Author Archives: Lisa

New robot painting: I wish I were a Newsie

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lisa

This week is my friend Jessica’s birthday.  We both love the movie Newsies (we’re working on forming an all-girl Newsies cover band called The Floozies), so I made her a painting of a robot that likes Newsies as much as … Continue reading →

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I’ve always got thyme for you!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Lisa

I made this for my friend Emily, because not only is she a great cook, she laughs at all my thyme jokes. I love thyme jokes, especially when I have too much thyme on my hands. :)

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I’m glad you exist.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Lisa

A little sign I painted for a friend: If we’re real-world friends or online friends, or if you’re a random stranger who clicked on a random link and ended up on my blog, I’m glad you exist, too.

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Work hard. Be nice.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I read this book — The Talent Code — about how our brains work and what it takes for us to get really-eally good at certain things. One of the chapters talked about a charter school … Continue reading →

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I painted my sister’s dog.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lisa

I made my sister a painting of her dog for her birthday.  This isn’t a great picture of the painting (I know it’s kind of blurry), because I forgot to take a good photo or scan it before I mailed … Continue reading →

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Robot painting: I am doing better.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I was going through a pretty big depression.  Sometimes when there’s too much going on in my head, I paint, and it helps.  Robots are sort of my default subject when I’m not sure what to … Continue reading →

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You’re doing a great job.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lisa

Sometimes, when I’m really stressed out, or way too busy, a little voice in my head starts saying “You’re doing a great job, Lisa. You’re doing the best you can.” Maybe that sounds crazy, but whatevs. Stop judgin’! This weekend, … Continue reading →

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My Literary Diaspora painting: Mountain View

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lisa

A while back, I met YA author Cecil Castellucci (whose books I love, btw — her latest is First Day on Earth) at a book festival, and we talked about her Literary Diaspora project, “an experiment in sending words and … Continue reading →

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Girly robot

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lisa

A little robot girl I painted the other day.  She’s thinking big thoughts, I can tell. :)

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New robot painting: I am not a robot, I’m a frog

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lisa

I made this one as a Christmas gift for a friend who likes frogs.  I don’t know how to paint a real frog, so I painted a robot pretending to be a frog.  He’s wearing a frog costume that’s way … Continue reading →

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