Australian Shepherd - Pal 61

I just completed a new Pug Pal! Meet my Australian Shepherd. I am very happy with him, and he looks pleased to be here too, don't you think? :)

Pugs around the world sing to Emmitt!

I posted Emmitt's video "Emmitt & The Piggy" on You Tube a few months back, and somebody made a video of their pug singing to emmitt's video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZaRSKdqPY4

This totally made my day!

A fun day at the park

Fred, Emmitt and I had a great day at the park on Sunday. It was a beautiful day, still very warm but with a hint of Fall on the way.

Personalized Dog Bowls

Announcing...

My New Dog Bowls

I am proud to offer Ceramic Dog Bowls that can be ordered with any of my Pug or Pal paintings and personalized your dog's name for FREE! Check them out... http://www.pugnotes.com/dog-bowl.htm

Emmitt cracks me up!

Poor baby! His Halloween 2007 costumes just arrived, and of course, I had to see how he looks! Emmitt is a lobster this year. His corgi cousin, Moe is going to be one too. For a surprise, I also got my pug a bonus costume! I could not resist getting Emmitt an outfit to look just like Moe. Emmitt wants to blend in with the smart herding dogs. Good try Emmitt, Good try!

Dog Days of Summer

These photos made me smile. After following the link below, click on each photo to see a close up view. Enjoy! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20394370/

New Pug Painting

I like this new painting of Emmitt that I just finished. It was inspired by a sketch I did at Art Camp . I love how different mediums can change the same image.

Celebration!

I spent the whole day framing all of my new art and then fred helped me hang it all. I love how it turned out!

The best part is all the frames were 1/2 off ($5 each) which is especially great when i make 17 pieces of art in one week!

Meet Baxter...

Meet Baxter the Pug who climbs 14ers!
My sister just emailed me this story from our local news channel, 9 news... http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=75688 .

Way to go Baxter! What a fun and inspiring story. It will make you smile!

Anderson Ranch 2007

I had an amazing time on my vacation last week at Art Camp. This is my second year taking printmaking classes at Anderson Ranch. We worked with completely non-toxic, water based Akua Inks. I will never go back to oil. These inks clean up with soap and water, yet give an effect much better than oil. They do not smell, dry quickly and are either transparent or deep depending how you choose to print. I focused on creating drypoint etchings which I am just in love with. I am so excited and appreciative of the knowledge and experience I had. Here is some of my work...

The winners are...Linda, Jen and Melanie!
Thank you so much for posting! You made my day, and I made you each a set of pens. Thank you so much for playing! Please just email me your addresses so that I may send the off to you right away!

Art Camp was wonderful! I will post pictures this weekend!

Fun Contest
I recently visited a great blog that had a prize giveaway for all the people who posted to the entry. I think it a great idea, so I am going to give it a try. :)

My giveaway prize is the set of three fabric flower pens you see. Two have vintage button centers, while the third has one of my pug paintings sewn on the front. I will be away on vacation next week, so I thought this would be a great way to stay in touch while I am gone.

To enter, please just comment to this August 11, 2007 "Fun Contest" post. All you need to say is hi. :) When I return home on Sat. August 18th, I will put all the names of the people who posted a comment in a hat, and I will randomly pick the winner. Check back on the 18th to see who won. I will send that person the set of handmade fabric flower pens.

Click on the picture to get a closer look at the prize.

Have a great week!

Pug Doll
I just finished this wonderful pug doll. I got the pattern from a talented artist. You can purchase a pattern for yourself in her etsy shop http://wingsandpaws.etsy.com/

I used wool felt instead of muslin and had a great time making it!

9 Pug Stamps
I finished carving my 9th stamp and filled my frame I bought for my collection. I see another frame coming since I have my 10th stamp ready to carve.

Smiling Dog Contest!
I am so excited! I just found out that The Bark Magazine has accepted a photo I snapped of Emmitt's best friend, Oscar. Look in the Sept. 2007 Smiling Dogs section. It will be on news stands Sept 21st! Yay Oscar!

A Fun Day!
We had a fun day at the Dog Expo! We met a lot of nice people and dogs too. :)

Check out my fellow vendors...

Dishydog.com - The Clear Choice in Dog Feeders and

http://www.catklee.com/ - The Photography of Cat K. Lee.

My next show is at Pugs in the Park, sponsored by The Colorado Pug Rescue on Sunday, Oct 7, 2007 in City Park, Dever, CO. Come by and see me!

Dog Expo!
I am all packed and ready for my second show of 2007! The Dog Days of Summer Dog Expo is tomorrow in Parker, CO at the Wildlife Experience Museum. I am excited to meet lots of new people and sell some pug and dog art.

If we were all Simpsons...









http://simpsonizeme.com/
Meet my friend, Leann!

My sister's South Park creation!

How Fun!

If I lived in South Park,
I would look like this...

What would you look like?

Create your character

http://images.southparkstudios.com/games/create/

Happy Birthday Emmitt!
My Emmitt is 11 today.

He got extra strawberries for breakfast this morning. :)