Though I can’t claim to be familiar with much poetry, I do know that I love this one. I think it’s the sense of mystery along with...

It wasn't long ago that I discovered Norbit, a fine narbalek living at the Perth zoo in Australia. Norbaleks are diminutive (12" tall)...

It's not surprising to me that so many of us carry scars from the long Covid lockdowns. Mine, as I suppose is true of most, relate to...

That’s an odd concept once you think about it! Imperfection is everywhere! Striving for perfection is setting oneself an impossible task....

To continue from last week where I began my art journal post, ""Quiet Mind, Peaceful Heart," it was now time to solve the problem I had...

A phrase has been running through my mind lately – ‘quiet mind, peaceful heart’ – and I thought it would be a good theme for an art...

It’s been more than a year now since I lost my beloved furry companion, Fiona. And it wasn’t long after she passed that Charlie, a coyote...

For the past three years, I’ve been focused on writing and illustrating my animal fiction books. I’ll publish the fifth one this fall and...

One of my favorite ‘canvases’ for my artwork is the cover of blank journals. Not only is it satisfying to create the blank book, but once...

I’m working on a new project – a series of mixed media art project videos featuring spirit animals. There will also be a workbook to help...

Animals are almost always the subjects for my art. Sometimes I’ll portray an animal that’s new to me, such as the bat-eared fox, or one...

While researching spirit animals, I ran across a reference to the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and visited their site on Facebook....

Over the last few months, I’ve continued to work in my art journal as time allowed (mostly on weekends when I take a break from working...

Blue and I have known each other for over a year now—sixteen months, to be exact. I first saw her sitting on the rise behind my house...

Part of working on this art journal spread was making the leaves. I glued magazine snippets of various greens on a piece of printer...

I ran across photos of a series I did a while ago, twelve years to be exact. A gallery had a call out for series of twenty-five 8” x 8”...

The other day, just after I finished my fourth art journal, I flipped through my previous ones just to see if and how my journal spreads...

Or maybe it's 'when the author becomes the characters.' Either way, it's an amazing experience. Last night I was working on writing my...

Four Pups of the Cranberry Tribe in Voyageur National Park in Minnesota Last week, first thing one morning I spent time just sitting on...

I suppose I’ve done about a dozen series over the years. The largest was a series of thirty 6”x6” pieces which were drawing/collage...