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“And it Burns, Burns, Burns…”

Growing up in the States means growing up with constant reminders of fire safety, fire drills and Smoky the Bear’s voice ingrained in my skull. I don’t know about you, but I always thought you weren’t...

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Tokyo a GoGo!

I spent a few days in the end of October through the beginning of November in Tokyo. My trip was mostly seeing the sights, shopping, and delicious food. We saw a lot, so I’ll just put up favorite...

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Why I’m here and not at home eating a burrito…

I don’t think I’ve touched on this yet, but I wanted to come to Japan for a few reasons. Firstly, I am very much inspired by the traditional imagery and the culture. I love the patterns that are used...

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Little Red Research Project

One of the classes I’m taking is a book class and for our assignment we were instructed to do a 12 page accordion book without words. I decided to use that as my guidelines for a reinterpretation of...

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Dead leaves and a dirty ground

It’s been a gorgeous Fall and I can see why Kyoto is famous for its Autumn leaves. The last few weeks of November are one of the most popular times for tourists to visit, second only to the vast crowds...

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Tanuki = Trouble

Happy New Year! I’m going to start off 2010 with a post I wrote back in November but didn’t get around to finishing until now. I’ve been super busy with my Family we visited Kyoto, Nara, Gora and...

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Monkey See

I’m back in the States! Still trying to get organized… But while I’m doing that I’ll have more posts of photos. (I have soooo many) One of the many highlights of my trip was my Aunt B visiting me. We...

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Attack of the Umibozu!

Do you remember this piece I did awhile back? It’s the fearsome Umibozu!  He was part of my Yokai aka Japanese monster series.  Anyways, I was thrilled when Tiny Showcase contacted me to team up with...

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Quilt Market Prep

I’ve printed my postcards and cut fresh swatches of fabric! I’m on my way to the International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas to show my fabric designs. Anyways, I’m looking forward to meeting...

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Quilt Market Recap

So I survived my first Quilt Market!! I went armed with postcards, swatches of my work and some portfolios on my ipad to show art directors.  The first day left me feeling completely overwhelmed… so...

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April Calendar

A few days late… but here’s this month’s Calendar!  Inspired by all the beautiful photos I’ve been seeing of cherry blossoms in Kyoto… Here’s one of the best places to view the cherry blossoms,...

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