I needed something inspiring, colorful, and reasonably quick to do this weekend, so I painted a few new Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired good fortune hex signs. If you've been reading this space for a while, you

I sit here writing this post, nursing a rather icky summer cold, and thinking about this lovely cocktail. Boy how things change in just a couple of days. From delicious summer meals, bike rides and

  I am still doing daily sketching and posting over at The Sketchbook Blog. I’m actually sticking with it people! This is not that painful! The whole idea of taking the time to sketch daily has

As many of these granny circle (or squares) as I have crocheted and I've never stuck to such a strict color palette. Fun change!

I am inspired by so many things, I decided that every Friday, I will highlight a favorite person, thing, or idea. Maybe you will be inspired too! See all past Friday Favorites here. <><><><><><><><><><><> Photo by

  This week, I gave myself a personal challenge to sketch faces for the sketchbook blog. I guess its important to point out that I am not really all that interested in sketching faces. Which

  For the past week (maybe longer), I have practiced doing some simple doodling. Staying with it, and adding more and more just to see where it goes. This is a fun challenge for me, this

  (From left to right: Echo Star, Morning Star, Flutter Wheel with Toile, Turkey's Delimma.) I finished the Morning Star and Flutter Wheel last week, soon they are all four headed to Artstream Gallery in

(Above sketchbook page from a photo I took at the Ballard Farmer’s Market a few weeks ago). I got a few questions on my sketching post last week about tools I’m using when I sketch,

Let's just say my diet as an adult is drastically different than the diet I had as a kid growing up in North Carolina. Don't get me wrong, I have nostalgia for the fried chicken,