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Today, I went to one of my very favorite stores, jane in Princeton, to drop off some new pieces of my art.

The lower case "j" in "jane" is completely on purpose, no typo.

It is an amazing consignment store "boutique" that makes you want to look at everything because you are afraid you will miss something.

Here is what I see when I walk in the front door and up the steps.  I love this big iron peace sign against the railing with the orange ottoman in the background.  And I really, really love t... Read more →

This past weekend, I went to the Third Annual Recycle Runway Fashion Show. This was my first time attending.

Waste Management, who had opened a recycling collection center up for the designers of Project Runway, was one of the sponsors.

There were three categories: elementary, middle school and high school.  Designers could recycle or repurpose.

And there are so many ways to reuse everyday materials.

This dress was made using paint chip cards.

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I have been a bit distracted lately.  I have 50 things started, but nothing is finished.

So last week, I just gave in.

I gave into my distraction.  I ignored all the work I was supposed to do and I made 52 little pieces of original art from a deck of cards.

I cut up old business cards (reuse, reuse, reuse!) with pictures of my work and made them part of a gallery wall with little signs that said things like "artist at peace" or "artist at rest".  This was my very first design I ever sold as an... Read more →

This past week, I re-arranged my workspace inside my studio so that I have more places to work on more projects and commissions.  More places to create.

But the inside of my studio is just part of my space.   I am so inspired when I am here, not just by all the paint and supplies within my reach but also by the farm that surrounds me.

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Have you ever thought so hard and so deeply that your head hurt a bit?

That is what I have been doing everyday for the past two weeks.  I have turned my attention inward and have been thinking about "why"  I do what I do.  I know that I "make joyful art from reclaimed materials".

I do this happily.

I do this almost everyday.

This tag line is on my business cards, my website, and every social media site I am engaged in.

It took months to come up with that simple little line that d... Read more →