After all these years

To see what you see
After all of these years
Outside my fierce belief
I defended through my tears

Are there fields beyond these walls
Gardens planted, shadows fall on houses
Could I find myself out there
Could I make it out
of patterns I am now aware of

(from one of a number of songs I'm writing based on sabbatical experiences and changes)

A Chance Encounter

I ran into a kid in a music store. Conversation. I gave him the Watershed CD. The story ends. Usually.

This time the kid had a dad (well often that's the case, but this dad was unique -- stay with me now).

The dad likes the music.

The dad blogs about said music on his interesting, well-written blog (a much LESS common phenomenon).

(He's prolific, peace-loving, intelligent, conservative... hmmm, all those things always go together, right?... I feel honored, awkward, and gleeful to have my music featured on it (he posts sacred music on Sundays). I love 2012.

Steampunk Angel TShirt

I designed a steampunk angel tshirt. I like bringing together words I made up and something I drew (and now you can wear it). You can buy it if you like. The Etsy site continues to emerge -- I'm slowly but surely adding stuff.

Detail of drawing used on the tshirt

Happy Mountains

What do you think of Watershed tunes

I love hearing peoples' responses to songs I wrote, so I thought I'd post a couple Watershed tunes for people to comment on. I may post a couple responses I've gotten earlier too.

So, feel free to leave your comments -- as long as you shoot straight. Can be as simple as "I like it" or "I don't" but it gets way more fun when you get specific!

Handmade Cards

Being on Etsy I've noticed that a lot of the stuff I like best is handmade (as opposed to printed in mass quantities). So I started working on one of a kind cards. Things got a little out of hand and soon I was cutting paper, making envelopes from scratch and adding paper latches and crazy stuff.

If you're looking for a really unique card to give someone these holidays, this might be your thing. These handmade art cards are priced between $14.50 and $120. Everything is hand drawn, hand cut, pasted, and one of a kind.

Power Trio Art Card and Handmade Envelope with Crazy Latches

Two Drawings

Here are two drawings inspired by sabbatical netflix watching. The first is called "Mr. Stewart Jests" and yes, it's inspired by the John Stewart Show (which I rarely watch). The second is called "A Cunning Message" and it's inspired by a Firefly episode.