lopez island junk bond

one of the things lopez island is famous for is our comprehensive recycling center and garbage transfer station, which is now run by the community itself...mostly volunteers.
i was truly honored to be asked to draw the junk bond for 2014.
since i don't have the financial stability to spend time volunteering there, this was a great way for me to contribute.
prints of this junk bond will be for sale soon, as a fundraiser.
for more information:

www.lopezsolidwaste.org/swap/

Inter-Island Creative Affair 2014

while i'm not really painting signs anymore (unless i really like you), i LOVE to draw and color. i spent an entire sunday on this poster, with glee.
this is a very warm and sweet event, with carefully selected artisans and crafters.
i'll have my journals and cards for sale there; come check it out if you're in the neighborhood!

big valley builders

a new sign for BVB, in the twisp/winthrop area.

bigvalleybuilders.com

...probably one of my last signs! nobody wants to pay me a living wage for this, and i'm done being cheap.

a recipe for 50 years of marriage

 this was not exactly my usual pen & ink 'family tree' drawing, but a watercolor painting on an archival canvas panel 16 x 20".
all of the information and text was provided to me by the family, and it was designed collaboratively in the beginning, until i researched some Polish ornamental design...then i went crazy.

a few more new ones

nothing fancy!

another new sign in the village; deja vu

the bottom sign is the new one; i painted the 'espresso' sign last year. the owner wanted BRIGHT,  and they wanted "shop" in huge letters! it's sort of obnoxious, but it gets the job done.

Lopez Island Coffee Roasters

a work in progress, and then the finished product.
this is the largest sign i've painted, at 4 x 10 feet!
i'll add a photo soon of the sign on the roaster building, where it was recently installed in Lopez Village.
you can find Dean slinging fresh coffee and beans at the Lopez Farmer's Market, most saturdays.

the purple cottage, lopez village

slow art studio & bindery

i finally got a sign up for my own studio, after a full year in this location. it's hanging a bit crooked, but oh well.
i did make the 'storage' sign above as well, many years ago now. it's facing north, so it's holding up pretty good!