New Art Journal
I have been itching to begin a new art journal and selected this old book on Mathematics as the one. It has a lovely cover, and I think it would be fun to change the title to “Artematics” somehow. Mainly … Continued
Stop for a Moment…
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.” Leo Tolstoy After a hugely busy last few weeks, I am taking the day a little slower today. No coloring page… again. But I do encourage … Continued
Happy Earth Day!
I can’t think of a better day to celebrate Earth Day than by playing around with some Citra Solv and National Geographic magazines! I just had a workshop on it at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita last weekend, and … Continued
“New” Paint Shirt
I often wear a paint apron, but once in awhile I just need a little more coverage! I seem to always be dipping my elbow in paint, or backing up against wet paint… So when we decided to all … Continued
New Markers!
While in Illinois, I visited a Dick Blick Outlet Store with my friend Connie and workshop hostess Darla. Four hours later, I rolled out in a happy daze with a load of new art supplies. One of the wonderful things … Continued
Monster Board Book
I had so much fun making my crow board book a couple of weeks ago that I decided to make a monster one too! This book had a little peak through front cover that I decided to keep. It got … Continued
Leather Painting Workshop
Another of the workshops that I did in Illinois was a leather painting workshop. Everyone did three projects, a leather key fob, a pouch, and a cuff. For the key fob and the cuff, we painted first, then … Continued
Barns and Bridges
Being a Kansas girl, I see lots of barns, but I still took note of all the pretty ones on my recent trip to Illinois. With each, I imagined what a great studio they would make… with room for … Continued
Walnut Grove Farm
After the workshops in Jerseyville we headed up to Galesburg for a trip to a Dick Blick outlet store. We spent the night at a darling little bed and breakfast in nearby Knoxville called Walnut Grove farms. It is an … Continued