series: Red sky by morning

Winter Rose for this snowy day

Took some photos today...sunrise

 

Penguin Dreams

A new one for today: Penguin Dreams

inspired by my winter themed art and the song Trains and Winter rains by Enya

Rabbit Love

Rabbit Love

Some new digital work I've been doing

Blue Buns in Space

"Tree against winter Sky"



"Hibernating"

 

These are pieces were created with the theme of winter in mind. It's 17 degrees...can you blame me?

recent wood carvings

 

The Wolf and Me comic

Thought I'd share a comic I recently made. Just my take on current events. Enjoy!

Published in Stuffed Magazine!

Very pleased with the photography of my doll! :D So exciting to see my work in print!

Sunshine Illustration

Couldn't resist doing an illustration of the Sun. We needed it after all those rainy days!

Some of my new wood carvnigs and an art quilt

Mermaid

Pumpkin man and cat

angels singing

Spring Garden

bunny kisses

Based on the poem by E. E. Cummings: [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]

[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]

BY E. E. CUMMINGS

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in

my heart)i am never without it(anywhere

i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done

by only me is your doing,my darling)

Hidden love

Mother breast feeding

Mermaid

some new work

I couldn't resist making a 10th Dr homage

New art at Etsy

I'm slowly listing new art delights on Etsy. Take a look!

Some art on Etsy and upcoming Craft show this month!

I have some rabbit themed wood carvings up on Etsy I'm prepping for an upcoming Craft show...my first this year, so much excitement and nerves. All should be well and I think I'll have a blast; just the initial nerves. Sigh...good old adrenaline making me both excited and nervous. lol Using it to finish up some work. :) It's all good.

Getting published at Stuffed Magazine!

I'm floored as I got accepted to Stuffed Magazine this week! I'm feeling very pleased and will keep submitting my little creations. Just a great deal of good feelings about my work. Now, I've got to do more art dolls! lol

Sew Somerset news

one of my owl wood carvings

Looks like some of my mermaid dolls will be published in their June issue for the mermaid theme! I'm very excited about this and can't wait to see how they will look. :)

Now, I want to submit more work, for sure. I feel like this validates my love of making art dolls. :)

Parsnips and recipes

I submitted an illustration for They Draw and Cook

I painted the food and prep

I hand carved the sign

this is what I came up with:

This was a lot of fun! I'm going to do more and learn more. I really love what others do as well. The funny part about this was I got really hungry for parsnips (which are awesome, by the way).

Of course, here's the recipes:

Buttered Fried Parsnips

6 parsnips, peeled and quartered length wise

¼ cup flour for coating

½ teaspoon seasoning salt

½ cup butter, melted

Directions

In large saucepan cover parsnips with water, cover and boil over medium heat until tender, 10 min. Drain.

In plastic bag, combine flour and seasoning salt. Dip parsnips in butter and place in bag. Shake to coat the parsnips.

Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat. When the butter starts to sizzle, add parsnips. Cook, turning parsnips till sides are golden brown. Serve and eat! Delicious!

Roasted Parsnips and Carrots

2 pounds parsnips, peeled

1 pound carrots, unpeeled

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons black pepper

2 table spoons minced dill or parsley

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Directions

Cut parsnips and carrots in half lengthwise. Cut diagonally into 1-inch thick slices. Don’t make them too small as they will shrink while cooking. Place on sheet pan, add olive oil, salt, and pepper and toss well. Roast for 20-40 minutes depending on veggie size. Sprinkle with dill or parsley and serve hot for extra yumminess.

Baked Parsnip Fries with Rosemary

2 ½ pounds parsnips and carrots, peeled cut into 3 inch strips

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary, plus 5 sprigs of rosemary

1 large garlic clove, minced

3 tablespoons olive oil

Salt, pepper

½ teaspoon ground cumin

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Mix parsnips and carrots with chopped rosemary, garlic and oil on a large sheet pan. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. Scatter rosemary sprigs over.

Roast for 10 minutes; turn parsnips and carrots and cook till browned (another 10-15 min). Crumble rosemary leaves, discard stems. Sprinkle with cumin. Season to taste with salt pepper and more cumin if desired. Enjoy!

Hope you give them a try...I have and they are delightful. 

Trees reaching for the sky

Trees reaching for the sky, a photo by Emilyannamarie on Flickr.

some of my new work