Sketchbook Project 2012 update

I haven’t posted any sketchbook pages in awhile for the Sketchbook Project 2012, so here’s a couple. It’s coming…

Owl shrine

This is a mixed medium (or media – I never know which is right) miniature mosaic shrine ( 3.5 x…

I just finished this mixed media mosaic. At first, I thought I’d call it, “So, where were we before…

After I put all the lovely blue willow up on the open shelves in my kitchen, I decided I had…

My dear old friend Fern, who recently passed, left me her Blue Willow collection. She had painstakingly collected most of…

My youngest is in the process of moving out as we speak and I plan to temporary move my studio…

A Reminiscence BY ANNE BRONTË YES, thou art gone! and never more Thy sunny smile shall gladden me; But…

My youngest daughter Claire is going to move out in a couple of weeks and I’ll have an empty nest…

I’ve finally started on the Sketchbook Project 2011. My theme is “Fill Me With Stories” and my plan is to…

This spiral bracelet is copper wire with a Precious Metal Clay heart charm I made myself. The clay is a…

This is colored pencil, ink and gold ink on paper. The word angel is from the Latin angelus which in…

One of my most favorite paintings is The Hay Wain by John Constable, finished in 1821. It’s one of those…

My mimosa tree, like the pear tree, is another survivor. It was taken out in a tornado in April 1983.We…

I found these super cool little nicho pendants in copper with patina at Michaels and just couldn’t resist. I knew…

“Whatever you love, you are.”~Rumi (1207-1273) If this is true, then today I am-a comfy chair, a hot cup of…

I painted this as a house-warming gift for my daughter. It’s a little 12″x12” art spell. Everything that I wished…

Recognize the vintage button, Kerry? It’s one of the ones you sent to me from your stash. Thanks! And one…

In south east Texas the Mulberries are ripening and I have an ancient Mulberry tree in my backyard. The birds…

Yay! The pear tree is setting fruit so now there are visions of pear jelly dancing in my head. I…

One of my favorite paintings is The Birth of Venus by Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus rising from the ocean on a…