Favorite things

I finally finished the big clean up. So here's what my studio looks like on a good day...here's one corner


and here's the other. I do most of my artwork at this drafting table. I never have enough space.



My studio is filled with my most beloved treasures.


This is just one of my bookcases of picture books. I'm a huge collector and I study them regularly.



I collect original art from my most favorite illustrators. The one on the far right is by G. Brian Karas, the middle one is by Melissa Sweet, the bottom is by Leslie Patricelli, and the one on the far left is by Caroline Mockford.


I also collect very small treasures and keep them in shadow box - actually it's an old letterpress drawer I found on ebay.


Julie Arkell is a England's most recognized contemporary craft artist. This is one of her paper mache dolls.


My studio isn't big and I have tons of supplies so I found these cool canvas buckets at Black Ink and I hang them from my window pulls around my studio.


This wreath is made by Haru. She used pages taken from L. Frank Baum's 1904 edition of The Land of Oz. The message reads "Life is an adventure" It hangs from my studio door.