A,B,C…

This September I have the great honor of showing in the gallery at Books & Books in Coral Gables again. My show last year was a hodgepodge of my work, things I had been working on all year…but no real theme. This year I have decided to do a “Miami A.B.C…” series of paintings. Let…

Sketches for Baby Slesnick

For years I have been painting for nurseries. Finally, I have a nursery of my own to paint for! Terribly exciting. Last night I drummed up these sketches of what could potentially go in Baby S’s nursery. I think the yellow background would look so pretty against a kelly green wall. Pink letters if we…

A Special Room Just for You

Cas/Wolfie are going to have a very pretty room you know. This pretty room will also be fun, full of children’s books I have collected over the years, my old stuffed animals and I am determined to at one paint give this child a chalkboard wall. As for decor… there are some pieces of furniture…

What’s in a Name?

My mom did not want to name me Cecilia, as that is her name…but my father apparently was insistent…hence you have me, Cecilia, today.No, my mom wanted to name me either….Mariana or Fernanda…the irony, my cousin Fernanda (born 8 months after I was) named her daughter, Mariana. So here we are now, 4 months prego…

The Countdown Begins…

17 days. That’s how long I have to wait until I know what Baby Sles is. The anticipation is killing me…but I know that it like everything in life, is going to be worth the wait. I have to say there are a few things in life that really bug me… 1. When people pronounce…

Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

Cecilia Sacasa…my true inspiration. Look at her! How can you not want to live up to this fashion icon!? …how can you NOT want to raid her closet everyday?Someone posted these two pictures, I’d never seen before of my mom on Facebook of all places. The gentleman in the picture is her cousin.The really nice…

Over on Dubonics…

In college my dear friend Sara would come up with the greatest abbreviations for words. Soon…we started to notice those words being used in pop culture.ex. Prego (originally a Sara phrase) Years later a friend at work, Dave would stop by on a daily basis and ask me to help him come up with a…

Lots of Stripes

First of all I want to thank the lovely Ms. Pearce for a few things…. 1. keeping my treasure chest sparkly 2. Saying such nice things about my blog. I will say that the end of last week was a lot of fun. I got to attend the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual conference…

Oh Jane…

There are a few things in life that I adore. My treasures (jewels, bags and shoes) My art supplies My books …I don’t read as much as I would want to, but I love to read. Through a fellow blogger, I discovered this delightful website that illustrates wonderful moments out of Pride and Prejudice. The…

Week 14 Begins…as I Slowly Grow

So week 14 is here. Some books say I have been in my second trimester for a week…others say its now…whatever…I feel great! I am growing and my regular clothes are shrinking. Here are some sketches from the past two days. Yesterday I had my first board meeting for the Florida Film Institute, so I…