Last Week
I started a weekly personal editorial about my experience as a parent ofsmall children living in LA. Here are a few of my single frame stories.
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Crazy Day
Deadlines have my desk looking like...
Brush pen and ink on paper. 2018
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Queen of the Jungle
When your backyard is overrun with weeds but your dog doesn’t mind.
Watercolor and cut paper. 2018
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The Return Pile
Every single package in my returns pile has been returned.
I am ridiculously happy about this as it NEVER EVER happens!
Brush pen, photograph, photoshop. 2018
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Summer Styles
‘Tis the season for SPF 1000. A few of my most memorable sunburns.
Crayola Super Tips on Muji Paper, 2018
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Summer Planning
I pieced together a summer’s worth of activities
for my two little humans. It’s always a mind bending
puzzle but somehow it all comes together.
Brush pen, collage 2018
© Melinda Keough 2023