This week my Very Tall Boy went to college. After researching many schools, applying to several, being accepted to a few, he chose one. Connor is now a George Mason University Patriot! Go green and gold. As all my fellow Mom's out there know, this … [Read more...]
Summer SALE!
Happy Birthday / Half Price Studio Sale! July 13th Through July 27th It's my first annual Summer Sale and I'm excited to clear out the studio and make room for new work, new storage, and even some moving around! I've got some old pieces and some … [Read more...]
Last Day in Italy!
An oasis for gathering, for study, for work, for music and silence, for Greatness and Misery, for a social life and a hermitic life of contemplation in solitude, reign of Fantasy, of Fairy Tales, of Myths, of Echoes and Reflections outside of … [Read more...]
Pasta and Paper!
Today we hung at the studio and worked on our projects. We've been doing a lot of traveling and exploring and so it was time to buckle down and get those collages finished. But... not before having a big beautiful breakfast of fresh fruit, eggs, … [Read more...]
A Day in Montepulciano
Today we took our Italy retreat students to the medieval Renaissance hill town of Montepulciano where they had the pleasure of visiting two working artisan studios. Montepulciano was founded by Etruscans in the 4th to 3rd centuries BC. We started our … [Read more...]
Exploring Orvieto
Orvieto is a small city perched on a rock cliff in Umbria, Italy. The church of Orvieto, dating from 1290, has an incredible mosaic facade which has been recently restored and cleaned–all the glass tiles glisten like fire in the afternoon … [Read more...]
Paper Paintings Italy Retreat!
Connor and I arrived in Italy on Monday and enjoyed staying with our friends Pamela and Lou who live in Cittá della Pieve. We barbecued, enjoyed home made dinners, drank wine, shared stories, caught up, did some exploring, and settled … [Read more...]
Sedona, AZ April 2018
My Happy Place I returned to the Sedona Arts Center this past weekend for the 14th time to teach my Paper Paintings Collage Workshop. Yes, you read that right, 14 times. I started teaching for the Arts Center eight years ago and … [Read more...]
Travel Blog; Three Cities in Three Weeks
It Started With A Protest My son Connor will pursue a degree in Political Science at college in the fall. Which college? The jury is still out on that, but it will be in the Washington, DC area. On March 22 we flew from Orlando to ORD in preparation … [Read more...]
Chasing Klimt in San Francisco
My Muse Back in January I had the extreme pleasure of seeing the largest ever exhibition of my favorite artist, Gustav Klimt's artwork on the West Coast at the Legion of Honor Museum. I began appreciating the work of this Art Nouveau master's work … [Read more...]