Women’s March, though fun and whimsical, has multi faceted meaning to me. I love the image of these attitude filled, but still friendly and lovable, hens on the march. The patchwork effect of the ground they march on echoes the … Continued
Today marks the 157th birthday of my home state of Kansas. Old McDonald’s Farm was created to commemorate this day. I haved lived in the country and in Kansas most of my life, so when you say Kansas, this is … Continued
Today I delivered Rise and Shine to Carriage Factory Gallery in Newton, KS for their upcoming “Kansas through the eyes of the Artist” show which will feature art by 34 different artisits. I am pleased to have this piece and … Continued
“Delivery Day” 18 x 24 This piece is a mix of collage and paint, inspired by an old pickup I saw on a road trip, as well as the pigs and chickens on my daughter’s farm and the sunflowers all along … Continued
I finally finished another rooster with a collage of papers and batik fabrics on a Citra Solv background. Papers include a vintage newspaper, rusted papers and Citra Solv altered papers. I also put some at home on the farm … Continued
Another cow has been born! This one I titled “Born in a Barn” because of the red, barn board style background. It is done on a 20 x 20 inch stretched canvas with deep 1 1/2 inch sides that are … Continued
The latest in my Home on the Range series celebrating Kansas. Of course it has to be titled “How Now Brown Cow”! This particular piece is a tribute to the Kansas farm. On a 12 x 12 stretched canvas with … Continued
I asked my Facebook followers for help naming this fellow, and received many great suggestions..most of which will be saved for future roosters! The winner for this particular one though is solely based on the fact that it came with … Continued
This is a very fun dimensional piece on an 18 x 24 wood cradle board panel. I first created the rooster separately and did a bit of machine stitching on the mix of batik fabrics, papers, and cheesecloth that make … Continued
Today’s piece “Lil’ Chicks and Mama” is a self portrait of sorts. My three “little girls”, the youngest of my eight, are all moving out within 6 months of each other. This is Mama hen sending off her babies into … Continued