Lori Joy Smith: Illustration & Art

a happy day…

Today i turn 37, it’s a happy day. Tomorrow I’ll be even happier as I fly off (alone!!) for a weekend with my best friend of 20 years. Happy weekend!

back to school sweater

I finally finished Sosi’s back to school sweater. I think I knit this more for me than her. I worked out a lot of my anxiousness about her starting school with this sweater! Thankfully she seems to not have inhertied my shyness or social awkwardnes and is making lots of friends and having fun. Now [...]

paper quilt

I’m so happy to participate in the Paper Quilt Project. It’s such a lovely idea. Please check out Dawn’s blog too, her work is beautiful.

distractions…

I’m missing Sosi like crazy. I feel silly for being so sad,  as she’s been going to preschool for over 2 years. Something about this feels different, like I just put her on a path that’s going to just take her farther and farther away from me each year, and there’s no turning back. I [...]

a night out…

I had a great night out last night at the Opening for the Out of Purgatory Show at the Confederation Centre. The show runs until October 4th. If you are in Charlottetown you should go and check it out, there are so many great pieces. I was beyond happy to see my piece was chosen [...]

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