The Yellow Desk

It was a lovely Autumn day. Still warm enough out for summer clothes with a cool breeze on occasion. The sun was shining and we were determined to head out and take a long drive to experience the Fall colors. Growing up in the desert, neither of us had really experienced Fall the way the majority of the country has. We had very few trees that changed color. Our indication of Fall was cooler nights – finally after months of 80º weather well into the nights – and trees losing t

Hi lovelies! I wanted to start a new weekly blog to showcase all of my new designs each week. I have been enjoying designing fabrics clothing and home decor as well as designing stationary – if you know me, you know I LOVE stationary. I always have a large stack of beautiful journals just waiting to be filled with brilliant notes, scribbles and thoughts. I have also always loved dresses and leggings and when I was young I wanted to be a fashion designer. I used to sketch out

My love of abstract art really drew me to Jennifer JL Jones’ work. Her mixed media pieces are large and evoke emotion, draw on memories, and spark imagination. It’s no wonder there are so many feelings brought up by her work, the pieces are created as she has searched her heritage and ancestry exploring the colors and shapes that represent her familial locations. Jones works in layers to create depth in her organic creations. I love the way paint gives a push and pull feeling

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Moving from the Mojave Desert to the Oregon Coast is a drastic change in weather and climate. I really looked forward to the cooler weather as the heat over the years had really become much too hot for me in the desert. I was also looking forward to the rain, something we rarely experienced in the big desert valley, lined with mountains on all sides. The rain and snow would often reach the mountains and dissipate by the time it reached our area. Of course, I was also a little

I opened this video 4 years after I took it. We moved away from the Antelope Valley on New Year's Eve 2016 and have been here on the Oregon Coast for almost a year. I had forgotten how windy it was back at our old home. This is taken in Leona Valley in a cow pasture. It's windy like this 90% of the year there. When people tell us it's too windy here on the coast, we just giggle because there are SO MANY beautiful, calm days here and often if there is wind, it’s a very light b