When artists join forces

I love it when artists mesh minds and styles on collaborative projects.  The results are always so exciting and fresh.  It's like eating...

You never promised me a rose garden

You never promised me a rose garden is my latest embroidery project.  It's still a work in progress.  I just finished the design this w...

ART SALE- my Etsy shop turns one!

Away is the newest addition to my Esty shop.   My Etsy shop turns one today, so I'm throwing an art sale!  Everything in the shop is 2...

Helping kids draw animals

As a child, I loved Ed Emberley 's drawing books.  His easy-to-follow drawings of chipper animals have made millions of kids feel like a...

A Passion for Scrapbooking

Besides blogging, wine tasting and reading true crime books, I have a passion for scrapbooking.  I have a fortune invested in pictures, so I...

My Week

twentieth century pattern design , my latest bedside book this 200+ page book is a survey of textile and wallpaper designs from the last cen...

Making Memories

Have you visited the Hunt Club in Virginia Beach, VA?  It's a wonder place to visit if you're looking for opportunities to make grea...

I'm A Mountain Momma

It's been awhile since I've attended to my blog.  Just needed to take a break and do me.  During my break, I've spent time roami...

When drawing on walls with permanent marker is okay

I love these installations by German artist Heike Weber .  Equipped with only a permanent marker, Heike creates a sea of flowing lines on wa...

Three new works

Remember this box of aged note cards I found at an estate sale a couple months back?  I thought they would make perfect little envelopes fo...

Too many ideas

I can barely keep track of all the different projects I've started- or at least want to start.   Here's a look at the latest. That...

A few days ago, I got back film that ran through this camera .  My daughter, who's running up the grassy knoll, took this picture of me....

This Weekend: Little Winter Handmade Market

what :: beautiful art, handcrafted clothes and accessories, plus lovely paper goods when :: thru sunday 5p where :: the cleaners, downtown P...

Framed embroidery and drawing now available in my Etsy shop

PDX: Home Sweet Home It feels great to have my first embroidery works finished and framed- a project that started several months ago.  The w...

I am in the I AM show

I'm thrilled to be one of the participating artists in the launch of the I AM show .  I AM, which is an online exhibition and a physical...