“Good Thoughts”
“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Today’s quotable is an old favorite. The original is done in watercolor on an 11×14 sheet of paper. The top half … Continued
“If Trees Could Talk”
I finished a new mixed media collage piece last week called “If Trees Could Talk”. When I look at the 100+ year old trees around my house, I wonder what stories they could tell if only they could talk. They have … Continued
52 Card Pickup Workshop
This week I held a 52 card pickup workshop in my home. Each person got a deck of playing cards and we painted, sprayed, stamped and collaged the night away! It was fun to see all the different creative approaches to … Continued
Magic Elixir – Art Journal Prompt
Sometimes it is just hard to think what to put on a journal page…. so here is a simple prompt for the day: Draw any sort of bottle (or paste one out of a magazine) and put a label on it … Continued
Lately in my Sketchbook
Lately I have been using a small spiral bound mixed media journal like the one included in my new Art Journal Kits. In it, I have used, in addition to a pencil, only watercolors and the Uniball 207 pen which are … Continued
Deuteronomy 26 coloring page
Didn’t get my page colored myself….but I am sharing the coloring page version with you! Feel free to print and use as you wish!
Top Ten Creative Milestones of 2014
2014 was a year of expansion for me in many ways. I credit it that to all of my wonderful friends/customers who have been such a support and encouragement. To you I shout a big THANK YOU! My sweet customers have … Continued
Painted Purse Tutorial
The end of the year seems a good time to review a bit. What are the successes, and the failures that I can learn from? As I look back over the posts that have worked, and those that haven’t, I … Continued
Praise Doodle
“Because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live and in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:3,4 And the coloring page….
Family Recipes
I don’t know about your family, but when my gang gets together, there is going to be some food involved! Many of our memories are from around the dinner table. Because of that, last Christmas I decided to make a … Continued