Sarah's Huskies

Maya and Copper are siblings, and they love to be together.

German shepherds

This handsome pair is separated by years. Greta, in the upper right corner, is the new pup, now standing in for the dear departed Deek.

This is my friend's German Shorthair, Luna.

New pet friends

These two beautiful creatures live in Newberg. Freda, at the top is a long-haired dachshund, and her friend (and boss) Ruby is a wire-haired dachshund.

Ann's Barney

This is my latest pet portrait, a golden retriever named Barney. I used a couple of photos to put this together, as Barney is a moving target and hard to photograph. He loves his rawhide bones, which is the object hanging out of his mouth.

In & by the water

Black & white

Grief & Sorrow

Grief came by today, with his dog Sorrow. I made tea; we chatted. He said he had been to see you lately. Sorrow just stood and stared.

Happy bucking birthday!

Falling in the flowers

Because it feels so good!

Love Letters

And one more Love Letter, the one and wondrous R!

The boys are fighting because the letters b and g are the same color. I never know which one I am writing or typing!


Love Letter e, quiet and studious.

Love letters

I love letters. And words. These pictures were developed for my autobiography project in Illustration Fundamentals class, at PNCA.

I used to know how to fly

When I was growing up, I took journeys at night, flying over Puget Sound. I was never afraid and it was so beautiful up there. This image was made for the altered book project Emily started. There is a quote around the picture:

"God of the Wild, you are different from what I expected. I cannot predict you. You are too free to be captured for the sake of my understanding. I can't find you in the sentimentalism of religion. You are everywhere I least expect to find you. You are not the force that saves me from the pain of living. You are the force that brings me life even in the midst of pain." -Adolfo Quezada

Pee Mail

Welcome to Muttley's Addition News! Muttley's Addition is the name of my neighborhood on the plat map I got when I moved here. It's a very whimsical name for a suburb.

Yep, I'm a blonde from the burbs, even drove a bimbo box for a bit, until the dog died. The van died two weeks later. Now, I dogsit for friends and neighbors, and even do a little fostering for a dog rescue lady. And drive a nice anonymous silver car, with no place on the hood for flowers or any other ornament. You never know now if it is me in the car going past, so just wave anyway.

So, what's up with the title of this post? Dogs are the ones who use pee mail to communicate. You know what I mean: your dog drags you to the first "post" to see if anyone answered his or her deposit from the day before.

I also draw and paint. Here is a picture of a wolf and cub I did for a friend...