Procrastination 101

... When you have 3 weekends of back to back shows to get ready for, why not watch "Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark" (first time I've seen it) and tie-dye some tshirts instead?
While craft store shopping today (for last minute items and loose ends... Fabric paint, poly fil, magnets etc), I found a tie dye kit and decided AJ and I needed to make tshirts tonight.
Would I recommend this? Yes. Eat a burrito, watch Indy, put on a jazz remix compilation and dye your heart out. That's what I did. Xo, danamarie
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Good to go!

Wow! Thanks for all the emails today... You guys are really nice. Yes, I'm doing just fine. When I got to the doctor they found I had 6 baby teeth that were being stubborn (like puppy, liky teeth, I suppose) and we're crowding my big boy teeth, so Dr. Lee took them out while I was asleep too. I'm a *little* nervous about going to sleep tonight (what else might get taken?) but I'm happy to be home and in mommy's lap. Xo, mason
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Big day!

Hello 2-legged friends! I'm getting (gulp) nuetered today... I'm not nervous though; I'm almost 6 months old! I know it's the right thing to do and I'm very brave. And I'm very grown up; I graduated puppy kindergarten last night (ask me to sit, i'll do it!). I'll be at the doctor's office all day today so please think happy thoughts (and help my mom not to worry about me much... She has a lot of shows to get ready for... But i'll let her tell you all about those another day) xo, mason
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i can teach you to draw

like this? sure. why not... but baby steps, first ok? if you've always wanted to learn how to draw (but were afraid to start or didn't know where to begin) OR if you've been drawing but feel a little rusty, why not sign up for a Beginning & Continuing Drawing class? And heck, if you're gonna do that, why not let me be the one to teach you!?

I'm going to be teaching 2 sessions of drawing courses at School 33, from June 17 to July 15 and from july 22 to august 12th. classes will be held on tuesday evenings (partay!) from 6:30 to 8:30pm (so you can unwind after work!).

check out the education page for more info and to register.

hope to see you in class!
xoxo, danamarie

done and done!

that's right friends! it's done. and i LOVE it. the mural at the Giant in Waverly took me about 30 hours to complete and is, so far, my favorite (though they are always my favorite when i finish them... until the next one). i've gotten some great feedback from the community, both local and in cyber space. thanks so much for your support. you guys are great. i'll post pictures of it again when the scaffolding comes down. until then, if you're in the area, stop by and see it in the flesh (or the stucco, as the case may be!). xo, danamarie

The busy must rest

Hard work rewarded... In the form of a spontaneous mid-project nap. Yawn... Now where did I leave those scissors? (Cel phone photo credit: AJV) xo, d
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Cut cut cut

Happy lino cutting party! Its a party of one, but look for some new lino prints at the summer shows. There are still a few prints left from the first series for sale on etsy. xo, danamarie
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almost done... for now

hi friends! i know many of you have been concerned about me (thank you for all those sweet "where have you been" emails you've sent the last couple weeks... i know, i've been hard to get a hold of); i assure you i AM fine... just very busy. as i've now successfully ( i think) explained, in individual emails, i've been buried under awful, awful "from the bowels of hell" asthma and allergies, and battling to finish the mural (here it is on day... technically day 7, but day 6 only lasted about 15 minutes and i had to leave because i couldn't breathe), and getting ready for all the shows i have coming up. it's going to be a really exciting show season too. i can just tell. on that note--- i have to go make more coloring books (yep, i finally finished the counting book). xoxo, danamarie

Mural: day 5

The weather isn't cooperating, BUT, I am managing to eek out a couple of hours (or in the case of cold, windy, rainy yesterday, a couple of minutes) at a time. Let's hope tomorrow is sunnier and drier!
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Mural update: day 3

Because I know you all care, here's what the mural looks like thus far.

No one peed on any of my stuff today and I managed not to get burnt or bonk my head. I did have a homeless man sitting under the scaffold all day, smoking. That was pleasant.
xoxo, danamarie
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