I am visiting my folks in Southern France, working with very limited supplies this week: my needles, a pair of baby scissors and a...

This year marks the 33rd year of my arrival in this country. I never thought I was going to immigrate permanently but here I am, an...

The little sewing basket caught my attention at a church rummage sale a couple of weeks back. It was near the exit, stuck between an...

Ever since my friend Marion who is a jeweler, showed me a Georgian Lover's eye, I have been obsessed with the concept. Then, a few weeks...

While doing research for the shoe project, I came upon a pair of 18th century wedding slippers that had been hand-embroidered with a...

I was inspired by a number of stories this week: breakfast with a friend brought up the name Bud Smith, which I absolutely had to use, I...

This week's story was written with my talented daughter, Isabel. When Isabel left for college, she and I would send a coloring book, back...

There are so many times when I don't know what is going to happen with a particular design. This one started with the border, which got...

Two years ago, I met a blacksmith. This woman was no joke. She built metal structures and installations for sculptors and artists. ...

My visit to Master Embroiderer Mary Martin this weekend inspired me to get into the Holiday spirit. Mary's work is extraordinary for its...

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...

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...

I absolutely love drawing with a very fine pen. This week's art is hard to give away, I really like what I came up with. First, because...

This week has been incredibly busy, publishing two stories, brainstorming for an upcoming submission, writing every day and getting back...

This week's art is a colorful pond of fish and God only knows what other critters decided to come on the page. I painted it with acrylic...

The literal translation for "L'oiseau rare" is "the rare bird" but it can also mean "the odd bird" which is how my mom uses the...

This stylish witch is being given away on Saturday July 8, 2017. as part of Project 105. The witch is the illustration to the story by...