monsoon colorforms.
June 24, 2008
Just took a day to play before diving into my next few jobs. This started from a snippet of a dream I had, but it ended up somewhere else. It sorta reminds me of colorforms. Remember those? I loved those. The story always changed depending on how you stuck the shapes to the backdrop. I think the raindrop trees are in anticipation of the monsoons. The clouds are building and the sky is growling, but nothing more than sprinkles so far.
Speaking of which, we invested in a 1700-gallon cistern to catch rain water! Isn’t that awesome?! Never thought I’d be so happy about a humongous piece of plastic! Hee. We have a good well, but I think it’s really important that we conserve it here in the desert. Our gutters will feed the tank, and we’ll be able to water our garden and ‘futuristic’ greenhouse with it. It’s quite exciting news. I’m gonna be dancing in the rain when ours starts to fill! And some folks out here catch 3xs that! I can’t even imagine. Still, it’s a quantum leap from the two, 50-gallon rain barrels…just gotta get the cistern connected and buried before the monsoons get here!
Other stuffs + inspiration: i finished a commission for Land of Nod (i’ll post it once they announce it in their catalog) and they just added my CC dishes and puzzle to their catalog. Sarajo who shared a link to carrotmob : and this beautiful movie we watched, Bella + the book Samsara Dog.
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HELLO!
June 24th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
ooohhhhweeeee, I love this piece so much. And colorforms too….. love love love.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
This is a fabulous piece jenny. I think I should visit you sometimes in your dream!!!. It seems your ‘dream world’ is a beautiful place. May you always dream like that sis.
And congratulations for all the jobs you accomplished and best wishes for all coming up.
Love to you all
I will talk to you soon.
June 25th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Jenny! I love your site! I forgot that you had said that you have a new blog, I wanted to say hello sooner. While I’m here, I am absolutely in love with this piece. It is gorgeous! Hope you are well, and you are inspiring as always.
June 25th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Hello from Canada! I couldn’t help myself. Please, please, please grant me permission to promote your new website on my blog. My readers will go ga-ga over it. (ooops…I’ve already done that…please, please, forgive me)
June 25th, 2008 at 11:22 am
i could live within this illustration forever. so beautiful!
i recently saw this dvd called ’supersize me’and was horrifed about the eating habits and wastage in america (which is unfortunately catching on here). then i always think about you, what you write in your blog and how careful you are to be environmentally friendly. it really is wonderful and inspirational.
June 25th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
hi friends! it’s so fun to read your comments. i’ve been so busy lately and have missed blogging. thanks to all of you for YOUR inspiration, too. i feel so lucky to have this creative community, don’t you? i hope you are visiting each other’s sites, too. oh my, so much great stuffs…xo
June 28th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
This is really lovely! Your imagination is so wonderful :-)
July 4th, 2008 at 7:56 am
hey girl - finally figured out your old blog is done. I know, I know, I knew that, but kept thinki’ you were out on a long hike. I love the illustration below - fabulous, magical, a mystery, but lush. Congrats on the Chai project. What a unique thing for everyone to see. It’s a reminder to DO and not live in a bubble ‘waiting, thinking, ’someday, we’ll do this”, you guys just did it.” Been so busy with recovering from pie day, and now harvest for next three weeks…I miss my art. Tryin’ to get back to it next week. xoxoxo
July 7th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Jenny, this painting is so wonderful. It remind me of old Indian miniature paintings, but with your contemporary, whimsical style… fantastic!
July 8th, 2008 at 6:42 am
thanks for the comments. hmm, Carla, i never thought about the Indian folk art, but i’m sure it’s bound to influence me. hey, are you still coming to SF—would love to connect! and katherine, man, i’m exhausted from that 4 week hike. ha. thanks for visiting again, and i’m so happy pie day was a huge success! now back to your studio! hee.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:16 am
This is beautiful, Jenny. I am in love. So glad you posted this link on your other blog, because I was still checking there for updates! I am a little slow, I guess.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I see your work in Illustration Friday and I really like it. Is very nice. Thanks.