
I HAVE A SHE-SHED!!!!
It finally happened! A big thank you to my parents for funding my studio space and another big thank you to my husband and kids for...

Saturday Farmer's Market: part 2 the climax
Ok, so maybe the title of this blog is a little exaggerated, lol. After all, it was just a farmer's market, not the world fair, but that...

Farmer's Market Season: part 1 anticipation
I've lost track of how long we've had the "stay at home" orders. It seems as though it's been months, when in actuality it's only been a...

Trying Times for the World These Days
Some are wondering if the end of days is near. Well, I don't know about that, but I do know we are in the middle of some trying times. ...

SPRING!!!!
I love spring. Not only the beauty of spring, with the green foliage and bright blue skies but i love the idea of spring. New...

Love Is In The Air
In approximately 2 weeks we will celebrate Valentine's Day. Now I love the idea of Valentine's Day, spending some time acknowledging the...

Ringing in 2020
I had to laugh out loud today when I saw a facebook post about how 20 years ago we were so worried about Y2K. While my husband and I...

Santa is in Las Vegas!!!
Its 1:42 am pacific time and Santa is just leaving Las Vegas according to Google's Santa Tracker. Soon he'll be headed to Central Oregon...

Build a she-shed, they said
Depending on the time of year, my "studio" is either on the kitchen table, to which we added a leaf and I have 1/3 or I commandeer my...

I Think I'm A Dinosaur
I've never been a very techie type. I prefer pen and paper over looking at a screen and typing. It seems so impersonal to me. Perhaps...

How I Learned to Embrace Constructive Critique
Judging by what I do with my art, I'm sure most of you have gleaned that I'm an animal lover. I am, and very proud of all my animal...

The Kindness Project AKA The Painted Rock Movement
The kindness project is a world wide movement that encourages people to create inspirational rocks and leave them for others to find. ...

The Holidays Are Upon Us
I realize Halloween hasn't even arrived yet, but he leaves have begun to fall and there is a nip in the air. I've got my autumn candles...

Photo Perfect
One question I frequently get asked is, what medium do I use? Well, over the years I've used everything from watercolors to oils, but...

Creative Motivation
Creative motivation. That is my theme for today's blog. Sometimes it's readily available, other times it take a lot of effort. My...

The Beginning
Well hello there! Welcome to my site and blog. This whole process of creating web page and a blog is completely foreign to me, so all I...













