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This past December I had the incredible opportunity to enjoy Miami Art Week as a finalist in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series competition. I got to experience summer weather in the middle of ...
Miami Art Week 2017
When I think of learning modern embroidery, I prefer to think of it as drawing with thread. Instead of paint, I like to use thread as another way of mark making. I’ve always have been ...
Learning modern embroidery & thread drawing
Several years ago I stumbled across artist Siobhan Humston's work online and have been following her work ever since. I was fortunate to meet Siobhan recently and she graciously allowed me to ...
Studio Visit with artist Siobhan Humston
In August, I took a last minute art field trip with some artist friends to Gibsons, BC. I have always loved the Sunshine Coast for it's scenery and the laid-back island feeling I get as soon as I ...
Art Field Trip – Sunshine Coast
What has been long overdue for this city is an injection of energy with public art! Lots of new murals have gone up this summer for the Vancouver Mural Festival. These murals are really ...
Vancouver Mural Festival Highlights 2016
NEW YORK CITY! It’s been about twelve years since I last visited so was I really excited to have a chance to go back. I was only there for ten days but there was so much more that I couldn’t ...
Art Museums in New York City
This year is my first time participating in the Eastside Culture Crawl instead of visiting other artists. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was better than I had ever hoped! We all completely ...
Eastside Culture Crawl at the Arts Factory
I am so excited about being in issue #24 of Uppercase Magazine that I had to write a post about it! I know I wrote about Uppercase in March and September of 2013 but it goes to show you how ...
Uppercase Magazine – Scavenger Hunt
Armed with a new map, I continued my Saturday Eastside Culture Crawl tour into Sunday afternoon. My first stop was paper artist Rachael Ashe. She had transformed her home into a paper art haven ...
Eastside Culture Crawl Highlights – Day 2
The Eastside Culture Crawl has been a regular event for me over the past several years. However this year I decided to make a concerted effort to get to know more artists and their processes. I ...
Eastside Culture Crawl Highlights 2014 – Day 1
Vivian Maier - Street Photographer Photographs are integral pieces of my work but they are also part of the milieu of ideas that I gather for new paintings. I thought I would share two of the ...
Photography Inspiration
I was in Seattle at the end of June when this book caught my eye at the University Bookstore. As soon as I opened the book, Paperwork, and saw the art of Peter Clark, I knew I had to take the ...
More Collage Ideas with Paperwork
I picked up the latest issue of Uppercase Magazine with the intention of taking it to read while I was on vacation this summer. But it never did make it on the trip because I couldn’t ...
Collage Inspiration
Art Process – Reasons to Make Art
Painting Inspiration – Uppercase Magazine
I had the pleasure of meeting Arnt Arntzen at his open studio during the Eastside Culture Crawl in November. For the past few years, I had popped in to admire his amazing “functional sculptures” ...
Art Process – New Painting Inspiration
