Category: artwork
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Artwork: Butterfly mariposa lilies
I originally created this design of butterfly mariposa lilies, a plant native to California, intending to use it as a pattern on fabric. That’s a project still in the works! I wasn’t quite sure what else to do with it. But I kept thinking, “I need a sticker.” So after some Photoshopping, I came up…
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Valley Oak Trees: Part 1
What do you think the world will look like 600 years from now? I’m talking year 2622. I can’t begin to fathom it. 600 years prior to now was 1422. That’s a full 70 years before Christopher Columbus set sale for the Americas. But 600 years is the potential lifespan of the valley oak tree…
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Mercedes’ Baptism and Art
She did it! This weekend my oldest, Mercedes, was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The day went off without a hitch — save for a cockroach in the bathroom that made Mercedes scream! Otherwise, it was all sunshine and doves and rainbows. I was able to display…
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Sun and Moon Art and Stickers
With so much chatter online about gorgeous new images of outer space coming from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, I was inspired to create my own space-themed art. Sweet and simple, I wanted to create an image with both contrast and harmony. One side features a moon and night sky with stars, all in cool…
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Art Work in Progress: Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
I am so excited about this piece I’m working on featuring a Bay checkerspot butterfly in a field of tidy tip flowers. These butterflies are bright, colorful little dudes endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area. That means it’s a native, only found in the Bay! Drawing in all the dainty details of this little…
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Modern Christian Dove Art
My oldest daughter is soon getting baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I wanted to create her some artwork to celebrate this momentous milestone. So much of religious Christian artwork can feel formal and stuffy. I wanted something modern and whimsical. Something that would speak to the sensibilities of an…