Art Throwback…
This is one of my early collage pieces. It is fun to look back and see how my artwork has changed over the years!
Artist Trading Card Workshop
I love artist trading card (ATC) workshops! This is the first workshop that I have held at Artlandia, a relatively new gallery in Hutchinson. With my art hanging all around us, we spent a few fun hours creating a half … Continued
Personal Patchwork
en fascinated with collage faces lately. I decided to use collage and paint to redo “A Woman of Color”, a canvas that I did while we were camping last summer that I almost liked. I call my redo “Personal Patchwork” … Continued
Lily Pads in Abstract
I don’t often do abstract pieces, but I loved this technique that I hit upon so much that I had to do a piece that just showcased it. So here is my “Lily Pads in Abstract”. Adds a pop of … Continued
Artist Trading Card Play
I have an artist trading card (ATC) workshop coming up on Saturday, so I have been refreshing and perfecting my lesson plan by making more cards! Playing cards are one of my favorite foundations for these mixed media lovelies. I … Continued
The Trophy
This fishy collage and paint canvas makes me think of the mounted (stuffed?) fish that some avid fisherman display on a wooden plaque. This trophy however, is just sleepily hanging out in a pond. In the picture above, he is … Continued
Talk 20 Hutch
When Patsy Terrell of Talk20 Hutchinson first asked me about participating in a talk about my artistic journey at the local library, I imagined a talk to 30 or so people. The set up is genius. Ten different people provide … Continued
It’s Never Too Late….
While I acknowledge that this is not entirely true… I still very much relate to these words as someone who put off beginning an art career until age 50! I am so glad that I didn’t let the refrain in … Continued
Weekend Workshop Fun
Last weekend I taught a workshop for a bunch of art educators (and one brave English teacher!) who had asked me to tell about how I create my art, and also to take my musical easels class. They asked … Continued