My new website is live!

My new website just launched today!  It has been quite the project the last few weeks, but it feels great to finally have it up. I am using...

Embroidered chairs by Peter and Sally Nencini

I'm in full-fledged covet mode over these embroidered chairs by Peter and Sally Nencini.  The talented duo transforms old chairs into fu...

Trying to maintain my sanity

A day at the beach , one of my new original works. I'm still chipping away at my goal of 40 originals in 60 days.  As if that's not...

New retailer, plus new work

A collection of my prints can now be found in local Portland shop, Tender Loving Empire .  This downtown shop is packed with lots of goodies...

Mariah Carey's Nursery

I had to share this celebrity nursery .  It's a picture of Mariah Carey's nursery for her soon to be twins.  Is it not adorable!  I...

The magic of pinhole photography

Leigh-On-Sea , Geon Park, United Kingdom In a few days, many pinhole photography enthusiasts around the world will be grabbing their makesh...

Sneak Peek of new work

In the next 60 days, my plan is to kick out 40 new originals.  A lofty goal, I know! This was week one, and I'm proud to say I finished ...

Comparing art: Karen Margolis and Frocky Jack Morgan

[image source: www.karenmargolisart.com ] This stunning sculpture, Continuum , was created by artist Karen Margolis .  The clusters of pods ...

Gardening On An Acre

Yep, this diva is turning into a gardener.  I've staked off my vegetable garden, purchased a compost bin, and drawing plans to install a...

New print, "Glacier"

Latest print, Glacier ,  in a frame. I have been wanting to meld my photography with my illustrative works for awhile now.  I didn't thi...

Art is more than just a pretty painting

Yeffe Kimball, Fawn and Spirits , 1942, oil on canvas, 19 in x 29 in, Portland Art Museum, gift of Dr. William K. Livingston. I recently fel...

12 ways to promote your Etsy shop

Fellow Portland artist, Anna Joyce , was featured last week on Etsy's "Quite Your Day Job" series .  She has invested a lot of...

New 11 x 17 limited edition print

You might remember this design that I had started in November .  It's also the embroidered piece that I was working on in my Etsy interv...

For Spring Break, I was able to escape to the beach for one day.  It was rainy, windy, and cold, but still so beautiful.  That's the Ore...