• Doily monoprint on top of a map, white tones

Day 8: Doily Maps

Day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, my neighbors throw out the coolest things. In this case, maps. Hundreds of maps. And doilies. Doily Maps Monoprints, 5x7 2024

  • Portrait of a girl on the Chicago Transit Authority train (red line?) overlaid with fruit peel stickers.

Day 7: Chiquita

Day 7 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, I went through a street photography phase years ago, rediscovered my stash, and decided to start doing something with them while eating a banana. Like you do. Chiquita Produce stickers + photography assemblage 2021

  • Collage using local papers, envelopes, to-do lists. Overlaid with posca pen marks in black and gold.

Day 6: Ready to

Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, in my sketchbooks, I do a lot of weird collages with found papers (pulled out of the recycling). It's like dumpster diving but arty. Enjoy the trash:! "Ready to" Collage + Posca pens, 8x8 2024

  • Portrait of my dog Shawzy done in Posca pens. Shawzy is wearing a devil costume. He's not actually a devil.

Day 5: Shawzy, the devil dog

Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, messing around with posca pens to do some sketching. I find I can get good results with these pens via layering and smudging. Shawzy, the devil dog Acrylic pen, 5x7 November 2025

  • Watercolor of the back of a logging truck in the Pacific Northwest

Day 4: Full Load Watercolor

Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, watercolor and ink painting of a typical traffic stop in the Pacific Northwest. I like the woodblock feel of it. Full Load Watercolor + ink, 7.5x9.5 2025

  • Watercolor overlaid with stitching

Day 3: Untitled Stitching

Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, this time, I'm sharing a mix of watercolor and sashiko to create a piece. I did this a few years back and haven't done much since because stitching through paper is hard and tedious. Untitled Watercolor + thread, 7.5x9.5 2020