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the outside scoop: 6

This week, outside the studio…

We were able to get one more segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail done last weekend. It was about 12 miles but we got lucky with the weather and had some cloud cover to help keep us cool. With 8 hikes down, we still have 68 more segments to go to complete the whole circuit.
My second crochet project was pajamas for Bowie, I know he doesn’t look too thrilled but he really doesn’t mind being cozy at night even if they are a little big on him. Next set I make will fit better… always learning!

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

the outside scoop: 5

This week, outside the studio…

While I’ve spent most of my time in the studio these days, I did manage to get into the ocean a few times.
Some days I go straight from pajamas to my wetsuit and feel pretty lucky to start my day that way.
This photo was taken a few weeks ago but it’s a pretty typical scene for me and my swim buddy Mike heading into the water for a late afternoon swim enjoying the warmer summer waters off Seabright Beach. Thanks for the photo Karen!

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

the outside scoop: 4

This week, outside the studio…

Cactus flowers blooming just outside my studio
It was our 19th anniversary this week, and Nate brought me this amazing bouquet of flowers. All the spikey weird flowers bc they’re super cool, red ones bc it’s my favorite color and yellow roses for friendship – feeling the love.
Finished my first crochet project, a pair of fingerless mittens to replace my shredded old pair. Feeling a little proud of myself for this one!
A little relaxing time at Pinecrest Lake and Bowie’s second time in the kayak – he did fall in this time though!

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

the outside scoop: 3

This week, outside the studio…

Spent some much needed time off the grid in the Sierras this week.
I spent my time playing with dogs and friends, watching the osprey fish and I learned to crochet!
Adventures to almost 9,000 ft at Highland Lakes
Inspiration through exploration…

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

the outside scoop: 2

This week, outside the studio…

My parents came to town for my birthday week, so we went kayaking in Elkhorn Slough with friends.
It was Bowie’s first time in a kayak and he did great checking out all the otters and birds.
For those of you that don’t know, when I’m not in the studio, I’m most often found here, in the freezing cold ocean swimming. This week I got my mom in with me. Swimming is my form of meditation and of course a source of inspiration for my work as well.
The corpse flower was full of drama, will she bloom, won’t she bloom? I went up to the UCSC Arboretum a number of times to check on her and then when all hope was thought to be lost, she bloomed! The smell had faded a bit by the time I got up there but I did get a few sticky whiffs of this incredible plant.
While I was crouched down taking this photo of a water hyacinth flower in a Bonny Doon pond, my dog was trying to walk across them and promptly plopped completely into the water – both of us were pretty surprised! He’s a good swimmer though!

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

the outside scoop: 1

This week, outside the studio…

First week seeing the corpse flower at the UCSC Arboretum – can’t wait to see and smell this baby blooming!
My favorite secret spot to be off the grid and reconnect with nature
Santa Cruz summer sunsets are pretty perfect

The Outside Scoop is a weekly blog series that shares a little bit of what’s going on in my life outside of the studio. Please feel free to leave comments, I look forward to chatting with you here!

New Blog Series Launching!

I’ve been feeling disenchanted with social media these days and posting there less and less. Fighting the algorithm and being inundated with an overwhelming amount of admittedly very funny videos are a just part of the battle. But, I still do want to share what I’m up to both in and out of the studio with you all. So….

I’ve decided to launch a new blog series, called ‘the outside scoop’. This will be a once a week post containing what’s going on in my life outside the studio so you might get some inspirational nature bits, adventures and probably a dog photo or two will sneak in once in awhile. Please feel free to leave comments on my posts, I look forward to chatting with you there!

low tide morning dog walk at Davenport Landing

I will be keeping all my social media accounts live, but my plan is to share more content here through this blog series and less (…and less) there. After all, you guys have actually subscribed to get my posts and hopefully we can reconnect without fighting the algorithm. Thanks for letting my life hit your inbox once a week!