Bra Store Happy (Growing Up Show)

This painting is part of the Growing Up Art Show this September in Edmonton. Being a very personal collection of my own "growing up experiences", this is a stylized version of myself trying on my first bra. I was one of those pre-teen girls who wanted to wear bras, shave my legs and wear make up before my parents deemed it appropriate (they were most likely right). So when the time finally came to purchase my first bra I cherished the experience through my embarrassment.

See more posts on the Growing Up Show here, here & here.

Happy Belated New Years!

A few animals for a trail map I'm currently working on:
* all of these animals are native to where I'm from: Alberta, Canada.

2009 is the first year since I was too young to be able to keep and write in a journal that I did not make any New Years resolutions. I love the zeal of a fresh start and the chance to improve my habits and feel a bit off balance not having made a single one. In my post-college life I usually resolve to up my running routine, to eat extra carefully or to concentrate more on marketing my business or creating more personal artwork. With a baby on the way I wasn't sure I could make a promise to myself for an entire year with so many big unknowns in my future... However, I can't stand not making a couple so even though I'm 20 days late here is a list of some new directions I'd like my life to take this year:

• Enjoy each moment
• Embrace calm instead of stress
• Make my marriage & family my top priority

The list is simple, ridiculously hard to follow and yet is the best list I've ever decided to follow. Good Luck to everyone out there trying their best to keep their resolutions!

Holidays are Bliss!

I spent an entire two weeks during the holiday season without working on a single piece of art and so the only new piece of evidence that I'm still around, creating, is a little photo I'd like to share. (18 weeks along - our little baby who's sex I will keep a secret from the blogging world in case my mom gets the chance to read this post)