just some instagram pics from this week. The little dinosaur (middle pic) in my craft room says, “Make something good today!” which I plan on doing! Hope you are enjoying your day!
I did two little commissioned pieces this week for a friend. She recently found out that she will be a grandma for the first time and wanted this quote on a plaque for herself and the other grandma. ...
My grandpop gave me this metal bowl a few visits back and I tossed it in a box when I got home. I found it again in my big clean out. I also found my favorite color of spray paint and the light bulb ...
Welcome! Have you ever been in here before? I think I may have shown bits and pieces? Not sure. Well, come on in anyway. It’s small, but cozy and I can easily fit all of you in here. I’ve...
I’ve been working hard, for the last 4 days, cleaning up my studio space. It was so out of control, I could barely walk in or see the top of my table. How does that happen? I went through every...
Tomorrow is the last day of school, so we did craft night and made gifts for all our teachers and assistants. Super E insisted that I make a pincushion for his teacher, so I did (it’s made from...
I found this wonderful little video today and had to share. It is for you, the artist. It sparked my creative energy and filled me with inspiration. Please take some time to watch. You will be happy ...
1. Young girl, Dot 2. Face the Sun 3. Cristina 4. I paint 5. Find Your Center 6. Ascending Six new art prints are in the shop and only one little house left! Thanks so much for looking!
Six little house all done and ready to placed in my shop tomorrow morning (5/22/12). There will be a few new prints too! Please stop by.
I am always drawn to anything turquoise, aqua, sky blue. It is my most favorite color (along with orange and yellow too). Actually I love all colors, the brighter the better. In fact, don’t ask...
Mixed-media, 16X20 on canvas, $200 (US s&h $25) 11×14 art prints available in my shop. I’ve been in Frida mode this week. I checked out a book from the library about her and then the h...
I bought some of Geninne’s gorgeous fabric as soon as it became available. I knew it would be perfect for a new summer tote. I paired it up with denim to make it stronger and more durable. It w...
I went to Portland over the weekend to see a couple of friends and visit with my very sweet sister and niece. I was so nice to have some sister and niece time. The weather could not have been more pe...
I’m feeling so much better today. I had my massage yesterday and it was absolutely wonderful. It took me a while to relax, and the therapist had to keep telling me to “let go” over ...
I’ve always had an unfortunate tendency to carry stress in my shoulders and back. Whenever I feel tense about a situation or person for an extended period, I can feel it build up and up until I...
I finally had a day to get busy painting. I’ve been waiting all week to finish these little houses. They are painted on 2×2 wood blocks and will soon have a thin layer of encaustic wax on ...
1. driving in AZ, 2. vintage vanity set at Grandma’s, 3. appletini, 4. ice tea, 5. OPEN, 6. vw, 7. Concert@the square, 8. granite creek path, 9. St. Michael’s Hotel We took a little trip ...
“Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each oth...
New pages in my red rosin journal.
We spent the day at the botanical garden looking at all the beautiful butterflies in the butterfly house. Hope your day was great too!
I went yard “sailing” yesterday with my friend. We didn’t find many, but still had a really fun day. I did find a few vintage books (I could not resist that turquoise pattern cover...
“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration” ~ Frida Kahlo This was painted on a flat clay board ...
Haven’t had time to paint or make anything for the last couple of days, so I thought I’d share a few things. *Added those fun little photo corners above using PicMonkey, my new favorite p...
I’ve been playing a lot more in my red rosin art journal since I came back from artfest. I’ve been drawing faces, adding lots of color as well as playing with my water-soluble crayons ble...
Despite the rain, the day started with an early trip to a neighboring yard sale with my good friend, R. The pictures and descriptions online for the yard sale looked very promising, and they were! Lo...
My new obsession is now instagram, pushing pinterest over a bit and taking center stage. It finally became available to Android users and ever since I have been completely hooked! I’ve always w...
“happiness is time spent with a friend“ A long while back I made this piece of art and my dear friend Shelly said she wanted to buy it. I said maybe we could trade. Then we touched on th...
Hold Lightly mixed-media, 8″x8″ on wood with lots of fun texture and a paper clay bird.
I keep finding wonderful little treasures from artfest that I had forgotten about (I think I am finally done sorting through all the pictures though, phew!) Yesterday, I came across my art journal t...
Tristan, me, Nicci, Tammy & Shannon The best, by far, were the people at artfest. Everyone came with bags and truck loads of excitement, energy, creativity and pure happiness. You could feel it t...
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