The Definition of Tenderness
ten·der·ness | \ ˈten-dər-nəs a : the quality of being gentle, loving or kind b : a feeling of pain or sensitivity to touch definition of tenderness from the Cambridge English Dictionary Hello, my friends it is a tender time we are in. Pandemic,
What’s Your Superpower?
Power Pose a page from my art Journal with poem by Ada Limon "Wonder Woman" I’ve been thinking about superpowers lately. I guess it’s because I feel so powerless right now, so much feels out of my control - I don’t
I place my heart in this little boat…
Dear Reader, It has been many, many days and months since my last confession, I mean blog. To be precise it has been two hundred and fifty-six days. On the surface my blogging was always about my art, but with
Guardian Angels & Spirit Guides
This past weekend I had the pleasure of leading this wonderful group of 11 women in creating their collage spirit guides and guardian angels. To start I lead them in a short meditation to find 3 words to guide their
Robins: the bird box series
Robin 1 (Perching and Ground Bird) 11×14″ fabric and paper collage For my long-time followers, you know birds pop up in my work often. They are most definitely my muses. I love to observe them, to witness each species characteristics and
Robins: the bird box series
For my long-time followers, you know birds pop up in my work often. They are most definitely my muses. I love to observe them, to witness each species characteristics and culture, their distinct forms, figure, flight pattern and personality traits.
Time Stamp: marking the moment
My time stamp exercise is continuing. I was visiting my sister in NYC in October and I wanted to mark the moment with a time stamp fabric collage or two. Having the challenge in the back of my mind during
Time Stamp #3 & #4 a series continued….
I’ve posted a couple of these little exercises in the last six months and I’m here to share two more. My goal in creating these is to mark a moment; they are little meditations or, maybe more accurately, an ode
Slow stitch: a lesson in leisure
For those of you who have followed for a while you know that I’m am a wandering artist. Trying this technique and then that teaching what I learn along the way. Sometimes I lament that I’m not a Monet type,