there’s a house here in SE that’s had this “fort awesome, mostlandia” gateway for a while now. this morning while passing by i noticed a plaque has been added to the front yar...
yesterday morning i got a text from my neighbor lauren: “want some cake? i made (too much) plum upside down cake!” um, who would say no? then, despite the climbing temperatures outside, i...
there is a difference between changing the system and keeping it going, says richard stupart. watch this thought-provoking speech accompanied by an amazing hand drawn video. we all know most of this ...
next-to-last installment of my oregon coast nature tour! we went on a ranger-led hike in the forest to learn more about the native plants. above, the ranger is holding a banana slug we found on the t...
just out! issue 5 of jenn indie fixx’ joie magazine – check out page 20 for the interview with me! check out the rest of the magazine for other awesome fabulousness!
all this month, in conjunction with the nikki mcclure exhibit at the museum of contemporary craft here in portland, land/buy olympia is having a pop-up shop. the above photo shows my selection of goo...
according to OPB, the human brain has specialized cells that respond when a person sees an animal, but not other things. my favorite passage from the article, and one i could have used when researchi...
want more virtual vacation? me too! here’s a closer look at the plant identification display the rangers had set up at the cape perpetua station. total nerd love! we even went on a few ranger-l...
readers of my blog already know how much i love living wall gardens. who doesn’t? here’s a new one for us: the recently completed semiahmoo green wall outside of vancouver bc. [via contem...
all this month, my framed art posters will be on display within the gorgeous interior of the mississippi health center in north portland. stop by and say hi if you get a chance!
thought i’d forgotten did you? nope! just been busy catching up with all the work i missed while i was hiking on the coast every day for a week! the morning after we hiked across the dunes to t...
de temps en temps l’un a besoin d’encouragment. merci mille fois a l’ombre dumarronnier! ah, je m’excuse… i received the sweetest email in french about a blog post about...
part of the reason this week has been so jam-packed [tgif...oh yeah!] is because i’ve been helping out with a natural house building project for a few hours for a few days on top of everything ...
some of you may remember the annual calendars saelee oh and i did for five consecutive years. besides the calendar, we’d also have a yearly art show to showcase all the art that we made that di...
oh, it’s been awhile since i featured design from my people, hey? well, check this out… for 20 years theo jansen has been working on and perfecting these simple-yet-complex kinetic sculpt...
still running in place, trying to catch up with everything after being away for a week! i really wanted to bring you another installment of last week’s trip today, but instead spent a few hours...
check out the in-depth pics & info in part two of last week’s nature tour: the sunset bay area of southern oregon! this was a trial tour in preparation for the hopefully-to-be backed 2 month ani...
my week camping was mostly unexpectedly off the grid, but what fun times we had touring the oregon coast for a week! i still have to go through all the photos – watch this blog in the next week...
check out part one of last week’s nature tour: the coos bay area! besides camping and visiting a few beaches, we saw actual elk, and i also got to tour a potential anima nature tour stop!
spent the week nursing miss lucy-the-dog after her surgery monday to remove a few more rotted teeth. today’s been my first day back in the studio, but i didn’t get much done on account of...
a fun little private client project i worked on for the past few days. the client wanted something reminiscent of barn quilt squares, i immediately thought of gunta stolzl‘s work & used th...
all week i’ve been obsessed with watching small apartment videos on youtube. the nyc shoebox apartment above is all of 76 square feet, with no kitchen and a shared bathroom! innovative use of s...
inspired by the permaculture workshop i’ve been taking, and my general nerdy-ness about designing spaces i’ve been geeking out with these three books the past three weeks.
found via design milk, these amazing laser cut silk pieces are gorgeous! i can just imagine how they must move and change when worn! you can see all of them on sivan’s site here.
live: a sample post for my current kickstarter campaign, based on a hike i took friday! project backers will receive daily posts like this if funding is successful!
i’ve just launched a kickstarter campaign to travel throughout the pacific northwest to study & create more of my anima art series. project supporters will get exclusive posters & not...
this morning on my way to the post office, i happened upon the urban field everyone’s been talking about. the vacant lot between se belmont & taylor, se 10th & 11th. goats! there̵...
as i’m always obsessed with houses and different ways to live, it was a real treat to visit one of the renters of the tiny cabins called sassafras & tupelo in n.e. portland yesterday. i go...
if you’re a regular reader, you already know that each month i’m featuring a different in-depth customer interview. this is a great opportunity for me to get to know some of you a bit more than the q...
this morning was overcast & cool, perfect weather for berry-picking! 24 pints of assorted different kinds are now in my freezer, ready for winter!
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