I can hear the wind blowing outside my window in the wee hours of this morning. The lights have been flickering on and off with cracking ...

I have my eyes on you! Halloween is getting frighteningly close!

A New Grandchild! I have not been good about posting art lately, but life has been really really busy. Oliver my new grandchild has m...

It has been awhile. I have been busy with no ideas. So I thought to do a rooster for my  great-grandmother. According to my grand...

Hmmmmm....Let me explain... In my professional day job, I am Val Lesiak, greeting card designer.  I go by the name of Valerie Drake running...

A is for Airedale A is for Airedale and the most famous one at that. This handsome animal sports an ascot. Does anyone remember ASTA? Th...

The Bamboo B B is for bamboo and the pretty little bamboo umbrellas that float in iced summer drinks. I have to say these letters have be...