Does Art Have to be Happy?
Greetings Friends, Our society is uncomfortable with grief. We avoid it, deny it, and do our best to “get over it” and return to “normal”...
After the Storm
Hi Friends, After the recent storms, I went to the ocean to see what driftwood and rocks had washed up on the beach. I started at Ormond Beach in Oxnard, which ...
Mending Grief
Hi Friends, Lately I’ve been called to work with textiles — dyeing, stitching and weaving. I have a long history with textile art. It’s famili...
Is Art Easy?
Greetings Friends, Do I make art look easy? Are you under the impression that I knock it out of the ballpark every time? Allow me to dispel that myth and show y...
Re-Do
Hi Friends, You may remember that a few weeks ago I told you about a piece I was starting on using off-white woven pieces collaged together. Right around that s...
Is OK Good Enough?
Hi Friends, I wanted a new painting to hang over the bed in my bedroom — something to go with the bright and bold Marimekko bedding. I decided to try a po...
Rags to Riches
Hi Friends, I was in the mood to change things up in my house, and I was rummaging through the studio to see what forgotten art I could find. I stumbled upon a ...
Moving Forward
Happy New Year Friends! I just finished up a new collage titled “Betwixt and Between.” Like my other collage pieces, it was made using images and te...
Cats as Spiritual Practice
Happy Solstice Friends, from my family to yours! My brood has expanded considerably in the past few months and I’m now Mom to five cats. Two of the strays...