For a large portion of the time I’ve spent working on this piece I was dissatisfied with it. My main problem was that it just didn’t feel...

This past week has been a busy one. My sister, who lives next door to me, had knee replacement surgery, and I’ve been her care-giver. I’m...

What’s next with paper clay? A black bear. But not just any old black bear—a spirit black bear. After recently creating another of my...

Well, I should say ‘the most art fun I ever had!” And you may well say  ‘but what is it?’ It’s a 3D mixed media piece that I made in a...

There was something strange happening as I created this portrait of my late cat Zeke for the dedication in the book I’m working on. I was...

Last week I was looking through some of my old magazines, and I was finding wonderful cat image after wonderful cat image. For some...

Do any of you remember Christmas tree bubble lights? They were introduced in the 1940’s, were most popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s, then...

Well, I thought I’d finished Miss Marcia the raccoon, but now that I look at this photo, I think her expressions is a little sad, so I’ll...

All week I’ve been looking forward to getting back to this project and working on the raccoon. Here’s as far as I got. But there’s still...

For various reasons, it’s been a while since I’ve experienced joy in creating art. I felt helpless in the face of that emptiness, and, in...

I’m having a hard time emotionally because my dear cat, Zeke, is very, very sick. He has been for a while now and it’s been an up and...

Many of us are aware of the benefits of a daily practice of gratitude. It helps us focus on the positive, put things into perspective,...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about beginning an art journal spread featuring dormice. As I was working on the drawing, a phrase popped into...

At the beginning of last week here in southern North Carolina, the temperatures were in the 70s during the day and the upper 50s at...

Not long ago, there was a perfect day. It was rainy and foggy. So, how could it possibly be perfect? Well, it was perfect in the garden....

First of all, please excuse the poor quality of my images. I find it very difficult to photograph pencil drawings, and this is about the...

The Taster Sessions for Life Book 2024 are now finished, but I thought you'd like to see what my project was. If you tried it, I...

This collage – or series of small collages – isn’t for displaying on tabletop easels. It actually is a table top! And to be more accurate...

I’ve thought of it so many times‒starting a needle felting project. And today I did it! My plans for the day had changed unexpectedly. I...

I know it’s a little early, but, looking forward to Halloween, I was helping my granddaughters draw black cats and haunted houses....