabeth is so cute! I was at the store the other day and she just wouldn't stop playing with this bucket and shovel. Being the softie that I am, I bought it. How can I resist those big beautiful eyes or that cute little cheesy smile?
After she kept flashing that smile, I decided [...]