fifty-ninth mug shot. october 3. fresh coffee after hot yoga. sun's out!!

come with me

and i'll show you 

the place i see

fifty-eighth mug shot. october 2. guess who's back.

listening to some tunes

at 04h28 in the morning

there's a new mug in town

fifty-fifth mug shot. june 18. endangered creatures mug. lots of coffee.

hopelessly enamoured

with the black tar

caffeinated

fifty-third mug shot. june 16. cat mug. black coffee. bloody eyeball.

so i have conjunctivitis

i'll spare you the gory photo

of my super bloody eyeball

i'll only show you if you ask

{if you're into gross stuff its awesome}

forty-fifth mug shot. june 8. flower mug. green tea. 5 DAYS!!

my shop is open for five days

before i retire

for 100 days (at least)

the first sabbatical

of many

if i ever have full-time 

employees,

sabbaticals

will be mandatory

fortieth mug shot. june 3. favourite flower mug. blissful contemplation.

up to my ears

in orders

[of which i am extremely grateful]

scheming about

retirement

[but not the usual kind]

details soon

[♪♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪♫]

thirty-ninth mug shot. june 2. not a mug at all. cold black coffee at 10pm. a short poem.

basking in the glow

of my macbook monitor

the look on my face

asks

why do you still believe

what the media

tells

you

?

thirty-sixth mug shot. may 30. greetings mug. double smiles. guest blogger charlotte.

meow meow meow meow.

purr.

"thank you, brian, for the surprise cup of superior flavoured coffee."

"i'll miss you."

thirty-fifth mug shot. may 29. HO³ mug. this is my studio.

mr. sun is burning a hole 

in the wall 

thanks to the skylight. 

the fan is at top speed.

the ceiling is peeling.

it is very warm.

twenty-eighth mug shot. may 22. endangered creatures mug. 10pm coffee. i can spin my pen around my thumb. can you?

twenty-fourth mug shot. may 18. 11pm. dinner break. zen green tea. studio at night.

twenty-third mug shot. may 17. happy to be back in the studio. owl mug.

me and Armless Annie, back at it. great weekend, lots of sun, lots of self-study. still working away at an overwhelming to-do list but feeling up for the challenge, in part from reading "work as a spiritual practice". highly recommended for anyone (self-employed or not) struggling with imbalances in life & work. 

mr. owl is a present from amanda, who really truly made my day. thanks, amanda!!

nineteenth mug shot. may 13. broken promises. empty mug. mild insanity.

promised myself no more 12-hour workdays, two mugs ago.. broken promise. white ceramic mug with mere traces of a delicious coffee substance from this morning.. empty mug. wondering if my bangs are too long.. mild insanity. going to make sure i leave the house tomorrow.

twelfth mug shot. may 6. save the fishies. mug says "Protect our Endangered Creatures. The Earth is a home that belongs to us all."

eleventh mug shot. may 5. meditation break... Ironsides mug. drinkin' water. feelin' good.

meditation break. working late again. big studio mess. fulfilling & shipping orders from the busiest week in the 2.5 year history of the business. Ironsides mug. drinkin' water. feelin' good.

tenth mug shot. may 5. 2am. still answering emails. so tired. florida mug of pens and things.

fourth mug shot. april 29. this one is part of a flower series, got them for 25 cents apiece at horizon thrift store on james north.

third mug shot. april 28. a favourite, classy bowling. please welcome charlotte to the ring.

second mug shot. april 27. introducing Armless Annie.

first mug shot. april 22. stolen lighter brings abundance of power. tracie is a sailor.