Book #1. 3 1/4 x 4 1/2" Handmade block printed paper cover; Pentalic leaves. 

Final Caring Core ATCs In

Well, now. Aliza. These are pretty amazing ATCs. My husband almost passed out laughing at Camp Cupcake. He says you're brilliant and all that jazz. I had to feed him to make him stop. HA!

So, at any rate, the first official ATC swap of Caring Corers is complete. And I am delighted. Scroll down to see ATCs of Aliza, Liz, and Jeanne. Cool. Nothing like cheese food here, kids!

"Camp Cupcake" by Aliza 

"Piggy" by Aliza 

pastel blonde 

red slabs - surfboards for sale - pastel 

Recipe for pastels

Sinopia is a marvelous resource.

Pastels

A favorite medium of mine is pastels. Chalk. Love it. A few years ago, I realized that I needed to GET MORE. That day, I took myself on an Artist's Date to Jerry's Artarama, and what ho! They were having a sale! Still, I spent a small fortune. Can't help myself.

I should just commit myself to making my own pastels. I make my oil paints. Just getting lazy in my old age...and there are already some terrific pastels on the market!

So...here are a couple of little drawings. One, inspired by the sight of my tomatoes in the screen room, ripening in the winter sun...and the other, well... A little boy was snatched in Miami yesterday...and found last night...and I've been seeing his face every couple of hours. The last time...I was in the middle of sketching something else...and that face was so dear.

Back to work!

sunset 

blind contour #1 - pastels