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Finished up the last of the dragons for Designer Con. Now to do a little more work on some of the one of one pieces to round out what I’m bringing to booth 843.

Started painting dragons this week in anticipation of Designer Con in Anaheim. New colors and poses will be at booth 843 this November. As the event gets closer, I’ll post sneak peeks of all the cool stuff I’m bringing. Sharing the booth again this year is the talented Mr. Mars. If you are not familiar,…

The Friday adventure started with a big breakfast at my favorite place, The Getaway Cafe. Management of course used her charm to get a taste. Then we headed to Woods lake. For the beginning of a ‘moderate’ (kicked my butt) hike. Two miles up to Lake Winnemuca. Stopped to fish for a bit. Management supervised…

Went out looking for a hike in Lake Tahoe today. We hit Inspiration Point and the Bayview trailhead. The hike has a great view of Cascade Lake and leads to some falls. We stopped by Fallenleaf lake for a cool down swim after the hike. Management finished the day with a taste of a banana…

If you follow our Facebook page, you know it is Management’s birthday (ten years). We are celebrating all week long with a vacation in Tahoe. I’ll post pictures from the trip here or the Instagram for those of you that like keeping up on the adventures… Otherwise, we will be back in the office Monday…

The show may be over but a few pieces are still left from our Public Enemies series. They are available to purchase directly from the Stranger Factory store.  

Sneak peek at one of the projects on my work bench….the Honey Bunny. Just need to add the honey bees and do some final touch ups. And then this sweet boy will be in the shop.

“Choosing a Method” 10×20 just added to the shop.

“Unzipping Your Layers” 10×20

“Wait For Me” 10×20 Coming to the shop tomorrow with some other new canvas.

Meet Kelsey. The wooden girl with hand painted hibiscus pattern, pineapple bun and standing on a metallic bottlecap. Kelsey is an edition of 6 uniquely painted figures. Each stands about 4 inches tall. This figure comes signed under the bottle cap verifying that this is an original piece of art created by me. In the toy shop…

Spuds “Sorry, I can’t. I have plans with my dog.” After recently losing my boxer boy, you could say I have had dog on the brain. And I wanted to do another puppy love piece to keep occupied during this difficult time. The head is wooden. Burned, stained and hand painted with tiny white and…