Fall is creeping in and my summer garden is winding down. There's a slight chill in the night air that sends me searching for long forgotten sweatshirts. There are far fewer mosquitoes and more spiders in the backyard. A trade I am happy to make since the spiders generally keep to themselves.

Matt and I enrolled in an evening pottery class. It's his first time on the wheel but pottery is an old love of mine. I find myself daydreaming about glaze combinations and mug shapes.

I haven't been making as much art as I would like. But I did make this little watercolor for a swap. The woman I made this for loves My Little Pony and all things rainbow. Which was way out of my comfort zone. I was inspired by this piece, especially the rainbow hair. I really hope she likes it.

Snarkles

This is my friend's little Corgi. She stayed with us for a weekend. She refused to put up with any of Caleb's nonsense, earning her the nickname Snarkles.

5"x7" watercolor

Painting with the Rain

Another Little Watercolor

Hot Air Balloon over the Great Smokey Mountains. 4" x 6"

Watercolor ATCs

Here are a few small scale watercolors I made this month. I've been experimenting with different techniques, especially with latex masking fluid.

Home

Ever get sick and then think you're over it only to get slammed with it again even worse than before? That pretty much sums up my week. I spent most of it on the couch watching netflix and feeling exhausted. But I did want to share something with you this week. So here's a work in progress. It's another mdf cutout, like the monogram.

This is just the under painting. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it from here. I know it's going to be about the idea of home but I'm not really sure how I feel about home and where exactly I belong and what that means to me. This song has also been on my mind quite a bit. I heard it the other day on my favorite local radio station and it struck a chord with me. It's called Neither Here Nor There by Cory Bishop.