How Does Your Garden Grow

Here's the cover art for the "How Does Your Garden Grow" exhibition postcard. The show opens April 2nd, but there's some work already up on the website here.

Golden Critters

Here ya go, Momma. Aren't they great!

An Odd Couple

These two Gallery Pets were just completed for a really great client in New Jersey. She already has a bright yellow Squirrel, and wanted us to do these two pieces custom. I love 'em. We also just finished a Gold leafed Raccoon and Squirrel that was such a huge hit this past Saturday at Mercantile Home, that we had to start taking orders!

The Mourning Doves are Back

If you look closely (or click on the image so it opens in a larger format), you'll see that the two mourning doves who nested off my office porch that year were back this morning. I tried to get a closer shot of them prepping their nesting area, but they flew off. I'll try again once they're settled. Anyway, spring is on the way!

The Other Half

We're having an event today at Mercantile Home called "YOUR LUCKY DAY". There's quite a bit of cool new stuff we made for the shop - such as "The Other Half" cards: for those not playing with a full deck. :) We also made bags of Magic Beans (Scarlett Runner Beans flocked with gold powder), Horseshoe Note Cards, and a giant ALL GOOD THINGS bag that will hang in the front window and contains Oscar-like envelopes with free gifts and discounts for people to try their luck. Anyway, the sun is shinning today, and it's supposed to be gorgeous and in the 60's! Hallelujah!!!

The First Sprouts

King Slaw Cabbage seedlings poking their little heads above ground. It's hard to believe that in 7 weeks, these will be mature plants ready for their new home in the back yard garden.

The Teddy and the Snail

I know which one of these guys can run the fastest! Here's Mr. Teddy, who's growing like mad, and a new hot pink Gallery Pet Snail that just came up from the studio. Ron and I are off to NYC today for a very fun and very full work day. The sun is shining, and life is good.

In Like a Lion...

We woke up to a blizzard! Well, not for sure if it's actually a blizzard, but it certainly is a snow storm! The weather men are anticipating 8-12 inches for us today. So, Ron and I are enjoying working from the warmth and comfort of inside today. Granted, it is Monday, which is supposed to be our day off, so the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Thanks Jack Frost.

It's official; we're living "this beautiful life, LLC"

We received our LLC papers from the Secretary of State today! Ken Jones Jr. Fine Art, Ron Morris Music, and Mercantile Home now live underneath the umbrella of "this beautiful life LLC", and Ken Jr. and Ron are 50/50 owners. YAY!!! I think until the government allows us to get married, this is as close as we'll get to being a "family" in the eyes of the Feds. O, happy day!!

Seed Time!

It's SEED TIME again, and boy am I ready. I began the 10 week process of starting my flowers and vegetables for the garden indoors, in our basement. I got my cabbage, snapdragons, violas, tomatoes, and a few other things planted today. I can not wait for spring...Grow baby, GROW!

New art installation in the living room

We rearranged some furniture getting the house back in order after the shortfilm was shot here, and as a result, opened up this huge wall in the living room. So, we decided to salon hang a whole bunch of our art, and WOW, did it make the room feel so much bigger!

There's a bit of Bruce Stiglich, some Dawn Clements, Kurt Markus, JW Stasiak, Brandon Roosa, Jack Shear, Colin Cochran, Vicky Colombet, Anna Craycroft...anyway, we LOVE it!!

Time with Mr. Nixon

Had a great studio visit this afternoon with Matt Nixon, an artist who lives in Easton that is going to be in the "ILLUMINATE" exhibit this summer. Here are two "works in progress" that are about 24 x 36 inches, acrylic on paper (that then get trimmed and mounted to wood once he's done). There were a ton of great things in the works in Matt's studio, and I can't wait to see him again in April!!