Make Time for Self Care
Hi Friends, Art hasn’t been at the forefront of my mind this week. I’ve been busy with other things. Friends needed my attention, Luci (my cat) need...
Tag: contemporary art
Textile Design as Inspiration for Art
Hi Friends, When I was young I loved to sew. In junior high and high school I made a lot of my own clothes, and later I moved on to quilting. Just walking into ...
Out of Control
Hi Friends, I’ve been doing some more work with poured paintings, and I’ve made an interesting discovery. The back side of the painting often looks ...
Rebuilding a Life
Hey Friends, I’ve finally resigned myself to the fact that most of the in-person things I used to do are not coming back any time soon, and possibly never...
Luci Update and New Work
Hi Friends, I thought I’d give you a quick update on my cat, Luci. She was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease a few weeks ago and was going downhill fa...
Quiet vs. Loud
Greetings Friends, I’m just finishing up some paintings for an upcoming show, and I stumbled upon something that I thought was interesting. The two painti...
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. ...
Luci and Monkey Mind
Greetings Friends, My cat Luci is doing better. Thank you so much for your prayers and good thoughts. She didn’t eat at all for two weeks, and didn’...