Paper Doll Sketches

I thought as long as these ladies were posting it, I would make mention of it here. As you may or may not know, I've asked some friends to participate in the artwork for my next album (title TBA.)

First up was from my new friend Tina Gilbert. She dropped off a sketch to go with my song "Wild Ponies." It is an adorable little riding outfit. I will post a pic soon! I thought to ask her because she's an amazing seamstress!

My sister Joy Caza did a drawing for the song "Elephants Can Fly." She completely captured the whimsy. Again, no photo online yet. Sorry!

A week or so ago, I received one from a friend going way back, Kate Jorgensen/McCullough. I asked her to come up with an outfit for the song "Mr. Dick." She came up with a fiery, strong woman blazing guns at the viewer. Amazing. Check out her drawing at Kate's Blog.

Natalia Pierandrei is a talented artist that I've been watching over the months. I first found her works on DeviantArt and continue to be amazed by her style. So............I put on my bold hat and emailed her asking if she would be interested in participating in creating a drawing for the upcoming album. Through the emails with her, I have come to regard her as a very sweet, generous person! She has come up with two incredible sketches for my song "The Umbrella Waltz." Check them out at Nati's Blog.

Drums Recorded! Maybe...?

Travis working on the setup. Got it working!

Recording innards in the garage.

Tyler's first and only take. Chilly last night.

All Dolled Up!

Curlers and eyelashes.

Recording The New Album: Day One!

Okay folks! So if you're out of the loop, I'm working on a new CD. No title yet, but the songs are all finished for my part (writing them) and now we're on to recording/arranging/whatever else needs to be done. Here's a few snapshots of recording: day one. Nothing too exciting probably, but it's wicked exciting for me! We've got Tyler on drums, Travis on guitar (and whatever other many instruments he plays that we can work onto the album) and this particular night, we had Derek working on mics and recording. Wouldn't it be lovely to have a sound/tech guy?!

Maybe he'll hate me for that, but you gotta have a shot of the drummer with a smoke hanging out of his mouth!

Night one = the computers fight back! The boys try to puzzle out the many complications of the set up. That's after the first computer decided it wasn't going to play along.

Fortunately, I'm blessed with nothing but optimism.

Beaners Songwriters Competition

Hey all! Just wanted to let you know the Beaners Songwriters Competition is coming up Wednesday Sept 23rd. I will be playing a couple original tunes there! This will be my third year doing the competition; last year I managed to win People's Choice. Hope you all can make it - should be an awesome night!

Siren Song

Love this song that a new friend lead me to. The toms at the end are rockin. Check it out guys:

Duluth Goes Raw: Un-cooking with Local Ingredients

Teaching a raw food class on Thursday night! Sign up if you wanna check it out!

Duluth Goes Raw: Un-cooking with Local Ingredients
Instructor: Emily White
If you’re joining us for our Locovore Challenge (and even if you’re not), this class will give you some exciting local recipes to try…and they’re all raw! In this class we will make Living Chili, Crispy Salad with Raw Corn Chips, Basic Greens Juice, and Crepes with Maple Apple Filling. Vegan and Gluten-Free.

Thursday, September 3, 6:00 – 8:00 pm