Moving Over to Substack
This space hasn't been working for me, so I'm transitioning blog posts over to Substack. It's free to read and will allow me to send a...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
Bread Like Origami
It didn't occur to me until hearing it in a video that bread and origami had anything in common. "Fold it like origami," said the gentle...
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Dancing Like a Flock of Birds
Dance has been an important part of my life, especially throughout the last eight years. After a brief stint in ballet, when I was five...
- Jan 6
- 2 min
What Am I?
The title reminds me of the many kid's board books that I read to my daughter. They would describe something in simple terms, like I say...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Newsletter as Blog Post
I've been using this site for several years now, but once in awhile, I go to do something that I've done repeatedly, and it doesn't work...
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Turkey
Sometimes characters show up and I want to get to know them better. That was the case for this turkey, who was originally a collage on a...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
September, Already
Pretty much everyone I've talked to lately has been shocked that it's already September. Around here, there's been a transition to much...
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
My Trusty Sketchbook
This week, I had a bunch of baking to do. When I finally had the time to sit down at my art desk, I wanted to jump back into my projects,...
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Summer, In Pictures
Summer usually finds me a little foggy and scattered. The last half of July and first week of August found me particularly in that state....
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
Pushing Off the Page
While I've been continuing to make collages on paper, I'm also exploring new ways to work lately. The shapes that these experiments have...
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
Seeing Time as Seasonal
I always forget until I'm here that the late spring and summer are busy times for me. Weekly farmers' markets mean lots of time in the...
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
A Little Catch Up
The last few weeks have been very busy. I returned to the weekly farmers' market at the beginning of May, and the end of the school year...
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
World Collage Day
This coming Saturday, May 14th, is the celebration of World Collage Day as initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018. From their website: Ric...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Travel Kit
When I was getting ready to pack for my trip to Italy, I knew that I wanted to bring a very small kit of art supplies. Our goal was to...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
More Characters
I've been busy with a variety of things lately. That keeps life interesting, but it also serves to keep me a little bit distracted and...
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
Personalities
For a long time, I was scared to draw people. It was intimidating---everyone knows what a person looks like. So many things could go...
- Mar 9, 2022
- 1 min
A Little Shout Out
I was thrilled to see the pitch that I submitted to Uppercase magazine in their latest newsletter! It was a short piece about my...
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
Creating Flow
I love when happy synchronicities come up. I listened to a podcast on The Happiness Lab about languishing the other day, by the author...
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
A Potpourri
The last few weeks have been a mixed bag of collage, plants, and baking. During the winter, I have a farmers' market every other week, so...
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
Studio Tour
I love seeing how and where other artists work. I often find sketches in a museum more interesting than the finished paintings---there's...
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