Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Bead Buddies

Creativity is a vein that runs through my entire existence, whether I like it or not. In my free time, when I'm not doing paid creative work, I'm usually still engaged in some form of creative activity. Like, I can't escape it. So for me, the lines between work and play are often blurred. 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Core Conscious

 The other day I accidentally time-traveled. While sitting on the floor of my bedroom, stitching up a hole in a piece of clothing, I suddenly fell through a wormhole in time. You gotta watch out for those- not sure they can be stitched up.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Pocket Passion

In my opinion, people should [as a rule] carry tiny notebooks or sketchbooks everywhere. It should be a common practice. And I don't just mean artists. Yep, it's an analog concept in a digital age. But hear me out...

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Stick to It

Moisture resistant paper mache items
a paper mache bowl and bead pass the moisture test





I am almost out of instruction stickers. In my micro business, before shipping, I often slap little info stickers onto my pieces. Some to indicate materials used, some to help people find me, and some to recommend how to use (or not use) my work. 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Cut and Paste

a paper mache heart on wire
choosing how to proceed with an idea
From my perspective, life is a series of cut-and-paste moments.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Full Grown

 I'm an artist and I'm a gardener. Among other things... And those two passions often feed each other. Frankly, though, my green things often suffer from neglect while I'm busy with my creative work. 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Eggsact Timing

 

the errant house
Yesterday while watering my plants, I stumbled onto a tiny house. 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Hidden Talents: A la Carte

 As an artist, commissioned work has served as both a learning opportunity and a proving ground. In my business, where I offer both original creations envisioned by me and custom commissioned pieces, I sometimes provide "off the menu" options.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

For Keep's Sake

If you've ever encountered my work, you may know that recycling, reworking and reusing things is kinda my thing. Recently I took a gift given to a loved one and turned it into something else they'll hopefully continue to enjoy. 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Hearts and Wings for Spring

 Spring arrives this week in our hemisphere, and I've been busily preparing. In stolen moments between my creative tasks in my studio, I've been doing garden tasks, including clearing out, organizing seeds, repotting existing plants, and sowing.