Couple of Misfits

Do you ever have those days where you feel you don't fit in with the rest of the human race...and for some reason that's a bad thing?
Well then you know. Yesterday was just such a day, a blue day.
But I married someone just as odd as I am, who has been there, and also happens to be the only living expert on "Me". So he went to work banishing those blues for me.
We went down to our favorite pub and just spent the evening being a couple of misfits together.
It's not so bad being the worlds only you, if you have someone to share it with.

Happy Easter!

We spent Easter this year at grandma's house in Olympia!
We had all sorts of Easter fun. We painted eggs (Meg's egg won), had a bird hunt (Kent won) played games (I won!), and searched out Greta's very first Easter basket!
And Easter isn't Easter without all the little kiddos coming out of the woodwork in their little suits and ties, and best dresses.
I think Greta felt very special in her stripey strawberry dress from Nanna. Here she is in her Sunday best!

...And happy about it too!
I hope everyone had a blessed and hopeful Easter!

wonderment

Greta gets this look when I sit her down in her swing that fills me to my very top with love.
She gets the sweetest look of wonderment on her face and her jaw drops (her pacifier goes with it every time). There is a mirror up top and leaves and birds that circle around her reflection. She is amazed by it, and it charms me to see such innocent fascination.
I have often tried to capture her look but she is aware of the camera instantly and the moment is usually lost. I was sneaky though today and got a glimpse of the rare Greta-Bird...entranced.

Postcards

Here is the first batch of postcards I will be putting up on my etsy shop.













 A set of 4 handmade beauties.
I think I will camp on this style of postcard for a while. My problem lately is that I haven't settled on one art project for longer that it took to complete it. I don't want what was said about the "Jack of all trades" to be said of me. So, bits of paper...here I stay. For the time being.

artsy things!

I am streamlining my interests.
I have started a blog (see side bar for link) for all of my art updates and creative dealings. It is my attempt to separate home and work a little bit. Now pictures of the Barley will not be smushed next to blogs about my work, and vice versa.
Have a look!

Let's get started!

I just created a new blog just for work!
And by work I really mean pleasure, because it is a pleasure to do the work I do.
I am still figuring out a lot of the details involved in this new layout but so far it looks like this.
This blog will have my thoughts and updates on projects I am working on. It is also the home base for my two art shops.
The first of which is Hello Grey Day on Etsy where I will be selling my handmade postcards, and framed cards along with my dear friend Meg who is selling some of her favorite creative goodies there as well.
The second shop featured on this site is kirstenkirsten which is where I feature my larger paintings and collage work. Also it will be the place where I will handle commissions.
Fantastic don't you think?
It really is satisfying to organize one's interests so neatly. Every project has its neat little home.
Now the work...I mean pleasure begins.
(Note the absence of work on either site.)
My first task will be photographing my existing pieces and posting them here and then on Etsy.
Here is my first little batch of illustrations for my Hello Grey Day cards. They are done with ink, paper, and acrylics.