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I'm mesmerized by this giant cement factory in West Oakland across from Alameda. I wish I could get inside and get really close to the cool machinery.

Jeff Wysaski is the clever prankster behind Obvious Plant. He creates realistic looking corporate signage and then plants them in public spaces. He's sarcastic and funny and I would love to catch one of his signs in the wild. Maybe this subtle pranking will become trendy -- I can only hope.

This hilarious advertisement for feminism (sorry, spoilers) starring Connie Britton is comedy gold! The video is written and directed by Britton’s Nashville co-star Laura Benanti and co-produced by Ashley Van Buren for The Representation Project.

This week's collage from one of my sketchbooks. Time stenciled over a MUNI transfer and space stenciled over tampon insertion instructions.

This week's collage from one of my sketchbooks.

The changing of the year is just around the corner and I thought this spread from my sketchbooks was especially appropriate. Like a fiery phoenix rising from the ashes of the past we look towards another journey around the sun.

Celebrate the season with this week's collage from one of my sketchbooks! My love to you this season of joy!

I am just blown away by this gorgeous embroidery by Michelle Kingdom. A child of the seventies, this style of embroidery reminds me of wall hangings and pillows of that era. It also brings back fond

This week's collage from one of my books. I love this image with a guy that looks as if he's about to take off – flying over the city. Combined with other torn bits from the image and a double printed map.

This Thanksgiving, Dave and I spent most of the day at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda. It was a crisp, beautiful day and nice way to spend the day being thankful for each other and the beauty around us. The huge bird sanctuary is filled with hundreds, if not thousands, of birds. Although one of my best friend's since college is a bird watcher, I am not great at identifying them. I can confidently say I saw crows, pelicans, ducks, geese, pigeons, and seagulls. I'm pretty sure a chased an egret trying to capture it's elegant beauty and there were probably a half a dozen other birds that I couldn't name.