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It has poured today.  Buckets full of rain.

Lately one day is balmy while the next day is high winds and snow. And as much as I would love to be planting pansies and let my toes be free in flip flops, today is not that day.

I am all snuggled up in this handmade coat as I head for my studio.

This is how I wear it; inside out.

All the detail and colors keep me ... Read more →

Yesterday, I received a card from a faraway friend.

Kelli Jean May-Krenz lives in Minnesota, and is an amazing graphic designer with her own studio, 730 Thursday, which is the exact time and day she met her soulmate five years ago.  She uses found objects in her design work.  And she simply shines e... Read more →

This is what a very good day looks like to me.

Moments when I am so caught up in what I am doing paint is dripping from my hand.

I like my hands covered in paint. I may grab a paint brush but still like the feel of the object as I paint over an edge with my finger.

I took these pictures this past Friday.  I spent all day in my studio playing with altered books, pain... Read more →

This is what winter looks like at my studio.

Quiet. Sometimes white.  Stark.

I walk through my side door painted in Lucky Orange and take off my mittens and lay them on the heater.

I often sit beside them to warm up.

Once in a while I brin... Read more →

I make art from reclaimed materials.  Everyday.

This common thread is in all of my artwork; reverse glass paintings, hand-scripted words cut out of scrap plastics, flower gardens and clocks (new!) created from salvaged signage, altered books...

Colors and ideas flow effortlessly out of me.

But packaging stopped me cold.  It has to be recycled.  Nothing new and shiny allowed. And reused boxes are worn.  And show it.  But I love them anyway.

I want upcycled but it must be hopeful and pret... Read more →