Category Archives: Holiday

Cookie’s Holiday Cheer, and the Photo Shoot That She Directed

Cookie's Full of Holiday Cheer

You know that Cookie is usually the sweetest tortoiseshell kitty you’d ever want to meet, but she’s less than thrilled about modeling. Especially when she’s been…”decorated”. I’m here to tell you, though, that this whole thing was her idea! And I have the video to prove it. Cookie’s expression may have you thinking otherwise, but […]

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Thoreau-inspired Winter Walks Holiday Cards

Homeward Bound

“Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up.” I realize that walking in cold temperatures and snow and ice are not what many people find a comforting thing to do, but I have always found the winter silence of the woods […]

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Nature’s Little Gifts, “Unexpected Berries” Holiday Cards

Little Apples

Walking in the quiet of a winter day I see some of the most beautiful scenes, from my own back yard, to my neighborhood, town, trails and woods. My joy is to bring not just the scene but the entire milieu back to my studio in an image—a tall order for a photograph or painting, […]

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“An Old Memory”, a Found Photo

An Old Memory, holiday card

I took the photo in 1983, just a few months after I got my first camera and I was only shooting black and white so I could learn how to use the camera. Even though it was black and white film, it was processed in a one-hour development machine intended for color and the black […]

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Handmade Feline Gift Bags for the Holidays and Anytime

Sophie Gets a Look at Herself Gift Bags

From the first time I received a gift bag with feline artwork on it, I could picture my art on a gift bag. I’ve tried a few different methods and finally found one that works well: printing my art to size on a commercial-grade label and buffing it permanently onto the bag. The art can […]

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“Peace” on “Earth”, It’s All in the Spots

“A Cat Named Peace, A Dog Named Earth”, holiday card

Look a little closer at those markings…what do you see? For my holiday card in 1997, I was puzzling out yet another way to say “Peace on Earth”. I saw an illustration that had each hemisphere of a globe on either side of a Christmas tree ornament, and thought the idea of using the globe […]

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Welcome Meow-lo-ween On Your Door!

"Happy Meow-lo-ween" Pumpkin Panel Decoration

“Happy Meow-lo-ween” Pumpkin Panel Decoration is an 8.5″ x 11″ pumpkin-shaped painted and decorated wood panel made to hang on a wall or a door or stand up in a Halloween display. Price includes shipping. [ss_product id=’79917ec0-8d6d-11e6-bce4-002590787d08′ ]Handmade Feline Gift, Halloween Pumpkin Panel, Happy Meow-lo-ween[/ss_product] I purchased a lightweight pumpkin-shaped wood panel in order to […]

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