Bartlett & Craft

 In an effort to be more environmentally friendly this year (and because we ran out of time to send anything before the New Year), we have transitioned over to a e-Christmas Card!  And now you get to see more pictures of our beautiful faces (a win, win!).   Enjoy our Bartlett 2023 by the numbers and a few photo favorites. The kids took up rock climbing lessons this year, and it has been fun for the whole family!  Here we are 'topped out' on the bouldering wall. The kids have been enjoying their 1st and 4th grade years, its been smooth sailing so far with some pretty awesome teaching staff. We had our first family ski trip this year, we are hitting a sweet spot with kids enjoying activities that challenge them and us at the same time.  Eli lost his first tooth! Our 2023 garden at its peak! And a new pantry designed by yours truly to showcase our bountiful squash harvest :) Happy New Year!

This past year I had the opportunity to illustrate my very first children's book!  A local couple reached out to me to help them illustrate a story the husband wrote for his grandchildren.  It's a wonderfully sweet story about the grandpa's wayward golf ball and the adventures little forest creatures have with it when they find it. Here are a couple of my favorite drawings from the book.    

Loved having a little time away from everything and heading up to the Upper Peninsula.  Here are a couple pictures of hearts found in nature.  I think it would be fun to start a photo collection around this theme...

Check out the newest item on my etsy page!  I have had this hanging up in my house for a while, but am finally ready to part with it :)  If you are interested in purchasing click here  to redirect to the etsy listing for this painting.

So for Lent this year I decided to concentrate on my productivity, or lack thereof.  As a sidenote, I am a Christian, but I am not the type that views Lent as being a religious practice, at least not every year.  I do view it as a good excuse to reflect on my life and figure out what I could do better.  And who knows, maybe this exercise will lead to more frequent communication with God and a better understanding of Jesus' sacrifice. Anyway, back to my story.  What better way to increase productivity than to get rid of the time wasters!  Some of my biggest time wasters seem to be the internet in general and facebook more specifically.  I would often refresh my facebook newsfeed every two minutes (not exaggerating) and there would usually be 2 or 3 new updates from people that I probably hadn't talked to in years, maybe even decades.  Do I really need to know what they are up to?  Nope!  So, I went through my entire 'friends' list and 'hid...

A few photos I have take over the years, in the various locations I have been in... Bayeux, France Bath, England San Francisco, USA Mesa Verde, USA Redwood National Forest, USA Bath, England copyright Rebecca Bartlett 2011

I'm excited to see how this looks framed! Original on canvas. 2011

As promised, here are the pics of the terrarium.  I just added the berries today! Complete with moss, fungi, and squaw (sp?) berries!

I just got back from a weekend up north with my mom, aunts, and grandpa.  What fun!  We went hiking in the back woods a bit and found some great stuff for a terrarium.  Don't know what I am talking about?  Don't worry, I will post pictures as a later date.  Some of these pics are a little blurry, but look at the colors!