Soooo lazy after a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend. My darling girl just got back to NYC – so wonderful to have her home with us!! At least for a little while. I finished up my journal pages from the… …Journaling Place class I taught at Journalfest last month. I know it took me a while to … Continue Reading
Just back from teaching at Journalfest in the beautiful pacific Northwest – love it there. I've been going up for almost 10 years now and it feels a lot like a second home. The Bainbridge Ferry, the tall, tall trees, the grey, green and blue hues…they all comfort me like old friends. About 150 of … Continue Reading
It's Saturday and my boys are out doing boy things and I've had a blessedly quiet morning in my studio to finish a couple of journal pages I started earlier in the week. Looking for some comfort since my dear girl went off to college, these journal pages were just the place find solace. I've … Continue Reading
I finished a journal up this weekend. I jump around in them, so it sometimes takes me a while. This one I started in February at the PLAY retreat and finished with my Taos trip. I made another one so I'd not be without one – they've been sitting together on my work table, … Continue Reading
the river solitude stoney totems hot feet in glacial water Rio Grande surface of glass cool stones shimmer I spent last week in Taos at a wonderful drawing class – more on that later when I have more time to digest everything. We spent one enchanted early morning on the banks of the Rio Grande. … Continue Reading
Last week found me in The City, taking my daughter to college orientation – which when it was all said and done was fabulous for her – but she thinks it's cruel that they get you there, make you fall in love with it and then turn around and send you back home for a … Continue Reading
www.travelandart.net Love to travel and journal? Me too! Now we have an online community dedicated to those passionate explorers who love to document their journeys. Whether you travel the big wide world or your world closer to home, Travel and Art is an online community where you can find a home, share photos of your … Continue Reading
I just finished up a new triptych of work for the "Awakenings" show at Patti Burton's Rabid Rabits Galeria in Longmont. I have been swirling the idea of combining collage with the watercolors that I've been experimenting with since my return from PLAY in January. The vintage postcards I've had in my stash began to call … Continue Reading
"There's a moment in every journey when the trip you are on presents itself, and the one you had planned is jettisoned." – Andrew McCarthey This was our motto last week for spring break on the beautiful island of Maui. As visions of sun and the gentle, velvet air of Hawaii caressing our skin danced … Continue Reading
I've just put the finishing touches on my story submission for the Fiction Project, the sister project to the Sketchbook Project. Open to all, "The Fiction Project is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. Add your voice to this year's coast-to-coast tour and create new work … Continue Reading