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Iris Painting
In hearing a friend talk of his mother who is spending her last days in a nursing home I really wished there was something I could do. He was dismayed about her having to move there from assisted...
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"Nina's Dahlia"
This is a painting I did last week (April 28), but wasn't able to post as I went up to the new house for the weekend. It is an acrylic on an 8" X 10" canvas panel. Now that my studio is packed up I'm...
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Pandora and Summer Sketchbook Pages
Both of these pages were done in the past two weeks and I'm thoroughly enjoying working with pen until I get moved into the new studio with all of my supplies. The first drawing is a partial...
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Last Night's Painting Adventure
As I was placing things around the studio I was going through storage I pulled out a cabinet door that I rescued from a broken pantry we threw out. I thought I'd do a little painting for the garden and...
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Turtle Art Camp 2011!!!
Last night I arrived at Susan Shie's Turtle Art Camp. As an alumni who is coming back, the format is more of an independent study. Susan is so gracious about sharing her work and thoughts. The time...
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Day One & Two at Art Camp
Whew! I've been working so hard this past day and a half I chose resting and sleep over blogging. This fibro chickie wears down like an old woman at the airbrush wall. The second half of the first day...
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Today at Art Camp
I'm truly enjoying sitting in the kitchen in the morning and having Jimmy tell me the news in the paper over coffee. This morning there was some 'library time' to get centered for the day. The...
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More from Independent Study Art Camp and misc.!
I still am processing my time spent with Susan Shie as her first Alumni (Independent Study) Art Camper. It was truly what I needed. I was able to work in my own style with what techniques I wanted to...
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Chicago Fringe Festival
I'm very excited to share that, as a member of Fiber Artists for Hope, my phoenix piece will be exhibited at this festival in an exhibit entitled Reflections on September 11th, A Decade Later. What a...
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Article 15
One of my art quilts is in the current issue of this magazine. :) It is part of the Fiber Artists for Hope traveling exhibit, The Unspoken Truth About Color. Very proud to be considered a part of this...
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9/11 piece
Greetings!Life has been in the way a little bit, but I'm quickly catching up around here. The piece below is the final image that was in the 9/11 show at the Chicago Fringe Festival. It was created as...
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52 Journals Project
I dove into the deep end and committed to a fantastic endeavor. A number of weeks ago I began this project and am creating one piece per week for the next year, ending with 52 pieces that are uniform...
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Good letter day!
Great news today! I was notified that some of my work was accepted into the OH+5 2012 show at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio. This show includes artists from Ohio and the surrounding states. There were...
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CHA Animal Shelter & Buddha Girl
What a glorious Friday! The sun is out and I'm in the studio. The renovating is getting to me and making me a little OCD about how things are ascew. I started these two pieces yesterday thinking one...
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Vino Where You Live
I have the privlidge of having been asked to show my work at a great and unique venue, Vino Where You Live, which is located in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. It is a truly charming and unique wine location. They...
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Holidays and Art Happenings
After the holiday hubub I often have the same thoughts every year...was the three weeks before the holiday worth it all? I tend to spend that time in a frenzy of making gifts. Do the people who open...
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C.O.R.G.I. backdrop mural
Greetings everyone!I wanted to post a picture of the backdrop I created for the Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative ( http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/ ) Check out their site...
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Roscoe and Emerson Burkhart
Recent turns of events have brought me to know my grandfather. He has never chosen to know me and at the age of nearly 40 I am getting to know him. probably for the first time in my life. While...
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February Sip & Sketch
This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of teaching collage at the Sip & Sketch, sponsored by the Westerville Arts Council. Sip & Sketch takes place every first Tuesday of each month at Meza on...
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CHA paintings
Staying busy is a good thing! I just completed these two paintings for the Citizens for Humane Action Animal Shelter. They are undergoing a bit of sprucing up and these two are their mascots, Susie...
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