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
Fishy Business
Lately I have been enjoying creating fish and have done several now. It started with my almost cartoon like fish that I made available as a digital download. These are great to use in an art journal, as unique gift … Continued
Mixed Media Challenge
Tonight is Final Friday at Tessera Fine Art Gallery, and this month one of the Featured Artist walls is filled with entries by participants of the Mixed Media challenge. Each artist purchased a pack of mixed media materials like vintage … Continued
Armload of New Smash Books
Smash books are one of my items that I have a hard time keeping up with the demand! Recently, over the span of a few days of work with the help of my able assistant/daughter, we made a load more … Continued
My Gallery Wall
At Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita, each artist has their own bit of wall space. The gallery owner, Teresa, does an amazing job of hanging the new art that I bring in every couple of months. This month my … Continued
Stamp Carving Workshop
I thoroughly enjoyed the two classes of stamp carving that I taught over the weekend at Tessera Fine Art Gallery. We tackled six projects starting with super easy craft foam, and ending with a more complex carved repeating stamp. Everyone … 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
Focus on the Negatives Workshop
Last weekend I taught one of my favorite techniques, reverse painting, at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita . Making the background is loads of fun, but painting in where the images aren’t can be confusing and tricky! … Continued
A Number in the Crowd
“A Number in the Crowd” is chock full of my new stencil designs! First, I created a lovely background using Citra Solv and National Geographic magazine papers… Then I did all kinds of fun stenciling with my new stencil designs… … Continued
Weekend Workshops
I was privileged to be able to fill my weekend with workshops! Saturday was two sessions of artist trading card making at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. We used a deck of playing cards and got at least a … Continued