50 Bold Abstract Paintings Celebrating 50 Years on Earth

Jan 15, 2020 | Creative People, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Painting

As I mentioned previously, I celebrated my 50th journey around the sun last month. I created 50 5×5 inch paintings released over 50 days, one per day until my 50th birthday. About half of the paintings sold during the online launch. The remaining half will be... Read More

A Woman Artist Turns 50 | Metamorphosis: Half-Century

Oct 10, 2019 | Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, My Life, Painting, Writing

I turn 50 on December 1st.   To commemorate this “milestone”, much of the second half of 2019 has/will be spent creating a new body of work.  Metamorphosis: Half-Century will officially debut in January 2020 at CURA in Seattle. To celebrate, there... Read More

Soppy: A Love Story and More

Aug 17, 2016 | Creative People, Fine Art, Illustration, Painting, Storytelling

Happy summer reading, friends! If we’re connected on Goodreads, you’ll notice that I usually have several books in my “Currently Reading” list. Right now I’ve got five books going – Just Kids by Patti Smith, Turn by Anne Truitt, The Grim... Read More

A Story of Place

Mar 21, 2015 | Family, Mixed Media Collage, My Creative Journey, My Life, Places, Storytelling

In June I will have lived in my current apartment for five years. My son will be five years old in August. Five years is the longest I’ve lived in one place. The last time I lived in the same home for five years I was 15 years old – 30 years ago. Some people may... Read More

Merry Christmas!

Dec 23, 2014 | Family, Hand Lettering, My Life, Photography, Places

Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends. We’ll be celebrating Christmas Eve with friends at Osteria Rigoletto and eating lots of homemade cookies on Christmas Day. I’ll be back soon with a few 2014 in review posts before we... Read More