blue mandala

under the sea

 Background gelli print roll off and gauze from last gelli printing session.  Embossing paste through a blow pen stencil.  Colored the creatures with my inktense pencils.

This is the only art I've got to do with the new puppy around.  He is sweet but has way too much energy!  

red beans and rice

I finally perfected red beans and rice.  Thanks to May's grocery polish sausage this is SO good!  I have been working on this recipe for at least 25 years.  

riki

 3 months 3.6 lbs.

 Peeing his belly band.  

gel pen mandala

 There is so many great artist's online they inspire me everyday.  Joe Mangrum does those great sand mandala's and Batikwalla does such beautiful batik painting.  I'm saving for one of her pieces of art.

The art supplies junky group totally enjoyed this haul.  Me TOO!  :)

he likes his new bed.

new bed

 I finally got the puppy off my lap long enough to make this bed for him out of my mother's beach towel.  I used an overstuffed silk pillow to pad it.  Hopefully that will make it more comfortable, and my little baby will be sleeping on silk!  The towel was almost worn out and I wanted to save it, somehow.  When I caught my husband using it last year I knew I needed to take it out of circulation.  I'm sure Riki will appreciate his new bed.  I know Mom would approve.  She has been gone nineteen years now and the towel is older than that.  I bought it for her birthday the year I moved to Florida.  She wasn't happy about the move and the towel did not make up for it.  Ha.  I was back in three short years and was there for her in the end.

Day late shot of the honey moon.  Darn.  I was so tired friday night that I totally forgot to take pictures.  This puppy is wearing me out.  In a good way though.