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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.

This weeks collage from one of my sketchbooks: part of a poster with magazine images.

I went down to Santa Barbara because a short film I produced, I Hate the Color Red, was selected for The Outrageous Film Festival. Jazmin Jamias, the film's writer and director and I took a road trip to this picturesque city and spent a bunch of time in the dark watching movies ;)

I really love the quote in this week's spread from one of my journals: "It's more about the character then the destination" words from my directing instructor, Caroline Blair.

Last month I went to The Exploratorium for the first time with First Exposures. Wow! What an amazing place.

This week's spread from one of my sketchbooks. I thought it was a good fit for a gluttenous week! The text reads: Tempt, Open Wide, and "…flaunting the insatiable pussy" – Marina Warner.