Communication?

A drawing for Illustration Friday's theme "Communication". I drew this waiting in an airport sometime last year... Did the people really have these expressions??!
David and I are off to the coast in a few minutes. One of his students is getting married tomorrow. I've never been to a beach wedding. Do I need shoes? Flip flops?

Sew. Colour. Draw.

Today I sewed a new pillowcase and played with the art supplies I picked up yesterday - India ink and oil pastels. I'm excited about the pastels. I have never used them before, but they called out to me at the art store. I decided to copy a painting I had seen in a magazine by this artist. The painting was done in acrylic, but I am quite happy with my $3.99 pastel attempt :-)
I also came across this artist the other day, and love her whimsy. Browsing her website inspired my little illustration :-)

No! You get out of town!

I was culling my work email today, and came across this link that I had sent myself ages ago. I wish I could remember how I first came across this little gem. I can't stop watching it. I crack up every time.
It's under two minutes long. Just watch it. You'll feel better.
David's New Snail

Kidding Weekend

My Great Weekend:
FRIDAY: yoga, tv curled up in my chair: What Not to Wear, The Dog Whisperer, early bed
SATURDAY: morning walk with Jimmy, coffee and pastries, host a Sewing Bee (!) in my studio with Laura and Amy from work, The Last King of Scotland with David
SUNDAY: goats! goats! goats!

Well, Joan would care...

I ordered this book the other day knowing I could use some inspiration at times when I haven't any drawings or photos to share.
Today's post is from Suggestion 5: Be a Sage.

Good Advice I Have Received:

Relationships cloud over one very thin layer at a time.
As in, the little things you say and do in a relationship count. Love can be fragile. It doesn't necessarily take a big issue. Love can die over time from a small but deliberate meanness here, a rolling of the eyes there. David made this comment early on in our relationship, and I have never forgotten it.

Use it, or lose it.
I don't know who first said this, but I am convinced that if I want to reach the cereal box off the top shelf in my golden years, I had better be working those muscles and joints now.

It's not a kidney.
This is a saying we use at work, courtesy of my colleague Dana. When one of us is stressing about a deadline or bad colour coming off the printer, or too many "Top Priority" jobs on our desk, this is the saying that usually elicits a deep breath and brings things into perspective, at least for a moment. I whisper it to myself when I can feel that little panicked feeling building in my tummy. It's silly, and it works.