First Publishing in 2012!

I was so privileged to be asked to have my art used for this the new CD 'Under my Wings" By Jeremy and Connie Sinnott. I am looking forward to this new Year and many new projects that I am very excited about. Stay tuned for more to come!

little miss or mr?

We are 19 weeks along now, I know i have been really bad and getting the blogs out this pregnancy, i have just been very tired, unorganized, grumpy, all of the above and blogging has gotten pushed to the bottom of the list. Its coming around the time, actually THIS FRIDAY to find out if this little one is a little miss or mr and we have taken a bit of an (what seems to be) unusual but totally traditional approach to it... WE AREN'T FINDING OUT. thats right I,  'the planner' am not finding out!!! Its funny I was soo unsure about this at first, my husband suggested it as what an amazing surprise it would be to push this little one out and learn who they are but the more I don't know, i can see the fun it is, a few friends have done it and said it was ah-mazing, just the best surprise ever. and now I think I have just settled with the idea of not knowing. I think' i am ok with not knowing. So it leads for a bit of fun for the next 20 weeks, boy or girl? This pregnancy is totally different than the first. So here is the list.

• I started to gain in my hips and waist filled in first (I haven't gained much weight but what I have gained you can see! With Jack it was just in the front)
• you have already see it in my face! JUST WRONG in my opinion.my face didn't start filling in till th end with jack
• I feel like I look like death (lol) but seriously, I'm definatly not the graceful, gleaming preggo I was with Jack, my skin is different, I am getting zits, I have never had zits!! not even in highschool. I look bagged all the time, can't seem to erase those bags under my eyes, and blotchy discoloration and ugh. yuck.
• Belly is wider and higher (does that make sense?) I was looooow and out with jack, this one I'm all thick, and now starting to go out.
• no morning sickness with this baby. a couple gags but that's about it. I barfed A LOT with Jack.
• Cravings: SWEET AND SALTY!  chips and a chocolate bar, delish and tons of milk. With Jack it was all about Sour pickles. 
• Heart Rate: all over the place, 167, 150, 152, 137. Keeps me guessing.
• i am GRUMPY!! crazy emotional this time bordering neurotic, irritable, psycho. 

I'm trying to think of anything else, I am definitely making pregnancy sound grand! but it really is just the reality of this one, but I feel fine. I have very little discomfort minus the random muscle pull or back ache, and I am sleeping, I have a pretty normal appetite, I am able to run around and play with my little guy and that is what I love! I guess every pregnancy is different, can't help but notice how different and wonder... but pink or blue I will have fun playing the guessing game until the end :)

December deals

Hey all! check it out, amongst other works, this entire 'August 11' series is on sale 20% off for the month of December.

busy busy, but full of love.

finally, there are words.

It has been a busy season, life is busy, busy with work, busy at home, busy in my mind, busy school for me and school for Luke is busy, we are coming to the closing of his Masters, we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and we are excited for a new season. It has been a long trek for him, but he is almost done and finishing strong.

I have been taking a photography class that I ABSOLUTELY adore and after 12 weeks it is coming to a close next week. I have learned and and gained so much invaluable information. I am blown away with the fullness I feel creatively. a new way to express all that i have pent up. I have so many ideas and i am excited.

My little man is growing, i can't believe he is nearly 2 already. my little man is turning into a little boy. He is so sweet and caring, he loves to explore and share and he just blows my mind. And of course like any other almost 2 year old he is individuating, learning his own boundaries, and testing ours. I am learning. every day is new but in the end, i could just stare at him for hours. He just makes me melt.

And who knew you could melt so much with another one! yup! We are preggers again! Today I saw our little one in an ultrasound. I don't know if I didn't realize it was real or what but I just saw him/her, their sweet little lips and swoopy nose, round little head and round cheeks and I just melted. Hello little one. Oh my. I am in love. all over again. They are mine. Its almost different this time b/c I know and understand the intense beautiful love for a child, my child. its amazing. I am full of love right now. i am smiling. Its been months of feeling anxious, stressed, emotional, grumpy. and right now, i am just full of love.

i haven't written in some time, i just don't have anything to write!

Art with Heart: A Night on the Town

Art with Heart is an incredible organization run by friend and fellow artist Sheri Gundry.   They have great events to help raise money through auctioning art to support many different charities. Their 2nd Annual 'A night on the Town' gala is coming up on October 28th and this year I have been asked to be apart of it. It is an event to raise money to support the arts programs in Durham. I think this is so important, so of course I wanted to be involved! The gala event for 2011 will include dinner & drinks, live jazz and blues with the Heather Luckhart Collective, M/C Celebrity Chef Christian Pritchard, Comedy Improv Show with Secondy City Veterans Neil Crone & Kevin Franks, Art Show & Auction by talented local artists.  Table sponsorship $500 for table of 8 with full tax receipt. Individual tickets available through sponsorship or by request at $65 each. Contact Jacquie 905-666-0158 or Sheri 905-430-7339. So if you love art and want to have a great night while supporting a great cause, come on out!


When: Friday, October 28 · 6:30pm - 11:30pm

Event dress: semi formal, 20's - 30's period ware appropriate

Where: Quality Hotel and Conference Centre

1011 Bloor Street East

Oshawa, ON

I'm published!!!!

This was a personal goal for me this year, i had no idea how it would happen but I wanted to be published. It was to my great excitement when my dad asked me to illustrate a book I have been urging him to write for years. I was honoured to paint the cover and draw, along with another artist, Nancy Young, the illustrations, bringing the Secret place to Life. He has the most unique relationship with God, and this book is an account of a series of visions, the place that the father takes him to The Secret Place. Years ago the shack was published and really got people excited about the possiblilty that relationship with God could be like this. Well... it is. It can be. He wants to spend time with us just like that. My dad has been taken to the secret place for years, afraid to talk about it. He has never read the Shack b/c he never wanted to influence the place that God takes him to. This book isn't a fiction, it is an account of real life events that have happened to my father. He wrote this book with Jesus, it shows how incredible relationship with God is, and a workbook to teach others to hear Gods voice and learn to see your Secret place that God wants to meet you in, as well as sharing the incredible experiences he has had. It is really impactful, special and life changing.






If you would like to read the intro, forward and first chapter for free to see what its all about or for your own copy, email me subject: the secret place to sinnott07@gmail.com  they are $15 CAD + shipping.

' the secret place' - prints available