Archive for the ‘Arty’ Category

happy birthday, mimi!

Posted on July 20th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Zia painted this watercolor for Mimi’s birthday. It’s a pink dinosaur with a large dark pink eye and dark pink legs. Actually, she drew a blob that I thought looked like a dinosaur, so she added the eye and legs. She also gave it some green grass to eat and a couple of green tree […]



hummingbird with coneflower

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

When you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind […]



where did the baby go?

Posted on July 9th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on where did the baby go?

A baby girl I used to know is about to be 3… …how did that happen??? At least she’s happy about it. I have to admit, it’s hard to be sad about anything when you’re licking pink frosting.

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moleskine poster child

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

There’s been another cat girl sighting! This week, Decor Addict had a random post featuring 5 artworks done on moleskines. And yup, our own sweet child is one of them! Check out the post here. A bit on moleskines. Moleskine (mol-a-skeen’-a) journals are pretty hot items, it seems. They’re a favorite with a whole lot of artists, musicians, designers, […]



little red-haired girl by cecilia murgel

Posted on May 29th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

If you read my last post, you will recognize this little girl in her cat dress. I am still dazed and amazed, but completely thrilled to say that one of my very favorite contemporary artists, Cecilia Murgel, has featured Zia in her latest sketchbook pages! Cecilia’s work, as I mentioned, is among my top favorites…there […]