Fran Meneley Welcome to one of my favorite shops. Ever. Anywhere. It's been my favorite for a long, long time and I feel really lucky to have it in my community. A deep wellspring of inspiration and beautiful paper, this shop never fails to lift my spirits. This year Two Hands celebrated Day of the Dead … Continue Reading
Bienvenida! Welcome all souls, living and past to my corner of honoring. A smaller alter this year than in year's past (click here and here to see alter's past). Time is wrestling me to the mats and I'm feeling pressed so I took a step back to simplify. Lovely still… …the sugar skulls and their little skeleton … Continue Reading
Hey y'all! I'll be teaching my Finding Your Voice On The Page journaling class next Sunday afternoon, November 7th (what??? November already???) at Katy's wonderful studio in Longmont. If anyone would like to join in, I have a few spots left. Just email me and I'll sign you up! – fran@athandstudio.com I've been journaling in … Continue Reading
Participate in our democracy! If you haven't already, get out and vote…there is so much at stake.
My "artist's date" last week was a little field trip into Boulder to see the new CU (University of Colorado) Art Museum. They've just finished a bizillion dollar remake of the Visual Arts Complex which includes a five story building devoted to studio art and art history, as well as the CU Art Museum. Taking … Continue Reading
It's hard to believe that John Lennon would be 70 this week – in my mind's eye he's still the handsome young Beatle. He gave the world so much and his song, Imagine, is probably my favorite. Filled with ridiculous optimism and longing for a better world, it gives me goose bumps every time I hear … Continue Reading
I've been encouraging my students to make a weekly or monthly Artist's Date with themselves as a way of finding their voice. It's an idea that I got from Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way and I took my own advice last week and headed over to Naropa's Nalanda Gallery to see my friend Dawn Spencer Hurwitz's new show, … Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Studio Tour this weekend. It was great to see you all under Stephanie's majestic old trees. Her charming house and backyard art oasis… …was the perfect place to show our art and gather. Her back courtyard houses her studio and a lovely garden space… …and she graciously … Continue Reading
The Longmont Studio Tour is this weekend! Please stop by if you are in the area. You can go here to see a map and plan your route. I'll be showing at Stephanie's wonderful studio and there are about 10 great artists in Steph's neighborhood, so you can see a lot in one place. She's got some wonderful new … Continue Reading
As the summer wanes, and the tomatoes are both at their peak out here on the Colorado high plains, and at the end of their road, I am reminded of this season's bounty and heart breaking beauty. The autumnal equinox is on Thursday and some of our nights are getting down into the 40's … Continue Reading