red right ankle

+ + + +

THIS IS THE STORY of your red right ankle
And how it came to meet your leg
And how the muscle bone and sinews tangled
And how the skin was softly shed
And how it whispered,
“Oh, adhere to me for we are bound by symmetry
And whatever differences our lives have been
We together make a limb”
This is the story of your red right ankle

—The Decemberists

tintypes

true danger girls V & VI

inside distance

I LOVE THAT MOMENT when a treasure finally reveals its purpose.

Finished this piece yesterday. It's set in the 20" x 24" vintage oval frame I rummaged this summer.

true danger girls III & IV

midlake winter

TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER by Midlake is one of my favorite albums. It's my winter music. Probably because I discovered it a few winters ago while reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Together the two made a great impact on me and a beautiful music stain on my memory.

3 year anniversary

SOMETIMES it's difficult not to tell you how much I love Ben. Seeing as it's our 3 year wedding anniversary today I think I can get away with it just this once.

Sometimes it's also difficult not to tell you how hard we have worked to get here. Because it didn't start out like this. It's taken a process I can't begin to put into words. Just that somewhere along the way we started to heal and let go of old pain and expectations born in dark places of our hearts long before we met.

Ben is the most beautiful, hilarious, loyal, nurturing, (stubborn), generous man I have ever known and my best friend. He loves me for who I truly am—a loving, creative, passionate (slightly self-absorbed) beam of light—and has helped me become my best me so far.

So happy anniversary Bear. Thank you for teaching me how to be loved and love myself. I adore you. -Punx

true danger girls

TRUE DANGER was a men's magazine from 1937 to 1975. I bought several issues at an estate sale years ago and finally found the inspiration to make something, specifically with the naked ladies.

Faceless, pink, airy compositions keep the sexy all innocent and sweet in my mind.