Come for Adventure. Stay for the Ride!
Like most of you, the holidays require time for planning, cooking, baking, shopping and celebrations. I add drawing illustrations to that list. No matter how organized, there's never enough time and mistakes can be made. Add four birthdays to the Lindau mix and my Type-A, overachiever, perfectionism is really tested. But that doesn't stop me... Continue Reading →
Holiday traditions are different for everyone. Some cut down their own Christmas trees while others host huge holiday gatherings. I don't have time for that. I'm too busy crafting my greeting cards. Now that most of them are in the mail, I can relax and focus on the rest of my Christmas traditions, like shopping,... Continue Reading →
I have spent hours sketching, drawing, crafting, cutting, slicing and pasting my Christmas cards in a sort of elf-like assembly line without the elves. While up to my elbows in paper scraps, I looked forward to that blissful nirvanic state attained after slipping them into envelopes. A lot of love goes into each card and... Continue Reading →
I've sent out all of my greeting cards, so it's time to unveil my project. I'm so nervous. I hope you like it. Every year an idea comes to mind which becomes a sketch and then transforms into some kind of 3-D popup creation. I know what you're thinking. Most people don't even take the... Continue Reading →
I've been busy drawing, cutting, pasting and folding this year's Christmas card. I think I've listened to almost every corny holiday movie between the Lifetime and Hallmark channel. Every year has its challenges. In the past, I sent out my cards after more than sixty hours of work and they boomeranged back for more postage!... Continue Reading →
After almost sixty hours, my annual Christmas cards are done. Whew! I smiled while dropping them into the mailbox and imagined my friends and family opening up my little art project. Time is at a premium and many don’t even send store bought cards. We live in an electronic age where communication is at our... Continue Reading →
While growing up, my sister and I kept busy by creating all kinds of art projects. Accustomed to drawing, I chose an art degree and graduated with a Bachelor of Science. I worked at a hospital as a medical illustrator for a few years. When Danny and I were married in 1987, I drew our... Continue Reading →
Finding time for everything in daily life can be a challenge. The holidays add an extra burden to the growing list of things to do. This year marks the shortest amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Think you can do it all? You can't. There’s no time to dink around people! You’re basically screwed unless you... Continue Reading →
First of all, Happy Holidays to everyone out there in the blogosphere! After all the drawing, printing, folding, cutting, and pasting, I am happy to say that my Christmas cards are finished. Whew! They are a little different this year. They are a modified pop-up and more like a fold-up. Step 1: Fill coffee mug.... Continue Reading →
