Illustration from my book A Milkweed Christmas – Sweetbrier Sett WARNING! MISH-MASHY CONTENT! Last Thursday I called in sick to my...

I’m continuing to work on my art journal spread of the deer. Clearly, she’s not a normal deer, but I’m unsure of exactly what she is....

It was so good to work on a new art journal post this weekend, and this time, I reverted to my usual process where I begin with a...

The very beginnings of this art journal spread sat on my worktable for several weeks before I got back to it. I wanted to finish it, but...

It’s been such a challenge to finally finish my latest book, Found . One of the last tasks was to add color to my drawing for the cover...

This is a scan. All the other images in this post are photos. This portrait is a small piece—only 8” x 10”—but it has a lot of meaning...

Or maybe I’ll be a  moth. Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m going through a life change. It’s been pretty formless and hard to put into...

We all have experiences from our childhoods which stay with us our whole lives, and for me, that experience was living a mere two doors...

It’s so amazing to be able to make something from the materials nature gives us. My granddaughter and I, after making needle-felted...

We had our Creative Time-Out last week and it was so fun and inspiring to see what people are working on and to make contact with such...

I was feeling pretty down for a couple of days last week. I couldn’t concentrate on much of anything, much less conjure up interest. On...

It’s taken a long time, but “Bejeweled” is finally finished. It just took a few more details, but it's the magical part - the part where...

A lot has been happening in my life recently, and as a result not much has been happening with my art. But I did get a little done over...

Working in collage changes the way I see paper. Suddenly, everywhere there's paper, and much of it has intriguing images or wonderful...

Over the years, I found myself buying more and more vintage buttons. Sometimes I had a project in mind, but other times I just bought...

Over the years, I’ve built many fairy houses and installed them in many fairy gardens. Now the bug has bitten me once again. But this...

Recently I finished the final spread in my latest art journal, which meant that I could finish the cover. I began It about a month ago,...

I seldom draw human faces, though I’m not sure why I don’t. It’s probably just that I think animals are more interesting, but  maybe...

I’m nearly finished with the sixth volume of my art journals. Hooray! All that’s left is the cover which I actually worked on several...

Ninety-five percent of this art journal post journey was discouraging and difficult. Here’s how it started. I wanted to do polar bears....