Jen

Chanukah this year is December 11th through December 19th, and although I myself am not Jewish, I have heard wonderful things about the scrumptious food during the holiday season. One in particular I want to try is Latkes. So a few years ago, while talking to my friend Jean over at Rotem Gear, I made special shirt design inspired by her… Latkes Girl.

Now I need to get a hold of some and try them myself! Anyone have a simple recipe I could try?
If you’re looking for more holiday fun, stop by Jean’s blog and try your hand at a chance to win a Got latkes tee!

Got the family together and headed down to the Denver Zoo tonight to check out the member premier of the annual Zoo Lights. It was pretty cold, even for this Colorado crowd, but nothing a few extra layers and hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps can’t handle. Everything is lit up with twinkling lights and holiday spirit. We loved it!

My favorite scene from the Denver Zoo lights was near the end of the night… a seascape in magical blue lights with a big blue whale, fancy pink seahorse and even a wiggly purple octopus.

I recently discovered Daily Booth, a site that is there simply to share a photo a day with friends.  I started to take a picture of my own smilie face and then the penguins cut in and took over. Such is the way of a penguin.

If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today, have a wonderful day!

Today’s image is inspired by both Illustration Friday’s “music” topic for the week and my recent discovery of snowflake design.

For years I’ve wanted to sit down and figure out what I can do with a snowflake, and then just yesterday I realized how it works. I am loving the idea of purposeful design turning into an abstract thing of beauty. I’m not going through and measuring every piece of the snowflake design, so when the final image appears it’s somewhat of a surprise even to me. One more reason art remains a thing of magic to me.

What song does it remind you of?

Some days you just need to wake up and start the day off feeling as fabulous as fabulous gets. Those are the kinds of days I wish I had more often… instead of my usual “wow I should really start that work out plan today”. But to help remind you of all that is great about you, I created this Fabulous Diva design:

Just remember, YOU are definitely an extraordinary woman!

A few months ago, while we were cleaning up the year, getting read for the autumn weather to come rolling in… we spotted this spider hanging out in the honkeysuckle.

he was HUGE, but rather than my usual “squish it quick!” reaction, I just stepped back and grabbed the camera. I figured he’ll leave when the snow falls. And, he’s much too big to fit under the door.. so I know he’s not coming in un-invited.

Pretty cool looking, I wish the photo were a little clearer.
What kind of spider do you suppose it is?

I love this photo, not because I made the earrings in the photo, but the colors and the collage of images looks like happy candy.

Tiny little circles of happiness you can wear with you anywhere you go. I wasn’t sure how this small sized JGoode art would do. However in the local stores, these cute earrings are turning out to be quite a hit –  I’m very excited! You can buy a small selection of these same earrings through my etsy shop. Each pair is hand made by yours truly.