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...
#The100 day project continues, sometimes with Instagram evidence, sometimes not. My challenge to my self was a 5”x5” piece I work on for no more than 25 minutes each day. The first couple of weeks I was in California, and the images reflected...
Yes, I’m going to give it a try, the #100 day project on Instagram for 2024. I have to say, it’s in my nature to finish what I start whether I should or not, so the upside is that I do tend to be more consistent with taking the time to make some...
The time is approaching, as Instagram keeps reminding me, to think about the 2024 version of the #100 day project. Since my intention last year was to “resolve” and this year to “curate”, my attention has been on looking around my studio and...
Yes, you are seeing inside my refrigerator - paint pots just below the chicken salad. It’s a trick I was taught by Chery Baird, my lovely art teacher, to save those leftover custom mixed acrylic paint colors. I never quite mix the right amount,...