Hi everyone, As you may know, I started supporting Johnny's Angels: Depp Fans for Charity  in 2010 when I first became aware of the go...

Hi everyone, This spring's Creativity Circle and Blogging Your Way courses have me contemplating Melissa's Kitties. Since 2006, ...

Everyone but The Mother Kitty seems to be in on the secret. (Don't worry, she always finds out eventually.) (Illustration Friday: Ju...

Hi everyone, This spring, I had Workshop Fever. During Tranquil Space's Artist's Way Creativity Circle workshop series, which las...

The Mother Kitty prides herself on her shiny coat. But, sometimes, cleanliness is momentarily out of her control. (Illustration Friday: ...

Happy Birthday, Johnny!!!!  Johnny played guitar with The Black Keys during the MTV Movie Awards last week! (He also received some we...

Lily only plays when she's ready. She's rarely in a hurry. (Illustration Friday: June 1, 2012)

B.J. loves to sit in the sun. Rather than tan like most, he fades. How do you like the new look? (He seems unfazed.) (Illustration Frida...

For last week's Illustration Friday word, "sight," all I could think about was Stevie Wonder. Maybe it's because he came u...

Hi everyone, In February, I mentioned joining a 7-part workshop  that aimed to help me restore and nurture my creative path. During the ...

There is a kernel of truth to Dad's and my theory that Simon plays for the Boston Celtics under the alias "Rajon Rondo." In a ...

Norman was abandoned in a park when he was a kitten. When he saw my sister riding her bike down one of the trails, he hitched a ride home wi...

I eat lots of apples picked fresh from a tall tree. Each morning Simon jumps up to pick one, The Mother Kitty is disappointed that he comes ...

[ What is Johnny Kitties? See Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp for all the details.] " Chocolat is my favorite because it...

In her day, The Mother Kitty loved climbing the tree outside of our garage. Climbing down never concerned her...until she was already up th...

"Blessed are they who go around in circles, for they shall be called wheels." Ode to Old Fuzzy Face There once was a ma...

The Kitties have been puzzled! (Illustration Friday: April 13, 2012)

On April 2, I attended a charity concert in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center benefiting Paul Newman's Association of Hole in the Wall...

In early April, I spent three days in New York. I attended a couple of fantastic charity concerts, toured the American Museum of Natural His...

[ What is Johnny Kitties?  See  Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp  for all the details.] Beware Sleepy Hollow. At the turn of the ...