at long last!

hello dolls!
i'm back! i can hardly believe it has been nearly six months since my last post. although i'm still posting regularly at Sunrose Yoga, i have dearly missed my time here on the whale-love blog. so, what is new, you might be wondering...
we are expecting a baby girl sometime around march 1, so i've been growing & growing.

we traveled! (the san juan islands, california, south carolina, st. louis--i logged a lot of flight time before calling it quits for the remainder of my pregnancy.)

i've been sewing and creating up a storm.

my camera was broken (& then in the shop) for about 3 months (boo.).
we hosted a big-time vegan-ish thanksgiving.

i taught yoga through my 7th month of pregnancy.

we moved our house from seattle back to portland.
we celebrated winter solstice in front of the fireplace.
we rang in the new year with portland friends.
we are preparing ourselves and our new (but very old) house for baby-time!
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how about you?

for the good of humankind.

darlings, i sincerely urge you to check out this month's mankind mag. for a burst of the lovely, for a dash of the positive, for a remembrance of the beautiful. you all know what a fan of creator & editor erin loechner i am, and her letter to readers in this month's mag really touched me. she writes, "There is so much beauty in this world. There really is. It is my hope that we can see the pretty things around us amidst the ugly. I feel so blessed to live in a land of opportunity. Of spirit. Of courage, hope and integrity."

amen, sister.

what's what.

right now, i'm...




in love with linoleum (printmaking is in my blood).
checking out soul pancake (and this fantastic interview of rainn wilson on oprah radio).
digging fashion & painting projects for a dear portland friend.
revisiting the resolutions i made for 2009 (i must report that i need to get myself going on the bass guitar goal).
out of spectra film for now. (but switching over to my land-camera and my endless supply of pull-apart film for now. love it. fuji instant film is *much* higher quality than polaroid, i think.)
peace.
i'm out.

A very merry un-birthday to all.

dear-hearts, i have some exciting new projects in the works. my schedule is a bit more open for the next few weeks, and i am using the time in the studio, making things that have been percolating in my brain for the last month. you should see some fun new offerings in my shop by week's end (oooh! that's tomorrow!) does it seem like i'm being mysterious and secretive? well, that is where the Very Merry Un-birthday comes into play. (Click this link if your memory of "Alice in Wonderland" is a bit shady.) life seems a bit serious right now, and i need a reason to celebrate the little things... the random things... the unexpectedly magical things. so happy un-birthday, dear readers!! (if it happens to be your *actual* birthday, then HAPPY BIRTHDAY). in honor of this special day for all of us, i suggest we undertake some celebratory behaviors:


1. eat cookies;
2. drink tea in bare feet on the back porch;
3. take a walk around the park and smile at every person you see!

also, i have a little present for you: it's a downloadable crown chakra {the bliss energy center} coloring sheet. i created this in sumi ink. if you click on the image and then save, you'll have a 8 by 10 version of your own: to print and color or just print and look at. (this *might* have something to do with the surprises i have up my sleeve for the shop, but that's all i'm saying!) if you do happen to color the chakra (or have a young-one in your house who colors it) send me an email-- kellyloveswhales {at} gmail {dot} com. we'll have a little online show later on!

all love, k