Thank You

Thank You for all the love and supports.

As a special thanks to all my facebook, twitter and blog followers,

SAVE 15% on ANY order from my ETSY Shop till Nov 30th.

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no pepper here...

So here are my latest still life pieces that don't involve peppers or tomatoes...

Available at my ETSY store. Enjoy ^_^

Title: Treasure (White)

Left Title: Full Cup Right Title: Treasure (Black)

Left Title: Art Lover Right Title: Blue on White

Both Treasure (White) and Full Cup had recently found a new home.

Yay! Thanks for all the support ^_^

More pepper still life... and some tomotoes ^_^

Here's my second attend on the pepper still life serie.

Looking for the right pepper(s) turn out almost as hard as getting the right shot.

But they turn out nice. Hope you like them too. Enjoy ^_^

Stay tune for more...

my pepper series

I have wanted to do a series of still life photos that are a departure from my usual style.

First thing that came to my mind was Edward's pepper. His style of photography proved to be much harder that I thought. After much trial and error, I finally got something that I’m happy with. It might not be like Edward’s; after all he is a master at light and shadow. But I hope you like it anyway. Coming soon to my Etsy store.

Now if I can only convince my husband to roll down a sand dune butt naked too, haha…

Meet Dr Sketchy...

So who is Dr Sketchy you may ask...it's not a who but a when & where.

Dr Sketchy is a once a month getting together of artists and models.

It is a place where artists, painters and photographers can capture the images of the posting model for the whole afternoon. This is a very unique concept that started in NYC and now happening in 40 major cities around the world. So if you happen to be one of the lucky one in those cities, be sure to check it out. Just bring your tools of trade and $10 cover charge plus tips for the lovely models. You're now ready to paint, draw, click, drink and laugh with other art lovers.

Here's some highlight from my Dr Sketchy experience:

Our lovely model, Kate.

The person responsible for bringing me to this event, Josh.

Kate had to hold these posts for up to 20 minutes at a time.

No one told me that our model would pick her favorite sketch in return for free cover on the next event.

I would have hid in the bathroom had I knew ahead of time, haha.

So, ya this is my first attempt at figure drawing, can you tell?!

Room for improvement for SURE, haha ^_^

Overall I had a blast. Looking forward to the next one already.

Be sure to look for your local Dr Sketchy events too.

Happy Sketching ^_^

Grand Opening of Eclectica

It's finally open! The new and improved Eclectica Gallery.

Location: 521 Nevada Way, Boulder City, NV.

This super hip gallery / boutique shop has tons of creative art pieces to offer. From paintings to custom furniture to jewelry to fine art photography (from yours truly ^_^), you can find it here. Eclectica offers a much needed place for local artists to showcase their talents. Only those of us who live here understand how valuable that service is to the small art community of Las Vegas and it's surrounding area. (Thanks Christi & Val!)

So please do stop by the shop and help support these local artists.

Here's so highlight of the shop.

Cool artsy furniture at the storefront.

The team working hard at getting the place ready for opening day.

You can see my Polka Dots paintings at the back wall ^_^

Some of my work, so honored to be here ^_^

The group of art work on the right is by one of my favorite artist Garcell Art.

Now go check out some galleries and support your local art community ^_~

for the guys...

Just some great gift ideas for that special man in your life.

From Design By Helen

by tomatomade

by Cufflinks

by moxy

by City Cowboy

by mariforssell

by MEDIUM CONTROL

Look for more great gifts on etsy.com

Shop hademade^_^

sunbathing pears?!

Did a quick photo shoot on some cute mini pears. Enjoy :)

Title: Sunbath

Title: pear in cup

(still trying to come up with a better title, suggest?)

Title: 3 pears and a cup

Title: fruit bowl

(Bead Bowl courtesy of Garcell Art, love it)

Hope you like them, stay tune for more ^_~

light as a feather

Treasury East featuring super talented etsy artists.

...light as a feather...

Fun @ the Fine Art Festival

My first art booth ever...

We have so much fun at my first art fair this past weekend.

Met lots of fun people and interesting people out there.

It's been tons of hard work leading up to that special day.

A special thank you to my oh so supportive hubby:

Can't do it with out you honey, thanks a bunch!!!

Here are some shots from that day...

Here's my space, number 88. Yay!

Hubby hard at work setting up the tent one day before show.

My space all dress up, finally.

Even got a ribbon, not bad for a first timer. ^_^


Can't wait to do another show.

Hopefully the next one we will have more sale.

See you then.

This just in....

Brand new sets of new 4" x 6" blank note cards.

Coming soon to my ETSY shop.

Image from the left: Dreamy, Morning Glory, Voigtlander & Brownie.

bookmark this...

I'm been busy getting ready for the up coming craft show.

Among the many things I'm making are these...

Inspirational bookmarks, come free will every order from my shop.

Napa... need I say more

Here are some shots from my recent trip to beautiful Napa Valley. The weather was so beautiful there. The misty and foggy mornings there felt so surreal. For those of you who had been there, you know what I mean. And if you haven’t been to the great wine county, you should definitely add it to your list. This place is the perfect romantic getaway. These photos barely captured one tenth of the beauty Napa Valley has to offer. But I still hope you enjoy them!

Come the Spring

Here it is, my latest and greatest treasury, Come the Spring. A book from my favorite romantic novelist, Julie Garwood, inspires the title. I want this to be soft and romantic just like the novel. And it seems a good fit for Spring and Valentine's Day too. I was lucky enough to come across this amazing group of photographers; I just wish I could take such wonderful images too. This is by far one of the prettiest treasuries I had put together. So happy to share these great finds with everyone! Enjoy.

My First Interview Ever.

This is my first blog interview ever.

So exciting. Can't way to get some feedbacks.

Thanks Funny Sky for featuring me.

A Trip Down Memory Lane...

My new Trip Down Memory Lane series...

The theme for this series is to capture important images from our past. Like most iconic objects, they will remind you a difference time long long ago. All of the objects photographed in this series come from our own collections of antique and vintage collectibles. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do capturing them....

Stay tuned for more ^_~