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....

Perhaps not a very imaginative art journal post, but a pretty one! Bluebirds, yellow roses, bumble bees, and a mottled turquoise...

“If I am to have a guardian let it be a mouse.” That’s the text on this piece, the third and last I did in my wonderful sabbatical week a...

For my second sabbatical pieces, I decided to create icon-inspired wall art honoring the role of bears as watchful companions. I’ve long...

My sabbatical week is over now. It's hard to say good-bye to such a fun time, but I'm so happy that I did it. And I'm excited to fill you...

This is going to be a great week. I’m on sabbatical! After spending week after week, month after month for so long working on my books,...

I may be one of the few people in the US who remained unaware of today’s eclipse until just a day or two ago. Oddly, I’d been working on...

One of the things I love about art is that there is always something new to learn. And not only was learning the the purpose of the...

I’m working on a piece in preparation for recording an art instruction video for Tamara Laporte’s 2024 Life Book program. My intention is...

I posted about the beginning of this project a few weeks ago here. Since then, I’ve continued to work on the project - the cover for the...