Today's the Day - Paso Robles Festival of the Arts

See you today in the park for the 

Paso Robles Festival of the Arts

10:00 - 4:00.

 Renaissance Steampunk panels,

 Distressed tags,

 Mah Jong Wind panels.

 and, as they say, "so much more!"

Altered by the Sea - booth 19.

 Food, music, entertainment, fun and art, art, art!!

What a great way to kick-off the Memorial Day weekend!

This Saturday - Paso Robles Festival of the Arts!

It's this weekend!  Saturday May 25 from 10-4.

 Paso Robles Festival of the Arts

Join me for a day of mixed media fun.

See you there!

Swap Meet Score!

Went to the local swap meet with daughter Jenny on Sunday.

 Not a big score - but a few choice items.

 Old military buttons,

foreign coins, 

vintage hankies, a cool key and check out

 those yummy steampunk goggles!

Life on the Coast

Sailing by the otters in Morro Bay Harbour. 

From the Bookshelf

This is one of the first books I picked up when I started keeping travel journals a decade ago. The author has spent many years roaming the globe and documented his travels with pen and ink and watercolour.  He offers advice on supplies, locations, and techniques. Every page features sketches and pages from his journals.  I return to it often for inspiration and eye candy galore.

Paper Neighborhood!

For our anniversary Margot surprised me with this cool set of architectural stamps from Paper Neighborhood.  By using them one can recreate any/all details of Italianate  buildings.

 I have barely started to play with them, but am looking forward 

to many fun hours of being an architect!

 
They come in a faux paint can with their own ink pad, though I'll use Rangers' Jet  Black Archival.  I'll post some results when I've designed my first structure!

Tag You're It!

I've been up to my ears in tags this week.

Colouring with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and stains

Stamping with a variety of designs; 

Christmas, birds, French, Alice in Wonderland,

Grunge with compasses,

And some just grungy, to add your own stamps to.

Six in a package and available at the 

Paso Robles Festival of the Arts later this month.

Paso Robles Festival of the Arts

Coming in two weeks!  Paso Robles Festival of the Arts

Join me for a day of mixed media fun!!

Suitcase Saturday - Pinterest Style

While checking my Pinterest boards the

 other day, I put in a search for suitcases,

and found a plethora of vintage beauties. 

For traveling, for display,

and even for cats!

9 Years of Happiness and Love

Nine Years ago today my beautiful wife Margot and I, surrounded by friends and family, took our vows and started an amazing life together.  Four years after that, we did it again and were legally married during California's 5 month window before Prop 8 passed.  We are incredibly happy and in all that time our love and happiness has not demeaned or spoiled anyone's heterosexual marriage.  Love only begats love -  and what can be wrong with that?