Orna-Mental

2010 was a banner year for ornament making, folks!
West Coasters brought the heat!
Year #6 is set to blast into the Christmas Ornament Hall o' Fame.
Start channeling your inner elf and get ready to get nuts!

Check out these inspirational highlights from last year:

golden child
by phil

feathery flyer
by j. mob

wheelie the elf helper
by brian

leafy ring dinger
by kelli

birdie flew out of the cukoo's nest
by fenton

ian, the christmas wizard
by allison

power train
by rich

nuts on a log
by big mama

christmas miracle
by manes

fuzzy holly
by eunice

gettin' after it!

kenny on the keys

gettin' after it!

bill and jen making magic

the playing field

Monumental Ornamental

2009 was the West Coast debut for the annual ornament making party and as you can see from the stellar sampling below, you folks out here really know how to make holiday magic!
This year, the Craft Jedis will be gathering once again,for the 5th year of this now legendary event. I can't wait for new friends to join the old ones on this year's tree!

christmas tickler


frosty the tie clip

whale-surfing wizard

treetop twinkle finch

bubbles (r.i.p mj)

santa's secret weapon

balls out bud tree

huggy the elf helper

snoozy sno-globe santa

***a little laugh bonus that all deep crafters will enjoy!***

http://www.hulu.com/watch/16417/saturday-night-live-googly-eyes-gardener

Blue Skies

Salmon Look Out, watercolor, 8"x 8", August 2009.


Halfmoon Balcony, watercolor, 8"x 8", September 2009.

Back of Lucca's, watercolor, 8"x 8", August 2009.

Blue Garage, watercolor, 8"x 8", September 2009.

The New View, watercolor, 8"x 8", August 2009.

The Cardboard Menagerie

All of these big, beautiful animals were made by me and my friend Josh out of cardboard, paint, some glue and a giant black magic marker. Their short lifespan was lived out at a children's benefit party at a museum in New York City called the Asia Society.

a jumbo japanese koi


happy monkeys

the kids went bannanas!

a giant, gentle indian elephant

a family of bengal tigers

mr. & mrs. crane

the lantern juggling dragon

the wise lion of babylon

I Love This Town

San Francisco. So many colors and textures and patterns all at once. Somebody decides,"I'll paint my house purple and yellow and pink and light blue." Its sounds completely nuts. But then I see it, every day, over and over in a million different, unthinkable combinations. Around every corner, there's another psychedelic surprise.
I love this town.

Here are some recent watercolors that I've made. They are all 8"x 8".

ORNAMENTASTICO 2007!

Here are some highlights from another successful ornament making jam session!

poncho the space elf
by pat, lindsey and reuben

sushi snacker

by bk

lil' leaf creeper

moon age daydreamer

slope shredding cyclops
by brian

food man frosty
by steve

hostess with the mostess
by kylie

hooty hoot friend
by reuben

wing dinger
by lindsay