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Wild cucumbers are not edible, but the pioneers used a root tea for stomach troubles, and the indians used the pulverized root for a wide range of disorders. Interesting plant.

Azaleas...gorgeous!

 About opening that wall...I,ve always thought that space should have been part of your studio.

More space and more light, cool! I'd like to see a closeup of that upper painting on the wall. Looks colorful.

  OK...who made the banana tart and did you get to eat it?

Stamping on soap...who would have thought...? It looks lovly.

If I keep drawing at the current pace, I'll have the drawings done by Thanksgiving. The finished film... early 2009 if all goes well.

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I've always liked the spitting bagel machine. :D

I had the best time reading your blog. Your unique sense of humor and eye for the natural world really come through. What is the target date for completion of your new film?

steve...the bean film is insane!!!! insane in a good way....love it...especially the pooping llamas.
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Spooky mushroom!

Puffball...neat!

Well, the quality is a long way from "great" but it is fun to share it again after all these years.

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Ah ha, it's great to see the ABC online!

     Just took a quick look at your recent blogs...most enjoyable.
     We're in Wall, S.D.

The Salmonberry blossom is gorgeous. The Dry Lagoon to Stone Lagoon walk must be beautiful!

Pat

Happy Spring!

This afternoon we will be anticipating 79th and 80th inches of snow for the season so far...

Nice site!

Yes, we remember Shelter Cove...wonderful photo.

          Just caught up on your current blogs..congratulations on getting the mosaic finished.

I wonder how long before the fabric of your button shirt gives out!

Nice work from your friends at A & G Engraving!

Joe

Los Lobos is adorable. Let's see more! :)

Beautiful photos from your New Years hike.

Very thoughtful, but I'm glad my cats didn't give me a grebe for christmas.

Oops..I called the sunrise a sunset...I know better.
The Solstice party is even more interesting.

Sunset...gorgeous!

Freehand, yes, using a light table.

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Way to go! Newspaper article was good.

So...you draw all the in-between drawings freehand?

The owners live right next door.

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Somebody loved that house...

Nope, not the Eye, it'll be in the Eureka Reporter on Thursday.

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Reporter..shall we watch for an article on your film project in the Arcata Eye?

And of course I'll have to call it "Mermaid Number Five"

Yes! Mermaid #5!

Mermaid sketch #5 has drawn some attention, and I like it too... maybe I'll do something with it.

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I just discovered you. Holy Mama, you are great!

Melusine does not remind me of you-know-who. Good job:) Maybe think about going back to mermaid sketch #5...I believe you have something good there, too.

And, your little tiny weeny nude is perfect. Definitely have to have that one.

   I'd love to see that rooster refined into a stamp. The mosaic is looking good.

The Open Studios signs look good...you must have put in a lot of time on that project.

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Ha. When I studied clown, I was told to always wear a hat when in costume, to make myself less vulnerable.

Its a lovely drawing.

  The door is lovly...it has real character.

Functional art is a good thing. It was also very cool to draw something up and then have someone else (an expert) build it.

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Your door is gorgeous! It must be pleasing to your soul when art and function interact so beautifully.

There are links to conventions on my Contacts & Links page. Stempel-Mekka is in Germany and ARTspecially the Netherlands. I suggest asking them about stores.

Gasp! I don't think I've ever seen a picture of disarray in your studio. :)

you mention that you'll be in Germany next year for a stamp convention.
i'm heading off to europe for the first time next year and, of course, i want to hit all the stamp stores and conventions that i can find. but i'm having trouble finding them. do you (or anyone out there) have links for great stores in western europe or links to stamp conventions?

tia,
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I like the peg stamps and the way you have them on the site now. I think they load faster as well (not that I have been obsessively checking that page or anything).

       You are the first retailer I've ever known who told customers to hold off buying until the sale. That's very user friendly!!

Your Phoenix pictures are outstanding, Steven. You have a wonderful eye for seeing the most exciting in everything. I loved the cactus wren.

Thank you, Steven! I'll check my mail for the RSM.

I like your Arizona photos.

 You've got some good Arizona photos. An inch and a half fly is almost scarey.

Hi Steven! Just had my first chance to look at all your blogs...very interesting that you share your life with us this way. As I've told you before your work is unusual and wonderful, your photography right down my alley and "Euro" is my kinda cat!! Looking forward to enjoying your site and especially the peg sale coming up in 10 DAYS!!! Blog on my friend!!

Just posted a whole week's worth of out-of-town blogs. My sabbatical in 2008 is just from rubber stamp conventions, I'll still be making and selling stamps, and of course blogging. The new peg stamp preparations are going slower than expected (some web site re-working is in order too) so yes, I'm afraid you might have to wait till November (or look in RSM cuz my ad shows all of them!).

Sabbatical in '08? Does this mean a sabbatical from the blog, too? :(

Does that mean that we won't see the new peg stamps until November?

Oh, I'm glad the tiny peg sale includes the new ones (as noted in RSM).

Unwell model...I hope it wasn't catching.

 Loved the comments with the photos. We picked them up in Red Lodge, Montana.

Thank you for all the travel pix! When we were in Belgium and in Italy in 2006 I took a ton of photos of cobblestones--the artistry and intricacy and workmanship was facinating--I'm so glad you're making stamps of the designs!

Ahhh....lovely. Thanks for posting the pics.
There sure are lots of Neked Statures over there in Yurp (That's how we say Europe in Texas).
I'm thinking I would be one of those middle age women lined up to have my picture taken with the bronze boy if I had the chance. ;)

Outstanding pictures, Steven. What a treat. Pat

Yay, you're back from Europe...time for the new peg stamps!

Lovely photos of Prague, btw.

I'm waiting anxiously for the Prague pics....(hint, hint)

I heard that Peregrine Falcons nest under the Golden Gate Bridge.

I don't normally get described as 'organised', hee.

I think the majority of stampers are not quite as organized as T.O.D., not to mention "aware" as to where their stamps came from. The majority of Meer Image stampers, by contrast, are quite nice!

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The rotten leaf is beautiful.

You are going to make us wait until September to see the other 26 peg stamps???? September is *days* away.

I was really sorry to see a letter in the latest RSM that seemed to vindicate your move to mounted stamps only. The writer seemed to be saying how could anyone possibly be expected to keep track of where their unmounteds came from? I thought that was very sad. I can usually remember where a stamp came from and/or tell by the style, and I organize my storage by stamp company.

Rotten Leaf...guess that shows that rotten can be beautiful.

Glasshopper...love it!

     Sweeping Beauty...did you get this idea from the fact that there really is a cleaning service called Sweeping Beauty?

Congratulations on the completions of the projects, Steven. That was quite a list. Enjoy the Chimay. Pat

Done! That is incredible...

You have nothing to do? Ha,ha.

 Well, thank goodness for a winner! This parrot thing was keeping me up nights.

There were way more puns, it turns out, that I ever imagined. Here are some of my faves sent in by all of you: Parrot Dice (before I said the geometric symbols were nonsense); Parrot Dies (sent in by 2 people); Macawb! Him-a-layin (now that's thinking hard!)

Thanks everybody, that was fun!

All rules aside, it was fun. Actually, just after sending my last guess, I got the Him a lay in part and found that Cybele got there before me when I clicked back in. Steven, if you do him in skeleton, then you can call it Macawb. It is usually the puns that just come out without thought that are the best ones, but this one tops them all.

I recommend not posting your pun guesses here, for two reasons. If you're close but not quite - you might be helping out the competition. And, if you do get it right, I won't have your contact info - anyone could write to me and say "I'm "so-and-so" who won the contest. Instead, send your answer to me via the Contact page, and be sure to include your email address - thanks!

well points to you, too, Elaine, for the dark humor -- macawb. Oh, I can't resist -- a triple pun, Steven, once you make it into a stamp, there will be many "PARROT DIES"!

I think you should send her two stamps. Him-a-layin's a pretty good answer, too.

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH i got it -- Himmelen means "paradise" "PARROT DIES"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahah

okay here's my stab at the dead parrot pun...."Him-a-layin'", as in he's physically laying on the stone slab, and "Himalayan" -- on a website about the Himalayas, they are described as "Where earth meets sky" --- so is this what it has to do with the picture, the parrot (a bird who flies, thus symbolizing "sky") has met the earth, symbolized by the stone slab??

knocking on heavens door?

Macawb?

Stone cold dead facing heaven...I don't know...

 Well, I did google and found that himmel means heaven or sky in at least two languages...that there's a "dead parrot society" and a lot about some Python sketch, but I don't see any pun.

Ah, I see that folks are fishing for hints, but I'm not falling for that. Not yet anyway.
Annie S - I tried sending you an email but it came back - please contact me using the Contact form.

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"Parrot on a Plinth" could be a catchy name.

Does the parrot drawing have something to do with Jimmy Buffett?

Himmelen...Heaven only knows!

        I'm surprised you didn't have to bake the cake too.

Hello! great idea of color of this siyte!

The last week's pictures are amusing, but I'm surprised you didn't slap a small shark fin drawing on that "Closed Beach" sign. Or a foot emerging from a wave, or...

Sure, I'd do an interview!

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Your images are gorgeous. Would you be interested in doing an email interview about your stamping business on my rubber stamping blog?
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        The Euro picture is irresistible...

I think it's awesome...Ancient, yet modern...I'd buy it...

   It seems you would want to let people know a little more history about Melusine. I didn't know if I liked her or not, until I did some reading.

  I googled Melusine and found out more than I needed to know, but I did wonder what the starbucks connection was...guess I haven't patronized them enough to have noticed the logo.

Kabu--is he/she a Maine Coon?

Hee. Yes, I think the birthday boy recognizes and appreciates both species...

Is that anyone I know in the bathtub????

  Bathtub with occupant..just perfect!

What a great bunch of Sand Sculpture pictures!

         I think I can guess what's in that big box...

That's a California Shingle Spider (actually I have no idea). Yeah, I'll bet the birthday boy recognized the species.... oh wait, you mean the snake?
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What kind of spider is that?

The card I made with Eden was very well received by the herpetologist birthday boy, he liked it very much. When I asked him if could recognize the species, he did first try.

You're just winding me up.

Yes, mermaid #5 could have an interesting twist... heh heh

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I liked the #5 mermaid as well.

Ex Libris will become a rubber stamp, although I'm not quite sure that it's done.

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Poor shrew...

Its ok to store the carvings just like that, as long as they are face up and one layer deep? Hmm. There's a thought. Mine are wrapped up in wax paper.

My boyfriend was crazy for the ATC I made with Sebastian. Normally, he doesn't get too excited about my stamping. I thought he would be more impressed by the pendant I made with the Giant Water Bug, but apparently not. Now I must make a birthday card for his brother, the herpetologist, with Eden.

Will you be turned the Ex Libris carving into a stamp? I would like one for myself. I'm enjoying seeing all of your carvings.

Conner wonders if that cat really did that. I told him yes.

         Seeing the drawer full of original eraser carvings reminds me that I feel lucky to have the original sunflower one. What'll you give me for it? Ha,ha.

I use Staedler MasterCarve, it's great stuff. It's never crumbly, always very smooth and easy to cut. It has the occasional defect in the carving surface, air bubble or some such, but that's very minor. The MasterCarve is a bit softer than the original recipe for Staedler Mars Grand Plastic Erasers, I prefer the eraser material but they don't make 'em big like the carving blocks.


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I think Staedtler Mastercarve is usually packaged as such and not sold in bulk. What Steven is using looks like Mastercarve to me. I just wish I could find some in a store, rather than online, but I can't find it anywhere.

Hi Steven, Where do you get your carving material? It looks like it's really smooth and makes very crisp, clean cuts, and I like how it's so thick. I've been carving stamps for a while, but all I seem to find at the local craft chain is either this super-thin pink stuff or this product which I think is Staedler Mastercarve which is very crumbly & delicate.

    What sort of connection do you have with a coffee roaster in New Zealand?

Thanks for the Lilac and Violet suggestions - I haven't begun the third yet but flowers are not my forte, and so I welcome suggestions as to what kind would be good.
I'm surprised raccoons are not extinct, I see so many unlucky ones on the road.

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It was great to see you in Puyallup and to watch you carving the daisy--thank you! It's probably old hat to you, but it's a real thrill for us to meet the artists we admire.
I'm hoping your 3rd in a series flower will be a violet or a lilac.
The crows are even better "in person" -- I love how your work is so "anatomically correct." And it must have been some weird kind of Karma or life imitating art--we saw 3 Rocky "Roadkill" Racoons on the way home.
Thanks again for the blog.

Very nice! (The Puyallup carving).

I've ordered the book..it looks interesting.

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LOVE my dog bone with the skeleton! great idea....interesting mix. yes....i am definitely ok with it! :-)

The wild iris..very good! I'm one of those who's been waiting for something like that.

That's an excellent idea!

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I think you need a new category: Bones

Love the De Dak Valk..

German for doen is tun? Doon is the pronounciation for tun. Do more, paid more. I think the peeking crow will draw curiousity. Nice ad.

In German, Meer means Sea. Mehr, pronounced the same, means more. Verdient, in context could mean "pay" or "earnings" Could be a pun, too. I'll have to look at it again. Loved the pictures from Holland. It is good to see your artistic evolving.

 Well, I don't know about that crow just peeking around the corner...will it draw attention?

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What gorgeous photos, Steven! I enjoyed each and every one. The flowers were positively beautiful. They are so perfect they don't even look real. Thanks for sharing. Pat

Fantastic (almost unreal) photos from Holland...you were lucky to be there when all those flowers were blooming.

Insomnia ... Googling around ... love your crows!

Ha. I think we saw that dog in one of the parking lots overlooking the Canyon.

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Sophie isn't vicious LOOKING at all. She just has a short fuse. ;o) I like the carving.

love that crow/skeleton carving. Gives me the idea that you could somehow have a "branch-off" idea and make into some sort of tessellating/interlocking design.

 Oh, Sophie's not THAT vicious looking..

    Love that bronze raven..

           Great fun to see you hard at work carving at the New Mexico show.

I like the little cut out spine in the carving picture...

A safe trip to all! Please say "hi" to the Sandias for me!

Cybele - not a bad idea, they would have to be solid black for sure. Dusty - that's funny because the model looked at that drawing and said it made her look real mad... at what I don't know.

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Who is the woman throwing a punch at in your sketches? The person who thought up Daylight Saving Time?

Hi Steven -- I work as a mentor with mentally ill kids, and I just wanted to let you know they all LOVED the crow stamps -- I let them run amock with my stamp collection for a round robin journal project, and they all picked the crows. I love them, too -- any chance you would consider coming out with a smaller set of them? - I am really enjoying using them in my journal, but it would be so great to have them on a smaller scale, even though that would prob. lose a lot of detail -- but even the silouhettes are fantastic.

I love your "Wallflower" picture and your "Songwriter" sketch! Pat

Is that a shefflera? You can prune them? I have had one for twenty plus years, I think the only reason it has survived my purple thumb is that it is bigger'n I am.

I love your idea/plan/project of an index card drawing every day--an addition that won't seem like much now but will trigger happy memories in as little as a month is to write on each one the date (oh, really),the time of day and your location at the time of the drawing. Okay, and an eye-witness weather report. Thanks again for sharing your blog.

     Thanks to Annie S for the tip on finding skeleton photos.
     
     The valentine crows...very clever.

If you go to the Google website and type in "embracing skeletons" you'll find pictures and articles -- it really would make a great Meer Image stamp! Your crows are wonderful.

          This new way of blogging with vanannies software is pretty exciting.
          I looked and looked through various newspapers to see those embracing skeletons, but couldn't find them...did get a quick glimps on tv.

Thanks again for the detailed information and postings; it's appreciated. I am in awe!

     Thanks for showing the tools!

yes, those embracing skeletons would make a great stamp...a human story, 5,000 yrs. old. I've somehow always felt remote and removed towards all those National Geographic stories about our ancestors, but I have to say that photo touched me -- it's neat to have a visual that really makes a connection through the ages...these weren't just Ancestors -- they were people with daily lives, who had emotions like fear and love, who cared about each other.

Raccoon Feed is not based on a photo, but on a sighting (I was driving at the time). Later on I did photograph lots of crows in a parking lot, and my birds are based on those photos. Did anyone see the photo in the news today of two ancient skeletons in an embrace? I might do a stamp of that.
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