Originally I created my monogram plates by painting patterns and then applying decals I designed on my computer. The need for the typography to be perfect comes from decades in a career as a graphic designer. This contradicts my desire to bring my pieces back to their human made origins. With hand brushed strokes, the monograms …
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Showin’ It Off
I’m starting my first official art show season this year. As a newbie, my booth display has been one of my biggest challenges. Many shows require a booth photo along with your art images during the jurying process. The lack of a good booth definitely hurt me in getting into some of the shows I …
Visit Me! At the Spring Art & Flea
The robins are happily hopping around in my garden. For the first time in my life I witnessed a robin pull a worm from the ground. His feet planted firmly; he tugged and tugged. Finally, out popped a long, fat earthworm. Spring brightens our days and helps us recover from the dull winter. It’s the …
Party Animal Owl
When I started this project I was really going to keep things quiet. Muted and subdued colors that reflect the quiet beauty an owl portrays in the real world. The planned palette was originally something more like this: But then I started painting. This owl had a mind of its own. It wanted to be …
Under the Sea
Fish and sea life are such fascinating creatures for an artist to draw. They provide a lot of imaginative opportunities with shape, size, pattern, etc. And well, fish just have funny faces, don’t they? So I designed a set of sea life illustrations from a variety of cream, white, and gray plates I found. It …
Re-Solution
We are a few weeks into 2015. How many of you are sticking to your New Year resolutions? I’m really not the kind of person to make resolutions each year. I think I just don’t have the resolve. It’s a myth that it takes 21 days to form a new habit. It actually has been …
Feeling Blue
The weather in Wisconsin is brutally cold. As a southern girl at heart, I just don’t adjust well to unthinkable temperatures like -22°F. I take my Vitamin D, turn on my “Happy” light, and try to turn my attention to things that warm my heart. Since I am feeling so blue, it is only appropriate …
Sacred Lotus Palette
I’m working on a fabric collection called “Whale of a Time” for my shop on Spoonflower. Spoonflower’s whale contest included a palette-limited colorway. The colors Spoonflower picked are more subtle than I usually work with, so I added some pop and created a new palette, Sacred Lotus, on COLOURLovers.
Whale of a Time
I’m working on a new fabric design to submit to Spoonflower. Spoonflower is one of my favorite sites that lets you create and sell custom-designed fabric. Here’s a close-up view of my submission to their Whale design competition. Hide and Sea-k