Studio time
This is it. I saved just enough money to quit my corporate job and spend the next six months in the studio. Don't get me wrong: I...
This is it. I saved just enough money to quit my corporate job and spend the next six months in the studio. Don't get me wrong: I...
My good friend Marion, who has been mentoring are, told me in no uncertain terms it was time to get serious about business so I finally...
This is episode 52 of project 105. The half way point. This week's project is about tension and the dentition to give up, half way...
I am visiting my folks in Southern France, working with very limited supplies this week: my needles, a pair of baby scissors and a...
There’s so much beautiful vintage linen to be used. After purchasing a few more choice pieces at a church rummage sale last Saturday, I...
In her memoir, French writer Marguerite Yourcenar tells the story of spending her entire first commission check on a blue vase from...
Not only have I decided to continue the series of embroidered drawings on vintage napkins but I have found my theme: for the next several...
I have been feeling ambivalent about this week's post. The story was hand-written and hand-embroidered directly onto a lovely, very...
Creative feelings are flowing. I am feeling bubbly, energized and full of ideas. In just a few days will be Spring Break when I will...
For years, I have been making notes about a story that takes place in the mountains of central France. The "massif central" is a...
I have been on a roll experimenting with techniques that combine collage, appliqué and embroidery. This particular piece combines all...
Once in a while, I struggle mightily to come up with a weekly story and illustration. This week's drawing is inspired by sketches I had...
Sometimes, it feels almost impossible to find my way out. I am stuck. I am in a rut. Nothing goes my way. I make ten pictures, none...
Look at this little dude with his cat and his fancy pants! I am finally over the nasty flu and feeling playful this week. This plump...
Mothering, empty-nesting and grand-parenting and midlife are subjects that are definitely up for me this week. Home with a nasty cold, I...
Years ago, I bought a ream of wrappers for cans of Alaskan Salmons: fierce looking fish on a bright red background. The wrappers remained...
This week, I am inspired by the tarot. I have a beautiful Klimt-inspired tarot deck that I love to draw cards from and of course, there...
I am delighted to be in the group show "Stitches - The art of Needlework". Texas Art Asylum 1719 Live Oak, Houston, Texas 77003 Saturday...
Let's shake things up a bit this week with an abstract piece titled "The Reject Pile". It's literally taken me weeks to bring this piece...
Post-Harvey what else could I write about but the deluge that nearly drowned our city? In this week's story, the deluge lasts a Biblical...