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May 31st

May comes to a close and so much is going on today!
Dave and I celebrate 15 years of married bliss today. We’re just going out for burgers tonight and tomorrow night we’re doing the fancy dinner. Tomorrow is also Dave’s birthday. Yes, he chose our wedding date! Said he’d never forget the date [...]

Drawing and Sewing

I’ve been drawing the past week. Every chance I get I have my little (4″ x 6″) sketchbook and a pen with me. If I hit a spot where I don’t know what to do next, I find something in the studio to sketch. I’m using the Danny Gregory books as my inspiration – everything [...]

CaC – Getting to Know You Day

On Create a Connection, today, we have “Getting to Know You Day”. I have to admit. Some of these questions stumped me… But here we go. It’s from The Infamous Proust Questionnaire

Your most marked characteristic? my compassion
The quality you most like in a man? easygoing humor (like my Dave!)
The quality you most like in a [...]

Inspiration in the Mail

I have begun to participate more in Create a Connection. I did the swap this month, which was a box swap. We were to create a box or fill a box with goodies. The idea is that getting mail makes us excited and we feel loved. And that’s so true. I LOVE getting mail that [...]

Art Class at Fran’s

Well, let’s see. The last time I posted was on Thursday. Thursday evening, we met our friends at Chili’s for dinner. Jeff and Kiran have three kids: Julie -11, Miranda – 8, and Cody – 4. It was great to see them! I’ve known Jeff almost as long as I’ve known Dave, since he [...]

A decent day

I tend to go through periods where I order a group of books that have been on my Amazon Wish List. Last week was one of those times. I ordered several books, some of which are still on their way, but last night I did receive Danny Gregory’s The Creative License. I was so excited [...]

Sometimes It’s All About Me

I read this quote yesterday in The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron:

“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them.” Shakti Gawain

And it holds so true. Especially for someone like me, with a chronic illness. Despite the fact that my illness is mostly, thank the Universe, controlled in [...]

Short on Spoons, but Full of Happiness

I ran out of spoons this weekend. But I ran out before I noticed. So I paid for it yesterday. And I’m still paying for it today, too.
But I had a great time on Saturday. Dave had an all-day poker tournament; Angie’s husband, Chuck, had a “guy’s weekend” away. So I invited Angie and the [...]

New things at etsy

It’s Friday and I’m so excited to let you all know that i have listed some more of my art in my Etsy Shop. Here’s what you’ll find:

This is a mixed media collage using laser copies of hand-decorated papers and various acrylic media on canvas. It is 5″ x 5″ on gallery wrapped canvas. This [...]

Coming back to life

I’m finaly feeling more like myself. I’ve completed some ATCs. It feels good to be back in the swing! And I love that my studio is still organized, so I can find things quickly.
I have been finishing up some pieces that have been sitting around in the studio for months, and I’ll be putting them [...]

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