Here's a big who knows what!

Since I like to draw and interact and all that, and I need to draw more, if you send me something to draw on, as well as $10, I will draw on it and send it back to you. Think of it as a commission where you supply the "canvas" {canvas being your own object of choice and texture} and oreos, if you'd like to add those to the package. I really like oreos.
Please make sure it can fit in a 9 x 12 envelope, cause that's what I'll be sending it back to you in.
want more info?
email me: nobiting {at} gmail {dot} com

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My friend Ray sent me info on this, I looked at a couple articles and read through them rather quickly. I thought this one was the easiest to understand/process.
the time is ticking, as it goes up for vote today, I believe.
We're in a time of unknown factors, with the easy access to images and information on the internet, so it's even more important for that access to be considered when approving a bill such as this one.
The Illustrator's Partnership of America provides letters to send to Congress, while I also urge you to be informed as you act by reading the Bill first.

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un-impossibilities and strategeries

Oh lazy Sundays.

You spoil me so much I'm frowning, dreaming of
you still, all the way til Wednesday.

Yesterday was Primary Tuesday, friends. We, here in NC, got to participate in the primaries. So rare. Except (don't hate me for saying this) I feel like I don't care one way or the other. Hillary or Barack. I like both of them. I believe the huff n puff of all this election stuff (the blaming, mud slinging, campaigning) doesn't really reflect what will happen once the newbie takes office.

Perhaps my cynicism is inconsistent with my general outlook on life.

I've been working out in the yard, no big milestones to speak of, though. That's good, though. The big stuff can be a huge distraction from visiting the small things that make up our memories and dreams.

I think our dreams are depleted enough as we age, we all need to take a few moments out of the day to dream a little grander.

I'd say that would be a new goal, but that seems self defeating.

I will vow, however, to practice along the way, when the moments are right.

My kindergarten teacher, Ms. Poplin, told us that nothing is impossible.

Of course, at 5 or 6 you don't know physics yet or the principles that keep us secure on the ground, but the moral of the story is:
DREAM.

Speaking of dreaming (inserting ugly, self-promoting plug here) there are some new pieces in the shop. All new prints are done on 100% cotton paper, which has a gorgeous bright finish that absorbs the inks beautifully, keeping them bright, sharp, and archival.

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the weekend and beyond

I'm a bit brain dead today, in part due to the travel on Saturday and a small influx of mint screaming to be consumed on Sunday.
There will be pictures of the mint ridding tomorrow. They're still sealed away in my memory card.

In the meantime, I'm now selling prints through Little Paper Planes, a site I've had bookmarked for a long long time.

Also, I owe a huge {blushing} thank you to Jan for her very sweet remarks about my work over at Scoutie Girl! And another thank you for spreading the hopeREVO word!

Another big thank you to the Handmaidens, who are always so gracious to put up with me and my rowdy sidekick Hi-C. I got to catch up with Tess, with whom we've decided to write a book of manners for the new times we're living in, Bliss, Ileana, Kiona, Kristen, and a {generous} handful of others. I also got to meet some new-to-me crafters, which was such a treat!

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It's a chain reaction . . .

Don't forget the Handmade Market this weekend in Raleigh! I really enjoy that show, I enjoy the peeps, the day, the stuff I get to look at. . .the general attitude of the place. If you're within driving distance get yer booty on up there for the goodness, my friends. Serious.

I'll have this practice makes perfect print there, among some other little prints never seen before! Oooo, you don't want to miss that primo opportunity.

On the gardening front, I wrote up a little about getting cheap or free plants on Modish this past Friday. Here's what I have in the yard that needs some thinning:

St John's Wort
Lamb's Ear
Moss Phlox
Vinca
Daffodils (large assortment thanks to my Memaw)
Spider Lilies

The beauty of division is that you already know the plants like what you've done for them (read: ignored, underwatered, forgotten) so they'll do just fine in other places, too (more than likely. Don't let me down kids!!)

Public Radio has a questionnaire in the guise of a game to find out how many planets we'd need if everyone lived like you (or me).

In the hipness of all that is local, Pick Your Own is a great website to (uhhh) locate the local.
And you can feel like Farmer Fred as you pick your own! I'm thinking the early strawberries just might be the thing tide me over til the tomatoes come in. Jam, anyone?

The Make! Do! Manifesto via the Make! Do! blog (via It's all about the small things)

Make Do is:

A Movement.
A Manifesto.
A Way of Life.
A Revolution.

Get by with what you have.
Resist the urge to upgrade.
A "Depression" mentality that isn't depressing.
But also -
Make!
Do!

Limit options and expand your creativity.

I also think "community" is an essential part of the environment, and love how hopeREVO cultivates positive connections, so here are some cards I made for printing and putting in situ, for a stranger to find and find connection with.

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Life around Sweet Haven

The evolution of our bedroom.
Although we're still working out how the room functions with a king bed in it.
See the full image of the new (new-to-us thanks to Craigslist) bed here.

Everything is a lot brighter after the rain.

We finally got some of the rain to clean the air and brighten the world. These are the overgrown fig bushes that cover the window to one of the second story bathrooms. Although I love the view, I would also like to get the figs off them, so they may get trimmed back soon enough.

The rain barrel on the gutter filled up rather quickly, and yesterday we emptied it into one closer to the garden (you can barely see it in the photo below on the right) so that if it rained again we would get more water to store.
As we transferred the water from one barrel to the other we played splashed and rinsed our hands in the cold clear water. That, in itself, was so revitalizing, reminiscent of filling up those cheap, blue plastic wading pools from childhood.

Sadly, it probably only makes up for the water used by one of out neighbors that washed his car in between thunderstorms.

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crafty bits

The Sampler is offering a 2 month subscription at a discounted rate, as well as this friggin' rad collaborative gocco print by Catia Chien (which is a mere $7).


The Handmade Market is this Saturday. Graciously hosted my the Handmaidens, some of the best ladies NC has to offer. I kid you not. And the crafts? Well, they're hotter than a Southern Summer, makin' this NC native prouder'n a peacock.

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