Many-Eyed Monsters and Pretty Flowers

Aislinn, the Many-Eyed Monster. Here.

Painting lots of eyes, and wandering through 

wild-flower-filled mountain meadows.
 Life is good.

♥

Circus Kitty and Getting Zen

Just finished this little chunk of sweetness.

He's in the shop now if you wanna check him out.

I'm heading out of town for the weekend, gonna go get meditative and whatnot at Great Vow Zen Monastery. It's a 4-hour gorgeous drive, and College Boy is coming with. Yay! We'll be attending this workshop on transforming the inner-critic. Inner-critics can be such nags, and mine can get downright mean!

Last time I was there we had an unexpected snow storm. I suspect the views will be much different this time. It's wonderful to leave the real world for a bit, although coming back tends to feel a little... loud. 

Oregon Country Fair

Went to the Oregon Country Fair this past weekend.

It was a people-watcher's paradise!

Oregon is a strange place. I like it.

Skeletons with People Masks

Because we're all just skeletons with people masks.

Something-New Sunday

I keep thinking I have to have something really great to say to come back on here and post, but I've been pretty quiet as of late. So I'll just show you the latest, and hope that I'll be back really quick-like. Got lots more goodies in the works!

Here are Woodlyn and Forest, with and without their owl masks. They'll be joined in the shop over the next few days (hopefully) by some skelly friends, a BIG many-eyed monster, and a couple of mermaids.

In the meantime, here's a little tutorial for those of you out in Bloglandia that have artistic aspirations...