The perfect studio, I found it!
One of the goals I wanted to tackle in 2022 was to find a larger studio in order to make larger work. At the beginning of the year I teamed up with Juliette Lepage Boisdron and Karima Duchamp, two colleagues who were also looking. Our idea was that it might be easi...
Self reflection makes for an interesting self portrait
My artwork has gone through a huge shift in the past year. I began the year with a process of gluing burlap onto a wood substrate and then covering the burlap with plaster and acrylic paint. During the course of the year I was able to discern...
Why not explore symmetry?
Last week in our critical discussion group, one of the members made the observation that the two pieces I had presented were all asymmetrical. I hadn't even considered working in a symmetrical fashion so I thought it would be a good exercise to explore.
I began two pi...
The practice of choosing...
...this was my biggest take-away from initial discussion about my work in the 12 week Critical Discussion: Abstraction group.
In some ways I have always felt like I've been trying to add too much to my work. I've even had colleagues try to tell me this in a variety ...
Hand made brushes!
This was a super fun week of making our own brushes. The goal was to create brushes that will reflect hand movements and gestures. I used both high flow paint and india ink.
My five brushes consisted of strands of cotton string, soft fabric netting, wheat threads with the se...
The grounds at Blueberry View Artist Retreat are wildly creative and down right magical.Artists and co-hosts Mark Toncray and Janet Sullivan. The people who created the magic at Blueberry View Artist Retreat
An Artful Summer...
This past summer I was fortunate enough to spend part of my summer vac...
Last fall my husband and I...
... went on a bucket list trip out west. We were gone three weeks and did an extensive tour that included Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Havasu Falls, Monument Valley, Arches National Park, Petrified Forest, Kodachrome Basin, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park and severa...
