Rusty Rebar Never Sleeps
Hi Friends, What is rebar? It’s currently my favorite art making material, and several people have asked me what it is. Rebar is a steel building material...
First Dibs on Art Gifts
Greetings Friends, My first fall show is this weekend, and I’ll be showing exciting new necklaces, scarves and paintings. I’ve put most of them on m...
In Search of Good News
Hi Friends, It was another week of fires in California. Multiple fall fires seem to be the new normal for us. In the past couple of weeks we’ve had 13 lar...
Get Ready for the Holidays!
Greetings Friends, It still feels like summer here, but it’s already the end of October, and we’re heading into The Holidays. I’m doing two ho...
Expansion and Contraction
Hi Friends, Last week I went on a tour of the Krishnamurti Foundation in Ojai. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an internationally known spiritual teacher, philosopher an...
Celebrate Serendipity
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...
Fight or Flight
Hi Friends, One morning last week, I woke up from a vivid dream and decided to paint the feelings of it. In the dream I am in a boxing ring with a strange man. ...
New Explorations
Hello Friends, I’ve been playing around with a lot of different mediums lately. I can’t seem to settle down and focus on any one thing right now. Ma...
Modern Minimalism
Greetings Friends, I’ve developed a newfound interest in minimalist art. I’m not sure what sparked it — maybe a need for peace and calm as we ...
The Best Lighting for Your Art
Hi Friends, It’s been a crazy week for me! I wasn’t expecting such a wild response to last week’s art giveaway, and I spent several days just ...