stephanie dowell. part one..

once stephanie dowell moved to austin, tx she was forced to experiment w/ all sorts of different mediums after leaving her oils and canvases behind in a storage unit in portland. having worked mainly w/ oils since she was only a wee five year old, stephanie began to experiment w/ all sorts of mediums. stephanie employs everything from glitter pens, metallic pencils, pearlescent inks to colored pencils and water colors. she's been having a grand time sorting out her process w/ her latest work. she draws, scans, tweaks in photoshop, then draws some more, scans them again, photoshops a bit more and then repeats the process til she's happy w/ her images. what has emerged are adorably forlorn electro kitties, flourescent mazes and acid trip landsacapes. a little bit reminiscent of the black velvet paintings i so badly wanted by bff's older brother douglas to win for me when i was 12, i can't help but want one of these images for my bedroom. oh but wait! stephanie is also a super talented photographer...just check out the post below.

to my three-years husband

Our marriage is still first and foremost about each other, but I have to tell you what an honor it is to share my heart with you in a new way now: to love you through our son.Our relationship is growing with us and our family. We have worked harder, dug deeper and loved stronger this year than either of the previous. It has been a difficult, powerful, and incredible year filled with change and growth. Through these challenges and by His grace, may we grow together into the likeness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.I love you,Allison