love birds

love is in the air at pve design and the first two love birds who chirp will be sent a dozen original love bird note cards.  be an early bird and post your comment. you may e-mail me your address so that the birds may fly home to you.

valentines day is the perfect day to share the love!

little miss

Every little miss needs a comfy crib.  Ever so pale are the walls and a delicate branch with excellent roots provides spring blooms all year long.  A papillion, a tiny wren, a nest are waiting to be spoken to.  

Guaranteed, no spiders to scare little miss away.

Sugar and spice and everything nice, now that's what little girls are made of.

cat's meow

I painted this lovely delicate branch for a sweet little girl.  This is her cat, he is sitting patiently waiting for this little birdie to be his supper.  My client sent this to me to show that  I had fooled the cat.  What flattery.  The palest of pink room is a welcome resting place for this cat as well as all who visit.  Hand painted glass ornaments hang from wrought iron filagree brackets. For this girl, it's the cat's meow!

coffee with danish, please.

yes, love a good danish with my coffee as a special treat.  love this 

Royal Copenhagen service no. 1, love it for the 1,197 brush strokes by hand.

lovely for breakfast,

lunch or dinner.

for the love of chocolate

funny, how one can become obsessed with "comments" - whereas before my blog it would never have occurred to me to even care about a comment.  well fellow blogger, design mom had a whopping 783 comments for a post from friday, february 1st on a chocolate give-away.  For the love of chocolate, anyone care to comment on that?  

stretch your mind

When was the last time you stretched your mind?  An exhibit that has caught my mind will be opening at one of my favorite museums, The MoMa in New York City.  "Design and the Elastic Mind" will no doubt blow your mind to look at the way we as artists and scientists are able to produce unlimited ideas with change in mind.  The Exhibit opens February 24th, mark your calendar.

yoga devotee

Thought I would share this lovely photo of a friend of mine who has many gifts and has recently launched,

Yogaofdevotion.org 

If you are thinking of a special gift, why not do something for your mind, your body and for the good of others.

She is an amazing person.  Gorgeous from the inside out!  Special adventures for you are waiting.

She has inspired me to save for a gift!

weekend wondering

While waiting at an appointment a new magazine caught my eye - "Wondertime" and it was the article on the front cover that really caught my eye, titled, "Confessions of a Mommy Blogger."   Working from "home alone"- the world of blogging has opened up my window to a wonderful community of other like-minded individuals.  I wonder how many of you confess to blogging as a form of escape from the daily work-a-day world as a Mother, a wife, an artist, a writer, and decorator.  Whatever or where-ever your interest lies, ponder the possibility that someone out there is taking time to wonder a life beyond the daily grind, be the change and comment or join the blogging community.  Wonder woman bids you adieu!

Wonder Time, Mommy Blogger (not me)

pop goes the weasel

the crafty weasel pops in for a visit

The Crafty Weasel found me and it worked, my illustrations inspired her to draw.  The shy weasel  is a crafty one, running from knitting to decor to lots of other creative interests which you can see on her blog.  She was kind enough to mention me and post a few of my works on her blog.

Go on, run on over and check out that crafty weasel if you can catch her!

passion for fashion

Fashion illustration has always been a love of mine and it all begins with great textiles.   This jacket is a herringbone tweed and the edge of the collar is frayed to give it a hand fringed finish.  Her shirt is a crisp cotton and the ruffle borders the front placket as well as the collar to give a bit of femininity to this zig-zag herringbone.  

I did this illustration for an ad campaign for 

J.McLaughlin along with several others that I will post.