Who is watching your front door?

i have an owl, whoooooooom i borrowed from my son. i found this wreath at a thrift store (thrift stores are a fantastic way to make art out of old), a few years ago, for $3. a great find, i cut the pealing red ‘berries’ off-some where showing their white undersides. i decided to make…

the teddy bear in the birdhouse

This is Coco the teddy bear hamster. My son calls her, ‘spiderCoco’ because of her climbing skills. She LOVES to climb into the red cage at the top of her cage. sorry for the lack of quality, underexposed. She is still pretty damn cute.

abstract kitty art…

the first painting is by a 6 year old, the other two paintings were done by 9 year olds. Amazingly, i can use any combination of media with the kids because there are NO RULES. all of the art i do with the kids, is made up by me. i find inspiration anywhere & because…

saying goodbye to Hobbes

Hobbes walked up to me, in the gardens, said his mute meow…i scratched him between his ears & said, “hello Hobbes” and he walked off into the sunset. This was Oct. 25th. Hobbes is one of the most photographed cats on this blog. His work as my art teaching assistant, along with his own painting,…

looking for your dog

Your dog in concrete, may be found at Myer’s Plants & Pottery. They had about 15 different breeds. I looked for Husky or my mutt…i photographed him because he would be a mix of my two dogs together. if you found your dog, it would be highly trainable to “Stay” and hold the door open…

the Maine Coon kitten

i put this one first to show the kitten had THUMBS! his tail had to be at least two feet long.

flowers for rabbits

i have these tiny mums growing, among thousands of others. these wee mums are the size of dimes. which makes them perfect for my one inch tall vase.

koi that act like puppies @ Myer’s Plants and Pottery

Myer’s Plants & Pottery have two koi ponds. you can sit on the stones that surround the ponds. as soon as either one of us came up to the pond, they came right up to us. looking for food, but they would give us a taste too. no teeth, it doesn’t hurt, it is just…