collections

top} my photo of an arrangement of old papers, photos, pinhole tests, papercuts, letterpress print, reverse glass painting, etc. I made, saved, and found tucked away this weekend.
lower} photos by others - 1. hometown maine by a song under the sugar sugar, 2. wedding dress by Jen, 3. Blue triangle by Elisabeth Omdahl, 4. Untitled by eshu

Good morning,
Last Monday morning I enjoyed sharing some beautiful images by others. I hope you don't mind my sharing some more today. It seems a nice way to ease into the new week.

} Cori Kindred's work seems to reflect a sense of wonder to me. via Poppytalk.
} Two beauties by Rachel.
} I had fun making a treasury the other evening and it was also fun to see it make the etsy front page yesterday!

I hope your weekend was glorious and that your Monday will treat you nicely,
H

new inspiration

Hello Friday and hello to you,

I needed some new inspiration yesterday so I redid my wall and added some autumnal tones. I tried to work on new drawings but the parts weren't coming together 'right' so I made a new arrangement and took more pictures. Sometimes I have to just do something else to be able to think about what I want to work on. Do you know what I mean?

I promised I would show you a glimpse of my piece for the PEER collaborative coloring book. Here it is in a beginning stage. That book is going to be so fabulous, I can't wait to get my copy! Thank you Renee for asking me to be part of it!

There's an interview with Sarah Ahearn at Stephanie's blog today.

Ah. It's Friday. I hope you have a good weekend,
H

and some tones

1} alternate from yesterday.
2} the drops of dew on this set of leaves caught my eye this morning.
3} tonality and light forming papercut patterns, from TOAST catalog.

Good morning,

Thank you, each of you for your kindess here and here yesterday. There would be little point to blogging without you. Like an artist needs a viewer [they say] to complete the artistic process, a blog thirsts for it's reader. And you each are beyond fantastic in your sincerity and interest. And please know how much I appreciate that you take the time to visit whether or not you leave a comment. Thank you.

And now I must go attend to the ideas for drawings swimming in my mind before they swim away. Drawings that, if they turn out, I hope to send to someplace special. And you know I'll tell you, soon. :)

Is anything catching your eye today? If so, leave a link in the comments. I'd love to catch a glimpse of what you're seeing.

H

some light

top} "little september bloom", image size 2.25in. x 2.25in, paper size 5in. x 5in., pinholes on paper. | lower} "rooted in the HOPE of a new day", pinholes on paper, image size 2.5in. x 2.5in., paper size 5in. x 5 in.

Good morning!

How are you today? Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about autumn, I am enjoying hearing what you love about this season. Yesterday I really appreciated the blue skies of September and as Alicia calls it, the "sideways" evening light.

I want to share a few things :
> There's an interview here with me today, at the super sweet Melissa Loves blog, which, as you know, is part of Creature Comforts. Thank you so much Melissa & Ez!!
> Recently, Dave a local graphic designer and acquaintance of ours dropped by my studio for a visit, and took lots of photos. He shares them here.
> We posted a new echoes collection yesterday, Tuesday.
> I updated the shop last night with some brand new pinhole work.

Today, some light. And tomorrow, some more colors and tones of autumn. And Friday I'll give a sneak peek of my work for the PEER collaboration.

Have a great day today!
H

hello autumn

top} I made biscuits this weekend.
below} some autumnal flickr faves 1. loving fall. by Jen Causey, 2. signs of fall, by Kate Headley, 3. . by Susannah, 4. at the orchard, by Jen Altman

Good morning,
The change of seasons spurred me to organize and clean up tasks this weekend that I'd been procrastinating for an embarrassingly long time. And today I feel like redoing my inspiration wall, but first a note about autumn.

So, I've had a really hard time releasing summer this year, but, I think, perhaps, today I am ready. Hello Autumn. It's nice to see you again. I look forward to your apples, hues of gold, smells of bonfires, roasted chestnuts, shuffling through your paths of crunchy leaves, wearing hand-knit scarves, getting out the corduroy, my birthday, glowing pumpkins, seeing people walk a little closer to one another, root vegetables and countless other joys.
I'm glad God graces us with the bright autumnal colors and these glories before we embark on long months of various greys.

What are you looking forward to in this new season?

Happy autumn or happy spring to you,
H