Category Archives: Silicon Valley

I ❤️ Blackwing Pencils & Sailor Fude Pens

I love these pencils and this pen. Put them together, and they’re my current most-favorite-supplies combo. Here, they’re combined with a touch of colored pencil. And a bit more than a touch here, but still, mostly pen and pencil. The … Continue reading

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Nola’s Irises

May means it’s time to sketch the iris at Nola’s farm. Continue reading

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California Poppies

It’s a superbloom year in California! Continue reading

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Everyday Views, Everyday Tools

Drawing with simple tools Continue reading

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Two Museums

What I love about seeing art in museums (besides the obvious “it’s much better in real life” bit) is that I get to look at it in two ways: as an art piece in itself and as a part of an interaction with museum goers. Continue reading

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Robots

At a First Robotics event in Monterey, California. Continue reading

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Urban Farming

Garden to Table Silicon Valley is the non-profit that runs Taylor Street Famrs in San Jose, where I sometimes volunteer with my kids. It’s an urban farm built on what was once a parking lot. With year-round veggies that they … Continue reading

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Pink and Blue Swatched Pages

This salmony pink and blue aren’t colors I’d normally chose. But I’ve been to the Rosicrucean Museum before, and know they’re the colors of atleast one of their outdoor gardens. So I prepainted a page with random swatches in both … Continue reading

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Dance, Stories, Song and more

Song and Dance celebrate Women’s History Month in San Jose Continue reading

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The drought and the deluge

Still wondering if climate change is real? Come spend a year in California, you’ll see how dire the situation is. Continue reading

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