PAST: I have loved using a gelli plate to create one-of-a-kind prints. From youtube videos by artists, I’ve learned different ways to use...

I made a list of art happenings for June to remind myself what’s been going on. I track everything on my digital calendar (thank the...

Past: Al and I have taken my art to festivals to display and sell from a pop-up tent. It’s been fun but a lot of work. In a 10x10” tent,...

Past: I’ve used a daily journal for much of my adult life. When I was a high school English teacher, I used to tell my students that...

This month has been such a good one! Docs at Iowa Hospitals reviewed a new MRI and I’m good to go! Brain surgery success, double vision...

In the past: Al gifted me an online class with UK art tutor Sally Hirst.  The 6-weeks of “Confident Composition” overlapped with my late...

I’m late to the party, intentionally & as usual. Well, that’s not quite true. I am usually on time to things but, as we wrap up another...

This month has blown my mind in two different ways. 1. I resuscitated my Teacher Self and did an artist chat at The Village in Indianola....

October was an “out on the town” month for my art. North River Arts Council had its inaugural Members Show and “Tilt” spent the month in...

Past: In the far past, I did custom furniture painting. In the last few years, I’ve shown my 2D artwork online, first on an artists’ site...

Past: I’ve played around with different sized canvases and settled into size “medium” because they’re an easy size to work with and, for...

Past: Long, long ago in a faraway galaxy (called my 30’s), I painted furniture in a folk art Sticks-style. I’d lay on the floor or be up...

PAST: Growing up, every so often my mom would bring home a Crayola watercolor set from the grocery store. I’d play with it how kids do–...

My focus during the month of May has been related to marketing; actually, that’s been my focus for several months but this was the month...

CONTEXT: I’m in an artists book club and we’ve started Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. For me, there’s an ongoing challenge to trusting...

Oops! I didn’t meet my goal of a monthly blog post in February so I now I have to do two in one! I will keep it shorter vs longer though....

MY PAST: My sense of humor leans toward the absurd and illogical. Being surprised by something that connects with only the thinnest of...

Looking back on 2022... What a mixed bag– or rather, it’s ending that way? Flashy start: 2022 found me in the pool, loving a daily swim....

Over the last two months, I’ve thought a lot about whether the “next step” for my art should be a personalized website. For the past...

PAST: Over the summer, I focused on “getting my art out in public” which I’ve written about. I’m proud of myself for stepping up to my...