Studio Escalier Summer Intensive 2016 - Argenton-Château, France (Painting with Michele Tully)

Studio Escalier Summer Intensive 2016 - Argenton-Château, France (Drawing with Tim Stotz)

Self-portraits

Oil on wood - 2015

Oil on canva-paper - 2014

Oil on panel - 2014

Portraits

Sofronio Y. Mendoza / SYM (oil on wood) 2015

Mama, aka Lola P (oil on panel) 2014

Jesse Reno, outsider artist (oil on wood) 2015

Auntie (oil on panel) 2014

Charley Up Close (oil on panel) 2015

Charley Asleep (oil on panel) 2014

Elvot and Tom (sennelier oil pastel on paper) 2014

Alya and Kikay (Sennelier oil pastel on paper) 2015

Still Life

Modern Art Toys (oil on board) 2015

Fauvist Palette (acrylic on canson canva-paper) 2015

Whimsy (acrylic on bristol)

Postscript to the Aura's tattoo design

As a followup to the previous blog, I'm posting the designer's story.

The designer, Mark Storm, blogs about the series of koru tattoo that he developed for the Aura spinning wheel here.

The Aura Spinning Wheel by Majacraft in Maori-inspired gear

Tattoo design by Mark Storm of the Netherlands. Laser transfer and execution on the wheel by Andy Poad of Majacraft. Excellent, excellent job by both guys! They were a pleasure to work with. : )

UFO no longer: Cavendish in Noro by Jane Ellison

About 84 inches long and 42 inches in width. I'm taking it to yoga class for savasana.

Lexi with "our" yarn: my kinda girl!

Lexi's very own handspun.


Feature on Lexi's Lillehammer, Norway, show here.

Pleasant Surprise: impromptu Majacraft visit

Guess who was in our living room this morning?

Larry had picked up Owen and Glynis Poad with sister, Pam, from Homewood Suites in Columbia to take them to the airport, while I got ready to go to work. Unfortunately (or fortunately), he forgot a care package I had packed for Glynis to take home, so they had to pass by the house before going to Dulles.

Here they are trying on my spinning chairs: Owen is sitting on an Amish stool, while Glynis is propped on a stool recycled from French oak barrel.

They're now on their way to L.A. for a two-day visit.