gratitude for 2009

it feels so nice and calm to be in maine with the fire going, terry gross interviewing tracy morgan (have you heard this one?! so good) in the background and freezing wind whipping weather outside. hugh and i went for a walk to the beach today and by the end could barely feel our faces and our legs were bricks of ice... but oh so beautiful is the icy tundra river. as we walked we reflected on all that has happened this year~ the ups and downs and all that we are excited about for this upcoming year!
i was planning on writing a long chock full post recapping the year, but right now i just want to leave it as a loose hopeful conversation of what's ahead, and nearly behind us, and mostly to appreciate the right now.

happy new year, friends. i am very grateful for all of you whom visit here.
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mati

Renegade Craft Fair

...is this weekend! Come on by for your Christmas presents of handmade goods and art! I'll be at booth 124 sharing with Ms Jen of Sprout Studios!

Here is the sweet motherlode of pillows with my especially designed and printed fabric and handsewed by my very own mom! I'll be bringing 'em to Renegade!


Along with original art, matted prints, block prints, magnets and new lucky elephant calendars that are really cute!

xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo

sigh

french artist nathalie lete's work is so gorgeous... i want to make rugs like her!

*Studio Makeover*

Kelly came down to SF this weekend and in record time turned my studio from drab to fab! Thank you sweets! I'm having so. much. fun. creating now! View the whole set here.
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