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Pics from our trip to grandma's and grandpa's

2008-07-15T18:20:00.000-07:00

Playing with Joe

The best playground ever!

Grandma's backyard wildlife

Ok, so the deer and the polar bear were taken at the zoo.... :)

I'll try to share a few more pics in the next couple of days. Hope everyone enjoying their summer!

Bunnies, Peonies and a little vacation

2008-06-27T07:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone! I will be going to Michigan this weekend and be gone until the 6th. I will keep my shop open and try to answers emails and convos, but orders won't go out until July 7th.

p.s. Thanks to those who have convoed or emailed me about the previous post as well as left me a comment on the last post. The other seller from the previous post has apologized and said her friend send her the image claiming it was "royalty-free".....

My Work is NOT Public Domain

2008-06-25T07:47:00.001-07:00

None of these items were granted permission to use my illustrations. I have contacted all parties (including Etsy's administration) and one still has yet to reply (I convoed her yesterday evening). The one who's pendant sold. That situation is still pending.... but I need to make a point.

It is terribly disheartening to see my work being used without permission, for profit, as if it were public domain when I am still alive and ticking, trying to make a living with my work. The seller who did reply back, has removed the tote bags and apologized, saying that she had found the images on a blog which featured fabrics and wouldn't have used the image if she had known they were mine. She doesn't remember the name of the blog, so there is no way of me tracking it down.... Regardless, any work you see online or elsewhere is made by someone and unless you know it to be public domain, you can't just load into your computer as if it were. I work hard to create my illustrations and retain full copyright, unless I have made a licensing agreement, which is not the case for any of the works I have in my Etsy shop.

A similar situation dealing with a larger entity happened not too long ago to a friend in the U.K.

Thank goodness for those in the online community who are keeping an eye out for this sort of thievery. Thank you Stephanie and Elise for letting me know!

New Limited Editions Prints

2008-06-22T08:56:00.001-07:00

Now that both of the originals have sold, I am making a limited edition run of the two paintings I had in the "La Femme" show at the Nucleus Gallery. I have to say, I am really happy about the way they turned out as prints. You can see the wood grain and brushstrokes beautifully. Although prints will never quite be as good as the original, I do think these come really close. They are both available right here in the shop.

Shells and Boats and one other beautiful Wallpaper print

2008-06-17T14:02:00.000-07:00

So instead of posting these two prints "tomorrow", as the last post states 10 days ago, they were posted today. Let's just say I've been distracted with the weather and some family obligations....

I did want to share this beautiful Jen Corace print I received a couple of days ago in the mail. I have to admit, it was a rare impulse buy, although Jason may dispute the rarity of my impulse buys. But I've been wanting to own one of her works, and since I can't exactly afford an original, I had to get my hands on one of her prints as soon as I found out they were available. And let me tell you, it does not disappoint.

Beach Girls

2008-06-07T15:14:00.001-07:00

So as promised here are the little beach themed girl illustrations I did for Small Magazine. I will post the two with wallpaper backgrounds tomorrow.

Small Magazine

2008-06-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to let you know the newest issue of Small Magazine is up online. You can find my illustrations starting right here. I will have prints of them available hopefully by tomorrow. :)

Happy Birthday Yumi Yumi Shop!

2008-06-05T08:12:00.000-07:00

My Etsy shop turns 1 year old today (I started selling June 5th 07) and in celebration, I am having my Buy 3 prints get a 4th Free sale. Go here to check it out. ;)

I also just wanted to say Thank You to all those who have supported me over this last year. It's made an incredible difference in our family and we are so very greatful. Thank you.

Little (sneaky) Hands

2008-06-03T09:26:00.001-07:00

Yes, these very precious little hands locked me out of the house yesterday while I was checking on our plants. While they stayed in. Running right along with the precious little feet away from the door and window with no clue what they had done. Thank goodness for good neighbors and a tip from our maintenance guy, I got a hold of a local locksmith and was able to get in the house within a short time. Oh my sneaky little boy.... what am I going to do with you?

The Art of Display

2008-05-30T06:46:00.000-07:00

Jan over at Poppytalk is doing a series on the art of display featuring some of us from the Market. You can see a sneak peak of some of the artwork (including an amazing intaglio print from my husband's thesis show) around our house right here and the links to where I bought some of the art.

Memorial Day weekend

2008-05-29T14:03:00.000-07:00

A little late, but here are some pictures of Kai from this past weekend.

Blowing bubbles with Sophie at tia Arlete's house.

Helping grandpa water the tomatoes. Yep, those same tomatoes he planted a few weeks ago.

On My Desk

2008-05-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

I ordered this beautiful children's book, Around the World with Mouk a couple weeks ago and I couldn't be more smitten! The details, the colors, the characters. It even comes with these little vinyl stickers on the back for you to place in the glossy pages. Just an absolute gem. Of course, it will be Kai's, but I have to wait until he outgrows his impulse to rip pages apart first. Until then, I will cherish every page.

And here are some preliminary pen and ink drawings of some illustrations for small magazine that I've finished this week. I will post the finished ones when the magazine's summer issue goes live. And let you know when I make the prints available in my Etsy shop .

Planet Earth

2008-05-18T18:49:00.000-07:00

We've been staying up late watching the BBC's planet earth documentary series and it is absolutely breathtaking. I've always loved watching nature documentaries, this is probably the most impressive series I've seen. If you haven't seen it already, I would highly recommend renting or putting in your Netflix queue. We are now at the very last segment; "planet earth, the future" where the creators and conservationists discuss the problems with the conservation movement and all the complexities of sustainability and trying to truly "save our planet". Watching this documentary has Jason and myself revisiting our perennial discussions on how we can live in a more sustainable matter. I know "green goods" and "green living" seem to be part of our daily vernacular now, with everyone from Home Depot to Macy's jumping in on the trend. But I hope something is truly shifting in our collective consciousness, something that will outlast any trend and become part of the way we design, conduct business and simply live our lives.

Poppytalk Handmade

2008-05-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

This month I am participating in Poppytalk's Handmade Paper Pops and Affordable Art Market. Please come and stop by my table right here. ;)

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T20:07:00.000-07:00

to all the mothers in the world, including me and my mom!!! here she is (super novinha) holding my sister Arlete.

La Femme Show

2008-05-09T13:14:00.000-07:00

This is weekend is the opening of the much anticipated group show "La Femme" at the Nucleus Gallery in California. I have two small original paintings in the show, the one above already sold!

If you interested in purchasing the second one above, please contact gallery nucleus.

on my desk

2008-05-08T21:35:00.001-07:00

working hard on some illustrations for small magazine's summer issue. it's not exactly cake with a curious and silly toddler that needs my love and attention all day....but i wouldn't trade it for anything.

Little Paper Planes

2008-05-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention today that some of my prints are now available at the amazing online shop Little Paper Planes. It is one of my favorite online art shops. Kelly Lynn Jones has gathered a great group of artists, I am really happy to be among them. Thanks so much Kelly!

Orphan Works Bill

2008-05-07T19:49:00.001-07:00

Normally I don't voice political issues in this blog, but this is very pertinent to the nature of my job and any other visual artist.
Please take a moment to read about it here. As Jillian Tamaki said even if you discount half of it's alarmism, it's still some scary shit.

Weekend update

2008-05-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

This weekend my parents came down to visit for my birthday and while hanging out in our little back patio, my dad decided we needed some tomato and zucchini planted in our garden. Problem is, we don't really have a garden! So my dad just got a shovel and started digging up a little patch of the lawn. Above is the little tomato plant he planted the same day. Muito obrigado pai!

We also went here for lunch and stumbled into the new artisan sunday market, which my very good friend was participating in. I will be filling in for her next month, so swing by!
and you can find these beautiful necklaces below right here.

Favorite Cafes

2008-05-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

Pochi Tea Station on campus (they have THE best bubble tea in town in my opinion)

and one of our very favorite places to eat, the Northstar Cafe.

happy b-day :)

2008-05-02T09:22:00.001-07:00

so today's my birthday (and about 300 other etsians)..... don't know what we'll be doing yet, but i'm still working on getting some prints printed and packed for mailing.

i did get to go on a run this morning since jason was so sweet to take the day off.

maybe we'll go grab some food at our favorite cafe and go to a bookstore. nothing fancy. just spend some time together. :)

(apparently I share a birthday with 3 etsy admintrators )

Blooming Dogwoods

2008-04-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

This year it seems as if Spring took a few extra weeks to really show up around Columbus, but when she finally did, she brought some of the most beautiful Dogwood blooms I have seen in years. And dogwoods just happen to be one of my very favorite spring blooms. I wouldn't be surprised if they show up in a couple of future illustrations.....

Of course, I had to take my new Nikon around the neighborhood and document them. :)

Weekend Pics

2008-04-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

This weekend after finishing work we celebrated Jason's birthday at his mom's house on Saturday and on Sunday we went here to give my new camera a workout. Below are the results. :)

Oh How I Heart Venus Zine

2008-04-23T08:22:00.000-07:00

I've been a big fan of Venus Zine and for all the work they do to promote women artists, musicians, crafters, so I'm incredibly excited (and humbled) to share that I am featured in article on - Venus Zine online . Christy Mannering was kind enough to interview me for the article. Thanks so much Christy! And Hello to anyone of you stopping by from the Venus Zine link! ;)