Sand Dala

Beach sand mandala, by Martha and Kaitlyn. A hooked rug made of sand and non-toxic waterbased kids' paints. No need to vacuum - just wait for the tide to come in...

Fun with Color

A new table runner now for sale over at Brainstorm Studio...

And something else in the works...

Fabric Squares

Playing with more of Lisbeth's designs in Photoshop, getting ready to place a fabric order. I'm a sucker for bright colors - I do intend to make some more subtle color combos, but I had to start with these!! Probably because my eyeballs are starved after the long white winter...

Etchings

Yesterday I pulled the first proofs of my sugarlift etchings.

And etched a new plate.

Here it is getting degreased with Comet...

I will be layering this image of Lisbeth's eyes with images of her snowflakes using multiple plates.

The plates waiting in my cubby.

Ooooh, it feels SO GOOD to be printing again. Ahhhhh.....

Many More Mandalas...

Nine new framed mandalas are for sale in Lisbeth's Etsy shop: Frog Queen, Glad Giants, Lobster Moon, Flaming Oak, Bat Song, Four of Acorns, Fish and Wishbones, Beach Rose and Bleeding Hearts, and Candlelight. All on soft shades of earth toned archival colored paper.

The 10th one is not for sale....

Mother and Daughter
This one's mine! Happy weekend, everyone!

We're On (the) Line!

Brainstorm Studio is up and running as of yesterday! And we've even had our first sale!! Very exciting!!! I believe that this shop will help Lisbeth in many ways. Because of her traumatic brain injury and chronic seizures, Lis has high anxiety about being out and about in the world, and is not capable of working a daily job like some folks with special needs are able to do. She suffers from depression, too, and it is our hope that her involvement in this project will help her spiritually and emotionally, as well as financially (I also want to look into supporting epilepsy research with a percentage of the proceeds....). Lisbeth does enjoy working at home, though, where she feels safe and secure with her one-on-one helpers (God Bless them, everyone!) and her little cat, Milkweed, by her side. We are working to make a more organized space for Lisbeth in her home to create her snowflakes - an official studio space! And I have started a blog for Lis where we can document the progress of her business, and where she can share some of her feelings and stories!



We are off to a good start!

Brainstorming...

The artist, Lisbeth Miller

I have spent the past two afternoons sorting through a couple of boxes of my daughter Lisbeth's cut paper designs. They are so amazing. I have hundreds of them and they are all different. One of my new year's resolutions is to make a new Etsy shop, separate from mine, where we will offer products using Lisbeth's designs. I am at the beginning stages of this project, so almost hesitate to write about it here, but then remember that this blog is all about process! I won't go into great detail yet, but will just say that these images will eventually show up on a variety of products in a multitude of ways!