Central Park

On our last day in the big city, we walked up to Central Park, and luckily avoided the downpour that came later that day. We hired a couple of pedicabs and our tour guides Omar and Jon guided us through the park, past fountains and pointing out where so many movies were filmed over the years, ending at Strawberry Fields and the Imagine mosaic....

back from New York!

Well, I've been back for almost a week now, but have been so busy catching up. Once again, my annual trip to New York for the Surtex show flew by in a flash. It always amazes me how fast those three days go. It was soooo great to catch up with friends I only get to see a few times a year. Inspiration was everywhere and I met with great clients, new and old. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by!

Thank you Sharyn for planning lunch so that we could all stop, take a break and visit on set-up day

Another great opening night party at Battery Gardens

Alicia Dauber of Licensing Liaison, the best agent an artist could have

Megan Halsey, dear friend and amazing artist

My wonderful friend and neighbor, Sharyn Sowell with her beautiful new collection 

of inspirational calligraphy

After the show, we were off to Central Park.....to be continued

Seeds of Friendship

My wonderful licensing partner, LANG, is featuring my Seeds of Friendship collection this week
at 25% off. You can see all of my great products at lang.com.

A day in the tulips

I haven't posted a new blog for almost 2 months! I've been soooo busy painting, packing and figuring out how to downsize, having a new house built! So, what do you do when you become overwhelmed? Take a day off and head out to the tulip fields with a good friend! Amazing artist, Sharyn Sowell and I had this little trip planned for over a year and yesterday we finally made it. The fields were ablaze with incredible colors, such inspiration. We went a little crazy with our Nikons, I think between us we took about 800 shots. That's just kinda what happens when two artists who are in total love with nature are let loose in a place like this.  Here are just a few of the gorgeous sights....

beautiful Skagit Valley fields

We had to stop an smell every hyacinth we passed

a lonely bulb from last year's field

a brand new variety "New Design"

gorgeous!

Flowers & Friends

What could be better than a day spent amongst flowers with a good friend? On Friday, my dear friend Sharyn Sowell and I spent the day at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle. Outside it was a frigid snowy day, inside....spring! Inspiration was everywhere and of course I had to stop and smell every single hyacinth we walked past! Here are just a few of the gorgeous sights....

Dreaming of Paradise....

Along with the bright sun here today came the chilly North wind and I couldn't help but to remember where we were just one month ago...the Kona coast on the gorgeous island of Hawaii....sigh.... My girls and I spent a week there in the warm sun, surrounded by turquoise seas, swaying palms, fresh farmers markets and the most incredible tropical flora.

the incredible farmer's market in Hilo

give me an armful of tropical flowers & I'm in heaven :)

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens....the most amazing garden I've ever seen!

a fiddlehead on the trail through the rainforest on the way to the bottom of the crater

in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Jenna and Amber having a great time

plumeria...one of my most favorite flowers in the world...can you smell it?

AND....Tahitian gardenia, along the roadside on my walk every morning!

glistening waves and fiery sunsets

Seattle Gift Show signing

This Sunday, February 6th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, I'll be signing products from my LANG "Seeds of Friendship" collection at the Seattle Gift Show, with Stack & Company. They're located at the Pacific Market Center, 6100 4th Avenue S, Suite 281.  If you're at the show, stop by and say hi!

Thanks to Ned Stack and everyone at the showroom AND all the wonderful people 

who came by and chatted. It was so great to share my work with everyone!