Just back from the PLAY Retreat in Port Townsend with fellow journalers. I love the watery and tree inhabited land of Washington state. It's so beautiful and so very different from the high and very dry plains of Colorado. The Seattle cityscape a tangle of bare branches reaching up… …while down on the street, a … Continue Reading
Happy New Year! Looking for some new inspiration? Here are a few things that I have come across that float my boat. These new journals from Strathmore are great. My students are always asking for a recommendation on what journal to bring to class. It's such a personal choice I've been reluctant to recommend any. … Continue Reading
Way back in the summer I signed up to be a part of The Sketchbook Project. The brainchild of the folks at the Art House Co-op and The Brooklyn Art Library, the idea was to ask artists to submit a sketchbook for their permanent collection and to go on tour. As they put it, "It's like … Continue Reading
Winter has finally come to visit us here on the high plains of Colorado – with 5 inches of new snow (the first of the year) and 2 degrees this morning – yup…it's winter. And with the hub bub of December and 2010 just about behind us, there's the new to look forward to. … 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
I love visual language. Brought to my attention by the folks at veryshortlist.com.
I had a great time teaching Visual Journaling at Katy's last Sunday. I even ended up in Katy's journal! Light and sunny, we gathered around two big tables. My students experimented with… …new materials and ideas for finding their voices on the page. Openings and thoughts gathering… …blessings shared… …marking … Continue Reading
The flowers this summer have me completely at their mercy, I am entralled and overtaken by their voluptuous, verdant beauty. So when my boys decided at the last minute to high tale it over to Kansas to an Edge Of Space Sciences jamboree of sorts (nerds are us!), I checked out the classes at Anderson … Continue Reading
My son and I made a stop today at our most beloved chocolate shop in the entire world, Todos Santos in Santa Fe. And yes, dear god, it is THAT good. No kidding. And look who was standing sentenal…Pez Man. He's the creation of a local artist who makes specialized, high-end art pez despensers. Covered … Continue Reading