old t-shirt pillow sham

I wore this t-shirt in high school. I've always enjoyed the carefree attitude of the scarecrow and his surprise when he discovers his genius.
This fun loving character makes great summer decor.

First Frame

So when I got my table saw in June the first thing I made was this frame.

 The painting is "Kahn's Koi". It's a fantasy inspired by the dishes at IMA cafe, where I work.

house warming gift

My head Chef @ IMA cafe is a country girl. 

She is looking to buy a house, affordable, with land just outside of Marion county. 

My coworker Jennifer saw this prefab overpriced "art" while we were out once, looked at me and said "You should make one for Liz. We could give it to her as a house warming gift." I took a phone photo & wala. 

Built the frame out of old pallet wood. Stretched some old denim jeans for canvas. Free handed the lettering from the photo reference. 12 days start to finish. Wow do i feel good!

Purple Hippopotamus alert!

So i named my 1999 Dodge Caravan "purple hippopotamus" 

Ever since then my nieces & nephews have sent me pictures of hippos colored purple, etc. This time my oldest niece outdid herself. A crochet, custom made, purple hippopotamus!