Freshly Inspired...

   Just a couple lil' sketches that I hope will turn into something more finished someday... Someday when I invent the 48 hour day and get to do everything I dream up.

(I'd bet green money there are misspellings here. So rusty!)

HAPPY (CHINESE) NEW YEAR!

   It is officially the year of the rabbit (卯年 in Japan), but I'm the lucky one...  my friends Kari and Dave recently returned from a business trip to Hong Kong, and they brought back plenty of goodies to share, from both China and Japan. ごまパイ (sesame pie)、チョコレートパイ (chocolate pie)、シーサーチョコ (Shiesare brand chocolates), a giant chocolate coin, good luck guide and more!

   Japanese caramel-flavored chocolates in the shape of foo dogs (with the coolest illustrations on the box! Their names are あ—"ah" and うん—"uun".) The candies aren't filled; the chocolate itself is infused with caramel flavor, smooth and delicious!

   And perhaps one of the strangest finds... pork candy. It's actually a piece of dried, spiced pork. And although that sounds really weird, let me assure you: it is DELICIOUS. If I had tried them before, I would have asked the gang to bring a few bags back for me. Yum.

   Kari held her annual Chinese New Year party, and the best part: her Dad showed up in a giant white rabbit suit! Wish my dogs could have seen that... I'm sure they would have lost their minds!

THANK YOU, KARI AND DAVE!!!  :)

Hedonists of the animal kingdom

   As if to prove that my own animals aren't the only shameless ones out there, I received these photos from friends this week. This first one is a pug puppy owned by someone at a local design firm:

And Gary's niece has a ridiculously cute bunny:

What do you think, Taylor?
Taylor, who ISN'T ALLOWED ON THE COUCH?

   But not all dogs are lazy. Some of them dance the merengue. Some do freestyle dance. And some just play dead.

Happy Easter, a little late

Sometimes they just don't make it out of my sketchbook

& into my computer in time for the holiday!

Easter bunnies from my sketchbook