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  • A teaser of prints to come…March 2026

    Although my new customers love the prints I’ve been offering for the last six months, I’m getting a few repeat customers now. And thought I’d freshen things up a bit by adding a few new images.

    Including my first new Scenic shot that is not Multnomah Falls, smile. (Yes, we love my frozen falls shots but variety is nice too!)

    Photo of a print of a close-up photo of Mt St Helens in the summer 2024. It's partly snow-covered in soft sunlight. View is south into the dome.
    Mt St Helens close

    I have many many more where these came from, I just lack the time to process and produce everything yet. But I’m squeezing it in as I can.

    These will first be available to buy in person at the April Radical Harvest Market in SE Portland. And on eBay if I can get my stuff together!

    Dueling coneflower prints in salmon, peach and orange hues.
    Colorful coneflowers 2025

    I’m also breaking in a new printer as my trusty old one finally spit out her parts, forcing my hand. And am back in touch with my old friend, fine art printer Jim Dittmer of JDA Creative Color. (He came to see me at the last Spot Market 3/14-15.) He hasn’t retired, he just closed his storefront in inner southeast Portland making me think so! Nope! Still going strong out in Gresham, just east of Portland. Check him out if you need any fine art scanning or printing done. He really knows his stuff, along with his son Matt.

    I’m printing up to 8×10 myself still at home, but hope to have larger fine art prints and posters with Jim’s help soon. (No dates set yet, but for sure by this Christmas.)

    Shot of a colorful mix of joyful prints - a due of bright orange california poppies on top of a macro of a honey bee in a yellow flower on top of a black printer.
    Colorful mix coming

    Ciao for now – Jan 3/23/26

  • More markets in 2026 already!

    More markets in 2026 already!

    Fry me for an oyster, I thought surely everyone would take a long nap after the holidays like all good hard working bees, and probably not rustle up any markets until like March but boy was I wrong! And how, smile.

    I’m now already booked for TWO markets, in January and February 2026 respectively. I’ve added these to my Show Schedule page, but I’ll list them here too in case anyone is actually reading this blog. Be sure to follow me on any of my socials below for latest updates at all times – sometimes there are last minute changes or corrections.

    I’m laughing as I type this – I thought I’d probably do hardly any craft shows or markets as I was slowly spinning things up last July 2025. (I was left stranded at my last show in 2011 right before I stopped walking in January 2012 from my EDS onset cascade.) Boy was I wrong! Lol. Silly Jan – this is Portland! Home of the super creative and crafty folk. (Including me.)

    Find me next at:

    • Radical Harvest Craft Faire Sat/Sun 1/10 and 1/11 from 12-5 pm at Allgood Brewing Co 2425 SE 35th Pl, Portland, OR 97214. Free entry, food, drinks, crafts, clothing swap and fun. Bring the kids!
    • Spot Market Valentine’s Day weekend Sat/Sun 2/14 and 2/15 back in the Lloyd Center (details TBD). Likely 12-5 Saturday, 12-5 Sunday as usual but I’ll update once we know. Also free, kid-friendly, with complimentary beverages (wine and jamaica tea) and an hourly raffle. This market is always fun.

    I seriously did not expect to be doing regular markets, but since finding so many indoors and doing so well so far, I’m managing. I don’t need a tent for these, and I’ve found a way to wrangle a couple of small tables that are sufficient for my needs.

    Yes, I’m always completely wrecked after, but, that’s my life with EDS. I could lie in bed, or I can get up and bust a move and meet all you great folks instead. I much prefer the latter, since I’m gonna be in pain either way. (Yes, I have to recover from the latter to be sure. I don’t share that bit, it’s pretty boring – I lie moaning in bed, struggling to re-arrange all my bones back into their proper upright positions. Tray tables are much easier, I promise.)

    A la prochaine. Jan 12/30/25 (Happy New Year!)

  • Winter markets I’m attending 2025

    I just hatched an Upcoming Shows page to share my growing winter market schedule with you all as I suddenly started to get booked up! (I had to do some juggling for a minute as some of the markets collided with each other, phew!) Keep up with the latest news always on all my socials here:

    Anyway, in case you don’t find that page, know that you can catch me THIS weekend,Saturday December 6th at Woodmere Elementary School for their Winter Bazaar 11-5. Located at 7900 SE Duke, Portland, OR 97206. Free, we have warm refreshments and a raffle and a scavenger hunt too! Park in front of the school off Duke, enter in the middle, and find loads of super crafty and talented artists and vendors in the cafeteria, and ALSO in the gym! (Don’t forget the gym! – I’ll be just left of the gym entrance after you enter.) I’ll be debuting my first 5″x7″ prints too ($10 each), thanks to the kind staff at Art Supply Store (formerly I’ve Been Framed) on SE Foster who helped me find proper packaging. (Thank you!) Come and see!

    Then I’ll be at the Clackamas County Gleaners Christmas Bazaar NEXT Saturday Dec 13th, from 10-4 pm 13821 Fir Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 (just off 213)*. Free, not sure if there’s a raffle, but pretty sure we’ll have refreshments. Dress warm, it’s in their unheated warehouse where they sort all the gleaned food they save for hungry families in the area. This is an amazing program that literally saves tons of perfectly good food from grocery stores that would otherwise be tossed. I’ve seen it, and it’s amazing. (I’m picky, and don’t like anything too old, and I was blown away by what they saved back in 2019! If you live in the area, you should check them out.)

    *Note this is a change to the previous address I had (I just caught the update on Facebook! Eek! It was 13895 before, and now I have to update all my marketing materials, sigh.) Onward…

    Then, last but not least (for now), on Sunday 12/14 12-5 pm I’ll be at the Spot Market in the old GAP store space in the Lloyd Center Mall next to Macy’s on the second (middle) level. (Not at the east end by Marshall’s as my flyer mistakenly read, sorry, my bad!) They have killer refreshments (wine and hibiscus tea) and an hourly raffle for all shoppers that buy something. The Food Court 5000 may come through once or twice too – they’re a dedicated bunch of joyful mall walkers who start up in the 3rd level food court and cruise around the whole mall with loud jazzy music!

    There’s lots going on at the Lloyd Center that whole weekend, so don’t be too distracted, and forget to stop by and see us! :)

    a colorful floor plan showing the Spot market in the old GAP store location next to Macy's in the Lloyd Center
    Find the Spot Market by Macy’s on the second (middle) level of the mall

    Hope to see you here or there! Jan – December 5, 2025

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