"Care For A Cuppa...?"

This is my "Me Time" mug.

I use it when I am feeling in a really

100% "zen-good" mood.

It was made in an artists' co-op in Nepal...

and

I found it at the Ten Thousand Villages boutique

not far from where I live.

Artisans whose merchandise is sold in this store

are paid fair trade wages.

I think that is so cool.

Hence, this mug has super great karma.

I love the feel and heft of it.
In reality it is actually more pale, pale stone gray in color...

but somehow when I painted her

my silver blue Daniel Smith iridescent paint

kept jumping on my brush.

Go figure! :)

EDinMay...EDM #04..."Draw a Mug..."

"A Little Black Purse..."

...every girl needs one, right?

Mine is made of black tooled leather

with silver studs and a silver center button.

I bought it on a lark

while playing tourist up in Wickenburg, Arizona

at a western leather goods store.

It happens to be one of my fave "Go-To" pieces.

EDinMay...EDM #03..."Draw a Purse..."

BTW...

as of this posting, I am currently

9 days of sketching behind

the rest of "y'all" in completing

an EDM every day in May.

I feel like

I have been flung hard from my horse

and am now

tumbling deeply into the thorny ravine of "Need to Do's."

I still have one more drawing in my sketchbook

done and ready to share.

Sadly though,

as far as keeping up with the group

and the future EDM sketches... I will honestly attempt to

"catch as catch can..."(whatever that means!)

I don't mean to disappoint...I'm just facing the facts.

"A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do..."

~Mindy McCready

"Shedding Some Light..."

...on the subject. :)

This little lamp

stands only about a foot tall

and was one of the first purchases

we made when we moved to Arizona.

We had no furniture or TV

but

we had this little lamp!

It originally lit our front hall table

(once we purchased one)

but she now resides on the kitchen bar counter

and serves

as a sweet bit of a night light.

Every Day in May ♥ EDM #02: "Draw A Lamp"

"An apt quotation

is like a lamp which flings its light

over the whole sentence."

~Letitia Landon

"Foot Loose and Fancy Free..."

Since moving to Arizona several years ago...

I hardly wear shoes any longer.

Now, my closet is filled with sandals

of all shapes and sizes...

and a huge variety of flip flops.

This pair of HotFlops is totally outrageous

and is great fun to wear whenever

I want to feel like

Chiquita Banana...:)

Liz Steel (aka Borromini Bear)

proposed the idea

to do the EDM challenges 1-31 for "Everyday in May".

Since I have really been feeling the urge to

go back to my roots lately...

(illustrated watercolor journaling )

I felt this might just be what the art doctor ordered

to set me back on the right path.

I hope you pop back in every now and again

and

enjoy my adventure this month...:)