ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
My 2016 Word of the Year: Edit
One of my new year's rituals it to take everything off of my vision board / inspiration board / mood board (except for one of the Adventure Club illustrations that Kimberly Ellen Hall did for me) and start fresh. The Adventure Club remains because...
Life in Flux
"...Too many people try to control others and their environments. Adventure is the release of control. The only control we have is over the choices we make for ourselves. The options for living are infinite and every choice we make, even how we...
The Creative Process of Carrie Hayden | Interior Designer +
Last week I met a creative visionary, Carrie Hayden. Carrie is an interior designer and then some. She serves as the President and Creative Director of her brand which encompasses Hayden Collective, her beautiful and thoughtfully designed showroom...
You’re My Obsession: Good News and Painted Shoes
In 2011 I started a weekly column called You're My Obsession that was filled with all kinds of things that caught my attention or inspired me during the previous week. Eventually I ran it less and less often, then it finally died out. I want to...
What I Want To Know About Artists
New fine art prints available on Minted. Still plenty of time for Christmas delivery! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here and I've been a busy elf over the past few days. I've had my paints and pastels out more often this week...
Whitney Museum of American Art | America Is Hard To See
Whitney Museum of American Art | Lee Krasner, The Seasons, 1957 Way back in May – I SERIOUSLY cannot believe Christmas is in 20 days! – I took one of the best trips ever. I went to New York City to spend a few days with a group of wonderful,...
Client Work: Laguna Pottery for LUXE Interiors + Design Magazine
LUXE Interiors + Design Magazine hired me to photograph Michael Lindsey of Laguna Pottery, the Style Maker in the Pacific Northwest Winter 2015 issue. I loved meeting and chatting with Michael and visiting his bright and airy Pioneer Square shop...
Gift Wrapping with Holly Golightly
In all truth, our precious Holly Golightly as we knew her from Breakfast at Tiffany's wouldn't care too much about wrapping paper. She'd be more concerned with what to wear to get money for the powder room. But I like to imagine that after Holly,...
Blue Circles Abstract Art Print
I've got a brand new abstract art print in my shop today! The original painting is no longer available, but the Calming Blue Watercolor Circles fine art print is ready to move in with you and inspire relaxation. Who doesn't need a little bit of...