I Wanna See the Movies of my Dreams...

Art show happening right now!

2012-01-05T20:42:00.001-08:00

Here are some of the new pieces as well as a cute picture of Sylvia helping show my work! More about the show HERE

Sliding Doors

2011-10-22T06:48:00.000-07:00

“Wherever we are now is just a step on the way to somewhere else. Whatever we do and however well we do it, it is only a preparation to do something else, something different than what we are doing at this moment.”-Robert Louis StevensonNo matter what you believe about fate, destiny, a bigger plan, or if you believe we just happen to exist and whatever will be will be, you must agree that life

Dear Daughter,

2011-08-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

As we approach the end of the second to last Summer of your childhood, I've had a lot of time to reflect on the last 17 years. The Summer I was pregnant with you there was record heat in Seattle. It was miserably hot. I was working two jobs at two fast food chains, from 7AM to 9PM every day and only making $6.75 per hour. I remember days where my feet were so swollen after being on them all

Mailman thinks me dumb

2011-07-09T08:29:00.000-07:00

Please check out this new Elliott Smith song that I've been listening to all morning long on repeat. It reminds me of why we create art, music, children... it leaves echos of us behind after we are long gone from this place. In that instance when you hear an unreleased Elliott Smith song, are standing in front of a Picasso, watching a movie starring River Phoenix, or see your daughter smile in a

Sugarcomb Salon - Katrina Kromm

2011-03-25T05:08:00.000-07:00

I did a photo shoot and created this little web ad for my friend, Katrina at Sugarcomb. You should go see her. Ask her about her Facebook special this week! You will be happy you did!

Crazytown

2011-03-23T23:47:00.000-07:00

"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were."---Cherie Carter-ScottI saw this quote and it really resonated with me. I've been witness to some pretty horrible behavior over the last month and it was hard for me not to be angry with the person responsible. When you see someone you care about being put through the ringer by someone who is clearly suffering

Time.

2011-03-05T14:42:00.000-08:00

Finding me.

2010-08-27T09:39:00.000-07:00

I'll be the first to admit it. This last few years have completely kicked my butt. There is no other way to explain it. I don't know what happened. I can't tell you the moment where the downward spiral started. There was no one thing, just fifty billion little things that piled up until I was buried.I can tell you the day everything changed.*May 27th.I woke up to an email where someone had

Love at First Listen

2010-08-24T17:11:00.001-07:00

It is not as often as I like that I fall madly in love with a song.Sure, just like boys, I get little baby crushes on songs all of the time. Some are pretty, some are fancy, some are complicated in a way that they keep me interested until I figure out what's behind the curtain. But every once in a great while I have an actual, honest to goodness, love affair with a song.I hear it.It knocks me

Fresh Paint

2010-07-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

Heart BanditAlone TimeCollection (So far)

Katie Makkai - Pretty

2010-06-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

Empty

2010-05-13T20:07:00.001-07:00

Empty Originally uploaded by pretty-kittyThis image popped into my head today almost on accident. I was on a call and on hold and, as usual, started to doodle in the margins of my intake form. The next thing you know, this little image manifested itself and I could not wait to get home and paint it.

I'm here for you.

2010-05-09T09:15:00.001-07:00

I'm here for you. Originally uploaded by pretty-kittyBy Michelle Auer Painted May 9th, 2010Inspired by my friends, my daughter, and some of my family. Sometimes all you need to hear is, "I am here for you."

Books & Keyholes

2010-05-02T22:12:00.001-07:00

Darian and I went and saw the new Alice in Wonderland this weekend. I made the above painting as soon as I got home. It was visually inspired, but the story was a little uninspired.The below photo is just something I was trying out. I did that thing where you just randomly open a book on the shelf, but instead of trying to play magic 8 ball with it looking for deeper meaning, I turned it into

Inspiration

2010-05-02T10:28:00.000-07:00

"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."-Kafka