Poppies and Paperwork

Today is a busy day in my home and studio. The baby is actually away, spending the day with her grandparents, getting spoiled rotten - and loving it. And this means that I have filled my day with a to-do list a mile long while I have my undivided attention for the next few hours.

It's always so hard to prioritize on days like these. I have my art business to run, which means so much more "business" type duties than just sitting and making art. Though I try to squeeze in some actual art-making no matter what! Then, of course, I have my house surrounding me with a myriad of things to do like laundry and mopping and just the general mayhem of home life. Top that off with the urge to just relax and kick back with a mocha while doing some blog reading or shopping. Oh, and I wanted to take a bike ride and do some errands too. HA HA HA.

So, I'm going to be a busy crafty momma and take off, but I wanted to share a new woodblock I just finished carving last night (after attending a marketing seminar earlier too!). It is some little california poppies that will soon be printed on handmade papers and embedded into encaustic collage paintings. The orange is just marker that I put on the wood to help me really "see" the new design while I am carving. It helps the image "pop" out of the wood a bit more. But I can't wait to print this and see how it really looks on paper. I have good feelings about this as I've been wanting to make this for months.