rose and crysanthamums

rose and crysanthamums
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

quiet house

quiet house
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

from under water i catch a breath

pond
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

.... it has been a long time, holding my electronic breath,
aquaman was always my favorite superhero, i even had the pencil case

i am back in time for the lovely cooling
the nooks of house warmth

and pleasant busy doing

stay tuned for lots of things
balls of string
kittens that are magicians
and eggplants who i am on a first name basis with

welcome back says me to me
i will sit type type and have a cup a tea

pause

hello dear blog readers.
please be advised that i am changing house
and will take a wee pause to ensure i haven't
forgotten my head while packing

i will resume dear bloggy in late august

happy sun and sky to you...

skyline

skyline
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at illustrationfriday.com
please click to see a wider expanse of sky...

love

love
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a public service annoucement.

Will and the Other world

Will and the other world
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Inspiration for this pillow is taken from the book by Phillip Pullman entitled "The Subtle Knife". The subtle knife allows Will to enter and exit other worlds. The books are very good 3 in total part of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. I still must read the last one.

sticky

sticky
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme of 'sticky' at illustrationfriday.com
if you care to click on the image you can see it bigger
and while you are at flickr you can see my similar 'sticky collage'

potted flowers

card potted flowers
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

I am one of the in house artists at this fabulous new shop.
If you are in Toronto please come by

Nathalie-Roze and Company
1015 Queen Street East

pillow dog days detail

pillow dog days detail
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

stripey floral green

stripey floral green
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

3 of my favorite things..
have a stripey floral green weekend!

rain

rain
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at www.illustrationfriday.com

please click and then click again on 'all sizes' to enjoy every drop by drop..
..

name that tune

i can name that tune is 1,027 beats

anticipation

sitting on the edge of not knowing this or that

pachinko machine balls decide my fate

silver and heavy

what is behind curtain number one
the donkey or the 1968 buick

is the price right?

can you guess it without going over

gamble

for all your worth

put a price on the priceless

economies, environments
human footprints

should i wear heavy doc martens
or fairy light slippers

when i dream at night where do i go..

today i am waiting
and the curtain will reveal if i get the donkey or the shiny new newness

sort sand

sort sand
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

from the calender "365 Reasons Not to Be Bored"
my friend James Spyker does the words, I do the pictures.

I have been sorting....

Flora

Flora
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

strawberry and bubbles

bag strawberry and bubbles
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a little tote that i made.

the calming hat

it's true
sometimes my jay insists
that i wear the 'calming hat'
it is furry and grey, like an old aged poodle
reminds me of the russian relvolution
and calms me down...

true confession thursday
everyword truth!

chairs

chairs
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i have been doing a lot of sitting, not simply sipping tea however but sewing up batches of cards, sewn and embellished with bits and bobs of lace and fabric, doing stunt plane stunts with my singer sewing machine sweet rita,

i will have my cards for sale this friday at a show that will i think be very fun and vibrant,:

Kit and Kaboodle Show
Friday June 16th 2006
12 noon - 10 pm
At : The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West at Dovercourt

www.myspace.com/kitnkaboodleshowandsale


I hope I can stay up past my bedtime, perhaps I will ingest coffee,
nawh!

Hope to see you there please say good day if you make it out.

Also I am thinking my name cosmically has been changed to Kitty,
strange I know...please comment!

I will be back with more news, words and pictures. I had been in the Amazon rescueing ancient turtles and boa constrictors.

Good to be back!

loose threads

Alligators and crocodiles are living underneath the floor boards
but they are excellent mothers

my old dog walked past me last night
in this life his ears are shorter

the sun is weighty
like goo

the shade is quiet and soft

tea is my religion
one sip then two

routines get shuffled out of place

and unless the roots beneath my feet
hold me in place, I become a tumble weed

spirals and lines and semi circles
cubes and squares and tiny quarters


the green of pistachio ice cream

all the music of brian eno

spaces where sounds are not
and people haven't been

patches of calm in a city

cluttered with heat, dust,

look up into the blue
cloud smiles
dog laughs

loose threads on that t - shirt
stawberry shortcake pink

and all the coming and going
like an episode of mash
with much less elegant timing

and the little animals that watch
and shake there head because you forgot you are one

sunburns
and liquid

and wading pools of thought

only loose threads
loose
threads

family portraits

family portraits
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

gateau

gateau
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com

three girls with pets on their heads

three girls with pets on their heads
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

now a stamp at the lovely store Red Lead
www.redlead.typepad.com

check out the site to see this in greens and pinks,
so fun to see where another takes my drawing to...

love it!

how about a little tea

crafternoon tea that is...
hope to see you tomorrow

true confession thursday

in junior high
i joined
the chess club

because i liked the nerdy boys

sorry

sorry
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at www.illustrationfriday.com

dandylion fields

yesterday was good,
every bloom was blooming every one
and the birds all called out

up not far north
the fields full of dandylions in different stages of life
adulthood and old age,
full of yellow
and the round perfect puff of fairy clocks,
just waiting to tell the time,

after something
high way and super malls,
dispite it all a family of geese
hmmh, this looks like a good spot...

i am thrilled at this encroachment
of nature with its sweet nerve
and awesome resilience
trying to keep it beautiful,
dispite our uglification

one rule, no pesticides on lawns
has changed the landscape,

and now if you excuse me
i must pick a few dandylion leaves
for tea

angels and devils

angels and devils
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

angles and devils mixer,
where good and evil come to meet and greet

for this week's theme of 'angels and devils' at
www.illustrationfriday.com

please click on the image to see it bigger and clearer at flickr

urgent crumbs

a sense of urgency nudges me to write words
string a whole set of wooden worded beads together

in the toaster
in the drawer where no one goes
crumbs

i see a portrait painting in browns of frieda and vincent
he and she preferring the sun

little piano songs
under the piano sound different
dancing in a deafway full of body and vibration

not knowing

drinking dregs of tea leaves

stepping on the crumbs

one day real soon
i'm gonna bake a cake
yep
chocolate and gooey
no crumbs

slabs

delicious thick slabs of the stuff
i will have you all to tea
and cake
dark
like the black forest only up north
dim
with filtered light

museum goers

museum goers
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a pin and it's little suitcase package ready for travel to you...

fat

fat
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

well does it?

does it...
really it does, doesn't it..
my entry for www.illlustrationfriday.com

does it...

Giselle practicing yoga

Giselle practicing yoga
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Flutter sitting and thinking

Flutter sitting and thinking
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Gwena

Gwena in the Autumn
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

today's reason

9:38 am
the living room,
bathroom,
kitchen,
bedrooms,
hall way,
all need cleaning

blog

hmmh they still do
that's the whole apartment

the kat box scares me
and the stains in the toilet
what the heck

i know
i should
i will

just sharing
that can't be bad

the studio too
can't see the surface of any work space

what happened
living i guess

pulled into details
the right shoes
the colour

heaps
reading materials
good television
hunger

yes i will
begin

the deadline

the time
the weather
all those things

motivation
for doing something you would rather not

where to find it
when to look

under the sofa cushions

cough up that button
that spring onslaught of sunshine

that hurts the eyes
and saturates

yep that glenn gould thing again
this change of season

molasses

slow
today
thank full
for cloud cover

and walking with words
strung along
one after another after another

i have things i want to say

yes i hear the hamsters cage need doing too
and tonight's dinner for 3

laundry is done
that's one thing

a.d.d. you think
allergic reaction
to sunlight?

i have so much to tell
about the fruit market boys

and the colours in cloud

and the way the grass grows in patches
over at the field in the schoolyard

and the abandoned cheese string
that became the ant condominium

and the word condominium
and being 7

and lost in space

and letters
and shows
and friends

and my breakfast

and all that

thanks

got a few things to do now
i will begin in the living room

sweep clean even under the rug..

under the c

under the c
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme (kind of) at illustrationfriday.com

Spacing

Hello Toronto and beyond...

Just to let you know that tomorrow nite an issue release party for Spacing Magazine is happening at the Gladstone.
Spacing is a delicious magazine all about Public Space, this issue focuses in on the TTC. I just happen to happily be one of the contributing illustrators to this issue. To find out more about the party or the magazine please check out the link provided.

Merci,
thanks

Kim

catch mama

catch mama
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

another recycled drawing...fabric collage card.

so springy today, it feels like this...

flowery lady

flowery lady
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

My wee Mama returns from her southern migration flight.

A flowery lady in her own right keeping houseplants green and smiling for years and years.

I was the temporary greenhouse guru along with Uncle Ug.

Together most of the green plants stayed that way.

Welcome back sweet little Mama.

robot

robot 3
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for illustration friday,
"hey robot"
to see this larger and for two other versions
click the picture to take you to flckr to see more
robot robot robot...

at the museum

at the museum
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

I am currently making fabric, touchy-feely cards.
Some of the fabric isn't really there it is only a print on paper and some is...the cards require our sense of touch to fully "see" them.

Recently my friend Kathleen said, adults buy the books for children with all the touchy-feely bits, because children like them...why do adults have no fun...

good question...

we are sensory, sensual creatures
touch is good

in the adult world there seems to be an expectation to live in our heads to use our intellects...what about play? touch? taste? smell?

girls scribble floor

girls scribble floor
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

mixing up the medias
i like
pencil noodle
computer paint
crayons
and fine line markers

ohh yeah baby

pastel shoes

pastel shoes
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a funny thing happened on the way to work yesterday...i didn't go..

i skipped off.
didn't arrive at my desk,
and i almost fired myself

i did sadly optain a sad case of sun stroke

in my haze of drunken sun and breeze
no booze just rays of warm

i wandered downtown,
these shoes who i hadn't meet
whispered my name
and had me travel west
to bloor and yonge

i searched for language learning japanese books
and shoes

strains of classical chinese music
lured me in and the $9.99 sign
outside balanced on one foot
i slipped out of heavy black clogs
winter is finished my friend
i want bright
i want light
i need pastel easter egg-like shoes
don't you
doesn't everyone

well no,
any way

the nice man sold me shoes of two different sizes
it was one of those days
when everything glowed
and the breeze felt nice
against leg
knee socked

stopping to take in a tea
i realized the mistake
and got two shoes of the same size

i know a tad conservative

drunken of sun and breeze
no booze

i returned home no japanese language learning tools

but shoes
shoes
shoes

Mama's Home Spa

Mama's Home Spa
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

...just for the day
focus on spring cleaning
little elbow crevices
and too long toe nails

then get inside
renovate the cobwebs
in the mind

a large and efficient breeze
to blow out the old stale ideas
that say "your not good enough"
and pipe in sweet music and sounds
that sing and ring to the tune
"your just right as you are"

by far this is the best house cleaning
one can do

for "Edith & Edna"

for "Edith & Edna"
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

These felt pins and touchy-feely cards(with real sewn fabric and stitching), will soon be available at a new shop in Portland, Maine. The store with the delighful name of "Edith & Edna", features traditional and contemporary hand-made goods.

(If in Portland, please visit it for me and say "hi".
I believe the store is launching its opening in May.
It is located at 51 Exchange Street.)

spotted two

spotted two
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at illustration friday.
spotted

Speed

Speed fabric collage card
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

from my series of one of a kind fabric collage cards,
a recycled illustration fitting for the theme at illustration friday this week which is 'speed'.

I have a button which is sort of a mantra for me, "Conserve Energy do every thing as slow as possible"

I like turtles, and snails and not being rushed! On my clunker wonderful heavy metal raleigh one speed bicycle i have a bumper sticker that reads "it's a speed thing, you wouln't understand".

Crafternoon Tea for Spring!

I am preparing for the next Crafternoon Tea.

May 27th, a Saturday.

the first was great,
wide eyed i took it in let it seep into skin,

lots of wonderful makers of delightful delights..

girl with a black berret

pins girl with a black berret
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Magical Underpants and the Swivel Chair

Briefs needed for this trip
I creep into brothers clean laundry
'cause those jockeys are what i need

for my trip to the moon
helmet for outer space travel

kitchen swivel chair
on its side, golden and yellow and super fast

underwear on head
hands on sides bracing
for take off

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

...here we go
crayola smell fills the memory map as i soar

as i see the giant moon dog wag by

gleeful rocketing
to other worlds
with a swivel chair
and a pair of clean underwear

here comes the Martian Mama
and her
vacuum dog
floating
it is her
terry cloth
slippers
that allow
crater walks
in
shag
and
copper broadloom

suddenly the need for nourishment
the space food snack that i didn't forget to pack

my fingers work to open the tiny red raisin box
completely tricky as
the rocket ship avoids an asteroid
and on i go
consulting the crayola map

a safe landing
and Daddy walks in

smelling of distant lands
of freshest bread
and icing sugar
painted up
with blue and green
a dab of yellow

looking tired and pleased

back on earth
i take up the offer
of a sandwich
made on rye with kimel
caraway
i get carried away

what did you bring me?

a shiny ruby ring,
a tiara for a queen,
a hallah loaf,
six blueberry buns
and a sandwich,
on rye
rye with kimel
rye with kimel

Spring flower bed

Spring flower bed
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme is 'spring'
please click on image and go to the large size to see this spring flower bed in full bloom.

touch

pillow touch detail
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

meow

pillow pocket karma

pillow pocket karma
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

I loved this old apron that I found while hunting for used fabrics, it is so soft and the pattern is so joyful. I keept the pocket intact.

Did this apron ever think it would one day be a pillow? Karma is like that I think.

I like to think of the notion of having a pocket that one puts things in and it changes. Can you imagine a cheese and pickle sandwich after being emersed in the pocket becoming a paper back novella?

Monster!

Monster!
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks terrifying theme at illustration friday, ekkk "monster"

7

7
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

seven today
my wee baby
bouncing
with dark hair and rose buds for cheeks

today my wee
is 7
longety leggity creature
with big blue beautiful eyes
full
of curiousity
wonder

before the birth
palm sunday
born with the palm of her hand to her head

a long labour
i hugged trees
and couldn't cross the light
because it was red in between the go go of contractions

today seven
a belle of the ball
a computer wizard
a friend
a daughter
a wonderful wonderful
Bea
Beatrix
b
b lee

bumble
stumble
grow
cry
laugh
sob

who knew
the wonders
that this
"bringer of gladness"
would bring

from tree hugging
to dreams in which i knew it was she
just pink and abstract and swirling

to the little girl i saw
before you where born
beside j

standing
knowing
you would come to visit me

thank you
thank you
thank you

feet

feet
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at www.illustrationfriday.com
"feet"

hmmh

hmmh
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

oranges

oranges
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

...nothing rhymes with oranges.

tatoo

tatoo
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for this weeks theme at www.illustrationfriday.com
tatoo...pour vous! ( oh my another spelling faux pas right in the drawing, i am sorry!)

live lobsters...dancing nightly

burnt toast illustration
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a cover illustration for burnt toast magazine
that i did. Burnt Toast is a fun, quirky, great read, food magazine out of Ottawa.

(more lobsters on the back)

midnight swamp

pin midnight swamp
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

monday

monday
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller and Hello Kitty

If I threw a party I'd invite them all.