on nine years.

on nine years.

taken with the iphone while stuck in a bit of afternoon traffic. we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary today. we are 35 + 36 years old and today was our last anniversary as just the two of us – we wanted to make it special. and so we did. we took the whole...
lovebomb 2010 – a snapshot

lovebomb 2010 – a snapshot

“Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with a passing whisper. They come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.” – unknown   (photo by tracey clark) i arrived home a couple of days ago from...
birthdays and hearts

birthdays and hearts

earlier this week, john turned 36 years young. over birthday dinner, we talked about how abundant our lives are, how just a few months ago we made a tricky decision to move back to portland. and how since then, our everydays are full to the brim with activity,...
today

today

today we are celebrating 11 years of togetherness. as with all unions, we’ve learned so much, grown so much, and have traveled deep and wide to this place of commitment and friendship. sometimes it takes a lot of work. sometimes it feels so easy. at the end of...
valentines

valentines

happy valentine’s day to you! i am wiped out over here and recovering from the sickies. you know that kind of sick where you are extremely envious of the people you see walking around the world who are seemingly well and healthy? yeah, i’m that kind of...
a little wacky

a little wacky

(more hearts for you) it’s been such a strange couple of days. i’ve been trying to finish up what seems like many new paintings but instead of getting them done, i keep tinkering away on each of them – a little here, a little there. this isn’t...
a tricky life.

a tricky life.

i love this recent painting. it doesn’t happen with all paintings, but this one was hard to part with. maybe it’s her hair. or the handwriting. or the birdie. i don’t know, really, why i’m called to her, but i am. i’m in a funny phase...