sketching every day
Two months ago, before challenging myself to sketch every day for a year for The Sketchbook Project, - I fully believed I could not draw. - I would have never started any drawing I managed
New Quilt Paintings
Turkey's Dilemma, acrylic and gouache, 12" x 12" wood panel Echo Star, acrylic and gouache, 10" x 10" wood panel These will be going to New Hampshire in a few weeks. I am still
Emma's Bedroom Redo on Design Mom Today!
It's done! (Actually its been done for a few weeks now.) The bedroom redo collaboration between teenager and teenager's mom was, in the teenager's opinion, a complete success, and over at Design Mom. The
Tiny Stones
Whenever we go to the beach (lucky us, its minutes away in several directions), I always look out for smooth stones, pebbles, and beach glass. For fun I
Hitting Restart
(me, a couple of months ago) Hi. I hesitate to write a post like this. Putting things like this out there creates a whole new sense of awareness that I’m never sure I want. I’m
Good Fortune Hex
Good Fortune Hex, 6" x 6" wooden board, combination of gouache and acrylic. Even though the painting class is now over, I have found myself missing the act of sitting down and starting a painting.
Week Five of Painting Class
Vintage Floral Sheet, acrylic and gouache, 6″ x 12″ wood panel This was the final week of Lisa and Mati’s online painting class, Get Your Paint On, and our assignment was to choose between starting
granny along update
I am working on the master plan and pattern for our granny along. Will have more details soon, so get your hooks ready! Thanks to all who signed up to get my newsletter yesterday! (You
may inspiration and a crochet granny square sampler-along (how do I say that)?
Happy May Day! Thank you all so much for the comments and tweets about yesterday's painting. I feel a bit sheepish about showing something I am so new at, but you guys are so great
quilts
I love making quilts. Over the years, I have learned new techniques, taught myself traditional methods, and made many mistakes. These days I design original quilt patterns and play with improvisational quilting methods. Here's how