Love Lives Here

"Love Lives Here" original encaustic painting 4.5x5 inches. Available here for purchase.

I've been so busy this weekend with the 20% off sale & lots of painting. Visit my Etsy shop to take advantage of this sale for 1 more day. Just type "Weekend Deals" in your message to seller & I will refund 20% of your entire order through Paypal.

Today I'm off to the "Micro Craft Fair" in Huntington at the Cinema Arts Center for a special screening of Handmade Nation. Stop by if you are in the neighborhood! :)

The Time of the Butterfly

"Thoughts into Butterflies" 7.5x7.5 inch mixed media acrylic on wood.

I had the idea for this painting yesterday, and it was one of those images that leapt to my mind fully formed. That happens sometimes, and I find that it always has a certain significance. For this one, I think that it has something to do with the very transformative time in which we're living. The banks are failing, people are losing their jobs, and every day reveals another ponzi-like scam of mammoth proportions. Yet despite this avalanche of bad news, it is also a time which can't help but initiate change, and hopefully rebirth. If 2008 was the year of the owl, then I hope that 2009 will be the time of the butterfly.