Loving Stephanie Dosen

I love this music. I just found out about Stephanie Dosen yesterday and have had her song Only Getting Better in my mind humming it to myself and feeling happy music is in the world.

Here is her lovely blog.

Misako Mimoko on Etsy

Misako Mimoko makes the sweetest dolls! I love her little detailed stitches on the face and how she uses so many different fabrics together. Each of her dolls shows such personality and character. All in all they are playful and oh so wonderful! She just recently updated her shop with little friendly ghosts which are so lovely.
Feel free to visit her etsy store, or blog.

Also an article was written about her in the storque, etsy's blog, if you would like to read it click here.

Vaivanat on Etsy

Vaivanat on etsy has such beautiful vibrant felt creations. Her lovely pieces are wonderfully designed and have such little details added here and there. I love her work especially the flower corsages. Check out her work here on her etsy or go over to her blog.

Modest Ambition on Etsy

I found this wonderful work on etsy by modestamibition. I saw her orange shrug and was immediately inspired and just wanted to create! I was surprised to find out that she cannot read a pattern so she just makes up her own. I am impressed, with talent like hers who needs to read patterns? I just wanted to share her incredible work with you. Do stop by her shop and blog.

Little Hedgehog Print

This is another new print I just added to the shop! This little hedgehog is one of my favorite's that I have done in a long time... I love his little dreamy look.

As for the inchworm...when I was little I was literally obsessed with inchworms and caterpillars. I would hunt them out and love the feel of them crawling on my skin. I wanted to be the size of them and explore the inner workings of trees and see how tall grass would look at that size. I would fill pages of drawings with them and even once had an inchworm inspired cake. This little inchworm is much like the ones I used to imagine with his outrageous little boots and rainbow colored body, he almost seems to walk out of my childhood dreams.

The print measures 8 1/2 by 11 inches with a small white border for framing.
Drawing was done in black ink and then colored in with colored pencils.

First New Prints for Shop!

I just uploaded my first prints into my shop! I am so excited...:) These will be just the first in many to come. I drew the top image in blue ink of my own bonsai and wrote the words "Peace has to take root to grow" underneath it. The next one is a little bird that is striding along done in pencil. Both prints measure 8 1/2 by 11. Do stop by my shop and check it out!

MaryBethsArt on Etsy

I'm such a huge fan of anything owl related! So when I found this artist on Etsy called MaryBethsArt, I just had to share it with you. I love the colors she uses in her artwork and the lovely frames that come with her artwork. Be sure to give her shop a look!

Chelsea3349 on Etsy

I was lucky enough to come across this very talented photographer on etsy named Chelsea. Her shop name is chelsea3349. I was astonished to learn that photography is only her hobby! Can you believe it?!? These certainly look professional to me. I love the airy and dreamlike quality to her work. I hope that I too will someday be able to capture such beautiful images...:)

Be sure to check out her amazing selection of prints on her etsy.

Japanese American National Museum

There is an exhibit going on at the Japanese American National Museum which feautures kokeshi. It opens on July 11th and I really wish I could go see it. The work is quite amazing and all of the artists are very talented!

Found via Apak Studio.