Studio Notes

I Sewed a Sketchbook Compendium

I Sewed a Sketchbook Compendium

I had this piece of raw canvas that I had stained as an experiment using acrylic paint and GAC 900. It was beautiful but It wasn’t a painting. I decided...

I Sewed a Sketchbook Compendium

I had this piece of raw canvas that I had stained as an experiment using acrylic paint and GAC 900. It was beautiful but It wasn’t a painting. I decided...

Childhood Memories Influence Artwork

Childhood Memories Influence Artwork

As I child and into my adulthood I was a sewer. It all started when I joined the 4H Club when I was ten. I remember my first project being...

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Childhood Memories Influence Artwork

As I child and into my adulthood I was a sewer. It all started when I joined the 4H Club when I was ten. I remember my first project being...

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Finding Calm in a Noisy World

Finding Calm in a Noisy World

For me creating is about managing stress and finding calm in a noisy world.. Painting does this and that is why we need to paint often. I try to create...

Finding Calm in a Noisy World

For me creating is about managing stress and finding calm in a noisy world.. Painting does this and that is why we need to paint often. I try to create...

Connecting with a Painting

Connecting with a Painting

When I delivered the painting and explained to her the writing in the initial layers of the painting was about being yourself, standing out from the crowd, and I had...

Connecting with a Painting

When I delivered the painting and explained to her the writing in the initial layers of the painting was about being yourself, standing out from the crowd, and I had...

skirt form old jeans

Something New from Something Old

Do you have clothes that are like old friends? That was the case with my painting jeans! I wore them for years until they became shabby and I dedicated them...

Something New from Something Old

Do you have clothes that are like old friends? That was the case with my painting jeans! I wore them for years until they became shabby and I dedicated them...

cold wax and oil paint

Putting Yourself in a Box.

You often hear people say "think outside of the box"! For artists it can be helpful to put yourself in a box. Limiting what you use is a useful way...

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Putting Yourself in a Box.

You often hear people say "think outside of the box"! For artists it can be helpful to put yourself in a box. Limiting what you use is a useful way...

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