As if it weren't enough to have an Art Show to prepare for, I've also dived, head first, into SEVERAL knitting and crochet projects! Add to that the drawcumenting of my days, the cooking for family, the shuttling children here and there, the everyday goings on of small town living...and I'm waving my white flag! … Continue reading Buried
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Mounds of Art!
In my job as Art Teacher at Redeemer School, I have mounds and mounds of artwork to prepare for our Annual Art Show which will take place February 7th. This includes backing each piece of art with construction paper to act as a mat to set off the art. It also means adding a label … Continue reading Mounds of Art!
A Place to Call Home
The most delightful part about commission work, is the people I meet through the process. Yes, I love the drawing and painting. Yes, I like the challenge of trying to climb inside someone else's head to bring forth an image they might like. But the best part is meeting and getting to know the people … Continue reading A Place to Call Home
Transformative Drawing
I'm not certain I can articulate this well... But there's something about drawing one's life which transforms that life. It's as if by drawing something about your day, your world, your city or town, your home, your yard...you are viewing it through a different lens or filter. This idea came to me afresh as I've … Continue reading Transformative Drawing
The Balloon Tree
I sit outside, in a brief interlude of warmth and peace, gazing up at the winter trees. An idea begins to form...those lines, those lovely lines...they make shapes, hold spaces where shape resides. The idea I have doesn't take shape fully yet. I'm searching, thinking about these spaces and the shapes that inhabit them. I … Continue reading The Balloon Tree
The Call of the Bins
"Out of sight, out of mind" doesn't really work for me. I 'spose for a bit of time after I've packed something away, I don't think about it much. But pretty soon, I start hearing things. You'll doubtless think me crazy, but my studio/sunroom has undergone a few overhauls in content over the last several … Continue reading The Call of the Bins
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
Just Wonderin’…
...what's up ahead... I'm strangely wordless as I face a New Year rolling in. 2012 was a beautiful year, for many reasons both creatively and personally. I'll detail some of that in an upcoming post. But I feel a sweet hush around me as I contemplate a new year ahead. The possibilities. The unexpected. The … Continue reading Just Wonderin’…
Tale of a Sheep Gone South
We've had this ornament you see, for many years now. I don't know who gave it to us, nor exactly when. I'm pretty sure some wonderful crafter in South America made this ornament. But somehow, the expression on this "sheep"s face (for truly we don't know what else it might be!) is freaky. It's been … Continue reading Tale of a Sheep Gone South
Pulling Down Deep Heaven: Part 3
Terror and Wonder Two thousand or so years ago, a baby entered this world. The golden drop of Heaven descended into a manger of hay. Events surrounding His descent were filled with terror and wonder. Shepherds were terrified at a Bright Being telling them Good News of His arrival. These same shepherds later marveled at … Continue reading Pulling Down Deep Heaven: Part 3