Still Life
I have been busy, I feel like I’m always busy – I am in perpetual motion and while I proport to be an artist not enough of my time is spent making art. By far I spend more time promoting
Feeling Scrappy
scrap·py –(ˈskrapē/) adjective: scrappy - consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts. Synonyms - feisty, tenacious, determined, persistent This week I sat in with one of the many quilting groups that sets up shop at the Ranch. This group calls themselves “Ranch
This is Now
It is Tuesday morning and I'm enjoying the rain that continues to fall outside my window. I donned by rubber-boots, raincoat and rain-pants and went for my first rubber-boot walk of what I hope will be a nice wet rainy
Guardian Angels
When time are tough the tough get creative. A couple of weeks ago, if you could sift through all the other craziness, there was a Global Climate Action Summit held in San Francisco. This by all reports was a serious,
From Red to Black to Green
I was asked the the Journey Center in Santa Rosa to create a art quilt addressing the upcoming one year anniversary of the Sonoma County fires. Lately I have been doing a lot of botanical printing on fabric so it
Love & Lose Forever Intertwined
Lucky, my sweet old dog of 15 plus years died Friday and my heart is has cracked open
Transitions: what to let go…
This past week my extended family gathered to help pack up my mom’s life in the sprawling home she built with my father some 30 years ago to move into a two-room apartment at the back of my house. Needless
Prepped & Ready
I'm teaching a two-day Encaustic Collage workshop this weekend at The Bishop's Ranch where I am the Resident Artist. This class is one I've taught many times, so I have a good idea of how to organize the space and
Waiting for a Vision – but while your waiting get busy!
I was talking to a dear friend this week who is on sabbatical for three months from her highly demanding work as an episcopal parish priest in a large parish on the east coast. When I asked her what she