Back in March I joined the Disintegration Collaboration group dreamed up by the wonderful mind of Seth Apter over at The Altered Page. Our mission was to create mixed-media bundles that could be left outside in the late winter weather to begin to degrade and disintegrate. To fall apart. To let time and the elements have their … Continue Reading
I've been taking Miss Mary Ann's online class "Pure Experimentation: Stencilry" and having a blast donning my spray mask and going to town with a variety of spray cans and stencils. My son was out of school yesterday so we spent a couple of hours stinking up the garage and going to town. This is the … Continue Reading
Eddie Running Wolf is back in town working his sculptural magic on one of the dead Cottonwood trees along Niwot Road. You might remember that I posted about this lovely wood sculpture, "Spear Man Lodge," which he completed last October. Eddie is a descendent of the Northern Cheyenne and a very accomplished artist. He toiled under … Continue Reading
I'm a little late to catch on, but I worked on some poem bundle tags for the Disintegration Manifestation project instigated and monitored by the wonderful Seth Apter of the Altered Page. I made 5 hanging flag/tags to hang in the tree outside my studio window and one to wrap around the trunk. I love the idea of … Continue Reading
It's been another one of those weeks around here. Maybe it's just the energy of early spring spiraling up towards more activity, but I have a lot on my personal plate right now. But…I did sneak in a few hours over at Susan Wechsler's wonderful mosaic studio to work on my mosaic mandala. The bare bones … Continue Reading
At the PLAY retreat we spent Saturday morning down at the beach, walking the wrack line, and seeing what we could find. The idea was to gather beauty, little bits of nature that spoke to us. Gather and then arrange in some intentional order. I first did this exercise in a class I did at … Continue Reading
There's a theme running through my life right now – letting the light shine. And I had the pleasure of returning to student mode (really I'm always there) this week by taking a mosaic class with the lovely and talented Susan Wechsler. She's an amazing mosaic maven with a very unique voice, and she opens her … Continue Reading
It must be the onset of winter. My hands, heart and mind have been craving the needle and thread. I have been collecting patterns from Sublime Stitching for a while now and the only thing they've been collecting is dust. I don't know why the bug bit me this week, but I finally got out my … Continue Reading
Let's start out December with something handmade. The best kind of gift. And seeing how today is Cyber Monday (really?), I thought I'd let you all know that I have a few lovely charm bracelets left from my Open Studio's sale. I collect rare and special silver charms throughout the year and gather them … Continue Reading