Winter Beauty
I am not wild about winter. I don’t like being cold. I tire of gray skies. About this time of year I begin to long for the warm sun and signs of spring. This week, the temperature plunged, and winter … Continued
Art as free as a child’s
Once in awhile I have a little paint party with my 4 and 5 year old granddaughters. I am always distracted from my own paint project by watching them. Their imaginations and enthusiasm just run free without all the constraints … Continued
A Word for the Year
Challenged to pick a theme word for 2014, I ran through many possibilities. I love words and the power they hold in them. I am drawn to strong words like explore, dare, grow, …and maybe it will be … Continued
Reach Out and Touch the Sky!
2013 was good to me, and to my art. One of my goals for the year was to “do” more art, to give it a chance and see what it could be. To be a newcomer in my 50s in … Continued
Tis the Season
I don’t know about you, but the schedule gets pretty crazy this time of year. Craft shows, magazine deadlines, artist receptions, store deliveries, purchases to ship, special orders to make…. and that is just the business side of things. There … Continued
Thankful for What is Yet to Be
I try to be mindful about giving thanks where thanks is due throughout the day as I run across the many blessings that I am granted. Some, like the sunrise, beautiful fall leaves, the sweet faces of my grand babies … Continued
Peace in the Chaos
There is always that moment when I face a blank canvas and wonder what will emerge. I always have a plan, but as I start to paint, the work seems to take on a life of its own and seldom … Continued
Weekend Art/Scrapbook Retreat
This weekend I went to a wonderful art and scrapbook retreat hosted by Renetta Gooden. It was both spiritually and creatively uplifting and inspiring. I loved the women that I got to hang out with, the lesson on faithbooking, the … Continued