Another crafty rabbit hole. With many thanks to @larkandbower for the inspiration and instruction in off-loom weaving. This is the first mini-grouping of woven Travel Stones, representing the Cliffs of Moher (Ireland - no cliffs harmed in...
Once a year starting in mid-February, there is an Instagram challenge many artists participate in called the #100dayproject. I’ve done it myself more that once, and the habit of daily creativity and accountability has been really fun. I was going...
Those of you who are artists on Instagram, or follow artists on Instagram may be familiar with the #100 day challenge. A big part of the challenge is to make a long-ish term commitment to an artistic project of your own design and to regularly...
February has been another travel month, so another month that art has to be made in the cracks of available time and with whatever materials made it into the art supply cull or ephemera from daily life. Collage is one of the "multi"s in my...
Do I love getting bills and insurance statements? No. Does it help when once in a while there is a collage fodder treat waiting for me on the inside of the envelope? Yes, it certainly does. I don't know what is happening in the envelope business,...
If you're like me and you sometimes have a little bit of trouble getting out of your head and into play mode, I've got an idea for you. When you are trying to play like a kid, use a kid's toys. These multi-colored twistable crayons featured...
When does a quilt, or anything else, become and heirloom? Recently I passed along this double wedding ring quilt that I made 30 years ago in the first year of my marriage to a couple just starting out in theirs. It never had a label before, but the...
Continuing on my theme this summer of resolving paintings and drawings that have been languishing for quite some time. This one was started in a class that explored all kinds of experiments with golden proportions - according to the scrawled notes...
I’m continuing to capitalize on the fragile and fleeting momentum I have to paint, and pairing it with my word of the year: resolution. That means rescuing some works in progress that have been languishing in the studio closet. These four pieces...
Instagram hooked me again back in February, and I've just completed another 100 day project challenge. Did I cheat? Kind of. My goal was a 5"x5" piece every day, taking no more than 25 minutes. I didn't create every day, but I caught up, so I...