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COLLABORATIONS

Timelapse Collaboration with my Two year old

July 30, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOWg2a05rA Now that my little girl is two her interest in all things art has skyrocketed, especially when she sees me painting. As she gets older I look forward to collaborating with her on many projects, but until then I've decided to see what I can create with some of her many sketches. Here is the first time lapse where I take an...

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Hamper Trap 2.0

July 28, 2014
HAMPER TRAP 2.0 Status: SUCCESS After the first hamper prank I tried on Eve failed miserably (a.k.a she outsmarted me), I thought I would give it another try. I upped the ante, changed my strategy and got to work. This was the failure of a first attempt I had tried last October when Eve was only a year and a half: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151987397478384&l=2566328510119016058 The...

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Best Buds

July 21, 2014
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It is amazing how much these two love each other, they never want to leave the other's side. Whenever Eve cries Nikki will run over and when Nikki is trying to sleep Eve will try to curl up beside her. As Nikki gets close to turning 14 I find myself struggling with the idea one day soon Nikki won't be there to pick...

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Toddler Charades

July 20, 2014
Thought of the Day:  Living with a toddler is like being forever stuck in a game of charades, but only winning one percent of the time.   ...

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Mike 0 - Ruth 2

July 07, 2014
Living with another person can be tough at times. You have to pick and choose your battles, especially when you are in a relationship with said person. Justifying an argument or taking revenge must be carefully weighed with the worth of the outcome and energy wasted. Thankfully when you have a child you can get them to do the dirty work of revenge...

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Tough decisions

July 05, 2014
As a mom and an artist I am sometimes faced with tough decisions. Today I had to decide between my art supplies and well, my art supplies. Sorry Eve. You'll be walking. ...

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Why Servers Make Great Parents

July 02, 2014
Before I had Eve I was first and foremost, an artist. That being said we are all familiar of the term, "starving artists" for a reason, and although I wasn't literally starving it is quite hard to make a full living off of your art. The occupation I kept to enable my artist life was to become a server and for me it...

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