Art as Communication
My granddaughter was telling me a story and got stumped on a word. She tried describing it to me, but I still just couldn’t understand what she was talking about. She was a little frustrated until she had the idea … Continued
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Are you a morning person or a night owl? I am most productive in the mornings, but I do my coloring and doodling at night. If you want your own coloring page of this quote, feel free to download and … Continued
Bits and Pieces
Made from “Bits and Pieces” of monoprinted and patterned paper on a 10 x 20 inch canvas. I like the slightly chaotic look of this woman whose face only halfway fits on this canvas. It is a mix of papers … Continued
Workshop Party Time!
I love celebrations, and even better when they happen alongside art making! This home workshop was scheduled as a birthday gift/evening entertainment and we combined the paint with paper workshop with the “Mixed Media on the Cheap” workshop. I think … Continued
Let’s Face It!
I have been enjoying the challenge lately of “painting” with paper. It is trickier than it might seem to use ONLY paper for all the shading, details, etc. I am so tempted to grab a paint brush… especially for little … Continued
Throwback Thursday Trees
It is hard to believe that it was only a short 3 1/2 years ago that I decided to start shifting my craft business to more of an art business. This watercolor “folk art tree” is one of the first … Continued
Paying Tribute Workshop
Just one week until the “Paying Tribute” workshop where we will be using either a 6 inch chunky canvas or our art journals, to create a meaningful tribute to that special someone of days gone by. In the process, we … Continued
In my Art Journal… Reality
Sometimes the quirky side of me just has to play out! Art journals are the perfect place to just play and be as odd as I wish to be! This page was inspired by the image of the endless series … Continued
Introducing… New Abstract Leaves Stencil Design
As I worked on a new piece recently, I decided that none of my stencils were quite what I wanted for my Citra Solv background design, so I created a new one! I wanted a geometric pattern, but I wanted … Continued
Final Friday
If you have never done Final Friday in Wichita, you need to plan on it tonight! Since I am usually in place at a gallery, I have never ridden the trolly, but it sounds like such fun, and is FREE! … Continued