In this and the next post, I'll share with you a couple of commissions I received prior to Christmas. I have truly been blessed to be asked to create artwork for some wonderful people. One of them was for Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. The above drawing was created from a handful of photos sent … Continue reading Widener University Holiday Card
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Draw Where You’ve Never Drawn Before
As I've been thinking about 2012 and that it marked the year when I took my sketchbook places I'd never taken it before, I started to wonder what other places in my life I could take my sketchbook and draw. I HAVE taken it to my school where I teach and I've drawn there on … Continue reading Draw Where You’ve Never Drawn Before
A Garden of Hope
I spent a couple of hours working in the Garden this week! In December, you say?? Yes. This is a year-round Garden. A unique garden whose rows and vines are shelving structures. The food "grows" on these shelves and then gets harvested and bailed into bags to be given to school children in Guilford and … Continue reading A Garden of Hope
Drawing Friends
Drawing with friends downtown Kernersville has been one of the highlights of my week since last Spring. We started out at the Factory and kept drawing through the summer there. then we moved to the Ciener Botanical Gardens in the fall and now we draw at Eclections, a wonderful artisan booth space with a … Continue reading Drawing Friends
The Thing About Knitting…
The difficult thing about knitting is that i t i s s o s l o w . Much like the Slow Food Movement, knitting or crocheting anything is truly the opposite of our instant gratification … Continue reading The Thing About Knitting…
How…
"How in the world do you do what you do?" This is an interesting question I get either verbalized or emailed to me. I'm always surprised at the question. I wonder what it is they perceive I'm doing or accomplishing, since USUALLY I'm thinking I can't do anywhere near what I'd like to do or … Continue reading How…
Portrait #22: The Happy Couple
Back in September, my husband officiated the wedding of some sweet friends of ours. This was perhaps, aside from my own wedding, the loveliest wedding ever! It was held at the beautiful Dewberry Farm here in Kernersville. This portrait is not intended to be a detailed description of the individual faces of the bride and … Continue reading Portrait #22: The Happy Couple
Thoughts on Teaching
Some of you may not know that I teach Art part-time in a sweet little private school in Winston-Salem called Redeemer School. The emphasis and thrust of this school's philosophy is based on Charlotte Mason's work on education. I won't go into all of what that means other than to say that Charlotte Mason calls … Continue reading Thoughts on Teaching
Trumpet Call Announcement!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! An Art Show to help a Garden Grow! Thursday, November 29th 4-8 pm Featuring Artists from the Triad area (one of whom is ME!) Put it on your calendar to come enjoy wine, hors d'oeuvres and music while browsing fine art & craft for your holiday shopping! Entrance cost is $10, … Continue reading Trumpet Call Announcement!
Out of the Garden Project’s Honor Card!
Once again, I am honored to have a piece of my artwork chosen (this one above) for this year's Out of the Garden Project Honor Card!! Beginning very soon, folks will be able to receive a beautifully printed card with the above painting on it as a way of saying thank you for your donations … Continue reading Out of the Garden Project’s Honor Card!